denisea

For travel around town, buy carnets of tickets that can bu used on the Metro AND the Paris buses. Very easy to use and using the buses does allow you to see more of the city and learn your way around. Rather than worry about the cost and restrictions of Batobus, skip it and use Paris' public transportation.

You can print out individual bus line routes that show all the stops for that line. Before you go, take a look at the site and figure our which buses run near your hotel and go from there. Very easy way to travel.

rtwin80days

Yes denisea, I intend to buy the carnet of 10 tickets..would prefer the buses as you said..helps in seeing the town while traveling..

Shanna

Rather many years ago I took Bateaux Mouche. They served an excellent lunch. And took my picture (good quality photo except for my withering glance). Don't know if lunch is still an option, but I enjoyed that along with the view.

StCirq

<<I am referring to using the same pass for just a cruise (without hop-off anywhere) in the day and then at night. Just thinking it is a cruise. Instead of taking 2 cruise tickets.>>

Have no idea what you mean. You don't use the cruises as transport of any kind; it's just a cruise to see sights from the river level. I don't know why anyone would do it twice, once in the day and once at night. That would be a waste of precious time in Paris. And I don't know what you mean by "pass." For the cruises, you pay a set fee, and that's that. I must be missing something.

Oh, and I would heartily endorse skipping any boat cruise that offers a meal, whether lunch or dinner. You can always do much better taking the cruise, then going nearby for a meal. The food onboard is always completely mediocre, and if you're on a huge boat you can't see anything while you're eating.

MaineGG

This map is a great source for information on bus and metro routes:

http://www.ratp.fr/plan-interactif/carteidf.php?lang=uk

And this page for bus/metro itinerary planning:

http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ra...herche-avancee

rtwin80days

Shanna, glad you enjoyed. I am not good at eating while doing something else, especially a timebound cruise, which I would like to spend soaking in the views. Anyway I have dietary constraints, making it logistically unpleasant to tie together to the cruise.

StCirq, what I meant was I could take batobus daily hop on hop off pass, but instead of hopping on and off, just use it to sit and enjoy a roundtrip journey a la typical river cruise. Anyway, that chapter is closed as I learnt it would take too long sitting in there while the boat stops at every stop.

MaineGG, thanks. Yes I am using the same website for planning routes. Tripomatic is great too, not so much for metro connections, but overall itinerary.

floridapugmom

Definitely Option #2 We really enjoyed our trip on the Vedettes du Pont-Neuf. You get to sit either on top or inside and you see much more. Enjoy your trip.

rtwin80days

floridapugmom, thanks for feedback and wishes. I am going ahead with the second. Would utilise the internet discount for sure!