Okay, so this is NOT a budget travel suggestion. But if you've done well on your airfare, ground transportation, most meals and your hotel room rate, then you deserve to splurge at least one night and this is a way to do it. Bateaux Parisiens are docked in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, just off Pont d'lena on Quai Branley. For roughly $75 per person including wine, you can enjoy a romantic dinner cruise on the Seine, complete with live entertainment, excellent cuisine served elegantly in several courses, wine, dessert and a beautiful view of Paris from the river. Powerful light bars mounted on the boat light up the City of Lights for you, illuminating some of the most beautiful buildings in the most beautiful historic city in the world.
This is more than dinner; it's a full evening's experience and particularly if you've not spent much time in Paris yet, then what could compare to hearing a violinist play Ave Maria as your drift by a brilliantly lit Notre Dame cathedral or having a chanteuse accent your passage along the river's many other fabulous works of architecture? Other options, including simply touring (sans dinner) exist and you can also check out the Bateaux Mouches. For our money, we felt the Bateaux Parisiens experience was well worth its price.