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Hotel Barge
La Nouvelle Etoile
Cruise France, Holland, Germany and
Luxembourg.
La Nouvelle Etoile is a luxurious barge
with very spacious accommodation for only
8 passengers, offering a wonderful blend
of traditional elegance and sophisticated,
state of the art facilities. The bedroom
suites, each over 200 square feet, boast
internet access and satellite TV and large
double sink bathrooms. One of the suites
is fully adapted to accommodate passengers
with physical challenges and the barge is
fitted with a lift for wheelchairs
The elegant teak-lined dining area and
saloon, with its attractive bar and piano,
feature warm and inviting furnishings, while
on deck there is a spacious sun deck with
comfortable loungers and hot tub. There
is even a well-equipped exercise room and
an elevator that moves from deck to deck.
The barge’s attentive crew of five
is comprised of an experienced captain,
Master Chef, Tour Guide and two Stewardesses,
all of whom will ensure your cruise is truly
memorable.
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Boat Features |
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129 Feet long |
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5 Crew |
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4 suites with 2 single beds or a
double bed (min 200 sq feet) |
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Suites have a television,
computer with internet, DVD player,
hair dryer and safe deposit box |
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Centrally heated |
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Air-conditioned |
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Touring Bikes |
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Notes |
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Regional Dishes
Braised Beef Fillet in Juniper
Berry and Red Wine Jus,
Saddle of Lamb with Eggplant
Caviar
Regional Wines
St Emilion Grand Cru
Chasagne-Montrachet les
Houilleres
Pomerol
Pouilly Fuissé
Regional Cheeses
Gouda
Leyden
Maasdam
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Check
availability of this cruise
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.
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La Nouvelle Etoile Itineraries |
Harlem
Tulip Cruise
Mar 28; Apr 4,11,18,25;
May 2
Holland/Belgium
May 9
11 night, 2 country cruise
May 16
Paris to Auxerre
May 30
Upper Loire/Burgundy
Jun 6,13,20,27; Jul 4,11
Auxerre to
Paris
Jul 18
Champagne
Jul 25; Aug 1,8
Alsace
Aug 22,29; Sep 5,12
Luxembourg/Germany
Sep 19,26; Oct 3,10,17 |
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Highlights |
Holland
Tulip Cruise
• Tour the famous
Keukenhof Gardens with the largest
display of flowers in the world.
• Visit a working windmill,
clog maker and cheese maker
• Explore the Aalsmeer flower
auction and the mecca of Dutch
cheese, the town of Gouda
• Visit the Delft pottery
works to see the world famous
porcelain being hand made and
painted
• Visit the
picturesque town of Haarlem and
wander around a museum of the
famous Dutch painter, Franz Hals. |
Champagne & Brie
Cruise
• Wonder at Notre
Dame, the Eiffel Tower and explore
the Latin Quarter in the beautiful
city of Paris
• Tour
the magnificent Chateau Vaux le
Vicomte
• Enjoy a tasting
of Brie cheeses at a master cheese
maker
• Sample champagne
at a private tasting in the Moet
& Chandon cellars
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Visit Chateau Thierry, scene of
American battles in World War
One.
• Visit Reims,
the home of champagne and its
historic cathedral. |
Chablis Cruise
• Visit the magnificent
Chateau de Fontainebleau and the
nearby village of Moret, home
of the impressionist painter Sisley
• Tour the medieval town
of Provins, the “City of
Roses” and see a birds of
prey show
• Visit Sens,
the oldest town in France with
its gothic cathedral
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Enjoy a private tasting and tour
of the cellars at a select vineyard
in Chablis
• Explore
Auxerre, the most beautiful of
riverside towns on the River Yonne |
Alsace Lorraine Cruise
• Take a walking
tour of the city of Nancy with
its Baroque palaces and home of
the Art Nouveau movement
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Visit the graceful Chateau de
Fleville with its 14th century
keep and its displays of renaissance
antiques
• Marvel at
the Plan Incline Arzvillers, a
unique lock that carries the barge
up or down the mountainside
• Enjoy a tour of the Route
du Vin d’Alsace and a visit
to the old fortified town of Obernai
• Visit the city of Strasbourg,
see its magnificent cathedral
and explore the elegant shopping
streets |
Germany
& Luxembourg Cruise
• Visit Burg Eltz, the 12th
century “Queen of German
Castles”, one of the few
not destroyed by King Louis XIV
• Enjoy a private wine tasting
in Bernkastel, home of the crème
de la crème of German wines
• Tour Triers, Germany’s
most ancient town, dating back
to Roman times and visit the Porta
Nigra
• Finish the cruise in Luxembourg
with a visit to its capital city |
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