Bordeaux, France

Location

Bordeaux as a whole, rather than any particular points within it, is what you'll want to visit in order to understand why Victor Hugo described it as Versailles plus Antwerp, and why the painter Francisco de Goya, when exiled from his native Spain, chose it as his last home (he died here in 1828). The capital of southwest France and the region's largest city, Bordeaux remains synonymous with the wine trade: wine shippers have long maintained their headquarters along the banks of the Garonne, while buyers from around the world arrive for the huge biennial Vinexpo show (held in odd-number years).Bordeaux is, admittedly, a less exuberant city than many others in France, but lively and stylish elements are making a dent in its conservative veneer. The cleaned-up riverfront is said by some, after a bottle or two, to exude an elegance reminiscent of St. Petersburg, and that aura of 18th-century élan also permeates the historic downtown sector—“le vieux Bordeaux"—where fine shops invite exploration. To the south of the city center are old docklands undergoing renewal—one train station has now been transformed into a big multiplex movie theater—but the area is still a bit shady. To get a feel for the historic port of Bordeaux, take the 90-minute boat trip that leaves Quai Louis-XVIII every weekday afternoon, or the regular passenger ferry that plies the Garonne between Quai Richelieu and the Pont d'Aquitaine in summer. A nice time to stroll around the city center is the first Sunday of the month, when it's pedestrian-only and vehicles are banned.

Bordeaux, France Itineraries

7 Nights

Taste of Bordeaux (Wine Cruise)

Departure Date
12 Nov 26
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaDolce
Region Garonne and Gironde
Departure Port Bordeaux
Destination Port Bordeaux
Itinerary
Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Libourne, Libourne, Blaye, Blaye, Bourg, Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Cadillac, Bordeaux and Bordeaux

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7 Nights

Chateaux, Rivers & Wine

Departure Date
15 Nov 26
Cruise Line Viking River Cruises
Cruise Type River
Ship Viking Forseti
Region Garonne and Gironde
Departure Port Bordeaux
Destination Port Bordeaux
Itinerary
Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Libourne, Libourne, Bourg, Blaye, Pauillac, Bordeaux, Cadillac and Bordeaux

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7 Nights

Taste of Bordeaux

Departure Date
19 Nov 26
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaDolce
Region Garonne and Gironde
Departure Port Bordeaux
Destination Port Bordeaux
Itinerary
Bordeaux, Libourne, Libourne, Blaye, Bourg, Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Cadillac, Bordeaux and Bordeaux

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7 Nights

Taste of Bordeaux (Taste of Christmas)

Departure Date
26 Nov 26
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaDolce
Region Garonne and Gironde
Departure Port Bordeaux
Destination Port Bordeaux
Itinerary
Bordeaux, Libourne, Libourne, Blaye, Bourg, Pauillac, Cadillac, Bordeaux and Bordeaux

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7 Nights

Taste of Bordeaux (Taste of Christmas)

Departure Date
03 Dec 26
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaDolce
Region Garonne and Gironde
Departure Port Bordeaux
Destination Port Bordeaux
Itinerary
Bordeaux, Libourne, Libourne, Blaye, Bourg, Pauillac, Cadillac, Bordeaux and Bordeaux

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7 Nights

Taste of Bordeaux Christmas (Celebration of Wine, Taste of Christmas)

Departure Date
10 Dec 26
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaDolce
Region Garonne and Gironde
Departure Port Bordeaux
Destination Port Bordeaux
Itinerary
Bordeaux, Libourne, Libourne, Blaye, Bourg, Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Cadillac, Bordeaux and Bordeaux

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7 Nights

Taste of Bordeaux (Taste of Christmas)

Departure Date
17 Dec 26
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaDolce
Region Garonne and Gironde
Departure Port Bordeaux
Destination Port Bordeaux
Itinerary
Bordeaux, Libourne, Libourne, Blaye, Bourg, Pauillac, Cadillac, Bordeaux and Bordeaux

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7 Nights

Taste of Bordeaux

Departure Date
24 Dec 26
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaDolce
Region Garonne and Gironde
Departure Port Bordeaux
Destination Port Bordeaux
Itinerary
Bordeaux, Libourne, Libourne, Blaye, Bourg, Pauillac, Cadillac, Bordeaux and Bordeaux

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7 Nights

Taste of Bordeaux (Christmas & New Year's Celebration)

Departure Date
24 Dec 26
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaDolce
Region Garonne and Gironde
Departure Port Bordeaux
Destination Port Bordeaux
Itinerary
Bordeaux, Libourne, Libourne, Blaye, Bourg, Pauillac, Cadillac, Bordeaux and Bordeaux

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180 Nights

Around The World In 180 Days

Departure Date
06 Jan 27
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Vista
Region World-wide
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Southampton
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cartagena, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco, Manzanillo, Mexico, San Diego, California, Los Angeles, California, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, Kahului-Maui, Hawaii, Bora-Bora, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Rarotonga, Pago Pago, Savusavu, Port Denarau, Lautoka, Port Vila, Lifou Island, Nouméa, Sydney, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Lombok, Benoa, Bali, Semarang, Jakarta, Singapore, Ko Samui, Kâmpóng Saôm, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Chan May, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shanghai, Incheon, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Kochi, Kobe, Shimizu, Yokohama, Yokohama, Miyako Islands, Keelung (Chilung), Kaohsiung, Manila, Coron Island, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Singapore, Port Klang, Port Klang, Georgetown, Penang, Phuket, Galle, Male, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai, Salalah, Jeddah, Safaga, Safaga, 'Aqaba, Sharm El Sheikh, Ain Sukhna, Limassol, Rhodes, Kusadasi, Piraeus, Igoumenítsa, Bari, Zadar, Koper, Ravenna, Split, Dubrovnik, Valletta, Messina, Sorrento, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Monaco, Barcelona, Valencia, Motril, Cádiz, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Porto, La Coruña, Bilbao, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Brest, Saint Hélier, Le Havre and Southampton

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244 Nights

Epic Global Adventure

Departure Date
06 Jan 27
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Vista
Region World-wide
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port New York, New York
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cartagena, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco, Manzanillo, Mexico, San Diego, California, Los Angeles, California, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, Kahului-Maui, Hawaii, Bora-Bora, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Rarotonga, Pago Pago, Savusavu, Port Denarau, Lautoka, Port Vila, Lifou Island, Nouméa, Sydney, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Lombok, Benoa, Bali, Semarang, Jakarta, Singapore, Ko Samui, Kâmpóng Saôm, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Chan May, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shanghai, Incheon, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Kochi, Kobe, Shimizu, Yokohama, Yokohama, Miyako Islands, Keelung (Chilung), Kaohsiung, Manila, Coron Island, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Singapore, Port Klang, Port Klang, Georgetown, Penang, Phuket, Galle, Male, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai, Salalah, Jeddah, Safaga, Safaga, 'Aqaba, Sharm El Sheikh, Ain Sukhna, Limassol, Rhodes, Kusadasi, Piraeus, Igoumenítsa, Bari, Zadar, Koper, Ravenna, Split, Dubrovnik, Valletta, Messina, Sorrento, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Monaco, Barcelona, Valencia, Motril, Cádiz, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Porto, La Coruña, Bilbao, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Brest, Saint Hélier, Le Havre, Southampton, Edinburgh, Invergordon, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Portree, Isle of Skye, Greenock, Belfast, Dun Laoghaire, Cobh, Le Havre, Dover, Zeebrugge, Amsterdam, Kristiansand, Oslo, Aarhus, Kiel, Helsingborg, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Warnemünde, Rønne, Gdynia, Klaipeda, Liepaja, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki, Stockholm, Stockholm, Visby, Rønne, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Haugesund, Flåm, Bergen, Ålesund, Djúpivogur, Husavik, Isafjørdur, Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Grundarfjørdur, Paamiut (Fredrikshaab), Nuuk (Godthaab), Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Boston, Massachusetts and New York, New York

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150 Nights

World Cruise 2027

Departure Date
08 Jan 27
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Dawn
Region World-wide
Departure Port Los Angeles, California
Destination Port Copenhagen
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Kahului-Maui, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nuku Hiva Island, Rangiroa, Moorea, Raiatea, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Bora-Bora, Huahine, Rarotonga, Pago Pago, Apia, Lautoka, Lautoka, Kadavu Island, Port Vila, Champagne Bay, Espiritu Santo Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Lembar, Lombok, Semarang, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Georgetown, Penang, Phuket, Hambantota, Hambantota, Colombo, Colombo, Male, Praslin Island, Mahé, Mahé, Port Louis, Pointe des Galets, Richards Bay, Durban, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Langebaan, Cape Town, Cape Town, Cape Town, Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Luanda, Tema, Takoradi, Abidjan, Banjul, Dakar, Dakar, Praia, Santiago Island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Agadir, Casablanca, Cádiz, Portimão, Lisbon, Lisbon, Porto, Santander, San Sebastian de la Gomera, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Falmouth, Cobh, Dun Laoghaire, Holyhead, Belfast, Belfast, Greencastle, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Trondheim, Åndalsnes, Ålesund, Olden, Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Oslo and Copenhagen

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