The 10 Best New Year's Eve Cruises in Paris (2026/27)

Bateaux Parisiens is the only big operator with two very different New Year's Eve programs — and both are actually on the Seine around midnight, starting and ending at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.

The Gala Dinner (€514) sails from 21:00 to 00:30 with a 5-course menu cooked on board, Champagne Jacquart and a live singer — then you can dance on board until 04:00. The Champagne Cruise (€95) is the budget way to see midnight from the water: 22:45 to 00:00 with a Pommery Pop, a salmon bun, a foie gras brioche and macarons.

💡 Tip: Paris closes roads around the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve and the métro gets packed after midnight — reach your pier at least 30 minutes early and plan your way home (night buses, taxis, or walking) in advance.

The gourmet choice: Alain Ducasse's electric boat serves a 7-course 'Midnight in Paris' menu by chef Jean-Philippe Berens — highlights include a hot poultry & foie gras pâté, scallops with Alba truffle and veal with black truffle.

It's a 2-hour cruise from 20:30, so you're back at Port Debilly before midnight and can still reach the Trocadéro or the Champs-Élysées for the countdown. €560, or €780 with the food & wine pairing.

💡 Tip: Paris closes roads around the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve and the métro gets packed after midnight — reach your pier at least 30 minutes early and plan your way home (night buses, taxis, or walking) in advance.

If being on the river when the clock strikes twelve is what matters, this is one of the few dinner cruises that does it: boarding from 20:30 at Port de Bercy, departure 21:30 and back only around 00:30.

You get Champagne and amuse-bouches, a special New Year's menu, a bottle of wine for two, a live singer during dinner and a DJ for midnight — plus individual tables, big bay windows and private parking at the pier.

💡 Tip: Paris closes roads around the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve and the métro gets packed after midnight — reach your pier at least 30 minutes early and plan your way home (night buses, taxis, or walking) in advance.

The most famous name on the Seine: board at 20:30 at Pont de l'Alma, sail from 21:00 to 23:15 with a 5-part dinner (Champagne & appetisers, two starters, main, cheese, dessert), half a bottle of Champagne or wine each and two live musicians.

Be aware: the boat is back at the quay at 23:15 — midnight happens at the dock, where the boat turns into a dance floor until 02:00.

💡 Tip: Paris closes roads around the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve and the métro gets packed after midnight — reach your pier at least 30 minutes early and plan your way home (night buses, taxis, or walking) in advance.

Le Diamant Bleu runs two services. The Early Service (17:45–20:15) is a 3-course dinner — foie gras, lamb shoulder, chef's dessert — that leaves your whole night free; on GetYourGuide it's €207, cheaper than the operator's own €250.

The Late Service (21:10–02:00, €499) adds aperitif bites, a scallop & lobster starter and a DJ dance party until 02:00. The boat has a 450 m² panoramic room and a 350 m² rooftop.

💡 Tip: Paris closes roads around the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve and the métro gets packed after midnight — reach your pier at least 30 minutes early and plan your way home (night buses, taxis, or walking) in advance.

The best menu for the money: for €365 you get scrambled egg with Oscietra caviar, scallops in vin de paille with morel cream, roast Aveyron veal with a foie gras sauce and truffled gratin, and the pastry chef's New Year dessert — plus a glass of Champagne and a bottle of wine for two.

The same menu runs on two boats: the Capitaine Fracasse from Port de Javel Haut and the Tennessee from Île aux Cygnes (20:30 boarding, 21:00–23:00). Both continue with dancing on board until about 01:00.

💡 Tip: Paris closes roads around the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve and the métro gets packed after midnight — reach your pier at least 30 minutes early and plan your way home (night buses, taxis, or walking) in advance.

A proper gala at €329: Kir Royal and canapés, then two starters (foie gras chaud-froid with figs, crab & lobster ravioli), veal fondant with morels and truffle mash, and a dessert plate — drinks included.

The barge sails 20:30–23:15 from Port de la Gare (13th, opposite the BnF library), and the party with DJ and cotillons has no end time — it goes on as long as people stay.

💡 Tip: Paris closes roads around the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve and the métro gets packed after midnight — reach your pier at least 30 minutes early and plan your way home (night buses, taxis, or walking) in advance.

A 4-hour evening: a 2h30 cruise past the Louvre, Notre-Dame and the Conciergerie with a 4-course menu (aperitif with 3 amuse-bouches, trout or foie gras pâté en croûte, veal loin or sea bass, cheese, pear & chocolate dome) and two glasses of Champagne.

Then the boat becomes a dance floor with a DJ until 02:00, facing the Eiffel Tower at Port Debilly. Tables are shared (10 people), and the outdoor terrace is open all evening.

💡 Tip: Paris closes roads around the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve and the métro gets packed after midnight — reach your pier at least 30 minutes early and plan your way home (night buses, taxis, or walking) in advance.

The best-value real NYE dinner: a 4-course festive menu with a glass of Champagne and wine to share, on a 1h45 cruise from Port de Javel Haut — €165 at 19:15 or €250 at 21:45.

Both departures are back at the quay before midnight, so this works best if you want a proper dinner on the Seine and then join friends or the city celebrations for the countdown.

💡 Tip: Paris closes roads around the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve and the métro gets packed after midnight — reach your pier at least 30 minutes early and plan your way home (night buses, taxis, or walking) in advance.

The cheapest way onto the Seine on 31 December: a 1-hour cruise with a glass of Champagne from the Pont Neuf, departing at 20:15 or 20:45, for €39 (€29 for children), with a bar on board.

It's back long before midnight — think of it as a festive start to your evening rather than the main event.

💡 Tip: Paris closes roads around the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve and the métro gets packed after midnight — reach your pier at least 30 minutes early and plan your way home (night buses, taxis, or walking) in advance.