Hotel Barges At European Waterways Complete $450,000 Upgrade In Time For 2017 Season
by Maria Lisella /
European Waterways just completed an extensive winter upgrade and refurbishment program on many of its hotel barges in its 18-vessel fleet for the 2017 cruising season, which started in April. The company’s “floating boutique hotels” were all thoroughly inspected and given a makeover by a team of designers and skilled craftsmen.
Among the major improvements was the complete redesign of the saloon, dining and bar areas of two of the company’s most popular barges, L’Art de Vivre, which cruises the Canal du Nivernais in Burgundy, and Anjodi, which cruises the famous Canal du Midi in Southwest France.
The company’s new 12 passenger vessel, Spirit of Scotland, kicks off her first season cruising Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal in June with a “Highlands welcome” expressed in its new Scottish-weave tartan carpets and other traditional interior features.