MS France
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MS France
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The MS France is a CroisiEurope ship operating on the Seine in France, with itineraries including Paris and Normandy. It is a 4-anchor river vessel offering an all-inclusive cruise experience focused on luxury, intimacy, gastronomy and guided excursions along one of France’s most emblematic waterways. The onboard accommodation includes cabins with French balconies or panoramic windows, supported by fully equipped amenities such as Wi-Fi, air conditioning, satellite TV and room service, as well as onboard leisure spaces designed for comfort and relaxation. This ship is suited to travellers seeking a culturally rich and relaxed river cruise experience combining Parisian highlights, Normandy landscapes and comfortable onboard living.
Itineraries of the MS France
Price and Availability Notice
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decks plans
Deck 3
Sun deck
Deck 2
Upper deck
Deck 1
Main deck
Technical specifications
- Passengers: 157
- Decks: 3
- Length: 110 m
- Width: 11 m
Frequently Asked Questions
The MS France is 110 m long by 11.40 m wide, across 2 decks. She carries 157 passengers and 25 crew. Built in 2001 and partially refitted in 2016, she is rated 4 anchors by CroisiEurope. The number of cabins is not published on her official page. Be careful with the figures in circulation: some sites quote 110 passengers and a 2010 refit, two errors.
Because it sits above the headboard. CroisiEurope states that the cabins have "high picture windows set at the head of the bed": the window is high on the wall, behind the pillow. Sitting in the cabin, you cannot see the landscape. On a ship chosen to watch the banks go by, that is a real flaw, and exactly the kind of detail that spoils a first impression when nobody mentioned it beforehand.
No. CroisiEurope fits lifts to its three-deck ships; the MS France has two. The restaurant and bar-lounge are on the upper deck, and the sun deck is reached by stairs. A passenger in a main-deck cabin will take those stairs several times a day. If someone in your group cannot climb, look at the MS Vivaldi or the MS L'Europe, which have three decks.
The floor area is not published, and we will not invent it. The MS L'Europe does state 9 to 13 m². Several resellers show ranges for the MS France, but those are generic fleet texts, not the line's data. What can be said with certainty is that CroisiEurope classes its category C as "standard or slightly smaller": the entry level really is smaller.
CroisiEurope does not publish that on this ship's page either. It is a notable gap next to the MS L'Europe, which states 89 cabins, or the MS Symphonie, which states 54. We would rather tell you the figure is missing than repeat a reseller's number: several of those sites also get the ship's capacity wrong.
Her 2016 refit gave her a documented visual identity: anise and chocolate tones, and retro photographs of Paris landmarks in the cabins. She is also the busiest of the two-deck ships in the Rhine fleet, at 157 passengers over 110 metres, where the identically long MS Symphonie takes 105 and the MS Douce France 107.
On the Danube and the Rhine: the Blue Danube between Passau and Budapest, Holland and the romantic Rhine valley between Amsterdam and Strasbourg, and the Alsace Christmas markets out of Strasbourg. On the guarantee, no. CroisiEurope sells "or similar" and reassigns its ships: we found one itinerary appearing on three different ship pages depending on which one you read. We revalidate the assignment for your exact date before confirming.
Cabins sit across two decks in categories A, B and C, with category C described by CroisiEurope as "standard or slightly smaller". On a ship with no lift whose restaurant and lounge are on the upper deck, an upper-deck cabin spares you the staircase before every meal. Be aware, though, that the headboard window applies to the ship's cabins generally, whichever deck you choose.
A restaurant, a bar-lounge, a sun deck with armchairs and loungers, and a reception desk. The public spaces are on the upper deck. CroisiEurope publishes no shop, no gym, no pool and no spa for this ship. The list is short, and on a six-day run between Passau and Budapest it satisfies most travellers — but you should know it going in.
The headboard window comes first, because it touches the very reason for the trip. Then the absence of a lift on a ship whose living spaces are upstairs. Then density: 157 passengers, the busiest two-deck ship in the fleet. Neither the number of cabins nor their size is published. And the 2016 refit is described as partial, on a 2001 hull.
Included: full board, drinks with meals and at the bar — water, wine, beer, juice, coffee, tea — Wi-Fi, port taxes, entertainment, the welcome cocktail and the gala dinner. Not included: shore excursions, gratuities, the premium wine list, transfers and the flight from Montréal. The two items that lift the onboard bill are excursions and gratuities.
No, not on the port-to-port formats. CroisiEurope's FAQ states it plainly: excursions are not part of the base fare. They are booked ahead at a reduced rate, or on board. The "all-inclusive cruise" shorthand you read everywhere applies to certain packages with transport from Paris, not to these. It is the first thing to check on the detailed programme for your departure.
They are not included. CroisiEurope presents them as a custom left to your judgement, collected at the end of the cruise and shared among the crew, with a published daily per-person guideline. Over six days for two people it stays modest; on a longer run it adds up. We give you the current amount at booking.
It is free, in the cabins as well as the public rooms. On the Danube and the Rhine the ship stays within reach of land networks almost continuously, so the connection is steadier than at sea. It is shared among 157 people: fine for email and messaging, uneven for video in the evening.
This is the one serious variable in European river cruising, above all in late summer and autumn. When the draught no longer clears, the line reshapes the itinerary, replaces a leg with a coach transfer, or moves passengers to another ship. It has happened several times in recent years on the Rhine and the Danube alike, this ship's two rivers. The contract provides for it, travel insurance does too, and we raise it before booking.
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