Babe's Hash Cruise - Getting Hashers Wet Since 1995
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In-Seine River Hash Cruise
Calling all wine buffs, bicycle buffs, history and WWII buffs, art buffs and just hashers in the buff looking for their next big adventure.
Wine a little...(or a lot!
July 29 - August 5, 2023 (plus Paris Red Dress Postlube)
Join Babe Thruster and AMA Waterways for a hashing adventure through the French countryside. Starting at the beaches of Normandy (La Havre) and capping off with the Paris Red Dress run on this 7-night cruise on AmaDante. This is one for the (wine) bucket list!
Cool Stuff
Wine Themed Sailing
Wine Themed Sailing
Wine Themed Sailing
This voyage will include a wine expert to host tastings, pairings, seminars, and special wine-themed tours that will give you a close look (and taste) of regional French wines (and cheeses!).
Bicycle Program
Wine Themed Sailing
Wine Themed Sailing
AMA keeps bicycles on board for guided bike tours, self-guided tours, or just a pedal around town. Perhaps a Bash?
Hash Trails
Wine Themed Sailing
Hash Trails
Even with all these included tour options, we're bound to find time to sneak in a trail or three along the way. Wanna hare? Step right up! And of course, you'll want to stick around Saturday for the Paris Red Dress Run!
Listen to the pretty French lady
What's Included?
The Standard Cruise Items
Accommodations, onboard entertainment and activities such as lectures, wellness programs, cooking demonstrations, local musicians, and dinner themes.
Fine Dining
All meals onboard including one visit to the Chef's Table, a small intimate specialty dining experience onboard.
Drinks!
Beer and wine with lunch and dinner plus a daily Sip & Sail cocktail hour every evening before dinner. Additional drinks can be purchased at the bar or you may choose to bring local beer, wine and spirits onboard from our ports of call. Water, tea and coffee is included and always available
Shore Excursions
All listed shore excursions are included with the cruise rate. Additional wine themed excursions may be added. We may add some of our own excursions (like brewery tours!) that may or may not incur extra charges. Also any hash runs / pub crawls are optional and pay as you go.
Wifi
Internet wifi and entertainment on demand on cabin TV.
Free Prepaid Gratuities!
Compliments of Babe's travel agency (which shall not be named here to avoid this page showing up on public searches). This will cover the gratuities for the cruise itself. Land excursion tour guides can be tipped at your discretion at the end of each tour/day. Recommended is 1-3 Euros per person.
What's NOT Included?
Airfare and Transfers
Let Babe quote you for your air with AMA's air department. If you choose to purchase your air with AMA, your transfer from Paris to LaHavre in included. If you book your own air, transfers are additional.
If you are not sticking around for Saturday's Paris Red Dress Run and you booked your air through AMA, your transfer to the airport Saturday morning is included.
Paris Red Dress plan
For those attending the Paris Red dress run, we will have a hash hotel downtown. We disembark the ship Saturday morning. We will designate a hotel within easy walking distance from the pier (the river cruise disembarks in downtown Paris), so that we can go directly to the hash hotel without dealing with motor transportation. We can get everyone checked in (and luggage stored if rooms are not ready). We'll have the rest of the morning free until the event starts. If you are flying out Sunday (or later) you will be responsible for your own transportation to the airport.
Cabins and rates
Group Specials! #1 - Deposit by May 30, 2023 and take $1,000 per person off the standard rates **Special #2 - Book a category B or C French Balcony and get a free upgrade to the next category.
These rates are for the 7-night cruise only.
The optional Brittany prelube is additional to these rates.
Rates are per person, based on double occupancy.
Pricing includes port charges of $210 pp.
For more information on the AmaDante, go to https://www.amawaterways.com/ships/amadante-river-cruise-ship#Overview
Suite
Category S - $7,208 pp - $6,208 pp through 5/30
French Balcony
Category A+ - $6,908 pp - $5,908 pp through 5/30
Same size as a suite but without tub.
Category A - $5,908 pp - $4,908 pp though 5/30
Category B - $5,808 pp - $4,808 pp through 5/30 + upgrade to A
Category C - $5,508 pp - $4,508 pp through 5/30 + upgrade to B
Fixed Windows
Category D - $4,708 pp - $3,708 pp through 5/30
Category E -SOLD OUT
Optional prelube excursion. See videos above.
St. Malo Prelube
Fly into Paris on July 25th. Includes one night in Paris. July 26th transfer to St. Malo with a visit to Chartres Cathedral. July 27th is St. Malo, Dinard and Dinan tours. July 28 is the Mont St. Michel Excursion. July 29th we transfer to the ship to start the 7-night cruise to Paris. This tour adds $1,720 per person.
Welcome aboard!
Deposits and Final Payment Date.
Final Payment is due at time of booking.
Passports and Visas.
Passports must be valid at least 6 months after the return date to your home country.
Visas are not required by France for US passport holders.
Cancellation fees
The travel agency will impose a $50 per person fee for any cancellations plus the following fees from Ama Waterways:
121+ days prior to sailing: $200 per person
120 - 90 days prior: $400 per person
89 - 60 days prior: 35% of cruise and land price
59 - 30 days prior: 50% of cruise and land price
29 - 7 days prior: 80% of cruise and land price
6 days prior; 100% of cruise and land price
Air purchased through AMA Waterways will be subject to a $350 (economy) or $600 (1st/business class) if airline tickets have been issued.
We highly recommend Trip Protection insurance to protect your investment in this cruise.
Insurance
Insurance will be quoted at time of deposit. You can review the outline of the plan by clicking HERE.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
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