SAVE 10% off your cruise fare if booked by March 31, 2026!

Program Highlights:
  • Cruise hosted by Food & Wine Trails’ Suzanne & Ed Burr, and Wild Oak Saddle Club General Manager, Lori Darling
  • Exclusive Wild Oak Saddle Club Welcome Aboard reception with your hosts
  • Unlimited wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks aboard ship
  • Complimentary Uniworld shore tours in every port
  • Shipboard gratuities included
  • Visits to 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
  • Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Receptions & Gala Dinners
  • Early Booking Bonus: 150∈ per person shipboard credit, if booked by May 31, 2026
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Save $150 per person for River Heritage guests (past-passengers with Uniworld)

If you love wine, food, history and dramatic landscapes, this is your cruise!  Join your hosts, F&WT’s Suzanne & Ed Burr, for a 7-night cruise along the Rhône and Sôane rivers of France. Think medieval towns, stone villages, rolling hills, olive groves, Burgundy wines, riverfront cafés, Roman history and southern French culture.

Stroll the very streets of Arles made famous by Van Gough, visit Avignon’s majestic Palace of the Popes, experience a “Village Day” in Viviers and so much more with Uniworld’s included shore excursions.

 

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  • Cruise Line

    Uniworld Boutique River Cruises

  • Ports of Call

    Lyon to Arles

Experts

Suzanne & Ed Burr

Itinerary

Destination: Rhône & Saône Rivers – Burgundy & Provence
To & From:  Lyon to Arles
Dates: September 26 – October 3, 2027
Length: 7 Nights
Ship: S.S. Catherine

Important Note: Dates and times of onboard events are subject to change without notice

September 26
2027
Lyon
Embark SS Catherine
Overnight
September 27
2027
Lyon

Uniworld Included Shore Excursion: Choice of: Lyon Panoramic Tour with Traboules visit OR Let’s Go: Lyon Peninsula Bike Tour

September 28
2027
Mâcon (Beaune)

Uniworld Included Shore Excursion: Burgundy Landscapes, Beaune, and the Hospices

September 29
2027
Tain-L'Hermitage (Tournon)

Uniworld Included Shore Excursion: Choice of Tournon and Tain-l’Hermitage twin villages stroll with wine tasting OR Let’s Go: Hermitage terrace vineyards hike with wine tastking

September 30
2027
Viviers

Uniworld Included Shore Excursion: Viviers “Village Day”

October 1
2027
Avignon

Uniworld Included Shore Excursion: Choice of: Avignon walking tour with Palace of the Popes OR Pont du Gard Roman Aqueduct visit OR Let’s Go: Biking to the Chartreuse

October 2
2027
Arles
Overnight

Uniworld Includes Shore Excursion: Arles walking tour

October 3
2027
Arles
Arrive AM
Disembark SS Catherine

F&WT Optional Land Programs - TBD

Per Person Pricing - Deduct 10% off the listed cruise fares if booked by March 31, 2026*

Category/DescriptionDouble Occupancy
Classic River View$5,249
B / French Balcony $6,549
A / French Balcony$6,749
B / Deluxe Balcony$7,149
A / Deluxe Balcony$7,249
Suite$11,249
Grand Suite$15,749

REQUEST PRICES FOR SINGLE/TRIPLE OR CATEGORY NOT LISTED.

Prices:
*10% Savings if booked by March 31, 2026 will be applied after deducting all other applicable discounts.  10% savings is subject to availability and may be changed by the cruise line without notice.  Prices are per person based on two people per stateroom occupancy as indicated above, and include shipboard accommodations, estimated port charges of $240 (subject to change), onboard meals, gratuities, unlimited beverages of select wines, beers, and spirits, unlimited soft drinks, specialty coffee beverages and tea, complimentary Uniworld shore excursions, and limited travel management services. Prices do not include roundtrip air, transfers, premium wine and spirits, Food & Wine Trails’ optional land programs, travel insurance, or all items of a personal nature. F&WT reserves the right to correct pricing errors or omissions. Prices will not increase after deposit received, except for fuel surcharges and any taxes, charges or levies imposed by government agencies.

About The Ship

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Uniworld’s second Super ShipTM vessel, the S.S. Catherine, continues the proud tradition of excellence with sumptuous materials and meticulous attention to detail. The vessel’s opulent interiors include a two-story lobby with a specially commissioned Murano glass chandelier and whimsical life-size glass horse.

Deluxe Balcony staterooms and Suites on the Camargue Deck have balconies with floor-to-ceiling windows that, with the touch of a button, will raise the glass to create a completely enclosed conservatory. Lavishly appointed riverview staterooms and suites have handcrafted Savoir® Beds of England, custom cotton sateen sheets and European duvets, and a menu of pillow options.

Suite

French Balcony

Restaurant

Bar DuLeopard

Van Gogh Louge

Lobby

Terms & Conditions

  • For a complete list of terms & conditions, please refer to the cruise registration form.

    FAQ’s

    Please note: Cruise escorts, experts scheduled to appear and onboard programming are subject to change without notice.