Cruise Areas
We offer cruises in 9 countries and have spent decades finding the perfect areas in Europe for the hotel barging experience. These are regions rich in history and culture, full of architecture and art and many are famous for wines and other luxury products that are sold across the world.
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Burgundy is the most popular hotel barging area in Europe and nine of our barges cruise its waterways. With five beautiful canals, countless historical chateaux and thousands of acres of vineyards, we highly recommend a cruise through this region....more
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The picturesque Canal du Midi, in the Languedoc Roussillon wine region of the south of France, is so popular that we have four barges cruising it. This beautiful canal skirts the sun drenched Mediterranean, passes the walled city of Carcassonne and is renowned for its canal-side walking and cycling ...more
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Alsace-Lorraine is a unique corner of France. Discover a land of storybook castles, rolling vineyards of Alsatian wines as well as Baroque, Gothic and Romanesque architecture....more
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We offer the only hotel barge to navigate the heart of the Loire Valley. This region has changed little over the centuries. It is a combination of the ancient tumbledown villages and the architecture of the magnificent chateaux which make this cruise so fascinating....more
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Gascony is in the south west of France near Bordeaux. Our cruise on the Canal Lateral à la Garonne gives a chance to taste the food and wine that makes the area famous whilst at the same time appreciating traditional landmarks, colourful markets and breathtaking scenery....more
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The Bordeaux region, famous around the world for its wines, lies in the southern part of western France, on the Atlantic coast. A hotel barge cruise along the Canal de Garonne is a unique way to explore and appreciate the slow rhythm of this region with its subtle mixture of natural landscapes, medieval bastide towns and iconic vineyards. ...more
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The Champagne region is eponymous with the world-famous sparkling wine and our cruises and itineraries offer passengers the opportunity to savour the best that this delightful, fertile area of France has to offer ...more
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Paris, the "City of Lights", is one of the world's truly great cities. It is for this reason that we offer cruises and itineraries which provide the opportunity to explore Paris or even cruise through the centre of it....more
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Only two cruises a year pass through this picturesque pastoral landscape. A more modern history is the focus of these journeys after both World Wars had such an influence on the landscape of these regions...more
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Belgium is perhaps one of the most under-rated countries in Europe, but a cruise on one of our hotel barges along its waterways, with tours of charming cities will convince you that it is a diverse and culturally rich land...more
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We have only five cruises a year through the countries of Germany andLuxumbourg on the Moselle River, but they are certainly worthy of consideration as they take in some of the true highlights of this picturesque wine-growing region...more
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Holland is a country with a wonderful mixture of the old and the new, the quiet villages and the characterful cities, the traditions and the customs. Our cruise itineraries will allow you to really appreciate the diverse culture of this fascinating 'low country'....more
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When it comes to river cruises, Italy is a country seemingly designed to host them. Its beautiful canals and rivers pass through diverse landscapes and nature en route, from picturesque lagoon islands with their colourful houses, to wild beach dunes and pine woods with an abundance of birdlife. ...more
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Scotland's landscape and ancient architecture are both spectacular and breathtaking. Our cruise takes you the length of the Caledonian Canal, across Loch Ness, under Ben Nevis and past Shakespeare's Cawdor Castle....more
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Our cruise on the Royal River Thames is a stately journey through the heart of the home counties of England. England has had a royal family for over 1,000 years and our cruise gives the opportunity to discover more about this rich heritage and to explore many other riverside places of interest. ...more
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Ireland is a country of myths, fables and legends. Our carefully chosen cruise route is on the River Shannon, a route of green rolling landscapes, deep lakes and fascinating history....more
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