All aboard: the luxury private cruises of the Seine in Paris

(9 Jul 2024)
FRANCE SEINE CRUISES
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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LENGTH: 7:49
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paris, France - 19 June 2024
1. Tilt down from Eiffel Tower to group of tourists on small boat posing for photo
2. Mid of boat crew
3. Close of hands on wheel
4. Various of woman with glass of champagne
5. Mid of men taking selfie
6. Low angle of woman sitting on side of boat, Eiffel Tower behind
7. Wide of Louvre Museum
8. Wide of Notre Dame cathedral
9. Tourist taking photo
10. Mid of Notre Dame
11. Various of Thanong Leelaprachskul, tourist from Thailand, as boat passes Musée d'Orsay
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Thanong Leelaprachskul, tourist from Thailand:
“I think our favourite part is just right here, by the Eiffel Tower. I think if you go around the city, I think this is the most iconic view of the city. And this morning we’ve been going to different places to take the photo with the Eiffel. But I think this is the most beautiful part, when you can take yourself on the river and go to the Eiffel.”
13. Wide of Eiffel Tower as seen from boat
14. Various of men posing for photograph
15. Close of French flag on boat
16. Various of crew, including Sarah Benoliel, owner, WeBoat
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Sarah Benoliel, owner, WeBoat:
“You know, it’s the most beautiful avenue in Paris, I think, the Seine River. So the Seine is the place where people are very good, very nice, very chilled and relaxed. They can see Paris like we can never see Paris.”
18. Wide of tourist taking photo
19. Mid of Eiffel Tower
20. Mid of tourist taking photo
21. Various of large boat on the river
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Sarah Benoliel, owner, WeBoat:
“Our clients I think prefer to be together, like one family, friends, that’s it. They are more free, I think, than on big boats. So the experience is very unique if you are on a little boat than a big boat.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paris, France - 19 June 2024
23. Various of classic boats in dock in riverside restaurant and cultural centre
24. Various of Philippe Fournié, founder, Seine Avenue, captaining Farö, a 1935 Swedish boat designed by Carl Gustav Pettersson
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Philippe Fournié, Founder, Seine Avenue:
“Our company Seine Avenue is specialised in classic boats, especially from the ‘30s to the ‘60s. Why is that? Because I think this period, for the history of naval architecture, is a kind of golden age. I love the design of the boats between the ‘20s and the ‘60s.”
26. Various of Fournié and staff member onboard Farö
27. French flag on back of boat
28. SOUNDBITE (English) Philippe Fournié, Founder, Seine Avenue:
“When I started this company 13 years ago, there were only five little boats on the river, and when I say little boats it means less than 20 people onboard. And now we are at least 50 boats. I think because it was not a known activity, it did not exist, and when people discovered this activity, the clients and also other companies, they said, yes, why don’t we do that. And so it’s increasing.”
29. Wide of river
30. Tilt up of Eiffel Tower
31. SOUNDBITE (English) Corinne Menegaux, managing director, Paris je t’aime (Paris tourist board):
32. Various of tourists drinking champagne on boat
33. Various of Olympic mascot toy
34. SOUNDBITE (English) Sarah Benoliel, owner, WeBoat:
“The first time someone called me and told me, yes, you will be in the Olympics with your boat, the feeling was a lot of things. I was very satisfied and very proud of me, proud of my brother, proud of our work, and very proud.”
35. Various of tourists drinking champagne on boat
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[@Margaret-gx6jf]

Did this. You can have dinner on the evening cruise.

[@Margaret-gx6jf]

Notre Dame.