Luxury Barge Cruises through Europe's Charming Waterways

Enjoy the luxury of decelerating on a luxury hotel ship and enjoy Europe's most beautiful landscapes, fascinating history and impressive local cultures. Our partner European Waterways is for over 35 years specialised in creating luxury barge holidays on Europe's most picturesque waterways and canals. These hotel ships are the finest rebuilt and renovated former cargo ships that offer all possible comfort. Each of the 6-day tours includes all gourmet meals, local wines, an open bar, transfers and a high quality, interesting excursion program. Explore the surroundings on your bike, laze on the sundeck and relax in the whirlpool on deck! Daily guided excursions “off the beaten track” are included, such as wineries, castles, museums, markets, handicraft and arts shops. You have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the local culture of the visited region!
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ATHOS on Canal du Midi

Canal du Midi on luxury hotel barge ATHOS

South of France from Argeliers to Marseillan

First class hotel barge ATHOS / 10 passengers / 5 staterooms / 5 crew members / sun deck with spa pool / 8 bikes (4 of them e-bikes) / open bar

7 days / 6 nights

Cruise Highlights
* Tour of the medieval city of Carcassonne
* Private tour and tasting at a Minervois winery
* Organic Olive Tasting at L’Oulibo
* Cruise through the natural haven that is the “Petit Camargue”
* Tour and tasting at the Noilly Prat vermouth distillery
* Excellent towpath for walking and cycling

Cruise rate 2024 per person in double cabin
starting from 4,890 EUR

Barging cruise to Champagne

CHAMPAGNE - Luxury Barge Cruise on PANACHE

Cruise on the Marne between Château-Thierry and Châlons-en-Champagne

Deluxe hotel barge “PANACHE” for 12 guests / 6 cabins / 6 crew members / sun deck / hot tub / open bar / bicycles + Biking Plus option

7 Days / 6 Nights

Highlights:
• Enjoy a private winery tour and tasting at renowned champagne houses like Moët and Chandon, Domaine of Champagne Henriot, La Maison Pannier
• A gourmet lunch in Château Les Aulnois
• Tour the Cathedral in Reims, where Kings of France were crowned
• Cruise the pretty River Marne past waterside vineyards
• Visit Château-Thierry and and the American cemetery at Belleau Wood

Rate 2024 per person in Junior Suite
5,990 EUR

Alsace-Lorraine - the Route des Vins d’Alsace

ALSACE & LORRAINE - Luxury Barging on PANACHE

On the Rhine-Marne and Rhine-Rhone-Canal between Niderviller and Krafft

Deluxe hotel barge “PANACHE” for 12 guests / 6 cabins / 6 crew members / sund deck / hot tub / open bar / bicycles and Biking Plus option
7 Days / 6 Nights

Highlights:
• Tour the beautiful city of Strasbourg and visit its Gothic cathedral
• Explore the Route des Vins d’Alsace and a private wine tasting
• Visit various long-established wine makers of the region
• Experience an ascent or descent of the unique Arzviller boat elevator
• Visit the spectacular René Lalique Collection
• Tour of Sarrebourg including a visit to the Chagall chapel
• Enjoy a candlelit meal whilst cruising through the two Arzviller tunnels
• Excellent towpath for walking and cycling
• "Biking Plus" option available

Rate 2024 per person in Junior Suite
from 5,990 EUR

cruises biking plus option

`BIKING PLUS´ Waterway Cruises in FRANCE and HOLLAND

Enjoy BIKING during our hotel barge cruises with your bicycle and discover more about the regions

- Take some exercise during your hotel barge cruise
- Pedal a mile to the next pretty lock
- Cycle into a local village to look at a charming old church
- Set off FREE with your bicycle and bicycle helmet
- E-Bike hire on request

BIKING PLUS 2024 offers:
- Clearly marked maps for each round trip route
- A backpack with everything you might need
- Crew help when needed if you get stuck
- The hotel barge itinerary is arranged so that you won’t miss any of the organised excursions
- Easy to ride, all-terrain bicycles and bike helmets.
- Children’s bicycles for family groups, or tandems for the romantics
- Pre–designed offline maps and directions that you can download to your phone

Hotel barging cruises for golfers

GOLF Hotel Barging Cruise as private charter in SCOTLAND and FRANCE

7 Days / 6 Nights

Burgundy and Upper Loire in France and the Caladonian Canal in Scotland possess some magnificently scenic waterways and cultural attractions. They are also home of the most renowned golf courses in the world that inspire and challenge any keen golfer. This is why we have combined the best of both worlds and created our unique, memorable hotel barging charter cruises with golf playing possibilities.

• Group of 8 golf players
• Pre-booked and paid tee times
• Transfers to and from golf clubs

We have a selection of three different destinations:
• BURGUNDY - Canal du Nivernais
• Upper LOIRE and WEST BURGUDY - Canal de Briare
• SCOTLAND - Caledonian Canal

Hotelschiff auf den Wasserwegen des Burgund

Hotel barging Burgundy

Gourmet cruise trip through pastoral scenery of BURGUNDY onboard of L'ART DE VIVRE

France Burgund: from Auxerre to Chevroches

First Class hotel bar L' ART DE VIVRE for 8 guests / 4 cabins / 4 crew / hot tub / open bar / 5 bikes + Biking Plus option

7 days / 6 nights

Highlights:
• Along the small river Yonne and the Canal du Nivernais
• Explore enchanting Auxerre and its magnificent cathedral
• Private wine tasting of Chablis and Petit Chablis in renowned Domaine cellars
• Tour Noyers-sur-Serein, one of the most beautiful villages in Burgundy
• Visit the picturesque town of Vezelay and its hilltop basilica
• Visit elegant Château de Bazoches
• Optional hot air ballooning
• Excellent towpath for walking and cycling
• "Biking Plus" option available

Rate 2024 per person in double cabin
starting from 4,890 EUR

Luxus-Hotelschiff Kreuzfahrt durch das Loire Tal

Hotel barging in spectacular Loire Valley

Loire Valley and West Burgundy on Luxury Barge RENAISSANCE

France: Loire Valley and Burgundy from Châtillon-sur-Loire to Montargis

Ultra Deluxe Hotel Barge RENAISSANCE / 8 passengers / 4 spacious suites with en-suite shower/WC / 5 crew members / Sun deck with hot tub / 8 touring bikes / Salon with sofa group / Separate dining area / Open barb / 8 touring bikes and Biking Plus option

7 days / 6 nights

Highlights:
• Visit to Château de Fontainebleau
• Visit to the privately-owned Château de la Bussière
• 7-lock flight at Rogny-Les-Sept-Ecluses
• Visit to Château de Sully-sur-Loire
• Cruise across Gustave Eiffel's aqueduct at Briare over River Loire
• Wine tasting in Sancerre
• Visit Gien, home of the Faience pottery
• Excellent towpath for walking and bicycling
• 'Biking Plus' option available

Rate 2024 per person in a Suite
starting from 7,490 EUR

Holland windmills and tulips

NETHERLANDS - Deluxe barging cruise on board of PANACHE

From Alkmaar to Delft during Tulip blossom

Deluxe hotel barge “PANACHE” for 12 guests / 6 cabins / 6 crew members / sun deck / hot tub / open bar / bicycles + Biking Plus option

7 Days / 6 Nights

Highlights:
• Tour Keukenhof Gardens with the largest display of flowers in the world
• Visit the Aalsmeer flower auction
• Visit the Royal Delft pottery to see the world famous earthenware being hand-made and painted
• Tour picturesque Haarlem and visit a museum of the Dutch painter, Franz Hals
• Tour the charming city of Leiden, Rembrandt’s birthplace

Rate 2024 per person in Junior Suite
from 5,990 EUR

Kreuzfahrt Schottland vorbei an Urquhart Castle

Hotel barge cruise Scotland passing Urquhart castle

Deluxe cruise voyage on board of SPIRIT OF SCOTLAND

Scotlands Caledonian Canal, Loch Ness and The Highlands

Deluxe hotel barge SPIRIT OF SCOTLAND / 12 passengers / 6 cabins with shower/WC / 6 crew members / Hot tub / Open bar / Salon with seating area and bar / Indoor and outdoor dining area / Roof terrace / 8 bicycles on board

7 Days / 6 Nights

Highlights:
• Tour of the Glen Ord whisky distillery with a private tasting
• Visit to Culloden Moor, scene of the last battle on British soil in 1746
• Tour of Cawdor Castle and gardens, home of Shakespeare’s Scottish Play
• Visit to Clava Cairns, a prehistoric burial site
• Cruise Lochs Lochy, Oich, Ness and Dochfour
• Wonderful river, canal and loch cruising
• Excellent opportunities for walking

Rate 2024 per person in double cabin
starting from 5,250 EUR

Opera and Barging Cruise Mantua

Connoisseur OPERA and Barging Cruise in ITALY

Between VENICE and MANTUA on board of LA BELLA VITA
including opera performance in Arena di Verona

7 Days / 6 Nights
07 July to 13 July, 2024 / AIDA

Highlights:
• Opera performance in Arena di Verona from best seats
• Visits to Gran Teatro La Fenice, Teatro Bibiena in Mantua and Teatro
Communale in Ferrara
• Cruises across the Venetian Lagoon and through the Po Valley
• Cruise along the Giudecca Canal past Venice's most famous monuments: the Chiesa del
Redentore, the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute and the Punta della Dogana
• Tour of the famous Doge's Palace
• Visits in Chioggia, Cathedral and the Piazzetta Vigo, the stunning
Ducal Palace
• Dinner ashore at the 17th century stately home Villa Ca’Zen
• Private visit and wine tasting in the wine cellars of Villa Widmann-Borletti

Rates 2024
from 5.365 per person in double cabin