In the wide world of cruising, where increasingly large and opulent vessels are bound for new luxurious coastal berths, perhaps the next trend is not something newer and bigger— but rather an option ...

Not quite sure what type canal barge you are looking for. Are you interested in a "Hotel Barge", i.e., one in which you have a skipper and crew that does all of the boat driving, cooking, ...

Barging on a canal or river in France can be one of the most bespoke, intimate, convenient, and memorable vacation experiences. Even pandemic-reluctant travelers are opting to explore the inland ...

Old time Fodorite, but new to this forum. Hope you will indulge my questions .... My group of 6 are planning a barge trip in France next year. We are all experienced sailors, and have many, many miles ...

European Waterways celebrates the historic launch of their New Champagne Cruise, Kir Royale, an elegant 8 passenger luxury hotel barge, cruising the River Marne and the Canal latéral à la Marne in ...

European Waterways has launched its new 2016 / 2017 hotel barge brochure. The new brochure features a choice of cruises on 17 hotel barges on the inland waterways of France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, ...

SMALL, flat-bottomed and slow-moving, hotel barges can access some of Europe’s most beautiful rural areas, navigating 19th-century canals that are off-limits to larger boats. Carrying a handful of ...

Luxury hotel barge cruising company European Waterways has announced the acquisition of Shannon Princess, Ireland’s only luxury hotel barge, marking an expansion of the company’s fleet of intimate ...

The longstanding image of barge cruises—of dark cabins below water level, sedentary guests, and little activity—just isn't accurate when you're talking river cruising today. Sure, if you crave a ...

Simon and Garfunkel’s “59th Street Bridge Song” and the lyrics, “Slow down, you move too fast,” pop into mind as I gaze across Burgundy’s pastoral landscape from the deck of my hotel barge. We are ...