CHICAGO (CBS)-- As you saw on CBS 2 Wednesday morning, Barge Lady Cruises is a boutique travel company run by a woman here in Chicago. Here are some useful facts provided by Barge Lady Cruises, for ...

Sometimes, slow is the way to go, especially if it's the scenic Marne-Rhine canal. This waterway stretches about 313 ...

European Waterways is offering discounts of up to $2,100 per cabin on select six-night barge cruises in France, England and Ireland, if booked by Aug. 31. European Waterways offers a minimum of 10 ...

SMALL, flat-bottomed and slow-moving, hotel barges can access some of Europe’s most beautiful rural areas, navigating 19th-century canals that are off-limits to larger boats. Carrying a handful of ...

Who will be onboard: Crew generally includes the captain, a private chef and housekeeping staff. Sometimes the captain is the guide for shore trips, in other cases, a local guide or crew member with ...

If you like the idea of slow, immersive travel, taking a barge cruise on one of Europe’s canals could be a great alternative to cruising on oceans or rivers. Barges are much smaller than cruise ships ...

Every cruise is different, and a European Waterways barge cruise is no exception. My sister and I took a week-long journey along the Canal du Bourgogne, and the memories we made will last a lifetime.

The longstanding image of barge cruises—of dark cabins below water level, sedentary guests, and little activity—just isn't accurate when you're talking river cruising today. Sure, if you crave a ...

Travelers planning trips in 2021 are looking to create safe travel bubbles and one way they are doing that is by booking barge cruises in Europe. Barges are an ideal way to explore regardless of the ...

Glance fleetingly at France on a map and you see a neat hexagon bordered by seas. But look more closely and you’ll notice within its frontiers an extraordinary network of navigable rivers that flow ...

New York, Jan. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beyond Cruises continues to sail beyond the ordinary, adding two enchanting and upscale French barge cruises to their wide range of exciting itineraries.