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Re: French Escapade 08/22/2025
You will not have much time in the Gare Lyon Paris station to grab food or go to the restroom
Ben
Re: French Escapade 08/22/2025
When we did the savoring France The time was 130. Looking at the TGV schedule the best guess options are the 1252 or the 1353 train. More likely the later. We have never gotten to the ship before 4 pm.If you can’t get a definitive answer my guess is hotel bus pickup will be 1200 at the earliest and more likely 1230 or 1300. If you need to kill time, a quick stroll through the Lafayette shopping area is close by. You will need to collect anything you left with the bellman and be ready to go.
Ben
Re: French Escapade 08/22/2025
Tauck will aim to get you to the ship about 3pm. The high speed train takes about 2 hours. The TDs will get you to the station in plenty of time so I'd estimate needing to be back at the Tauck tour hotel by noon minimum for the drive to the station. Possibly earlier. You can call Tauck and the agent will have a schedule for major evolutions like that.
Re: Teenage clothing in France
I know this will open up a can of worms but it’s still a little surprising to me how revealing some female teenagers dress that they think is appropriate or acceptable. Being sensibly clothed in an appealing manner is more attractive than barely dressed.
Re: First Timer Question - Dept of Health or Travel Clinic for Yellow Fever Vaccine?
I’m over 65 - got the YF vaccine, no issue. My doctor did recommend it as well as the Typhoid vaccine, of course.
Ann K
Re: Three to a Cabin??
The best is to all get Cat 1 cabins so each has their own cabin, bathroom and no Single Supplement. The Cat 7 suites can be set up with 2 twin beds and they have a small pullout sofa. Fyi, all cabins can have twin beds or a queen bed.
Re: Paris local tour guide suggestion - French Escapade
How about reading this, the best places for cheese in Paris.
If you go to any of these places, pleases report back!
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240328-an-experts-guide-to-the-finding-the-best-cheese-in-paris
British
Re: Seeing Versailles
The museum in Paris that seldom gets mentioned is the Marmottan. It was once a hunting lodge but it has the largest collection of Monet anywhere. It’s a bit out of the way, so we found it to be not over run with tourists. I am easily ‘museumed-out’ but I liked the Marmottan a lot.
Sealord
Re: Complementary Hotel Tickets to Versailles
We did not contact the concierge ahead of time. We spoke to him upon arrival the day prior to tour start and the next morning he made the arrangements at no cost to us. Others here on the site did purchase their own tickets ahead of time to be sure they'd get them.