1 Day
Tour #57: Normandy & Invasion Beaches
Price per person: $29
by Motor Coach
Leave Pier: 8.30am 09 August 1967
Return: 6pm 09 August 1967
Proceed by motor coach to Ste. Mére-Eglise where on 06 June, 1944 American paratroopers landed and took the town from the Germans but not before suffering great losses.
Continue to Utah Beach where the 4th American Division landed to link with the 82nd and 101st Airborne troops dropped in the Ste. Mére-Eglise area.
Drive to Bayeux for luncheon.
In the afternoon see the celebrated tapestries depicting the Norman Conquest of England. Continue to Arromanches where the famous “Mulberry” operation occurred.
Return to Cherbourg to rejoin Caronia in time for Dinner.
1 Day
Tour #58: Mont St. Michel
Price per person: $34
by Motor Coach
Leave Pier: 8.30am 09 August 1967
Return: 9.30pm 09 August 1967
Drive through the rich and serene Norman countryside to historic Mont St. Michel. Luncheon is served en route.
Mont St. Michel, a rocky islet in the English Channel one mile off the coast of France is one of the truly riveting sights in the world. The medieval walls and towers of its Abbey comprising the graceful cathedral, Knight's Hall, dungeons and cloisters seem to rise from the sea.
Its cloistered buildings are crowned by masterpieces of gothic architecture. Stroll the cobblestone streets of the tiny town bordered by shops and inns.
After dinner at a charming hotel, return to Cherbourg to rejoin Caronia in time for sailing.