Accommodating up to 18 passengers, the Clair de Lune has been traveling more than 20 years along the Canal du Midi in southern France. Room enough for six guests, each cabin has air conditioning and central heating as will as private bathroom facilities.
The world can be seen floating by as onlookers look out the large picture windows located in the salon and cabins. Meals are prepared by a professionally trained chef. Representing the best of the region, the wines are selected by a qualified sommelier. Experienced tour guides will accompany groups as they explore the surroundings.
The barge is 100 feet long and over 16 1/2 feet wide. Its cabins offer either a queen or twin size bed. The exterior of the boat has a sundeck where sun lovers can lounge in comfortable reclining chairs while soaking up the sun. Passengers can also enjoy relaxing in the Jacuzzi while laying under the sun. The entire barge is available for group rental.
French Hotel Barge
412 East Shore Trail
Sparta, NJ 07871
973-729-4213
866-850-2935 (USA & Canada)
011-44-20-7096-1524 (European Clients)
www.frenchhotelbarge.com
The hotel barge, Luciole, offers its 14 passengers a journey though the heart of France into another world. Beginning in Paris, the barge travels the historically beautiful waterways. Vineyards and market towns are visited along the tour. The crew members will be either British or English speaking.
A combination of both rivers and man-made canals, the Nivernais, offers many attractions for the passengers touring it. The Nivernais canal offers many places to visit along its route such as local inns and admirable vegetable gardens.
The courses begin Sunday afternoons and ends the following Saturday. Six nights' accommodations, all meals and drinks, use of barge's bus for touring places along the route are all included in the weekly price.
Each day, a tour will be given in an air-conditioned private French tour bus. Some barges have an open bar. Everything is included in the cost of the vacation.
French Hotel Barge
412 East Shore Trail
Sparta, NJ 07871
973-729-4213
866-850-2935 (USA & Canada)
011-44-20-7096-1524 (European Clients)
www.frenchhotelbarge.com
Providing canal cruises April through October, the Barging through France company offers a chance to view France traveling at 4 mph. The Heart of Burgundy cruise begins in Dijon. From Dijon, travelers will cruise the Burgundy canal. It's one of the oldest canals in France. From there the cruise will travel through the Sasone River to the Canal du Centre. Alongside the Canal du Centre, sightseers will have the opportunity to enter the vineyards of Burgundy. Some cruise highlights include wine tasting in Meursalt, a tour of the Chateau de Marguerite, and a 12th-century monks winery of Clos de Vougeot.
On board the barge, guests can rent personal french cell phones. They also have the optional use of an on-board computer. The computer can be used to retrieve personal and business emails.
French Hotel Barge
412 East Shore Trail
Sparta, NJ 07871
973-729-4213
866-850-2935 (USA & Canada)
011-44-20-7096-1524 (European Clients)
www.frenchhotelbarge.com
