5/5 Marc G. 11 months ago on Google • 1 review
I
always
look
to
reviews
when
booking
experiences
and
a
lot
of
time
it’s
hard
to
parse
through
the
reviews
to
gauge
what
the
actual
experience
is,
so
I’m
going
to
be
as
honest
and
detailed
as
a
possibly
can.
I
did
5
nights
in
Paris
with
my
wife
and
2
children
ages
5
and
7.
I
looked
into
the
private
river
cruise,
because
I
was
looking
for
a
somewhat
unique
experience
and
a
fun
way
to
see
the
city.
When
doing
research
for
my
trip
I
had
read
that
doing
a
private
river
cruise
at
the
start
of
your
visit
is
a
great
way
to
get
a
feel
for
the
city
and
where
various
landmarks
are
relative
to
each
other
this
couldn’t
have
been
more
true.
10/10
times
if
it
was
my
first
time
visiting
Paris
I
would
start
out
my
trip
with
a
private
river
cruise.
We
did
our
cruise
at
dusk
our
first
night
there
and
it
was
truly
magical.
Honestly
it
may
have
been
the
highlight
of
our
trip.
We
opted
to
be
picked
up
at
the
Champs
de
Elysees
location.
We
took
an
Uber
from
our
hotel
and
were
dropped
off
a
short
distance
from
the
loading
area.
We
were
met
by
2
very
friendly
gentlemen,
one
who
drove
the
boat
and
one
was
our
guide.
My
one
complaint
with
the
entire
experience
was
that
our
guide
spoke
English
well,
but
there
were
some
conversational
communication
issues.
We
set
off
on
our
2
hour
cruise.
It
was
a
brisk
April
night,
but
they
had
blankets
and
some
beverages
available,
which
made
the
experience
even
better.
You
can
bring
your
own
food
and
alcoholic
beverages
as
well.
The
trio
started
by
heading
west
on
the
river
passing
the
Louvre,
Musee
D’Orsay
past
Notre
Dame
and
around
a
small
island
it
was
really
breathtaking
to
take
all
the
architecture,
which
is
far
more
ornate
than
anything
we
have
in
New
York
City
where
I
live.
The
guide
did
a
great
job
of
pointing
out
sites
and
explaining
various
landmarks
and
giving
some
brief
historical
context
or
detail.
While
it
was
educational,
I
would
categorize
the
knowledge
and
historical
detail
as
more
of
an
overview.
We
spent
an
hour
going
up
river
and
then
went
back
towards
the
Eiffel
Tower
to
see
it
when
it
lights
up
at
dusk.
They
did
a
wonderful
job
timing
it
and
an
even
better
job
getting
the
boat
in
position
for
my
wife
to
get
a
video
of
my
kids
watching
it
light
up(she
is
very
particular
and
they
exceeded
expectations).
Being
on
the
water
and
seeing
the
Eiffel
Tower
light
up
and
sparkle
from
that
vantage
point,
was
worth
the
price
of
admission
alone.
It
was
my
wife’s
favorite
part
of
the
trip
and
we
had
some
really
incredible
private
tour
experience
on
the
trip.
After
the
Eiffel
Tower
we
ruined
eat
in
the
river
and
got
to
see
the
sister
statue
to
the
Statue
of
Liberty
in
New
York
as
well
as
some
more
modern
parts
of
the
city.
And
then
back
to
Champs
de
Elysees
where
they
dropped
us
off.
It
is
not
cheap
at
€500-€600,
but
it’s
well
worth
the
money
in
my
opinion
to
be
able
to
experience
the
city
from
the
river
at
your
own
speed.
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