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Hotel Barge Savoir Faire

Cruise the waterways of
Holland, Belgium & France


Experience Holland's famous Tulip time on our Spring Cruises or take a 13 night cruise across Holland, Belgium and France. We offer cruises and excursions in the Paris, Champagne and Chablis regions with a range of interesting itineraries.

Dutch FlowersDutch Tulip FieldsAmsterdam

The 12-passenger Savoir Faire (formerly "Etoile de Champagne") was built in 1932 as a Belgian transport barge. Converted into a hotel barge in 1979 she was substantially refurbished for the beginning of the 2005 season. Her six staterooms offer luxurious accommodation for 12 passengers who are attentively catered for by 6 English-speaking crew. The salon, dining area, and bar are finished in mahogany, teak and brass, decorated with antiques and paintings. Two spacious decks offer magnificent views of the countryside.

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In the public areas, the Savoir Faire is unique with five separate areas for passenger enjoyment -- whether for a personal retreat, a quiet conversation, a small group get-together, or for all passengers to enjoy together. The salon, dining area, and bar are finished in mahogany, teak and brass, decorated with antiques and paintings collected over the years

Let us know when you book if you would like to use the Barge’s mountain bikes and we will make sure they are there for you to actively explore these beautiful areas. For more leisurely pastimes there is internet access, board games, books and binoculars for observing the local wildlife.

2009 Savoir Faire Itineraries
Amsterdam Tulip Cruise
Mar 29; Apr 5,12,19,26; May 3
3 Country, 13 nights Cruise
May 10,17; Oct 18,25
Upper Loire/Burgundy
May 24, 31; Jun 7,14,21,28;
Jul 5,12,19,26; Aug 2,9
Upper Loire/Paris
Aug 16; Sep 20,27; Oct 4,11
Champagne
Aug 23,30; Sep 6,13

 

Cruise Highlights
Tulip Cruise (March and April)
- Visit Zaanse Schans windmill village
- Cruise through Amsterdam and along the river Amstel
- Visit Aalsmeer the world’s biggest flower auction
- Visit Delft and its famous potteries
- Visit the Keukenhof gardens

(From May to Sept, Savoir Faire embarks on a series of cruises in the Burgundy/Upper Loire and Champagne regions of France)
Paris-Auxerre Itinerary in Chablis Region
- Cruise through Paris beneath the floodlit Eiffel Tower
- Visit to Fontainebleau where every French monarch from Francois I to Napoleon III left his mark
- Visit the wine town of Chablis
- Visit the town of Chablis and Domaine Laroche cellars
- Visit the pilgrimage town of Vezelay
- Visit and moor in the beautiful city of Auxerre
Auxerre-Montargis Upper Loire & Burgundy cruise
- Tour of Chablis wine cellars
- Visit the 12th century Cathedral of St Etiennein Sens
- Visit the Chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte (setting for the film "The Man In The Iron Mask")
- Visit the Palace of Fontainebleau, where every French monarch from Francois I to Napoleon III left his mark

 

   
 

Deck Plan of Savoir Faire

 
 
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