We are staying in Paris for 4 days, does<BR>anyone know what evening cruise to take and<BR>where to make reservations?<BR>How is the dollar against the Euro?<BR><BR>

Try doing a search on "bateaux" under France section. You'll find plenty of info on the river cruises.

<BR>Sightseeing Boats: check websites to confirm schedules. Your hotel can make reservations for you.<BR>1. Bateaux Mouches, Seine Cruise: www.bateaux-mouches.fr<BR> Pont de l'Alma, Right Bank, Paris 8th. Metro: Alma-Marceau Large boats, upper deck is open. Taped commentary.<BR>Lunch and dinner cruises available. Reserve in advance for lunch and dinner cruise.<BR>Dinner cruise: 8:30pm, daily. Cruise: 2hr, 15mn. Tie and jacket required. Reserve. Food is quite expensive, and many people feel mediocre, esp for the price.<BR><BR>2. Bateaux Parisiens, Tour Eiffel. Seine Cruise: <BR>From Pont d'Ina, Left Bank, Paris 7. Metro: Bir-Hakeim <BR>No commentary<BR>Cruises last: 1 hour Lunch cruise: 12:30pm Sat, Sun. Cruise: 2 hours. Reserve.<BR>Dinner cruise: 8pm, daily. Cruise: 2 hr 30 min. Tie and jacket required.<BR>Reserve. www.bateauxparisiens.com/english<BR><BR>3. Vedettes du Pont-Neuf : From Pont Neuf, Square du Vert-Galant (in the middle of the bridge),. Metro: Pont Neuf. Small boats. Live commentary. Highly recommended as a boat choice.<BR>Reservations, information: 01-46 33 98 38. www.pontneuf.net/<BR>Lunch and dinner cruises, reserve in advance.<BR>There are also evening cruises without dinner. Recommended by me.<BR><BR>4. BatoBus is a trip along the Seine without commentary. April through September. www.batobus.com You can get on and off at any of the stops: Eiffel Tower, Musee D’Orsay, St Germain, Notre Dame, Hotel de Ville, and the Louvre. <BR>You can take the boat for only one stop, or buy an all-day ticket and get on and off as you like.<BR><BR>5. Yachts de Paris dinner cruise, said to have much better food than Bateaux Mouches, I have not taken it<BR>www.yachtsdeparis.com runs all year? Leaves from Porte de Javel in the 15th. <BR>

Spent wonderful evening, dinner aboard Bateau Mouches. Ride lasts for about 2 hrs. along the Seine. Men hve to wear coat and tie or will not be allowed on board. If you don't, they will supply a tie for the gentlemen.<BR>FYI: In the TV movie, "The Bourne Identity," (R. Chamberlain), there are a few scenes aboard one of the dinner boats. <BR><BR>Regards, Coco

I would also recommend Vedettes du Pont-Neuf . Live commentary in French and English...smaller boats. We ate elswhere and took the last cruise of the evening (at 10 or 10:30), when it was finally dark, about an hour cruise. I don't think you need reservations.

Everything Karen (above me) said is accurate. We took the 10:30 ride. I went earlier in the day and bought tickets; the tickets are not for any particular time only a ticket; so we got there about 30 min early and had no problems getting good seats. I think they had one or two boats later in the evening. Access to the boats are from the right bank at Pont Neuf (A few steps from the Pont Neuf Metro).

The good ole mighty dollar is taking a beating!! The dollar is now only 1 euro 4 cents, and with the bank charges it'll be almost 1 to 1.