cruisefreaks Posted June 5, 2012 #1 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Hi, We will be in Le Havre on Sunday Oct 14 on the Eclipse, the ship overnights there. We would like to do a 1 night trip to paris, via train. Have any of you done that?? I would appreciate any information or experience you would share. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhk1234 Posted June 5, 2012 #2 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I suppose you could go to Paris, but Normandy is so charming and beautiful and the Amercian cemetery and Omaha beach are breathtaking. There is a charming town on the coast named Deauville that has a casino. We took a trip by car from Paris to Normandy and it is one of my favorite vacations. I guess if you think you would never go back to Paris, then do the overnight , but you really need a week in Paris to soak it all in and you probably wouldn't get to Normandy any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted June 5, 2012 #3 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Coachloads of folk go to Paris even as a day-trip via ship's excursion. If overnight means two full days it's well worth getting a Paris hotel for the night. But even if your ship sails early morning, you'll not have to clock-watch on your one-day visit. So yes, go for it. The train from Le Havre takes about 2hrs 20 & the service is reliable. There are plenty of other options, 1234 is right about Normandy - the nearby coastal towns such as Honfleur, Deauville/Trouville, or the D-Day beaches / Pointe du Hoc /American cemetery overlooking Omaha / Arromanches / Pegasus Bridge. With two days, a rented car & a hotel somewhere like Arromanches or Camp Maisy, you could cover D-Day in style & include Utah and Ste Mere-Eglise as well as non-D Day sights such as historic Bayeux. Needs a lot of research & planning, but well worth the trouble. On the other hand, if you're none-too-sure whether you'll ever get back to France, Paris has to be your number one objective - your time there will be limited, but not as limited as for those on a one-day call at Le Havre. JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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