French Hotel Barge Prosperite: 2 cabins open Oct 5-11 2014

A rare opportunity for the French Hotel Barge Prosperite...

Have you always wanted to cruise the French canals of Burgundy aboard the Hotel Barge Prosperité but just couldn't get a group together?

Due to a cancellation, Prosperite has TWO cabins open for the week of 5-11 October 2014. The price is $6990/person, double occupancy. We hope you can take advantage of this occasion for a cabin cruise aboard this fine barge.

This week is almost fully booked up but we do have 1) a cabin available with Emma on the Canal du Midi, 2) Nymphea has the possibility of either a private charter or cabin bookings in the Loire, 3) as does Scottish Highlander in Scotland.

French Hotel Barge Prosperité - Barging in France - Cruise the canals of Burgundy

2015 Barging Season for French Hotel Barge PROSPERITE

• INDIVIDUAL CABIN WEEKS:

None offered at this time.

• PRIVATE CHARTERS:

Prospérité already has 15 weeks booked for their 2015 season. So no, it is not too early to book for next year.

Inquire with Paradise Connections for current availability.

•  VALUE WEEKS, SAVE $6,000!

The French Hotel Barge Prospérité has FIVE of 6 value weeks available for 2015:

• Departures beginning: April 5, April 12, April 19
• Departures beginning: October 11 (booked), October 18, October 25

• RATES:

Value season: $54,000 for up to 8 guests
Regular season: $60,000 for up to 8 guests

Prospérité cruises southern Burgundy between Dijon and Vandenesse-en-Auxois along the Canal du Bourgogne. They accommodate up to 8 guests in 4 suites, which can be configured as doubles or twins, with sitting area and desk, each having their own private ensuite bathroom. The barge is fully air conditioned and also has central heating when necessary, hot tub on the sundeck, bicycles, air conditioned minivan for excursions...

 

Looking forward to your inquiries

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Contact Paradise Connections Yacht Charters to book PROSPERITE 
View Prospérité's online brochure
Visit our website for more info on our barges and barging: www.BargeCharters.com

 

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BARGE SAVOIR FAIRE: NEW ROUTE FOR 2015

The Hotel Barge Savoir Faire will be adding a new route in France for 2015 in the area of Upper Loire/Western Burgundy.

 Hotel Barge Savoir Faire - Barging in France and Holland

NEW FOR 2015

The hotel barge Savoir Faire, which accommodates up to 12 guests in 6 ensuite staterooms and offers both individual cabin bookings and private charters, presents a unique and exclusive Upper Loire & Western Burgundy Cruise on the Canal du Briare and the Canal Latéral à la Loire between Rogny-Sept-Ecluses and Marseilles-lès-Aubigny. See proposed itinerary. Dates to be announced.

CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Famous flight of locks at Rogny-Sept-Ecluses
• Gustav Eiffel’s 662-meter aqueduct, the Pont Canal de Briare
• World-famous Gien Pottery
• Château de Saint Fargeau with a 1000 year history
• Sancerre with specialist wine tasting
• Charite-sur-Loire, stopping point for pilgrims
• Apremont-sur-Allier Floral Park
• Tour of Apremont, voted one of France’s loveliest villages
• The towpath runs along the canal for the entire length of the cruise. Enjoy walking or cycling at your leisure. Savoir Faire has very comfortable Dutch bicycles with front fork and seat suspension.

The Hotel Barge Savoir Faire is fully air conditioned and heated. with accommodations for up to 12 guests in 6 well-appointed staterooms. Each stateroom can be configured with two twin beds or with one queen bed, and has ensuite private bathrooms. Each guest stateroom has a DVD player with an LCD screen and 2 sets of wireless headphones. The salon, dining area, and bar are finished in mahogany, teak and brass, decorated with antiques and paintings collected over the years.

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Contact Paradise Connections Yacht Charters to book SAVOIR FAIRE 
View Savoir Faire's online brochure
Visit our website for more info on our barges and barging: www.BargeCharters.com

 

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Dates for 2015 Burgundy Walking Tour Barging Cruise with Hotel Barge La Belle Epoque

Paradise Connections is pleased to announce the 2015 dates for the French Hotel Barge La Belle Epoque's annual guided walking tour cruises in Burgundy, France.

Barging & Walking in Burgundy, France - A wonderful combination

With autumn colors transforming the countryside, this is the perfect time of year to explore Burgundy with its rolling landscape, quaint villages and ruined castles.

2015 DATES and AVAILABILITY (as of 14th August 2014):

• October 11-17, 2015: 4 cabins open, 2 optioned
• October 18-24, 2015: 5 cabins open, 1 optioned

RATES:

• $10,500/cabin ($5250/person) for a Junior Suite
• $10,180/cabin ($5090/person) for a Stateroom

You can view the full itinerary for the Guided Walking Tour cruise on La Belle Epoque's brochure.

The difference with this theme cruise is that it is available for individuals or couples to book a cabin and join others on board. No need to charter the whole barge and no extra supplements to pay for the services of the professional walking guide.

If you are part of a couple and not as keen about walking as your "better half", pas de problème... There are other activities available if you wish, or you can just chill out on La Belle Epoque and watch the countryside glide by while listening to tunes on your iPod or reading a book in the jacuzzi!

The French Hotel Barge La Belle Epoque - Barging in France

La Belle Epoque has been designed with both elegance and passenger comfort in mind. This all-inclusive deluxe barge is 128 feet long, has two interior deck levels (fully air conditioned & heated), a crew of 5, and accommodates up to 12 guests in 6 cabins, each with private, ensuite bathrooms. The salon & dining room has beautiful wood panelling, with an always-open inclusive bar. The sundeck has steamer chairs, recliners, parasols, a large dining table, and a Jacuzzi spa pool. They have 12 touring bikes, plus a tandem! These, together with other luxury facilities, create a vessel perfect for a relaxing, luxurious cruise.

Burgundy is among the most popular hotel barging areas in Europe. It is renowned for its vineyards, Gothic churches, Renaissance châteaux and picturesque villages. This is a region of France in which gastronomic delights and the art of living have reigned supreme since Roman times.

Sounds interesting? 

Contact Paradise Connections and let's get started. This is a very popular cruise and it books up quickly. Don't miss this opportunity!

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Contact Paradise Connections Yacht Charters to book LA BELLE EPOQUE 
View La Belle Epoque's online brochure
Visit our website for more info on our barges and barging: www.BargeCharters.com

 

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World War One (WWI) Commemorative Barge Cruises

World War One Commemorative Cruises aboard Hotel Barge La Belle Epoque

It is 100 years since the outbreak of World War One, which ran from July 1914 through November 1918, and we will be offering a number of 6-night, all-inclusive, World War One commemorative cruises each spring over the next few years.

In 2015, La Belle Epoque, a superb 12-passenger hotel barge, will have a special theme cruise along the Canal du Nord, while another route will also branch along the Canal de la Somme. Both these waterways were the at the center of battles during the War and there will be excursions to some of the most significant sites and memorials in Flanders and the Somme, including:

Menin Gate Memorial

Thiepval Memorial

Vimy Ridge Memorial

• The Menin Gate in Ypres for the very moving Last Post ceremony.
• The Thiepval memorial, a heart-rending monument to 75,000 missing soldiers who fell during the Battle of the Somme.
• Vimy Ridge, site of the Canadian National Memorial, Canada's largest overseas memorial.
• The forest clearing at Compiegne where the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918.

Two cruises will follow the Canal de la Somme, starting or finishing near Villers Bretonneux on the weekend of the ANZAC Day Dawn Service, an event of deep significance to Australians and New Zealanders.

The excursion program for the four cruises will have some flexibility built in to allow, where possible, guests of different nationalities to visit sites of particular significance to their own countries. In addition, there will be interesting cruising through the spring Picardy countryside with highlights such as passing through the historic city of Lille and negotiating the 3-mile-long Ruyaulcourt Tunnel.

Please see below, the departure dates for La Belle Epoque's WWI cruises:

• April 5-11, 2015: Compiegne to Lille (view itinerary)
• April 12-18, 2015: Lille to Compiegne (view itinerary)
• April 19-25, 2015: Compiegne to Villers-Bretonneux (view itinerary)
• April 26–May 2, 2015 from Villers-Bretonneux to Compiegne (view itinerary)

These WWI cruises are available for either individual cabin bookings or private charter. If you book a private charter before the end of September 2014, you may be eligible for a 5% early-bird discount!

La Belle Epoque would love to welcome you aboard for one of these fascinating voyages through the landscapes of Northern France that witnessed events a century ago that changed the course of history.

Sounds interesting? 

Contact Paradise Connections and let's get started. This will be a very popular cruise that will book up quickly. Don't miss this special opportunity!

Looking forward to your inquiries

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Contact Paradise Connections Yacht Charters to book LA BELLE EPOQUE 
View La Belle Epoque's online brochure
Visit our website for more info on our barges and barging: www.BargeCharters.com

 

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September 2014 availability for barge charter vacations

 As you are probably aware, September is the most popular month for a barging cruise. We still have a few openings for a barge trip, though...

Click on the barge's name to view their online brochure and contact Paradise Connections for rates and current availability (UPDATED: AUGUST 19, 2014).

August 31 - September 6, 2014

• Clair de Lune : Canal du Midi, 2 cabins open, special rate
• Panache : Alsace-Lorraine, 3 cabins open, special rate
• Savoir Faire : Paris/Champagne, 5 cabins open, special rate
• La Bella Vita : Italy, 3 cabins open, special rate

September 7-13, 2014

• Rosa : Bordeaux/Gascony, charter for up to 8, special rate
• La Bella Vita : Italy, charter for up to 20, special rate

September 14-20, 2014

• Magna Carta : England, 2 cabins open, special rate

September 21-27, 2014

• Completely sold out

September 28 - October 6, 2014

• Rosa : Bordeaux/Gascony, 1 cabin open, (now optioned) special rate
• Savoir Faire : Paris/Champagne, 1 cabin open
• La Bella Vita : Italy, 3 cabins open, special rate

There are still a few openings for August and October, too... just ask!

Contact Paradise Connections for both cabin bookings or private charters. We are here to assist you :)

Looking forward to your inquiries

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Contact Paradise Connections to book your barging holiday
For more information on our barges and barging, visit our website : www.BargeCharters.com

 

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BARGE CHARTER VACATION CRUISES: 2015 SPECIAL OFFERS and DISCOUNTS

 SPECIAL OFFERS FOR 2015

Considering a barge cruise for the 2015 barging season?

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE UPDATED LIST FOR 2015

Hotel Barge Scottish Highlander - Barging in Scotland - Caledonian Canal Cruise

Contact Paradise Connections for both cabin bookings or private charters. We are here to assist you :)

Looking forward to your inquiries

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Contact Paradise Connections to book your barging holiday
For more information on our barges and barging, visit our website : www.BargeCharters.com

 

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BARGE CHARTER VACATION CRUISES: 2014 SPECIAL OFFERS and DISCOUNTS

 SPECIAL OFFERS FOR 2014 - BOOK YOUR BARGE VACATION NOW

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE UPDATED LIST

 French Hotel Barge Emma - Barging in France - Cruising in Languedoc-Roussillon
 Canal du Midi --- Étang de Thau --- Canal du Rhône à Sète

Contact Paradise Connections for both cabin bookings or private charters. We are here to assist you :)

Looking forward to your inquiries

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Contact Paradise Connections to book your barging holiday
For more information on our barges and barging, visit our website : www.BargeCharters.com

 

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French Hotel Barge EMMA - 2014 availability

The French Hotel Barge Emma still has a few weeks available this season for barging cruises along the Canal du Midi in the south of France between Beziers and Carcassonne.

• August 23-29: One cabin (yellow) - 10% last-minute discount
• October 4-10: One cabin (blue) - 10% last-minute discount

and

• October 18-24: Available for private charter or cabin bookings (3 open)
• October 25-31: Available for private charter or cabin bookings (3 open)

EMMA

The French Hotel Barge EMMA is owned and operated by Liz and René Jacquot and are assisted by two additional crew members. They cruise along the Canal du Midi in the south of France between Beziers & Carcassonne and Carcassonne & Toulouse.

EMMA is fully air conditioned and also has central heating, if needed. There are three guest cabins; one has a queen bed, while the other two can be configured as either queens or twins. Beautiful handmade Irish quilts from Oonagh Morisson add that extra touch of luxury.

Emma is available for private charters and individual cabin bookings for shared charter weeks. They also offer 5-night charters if that works better for your vacation plans and budget.

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Take a break in the south of France! Shall we pencil you in?

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Contact Paradise Connections Yacht Charters to book EMMA
View Emma's online brochure
Visit our website for more info on our barges and barging: www.BargeCharters.com

 

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