Enchantez 2026 for FMHS
The Fort Mill High School Choirs will sing in magical spaces across France over spring break.
Your Seine Cruise Destinations
From Paris to Normandy and back: The 2026 FMHS France Choir Tour begins and ends in Paris, offering ample time to explore its iconic sites. Fort Mill High School's Concert Choir will sing twice in the 'City of Lights': first at Notre-Dame Cathedral on Easter Monday, April 6, then again on Friday, April 10, at Christuskirche. In between are the following stops: Giverny, where you'll visit Claude Monet's famous house and gardens. Caudebec-en-Caux and Normandy Les Andelys and Château de La Roche-Guyon: Cruise by the scenic Les Andelys and stop for a visit to the impressive Château de La Roche-Guyon.
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On Easter Monday 2026, the Fort Mill High School Concert Choir will not just visit the stunning Cathedral of Notre-Dame ...
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FMHS Singers France Itinerary 2026 (update 3/13/26)
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Saturday, April 4 to Sunday, April 5
CLT Departure for Air-Land Guests - Paris Arrival + Sightseeing
The two group flights depart on Saturday, April 4 from CLT with arrival at Paris CDG on Sunday, April 5. Embarkation on 4/5/26 is from 4 pm onwards at Port Grenelle in Paris.
If you’re arriving independently before embarkation, please let our team know by emailing hello@inside-europe.com so we can arrange a time for you to drop off your belongings.On Sunday evening, a Paris by night cruise awaits all travelers.
Detailed daily itinary is emailed to all travelers on 3/17/26.
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Easter Monday, April 6
NEW: FMHS Concert Choir sings at Notre-Dame
FMHS is the featured guest choir for the Easter Monday Matinee concert at Notre-Dame. In the afternoon, your ship will depart Paris and cruise towards Normandy.
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Tuesday, April 7
Via Les Andelys to Caudebec
The Ms Wyadelich will be docked for the morning in Les Andelys, then we continue on towards the charming village of Caudebec-en-Caux in the afternoon and overnight.
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Wednesday, April 8
Caudebec-en-Caux for Landing Beach Excursions & Concert
The Ms Wyadelich will be docked in the charming village of Caudebec-en-Caux today for the optional excursion to the Normandy Landing Beaches.
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Thursday, April 9
La Roche + Giverny
La Roche Guyon is today’s stop — to explore and also for a confirmed afternoon visit to Monet’s House and Gardens in Giverny.
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Friday, April 10
Farewell Concert Paris
Today, the ship returns to Paris for an afternoon of exploring and the finale concert at Christuskirche.
A farewell dinner is also scheduled for tonight.
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Saturday, April 11
Disembarkation in Paris - Return Flights for Air-Cruise Travelers
Airport transfers are included for Air-Cruise guests. Cruise-Only travelers can depart the MS Waydelich at any time from Port Grenelle today until 9 a.m., when it’s time to officially disembark. If you need assistance with airport transfers, the crew is happy to arrange those for you.
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Meet the MS Waydelich
Take a look at the MS Waydelich, your floating home away from home aka hotel, your white-table-cloth gourmet restaurant (for breakfast, lunch and dinner), the delicious food awaiting you, plus a look in the cabins. The majority of these photos are candids taken by our team.
Commissioned just for FMHS Choirs.
Who you travel with matters.
The Fort Mill High 2026 France Choir tour is personalized just for your group — making the journey truly one of a kind for both the student performers, but also their entourage of caring FMHS educators, their family and friends. Plus, our team’s been everywhere we’re taking travelers: again and again.
The journey is operated as an exclusive full-ship charter on the Seine aboard the now MS Waydelich.
FMHS will sing in historic venues from Paris to cities across Normandy, with concerts tailored to the traveling singers’ repertoire, and guaranteed prime acoustics.
We professionally manage every performance, including marketing and PR, to ensure local audiences know your choir is coming.
And we’ll ensure your performers feel warmly welcomed, safe, and at ease everywhere they go. We’ve planned over 100 concert tours since we launched our family-owned boutique travel company in 2007, so you can rest assured that we’ve got your back every step of the way. Inside Europe is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC.
Your singers make the music.












