The Most Luxurious Way To See The South Of France

Eight days. Two rivers. One life-size glass horse that nobody can adequately explain. Join us aboard Uniworld's SS Catherine for a gloriously unhurried river cruise from Lyon to Arles — down the Saône and the Rhône, through the twin heavyweights of French self-regard: Burgundy and Provence. This is the south of France at roughly walking pace, and then a bit slower from there. Over eight days we drift past the vineyards of Beaune, the impossibly steep slopes of Hermitage, the quietly ancient streets of Viviers, the popes' enormous Gothic sulk at Avignon, and finally Arles — part Roman amphitheatre, part Van Gogh fever dream. There are Roman ruins, a medieval hospital, world-class wine, world-class chocolate, a nursery-rhyme bridge that stops halfway across a river, and a truly heroic amount of duck confit. Our vessel is the SS Catherine, a Uniworld "Super Ship" launched in 2014 by Catherine Deneuve herself — 443 feet of floating good taste, complete with a Murano glass chandelier, two million dollars of art on the walls, and beds handmade by the same people who dress the ones at London's Savoy. And unlike the Rhine and the Danube, the Rhône has water to spare — so this is a river cruise that stays a river cruise, rather than quietly becoming a coach holiday. Pour something local and come with us. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Welcome aboard 01:00 - Introduction to Provence 02:05 - Lyon 11:19 - Panache Cruises Ad 12:13 - Beaune 20:00 - Tournon & Tain-L'Hermitage 29:17 - Viviers 34:19 - Avignon 42:45 - Arles 🚢 THE TRIP AT A GLANCE Cruise line: Uniworld Boutique River Cruises Ship: SS Catherine (Super Ship) Route: Lyon → Arles via the Saône & Rhône Region: Burgundy & Provence, Southern France Duration: 8 days / 7 nights Highlights: Lyon • Beaune • Tain-l'Hermitage • Viviers • Avignon • Pont du Gard • Arles 👉 SUBSCRIBE for more slow travel, river cruises and deeply unnecessary detail about French wine. 🔔 Hit the bell so you don't miss the next one. #Uniworld #SSCatherine #RiverCruise #RhoneRiverCruise #FranceTravel #Provence #Burgundy #LyonToArles #RiverCruising #SouthOfFrance #Avignon #Arles #TravelVlog #LuxuryTravel #FranceRiverCruise DO YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS SHIP, CRUISE LINE OR VOYAGE? We are very proud to be official Brand Ambassadors for PANACHE CRUISES, the UK and US specialist in Elite Ocean, River, Expedition and Yacht Style cruising. Click on the link or give them a call on the number below and one of their dedicated Cruise Connoisseurs will help you plan your perfect cruise. PLEASE don't forget to mention 'Visit With Us'! Thank you. Call this number now - 0161 513 8202 (UK) or 888 894-6153 (US) Or copy this link into your browser - https://bit.ly/2PdAPxy (These are sponsored referral links and if you book through one of these, Visit With Us will get a few pennies at no cost to you to help us keep bringing you more great content you know - and hopefully - love. Thank you.) VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE: We were invited on board as guests of Uniworld. We received no fees or remuneration for producing media during and after this voyage from either of the aforementioned companies. Any resulting videos have been produced without influence or expectation from Uniworld and we had complete editorial and artistic freedom. Uniworld have had no prior preview of this content and are watching for the first time along with you. All our videos contain our personal and unbiased opinion. Please ask us if you want to know more or visit www.asa.org.uk for more information on blogger/vlogger disclosure requirements. Thank you and we hope you enjoy the content as much as we did creating it. Rich and Helen x PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Join us on FaceBook: search for 'Visit With Us' but also our cruise group 'Visit With Us Cruise Chat' Follow us on Instagram & Threads: visitwith.us Read our beautifully clean, picture rich blogs: www.visitwithus.co.uk Follow us on X (formerly Twitter): @visitwithus Follow us on Tiktok: @visitwithus Follow us on Bluesky: @visitwithus.bsky.social