A festive meal on the water is one of the most booked ways to spend a December evening in Paris, and the options differ more than the menus suggest. Bateaux Parisiens runs the five-course dinner, 2.5 hours on the water with 4 hours total, rated 4.4 across 68 reviews. The same operator offers a 3-hour Christmas Day lunch rated 4.7 over 45 reviews. Bateaux Mouches brings a special lunch cruise of its own, and an evening lights cruise rounds out the set.
Highest review count in this category
A nighttime Bateaux-Mouches ride along the lit-up Seine, running 70 minutes to 1.5 hours, with a 4.3 rating from 5,699 reviews.
2.5 hours on the water, 4 hours total · Bateaux Parisiens
A glassed-in Bateaux Parisiens boat gliding past lit-up monuments while a 5-course Christmas dinner is served at your table.
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3 hours · Bateaux Parisiens
A festive Christmas Day lunch cruise on the Seine with Bateaux Parisiens. Three hours on the water, rated 4.7 across 45 reviews.
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About 2 hours 15 minutes · Seino Vision (Bateaux Parisiens)
A 6-course festive menu served aboard a glassed-in Seine boat, with music and holiday lights along the banks.
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1 hour 45 minutes · Compagnie des Bateaux-Mouches
Christmas Day lunch cruise on the Seine with Compagnie des Bateaux-Mouches, running 1 hour 45 minutes.
Check availability →The river is only one way to spend the season. Other angles: Christmas lights tours, cabaret and night shows, day trips from Paris in December, or browse every tour we cover.
