Avalon Artistry II

Avalon Artistry II is operated by Avalon Waterways.

Avalon Artistry II measures 110 metres in length, with 4 decks.

Avalon Artistry II carries 128 guests at double occupancy, with a crew of 37 (about 3.5 guests per crew member).

Avalon Artistry II entered service in 2013 and was last refurbished in 2018.

Avalon Artistry II sails Seine, Rhône and Rhine itineraries. Her home port is Paris, France.

Avalon Artistry II sails from Paris, France. Fly into Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), which has 21 airport lounges listed on Lounge Frog.

Avalon Waterways publishes the deck plans for Avalon Artistry II; this page links to Deck plans.

Cruises Frog rates Avalon Artistry II 3.7 out of 5 overall, the average of 6 editorial scores. She scores best on cabins (4/5) and lowest on pools & decks (3/5).

For the “Official published deck plans — reviewed October 2026” plan, start with these quieter-location candidates: Sapphire Deck, display level 2, between Indigo and Royal accommodation: Shortlist a cabin with other cabins immediately above and below. Compare exact footprints and avoid reception, dining, lifts, stairs and service-door overlap. Compare the exact cabin with the decks above and below, nearby lifts and connecting doors. These are layout-based suggestions, not a guarantee of quiet.

For the “Official published deck plans — reviewed October 2026” plan, review these flagged locations before booking: Royal Deck, display level 3, beneath occupied Sky Deck areas: Match the cabin against outdoor seating, recreation and any pool/whirlpool shown on this ship’s Sky Deck. Ask about early furniture setup, cleaning and access hours where footprints overlap. Cabin/public-space boundaries on Sapphire and Royal Decks: Compare the nearest cabin with the dining room, galley, lounge/bar, reception and access routes shown on the selected ship. Ask about activity and meal service hours. These flags are not measured noise reports or a warning about every room on a deck. Read the sourced cabin advice for the evidence and any explicit operator warnings.

Find the cabin on the selected plan, then compare the same fore-and-aft position on the deck above and below. Check the full venue footprint, including outdoor seating, stages, service areas and entrances. Nearby activity can be a reason to investigate, but does not by itself prove a cabin is noisy. Use the cabin advice and its sources to distinguish layout cautions from operator warnings.

Use this guide’s deck selector to compare the decks around your cabin and open available diagrams in the zoom viewer. The full ship PDF and source links are listed for each plan edition.

Select your sailing date before comparing cabin locations. Editions can change after a refit. These answers use “Official published deck plans — reviewed October 2026”, reviewed 2026-10-22. The operator does not state a sailing-date window. Confirm the latest configuration, exact cabin category, view, access and connecting doors directly with Avalon. Maps retain native source resolution. Quieter/avoid advice describes conditional layout preferences and inferred adjacency, not measured sound levels or verified complaints.