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Custom-made Cruising |
When you charter the Afloat in France barges, it’s like having your very own private villa. You enjoy a house-party atmosphere with your family and friends, but with the added benefit of ever-changing scenery outside the windows.
And with the constantly changing vistas, there come opportunities to try a variety of activities and visit a range of attractions in the surrounding countryside.
That’s where our tailor-made cruises come in. Whichever péniche-hôtel you select—and they’re all available for charter either singularly or in tandem—it will follow its regular course, but your party can choose exactly what you do along the way.
Whether your passion is for wine, history, architecture, walking, cycling, antiques or golf—or all of those—with sufficient notice we can arrange specific activities and sightseeing trips around it.
Food and wine are clearly a highlight of any holiday, and when you charter an Afloat in France barge you can discuss the kind of cuisine you would like to try, enabling the on-board chef to prepare the perfect menu for you. In fact, guests can test their own culinary prowess.
The Alouette is equipped with a superb open kitchen so that she can be chartered for special cooking cruises—up to four guests can learn the secrets of regional French cuisine during on-board tutoring and may, of course, have input into what dishes they master. Other themed cruises, based on activities such as golfing and antiques shopping, allow guests to choose a theme that interests their party most.
Wine-tasting is already high on the agenda: the Semaine des Grands Crus tour offers connoisseurs the exclusive opportunity to taste 33 of Burgundy’s best wines, including Montrachet, Romanée Conti and Bonnes Mares. The six-night cruise includes on-board dinners hosted by a resident wine expert, on-board wine classes, tours of famous cellars, such as Joseph Drouhin, and dinners with the winemakers themselves. | | |
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