# Vedettes du Pont Neuf

Boat en Paris

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/vedettes-du-pont-neuf

## A family shipping company since 1959

Vedettes du Pont Neuf has run cruises on the Seine since 1959. It was founded by Émile Azam, who had previously sold Rocca boats on the banks of the Marne, and began at the quai du Louvre with a 30-seat wooden boat, the Symoun. In 1967 it moved to the square du Vert-Galant, at the tip of the Île de la Cité, beneath the Pont Neuf, where it remains. His nephew Éric Levavasseur joined the firm in 1970 and his brother Xavier in 1977; after Azam's death, in 1999, the two brothers ran it as a strictly family business. In 2016 the family passed management to a new team headed by Ghislain de Richecour, founder of France Tourisme.

## The fleet

It has medium-sized panoramic boats, with an open-air terrace and an air-conditioned interior area, for sailing in any season. Among them are the Parisis, the Hydraseine and the Europa, of several hundred seats, and smaller boats for events, such as the Henri IV, the Gavroche, the Marcel Carné, the Lutécia or the electric Rocca II, with 50 seats. The company says that in 2024 all its boats were to be running on electric or hybrid propulsion.

## The guided cruise

The one-hour cruise leaves every day from 10:30, by day and by night, and passes the Conciergerie, Notre-Dame, the Île Saint-Louis, the Hôtel de Ville, the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, the Place de la Concorde, the Grand Palais, Les Invalides and the Eiffel Tower. It is explained by a live guide in French and English, and a free app gives the commentary in Spanish, Italian, German and Portuguese. Buying online is cheaper than at the ticket office. The prices of what we list are in the offers on this page.

It also has cruises with a snack, with champagne, with lunch or dinner, some from the Pont Alexandre III, and others on the Canal Saint-Martin.

## How to get there

The landing stage is at 1, square du Vert-Galant. Nearby are the Pont Neuf metro (line 7), Louvre (line 1) and Cité (line 4), the RER at Châtelet or Saint-Michel, and several bus lines. To go down from the bridge there are stairs of about two storeys; with a wheelchair, the company indicates the ramp at 36 quai des Orfèvres and continuing along the cobbled quays. The boats have a ramp and adapted toilets, and pushchairs are admitted.

## Cancellation and rules

If you cancel more than 48 hours ahead, they refund 80%; between 24 and 48 hours, 60%; with less than 24 hours or if you do not show up, nothing. On special dates, such as New Year's Eve or 14 July, there is no refund or change. On board seating is free, first come first served. Small animals may go on a lead or in a carrier on sightseeing cruises, not on the meal ones. Groups and boat hire, with a form on the website.

## What they run

- [One-Hour Seine Cruise from the Pont Neuf](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/paris/things-to-do/seine-river-cruise), in Paris. 1-hour guided cruise on the Seine. Desde 15 € per adult, online. 1 h. All year. Children, €7 online; on the quay, €17 and €9. Live guide in French and English and a free app with commentary in Spanish. Boats with a terrace and a heated covered saloon

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Phone: +33 1 46 33 98 38

## Contact

- Web: https://www.vedettesdupontneuf.com/
- Coordenadas: 48.8575, 2.34