Luxury Hotel Barge Aurora is currently offering the low price of 40,000 euros for a 2025 private barge charter for up to 8 guests. This is about a 30% to 35% discount off their standard rates. Join Aurora on a French or Dutch barge cruise and discover a world of enchantment, relaxation and true happiness. 2025 …
Sorry that we haven’t been keeping this blog up to date. You can view our barge cruises blog on our bargecharters website. Why take a barge cruise? An all-inclusive, hotel barge cruise offers an experience like no other. Gliding along Europe’s picturesque waterways, your safety is ensured by dedicated crew, who strive to make your …
A ghost story is not complete without the wails of a long-lost spirit roaming the halls of a dark and eerie castle. Some of our barge cruises feature excursions to a few of Europe’s most magnificent and haunted castles with many possessing elements of the supernatural. IRELAND – Leap Castle Leap Castle is one of …
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This highly sought after Irish hotel barge, Shannon Princess, has recently opened her 2025 calendar for barge cruises in Ireland. She is already completely booked for the 2024 season. View 2025 Calendar… For those of you who have been wanting an Irish barge cruise, this is your chance to cruise the Emerald Isle in 2025 …
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2024 Olympics & French Torch Relay The Olympic flame will make its first stop on the Paris 2024 Torch Relay in Marseille, France in the spring of 2024. The 3-masted barque Bélem Following its lighting in Olympia, the site of the Ancient Olympic Games, the flame will travel to Marseille in the …
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Barge Cruises Available in Scotland 2023 Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland A barge cruise in the Highlands of Scotland is hard to surpass. Cruise sedately through the Great Glen between Banavie and Muirtown, navigating beautiful lochs and the engineering masterpiece that is the Caledonian Canal. Unforgettable experiences are offered by ancient castles perched on the water’s …
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Visit the Château de Bazoches The Château de Bazoches at first glance would not necessarily get a military buff’s pulse racing… but read on! This grand Burgundian château dates back to the 12th century, when it was first built on the site of an old Roman outpost looking over the Morvan hills. Château …
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Enjoy a Garden-Themed Barge Cruise If you’re a keen gardener or would simply like to admire some of Europe’s finest gardens, why not combine your passion for horticulture with a luxury hotel barge cruise? Our dedicated garden cruises include visits to some of the best gardens, estates, and parklands in Europe. You will learn …
Making Tasty Treats with Autumn Fruits We would like to thank Irish Hotel Barge Shannon Princess for this guest blog post. You can easily understand why Shannon Princess books up over a year in advance. When summer in Ireland comes to an end there is a slight drop in temperature and the …
Canal du Midi – Part 3 Best Places to Visit Abbaye de Fontfroide The Abbaye de Fontfroide was founded in 1145, on the site of an earlier Benedictine establishment, and soon developed into a highly respected and wealthy Cistercian abbey. One of its abbots became Pope Benedict XII in the 14th century. …
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