In the Footsteps of Impressionism

Full-board dining is included with breakfast, lunch, and dinner featuring multi-course gourmet menus served right at your table

Enjoy a complimentary selection of cold and hot non-alcoholic beverages, as well as a carefully curated selection of alcoholic drinks

Quatre Heure: Indulge in a range of sweet and savory treats such as scones, sandwiches, or macarons, complemented by an array of tea options, available once per voyage

Welcome champagne, daily replenished minibar in your cabin and a re-usable water bottle to use throughout your voyage

Gratuities for the whole crew

A VIVA Signature Experience with every trip

A VIVA Boutique gift in your cabin

Wi-Fi on the whole ship

Priority boarding –
You can move into your cabin 1 hour before the actual check-in time

Welcome aperitif –
In your cabin with wine and canapés

Laundry service on board –
Worth 50 € per cabin

Breakfast in your cabin –
Decide whether you would like to have breakfast in your cabin or in the restaurant

Little culinary touches –
Enjoy local, seasonal specialties during your trip

An exclusive excursion included –
Join us for an unique experience

Best table choice –
Preferred table reservation in the Moments Restaurant and VIVA's Bistro

Aperitif with the Captain and Hotel Manager –
Get to know your Captain and Hotel Manager personally over champagne and canapés

Three Things,

you should know about Impressionism.

Normandy - the birthplace of impressionism
Rapid brushstrokes, intense colors, a very special atmosphere: in 1872, Claude Monet painted his masterpiece, “Impression, soleil levant”, in Le Havre, today the largest city in Normandy. Landscapes, rivers and coastlines were just some of the favorite scenarios the artists of this time focused on, so it was no wonder that the beautiful gardens in Vernon and Étretat, the coast of Honfleur and the little paths.

The departure from conventional studio painting
The play with light and shade, a feeling for atmosphere and painting in the open air - en plain air - became the trademarks of the impressionists. Easels found their way outside to directly capture spontaneous impressions - "impression" in French - of the varied natural surroundings and scenes of everyday life.

Paris as the center of the era
The city of love with its colorful hustle and bustle also had a magical attraction for artists such as Edgar Degas, Auguste Renoir and Édouard Manet. The incredible architecture, the hectic traders, the artists’ quarter in Montmartre and the cozy cafes were just some of the motifs that still exude the charm of bygone eras today.

Auvers-sur-Oise

The artists’ village of Auvers-sur-Oise lies amidst fields of grain and is only around 30 km outside Paris. Impressionists such as Cézanne, Pissaro and Henri Rousseau spent significant periods of their lives here and immortalized the surroundings in their works. Vincent van Gogh also spent the last days of his life there and devoted himself entirely to his art during this time, painting the surrounding wheat fields, the unique landscape and the people of the place. He is said to have created a total of 80 works during this time.

Take a guided tour through the picturesque village in the Oise valley, follow in Van Gogh's footsteps and look at the room in which the famous artist spent the last months of his life. Did you know that the Dutch impressionist only lived in the village for the last 70 days of his life and thus also died there - under circumstances that are still unexplained today? Visit his grave in the cemetery on the hills of the town, the park named after him, and discover the many places he immortalized in his paintings.

Duration: 4 hours

Transportation: bus & on foot

Difficulty: moderate

Musée d'Orsay Paris

Crown your trip with a visit to the world-famous Paris art museum, the Musée d'Orsay. Discover over 4,000 exhibits, including paintings, sculptures, graphics and architecture from the years 1848 to 1915. Stroll through the former railway
station hall and marvel at works by Vincent van Gogh, Auguste Rodin and Paul Cézanne up close. Incidentally, the museum is best known for its extensive impressionism collection - and thus of painters such as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas.

Duration: 3 hours

Transportation: bus & on foot

Difficulty: moderate

The Garden of Étretat

High above the town of the same name are the gardens
of Étretat, an unforgettable highlight on the Norman Atlantic
coast. Visit the lavishly landscaped gardens, learn interesting facts about their history and discover a multitude of contemporary works of art that are spread across the entire site. The view from the viewing platform over the town, the rugged Alabaster Coast and the Atlantic is incomparable.

Duration: 3,5 hours

Transportation: bus & on foot

Difficulty: active