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Itineraries of the MS Mistral

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decks plans

Deck 3

Sun deck
CroisiEurope MS Mistral Pont 3

Deck 2

Upper deck
CroisiEurope MS Mistral Pont 2

Deck 1

Main deck
CroisiEurope MS Mistral Pont 1

Technical specifications

  • Passengers:  152
  • Decks:  3
  • Length:  110 m
  • Width:  11 m

MS Mistral: refurbished in 2026, and 152 guests where her Rhône neighbours carry 105

The MS Mistral is 110 m long, has 2 decks and 77 cabins, and carries 152 passengers with 25 crew. Built in 1999, refurbished in 2026, rated 4 anchors. She sails the Rhône and the Saône from Lyon, at 6.1 guests per crew member.

The Rhône has four boats, and they are not alike

On the same river, off the same quays, CroisiEurope lines up four 110 m hulls whose density varies by half:

The Mistral is the busiest of the four, at 1.38 guests per metre. That shows as a livelier evening in the lounge bar and a longer queue at disembarkation. A traveller who picks the Rhône without this table thinks they are choosing an itinerary; mostly they are choosing an atmosphere.

A refit from this year

CroisiEurope publishes 2026 as her refit year. With the MS Mona Lisa, that is the most recent in their river fleet. On a 1999 hull the difference is real: it covers the bathrooms, the air conditioning and the finishes, which is exactly what a guest notices on the first evening. Compare the MS Camargue, refurbished in 2015, on the same river.

Two decks, so no lift

CroisiEurope fits lifts only to its three-deck boats. The Mistral has two, so she has none. The restaurant is on the upper deck with panoramic windows, the lounge bar with dance floor is there too, and the sun deck carries the loungers. A main deck guest will take the stairs several times a day. For reduced mobility, look at a three-deck boat.

Where she sails in 2026

Four programmes from Lyon. Along the Rhône in 7 days via Tain-l'Hermitage, Avignon, Arles and Viviers, on 12 and 21 November. Lands of Provence in 6 days to Martigues via Avignon, Arles and Port-Saint-Louis, on 1 and 6 November. Provençal colours in 6 days on the same route, on 13 and 17 August. And a 2-day festive weekend between Lyon and Vienne, on 14, 21 and 28 November.

Lyon is served non-stop from Montreal-Trudeau, on a seasonal route few travellers know about. Most book Paris and add a TGV, losing half a day. On a 2-day weekend that half day would be absurd.

Choosing a cabin

The 77 cabins sit on two decks in categories A, B and C, with one suite. The upper deck carries the restaurant and the lounge bar: on a boat with no lift, that is what it is worth paying for, before anything else. Cabin size is not published for this boat, and we will not estimate it.

What the fare includes and what it does not

Included: full board, drinks with meals and at the bar, Wi-Fi, port taxes and onboard entertainment. Not included: shore excursions, gratuities, the premium wine list and transfers.

Who this boat is not for

Anyone who cannot manage stairs. Anyone after quiet, since she is the busiest of the four Rhône boats. Anyone expecting a 5-anchor rating, since she is rated 4 while the Van Gogh and the Camargue are rated 5. And anyone who hates wind: between Viviers and Arles the mistral blows and empties the sun deck several days a season. Our CroisiEurope page gathers the whole fleet.

Frequently Asked Questions

110 m long, over 2 passenger decks plus an open sun deck. That is the Rhône standard, built for some of the deepest locks in Europe.
152 passengers in 77 cabins, with 25 crew, or 6.1 guests per crew member. She is the busiest of CroisiEurope's four Rhône boats, at 1.38 guests per metre of hull.
Four 110 m boats, four densities. The MS Camargue carries 104 passengers, the MS Van Gogh 105, the MS Rhône Princess 138 and the Mistral 152. From quietest to liveliest, the gap is over 45%.
Her 2026 refit, the most recent in CroisiEurope's river fleet along with the MS Mona Lisa. On a 1999 hull that touches the bathrooms, the air conditioning and the finishes.
No. CroisiEurope fits lifts only to its three-deck boats and the Mistral has two. The restaurant and lounge bar are both on the upper deck, so a main deck guest takes the stairs at every meal.
The Rhône and the Saône, from Lyon. Along the Rhône in 7 days via Tain-l'Hermitage and Viviers. Lands of Provence in 6 days to Martigues. Provençal colours in 6 days. And a 2-day festive weekend between Lyon and Vienne.
Lyon is served non-stop from Montreal-Trudeau on a seasonal route. That is the piece most travellers miss: they book Paris and add a TGV. On the 2-day weekend, that detour would cost half the trip.
It is CroisiEurope's in-house rating, not an official standard. The Mistral is rated 4 while the Van Gogh and the Camargue, on the same river, are rated 5. The gap is about fit-out and the size of the public rooms.
The upper deck if the budget allows, because the boat has no lift and both the restaurant and the lounge bar are up there. The 77 cabins fall into categories A, B and C, with one suite.
CroisiEurope does not publish it for this boat. It does publish it for others in the fleet, such as the 10 m² of the MS La Bohème or the 13.50 m² of the MS Gérard Schmitter. Our advisors request the official deck plan rather than assume.
A restaurant on the upper deck with panoramic windows, a lounge bar with dance floor, and a sun deck with loungers and a shaded area. There is no pool, no spa and no gym.
The crowd, for a traveller who came for the intimacy people associate with river cruising. The stairs, on a boat with no lift. And the mistral, which blows between Viviers and Arles and empties the sun deck several days a season.
Full board, drinks with meals and at the bar, Wi-Fi, port taxes and onboard entertainment. Shore excursions, gratuities, the premium wine list and transfers are not included.
You can, though nothing is designed for them: no club, no pool, no youth programming. The daylight cruising on the Rhône helps, because a child watches the banks go by, and the 2-day weekend is the shortest format.
Almost never. The Rhône and the Saône are inland waters. The locks produce slow vertical movement that is entirely manageable, nothing like ocean swell.
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