Dinner cruise Seine & Canal St Martin from Bassin de la Villette : Guinguette

We have been looking forward to this dinner cruise as a highlight of our Paris trip. A week before we flew to Paris we received a message stating that due to logistic trouble, the departure place had to be modified. Instead of leaving from Bassin de la Villette, the boat would now depart from and return to the Orsay museum. We were extremely disappointed as this obviously meant the cruise would be on the river, rather than the canal. However, 3 days before the date of departure we were delighted to receive another message asking us to ignore the previous advice, and that the Cruise was now departing at 7:30 from the original embarkation point at Bassin de la Villette. Last Friday night we travelled across the city and arrived at the designated pick-up point (behind My Boat Restaurant) at 7pm, expecting to see other diners waiting to board our boat. We stood on the waterside for almost 50 minutes with no vessel arriving. Not having a cell phone we were unable to call the number on the Paris-Canal notice board. As you can imagine we were furious and are still waiting to hear back from the tour company.

It was not your usual dinner cruise , we saw parts of Paris not many tourists see. Meal was excellent, staff friendly.

Excellent accueil avec le sourire. Un excellent guide. Des explications sur les monuments de Paris. Passer ces écluses ses ponts tournant. Vraiment une excellente soirée.Musique qui correspond à cette belle Soirée de navigation. Et des passagers qui ont danser. Le repas correct. Le verre d’accueil à revoir À recommander

Soirée très réussie pour les 80 ans de notre amie. Personnel accueillant, très compétent. Une soirée inoubliable. Merci,