Paris New Year's Eve
Key Information

 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​There's no need to rush to board your coach. You'll be sat in the same seats if you're the first or last to board your coach.  ​

Please keep the aisles clear of bags, legs etc at all times. 

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Passports: 

Don't forget your passport and please keep your passports handy, you'll need to show them more than once on both the outward and return journeys. 

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What to expect at customs at Dover:

A new area has been created at Dover where we now have to travel to the western docks area where coach passengers will need to leave the vehicle to pass through border control. The coach will then be ‘sealed’ and will proceed to Dover Eastern Docks to check-in with Irish Ferries.

Once complete the driver with proceed to the boarding lane for the Ferry. Our staff need to collect your passports so they can be scanned.  Please note that the Irish Ferries scanning app doesn't always work, if this is the case then the crew will come round and collect passports.  Please have your passports open on your photograph page to assist.

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What to expect at customs at Calais:

The coach will stop at the Irish Ferries check-in booth where the driver may need to collect all the passports, please have them open on your photograph page. 

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The coach will then proceed to customs.  The Coach will park and everyone will be asked to leave the coach with their passports and any small bags.  You will then proceed through French passport control and then go through to the UK Border force passport control.  The coach should be waiting for you near the exit where you will get back on.  The coach will then proceed to the boarding lane for the Ferry.

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Travel Insurance:

With all the winter bugs around it is very important that you arrange full comprehensive travel insurance.  We can not offer a refund if you cancel for whatever reason.

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WC: 

There is a toilet onboard the coach however this is only ever meant for liquids. Any children must be accompanied by an adult. To help keep the coach smelling nice and fresh please use other toilet facilities wherever possible such as ferry and docks.

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Comfort:

Please feel free to bring pillows and blankets to make your journey more comfortable.  You can leave non valuable belongings on your coach when you arrive in Paris.

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USB Charging points:

Although the coach has USB points they are not very powerful and can be unreliable. We recommend you bring a battery pack as a back up just incase as the last thing you want is for your device to run out of battery. You can also charge devises on the ferry, make sure you bring a plug.​

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Itinerary:

• Depart from your chosen pick up point and travel to the Port of Dover. 

• Our Ferry will sail from Dover at 05:20 arriving in Calais around 7:50 (Local Time).

• Now time to snuggle down as we head south, arriving at the last services before Pairs around 10.45am.  Here we take an hour comfort stop for a wash and brush up/change of clothes.

• We travel to the Trocadero where we serve your glass of Prosecco and you can take a picture with the great view.

• We then travel directly to the quayside where we take our Seine River cruise with English commentary. 

• This is where the coaches leave you and so you need to take everything you need as you will not be able to get back on the coach until we pick you up.

• The rest of the day you are free to explore Paris.

• If you are looking for a basecamp for the day or evening we have an arrangement with a English pub in Paris. The Frog XVI - fantastic location on the affluent Kleber Avenue - just 100 yards from the Trocadero subway.  Our amazing hosts will be open all day, a great atmosphere to kick off your New Year's celebrations!  Here is their website:  https://frogpubs.com/our-pubs/frog-xvi-pub-paris/​

• This is their menu Menus-XVI-SEPT25-1.pdf and you are welcome to email them directly and book a dable or you can just arrive and they will find you a table, tell them you are with Coach Innovations. 

• Arrival back in the UK will be approximately 07:00 hours. (All times are estimated and cannot be guaranteed).

• We will travel back the way we came.

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Arrival in Paris:

Just to reiterate we will drop you off at the Bateaux-Mouches

https://maps.app.goo.gl/wRL64zAeDsjAbgTD8

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Departing from Paris:

We depart Paris around 01.00 hours and travel back to Blighty.  We will pick you up from the place that we dropped you off https://maps.app.goo.gl/wRL64zAeDsjAbgTD8

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Some useful numbers to store in your phone: 

• British Embassy in France: +33 1 44 51 31 00

• Coach Innovations 24 hour emergency number: 03301 335599

 

Back in the UK: 

Our arrival time back in Dover will be approximately 07:00 hours and we then make our way back to where we came.

 

Finally have a great time in Paris.  We look forward to seeing you.​​​​