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barge cruises


Barge cruises offer a vacation aboard a floating hotel, with the opportunity to explore unique river villages and historical sites on your cruise.

There are opportunities to go to this type of cruises all over the world.

The popularity has been especially strong for European based cruises, as there are countless waterways and variety of villages and cultures to explore.

If you decide to go on to such a cruise in Europe, available destinations include:

  • France (especially the canals, rivers and inland waterways of Burgundy, Provence, Bordeaux and South of France)
  • England (e.g. river Thames)
  • Ireland (e.g. river Shannon)
  • Scotland (e.g.Loch Ness and the Caledonian canal)
  • Italy (e.g. Venetian lagoon and the Brenta River)

    Additional places for great barge cruising are in, for example, Germany, Belgium, and Holland.

    Important things to consider, in addition to the place you go to such a cruise include:

  • The month or date you plan to cruise (weather can be bad at some destinations),
  • Booking individual cabins vs. chartering the entire barge and crew
  • The size and condition of the cabins
  • Excursions along the way
  • The ship and its condition
  • The cruise route
  • The crew on board

    Companies

    For European based barge cruising, there are companies based on many of the countries listed above.

    For example, these companies include:

  • The Barge Cruise Company Ltd
  • European Waterways Ltd

    The Barge Cruise Company Ltd. is based in France, and represents barge cruising companies in France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and Italy.

    Their fleet consists of nearly 50 luxury hotel barges, ranging from 3 star comfort to 5 star luxury.

    Most of their cruises are of 6 nights duration, although some 3 night cruises are available.

    European Waterways, with a history of over 25 years in the business, on the other hand, offers barge cruise vacations in Scotland, France, England, Ireland, Germany and Italy.

    They either own outright or represent the vessels in the program.

    The head office of the company is in Wraysbury, England, and is supported by a team of six multi-lingual travel professionals (English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish).


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