What's Offered

Le Savoir Vivre, a luxurious and adventurous barge cruise awaits you.

Our cruises offer up to eight passengers a chic, relaxed and engaging insight into rural french life, culture, gastronomy, wine making and history. If you are looking for a barge cruising experience with a difference, our cruises are just what you need.

The Savoir Vivre's unique gastronomic dine-around program offers gastronomic delights of authentic french restaurant cuisine. You can charter the whole boat exclusively or book as many cabins as you need and get to know your fellow passengers along the route.

As we cruise along one of France's most beautiful canals, the Canal du Bourgogne, you will find yourself in awe of the spectacular and charming scenery. Each day you will disembark and be taken into the surrounding countryside in our dedicated, air-conditioned minivan to explore some of the hidden gems of Burgundy, seeing what rural France is really like and learning something of its history wine, and culture with Laura, your local expert and private guide.

Each evening you will be awestruck by the taste of 'real France' while dining at a variety of authentic local restaurants on our route. Lunch is catered for by private chef who meets us each day.

All meals, including our all-burgundy wine program and a generous open bar, are included in your cruise price. Our crew are among the most experienced in the luxury barge cruising industry.

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What's Included

• 7 days and 6 nights on the barge in cabin with ensuite bathroom

• Pickup and drop off at the Dijon TGV station for cabin bookings. Charter groups may be picked up at one location in Dijon.

• All meals beginning with dinner on Sunday through breakfast on Saturday, including six dinners at selected restaurants with half a bottle of wine per person

• Transportation to and from our selected restaurants

• Wines and open bar on board 

• Daily escorted side-excursions including entrance fees

• Use of 8 bicycles

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What's Not Included

• Overseas air transportation to Paris and return

• Transportation from Paris to Dijon and return

• Requests for specific brands of liquor

• Optional excursions at extra cost, such as hot air ballooning or golf

• Suggested minimum 5% gratuity for the crew, to be given to the captain in equivalent euros for distribution to the crew

• Trip cancellation insurance

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About your floating boutique hotel

Unlike other barge hotels, the Savoir Vivre is not a conversion of an older commercial barge. She was constructed as a brand new ship.

• Savoir Vivre is modern, efficient and purpose built to cater for sophisticated, comfort seeking travellers.

• She is equipped with hotel-like amenities such as digitally controlled air conditioning, instant hot water and powerful showers.

• The entire ship is for guest use. We don't have back stage areas or an overly formalized service feel on our cruises.

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Bedrooms and bathrooms

Each of Savoir Vivre's identical four cabins feature:

• Full twin to queen bed convertibility.

• Electrically adjustable orthopaedic beds, wardrobe, digital climate control, fresh air fans, hairdryer, full height mirrors and desk & chair.

• Bathrooms with heated towel rails/mirrors, zero step wet floor showers with glass enclosures and storage.

• Full size windows! This is because the bedrooms are all above water making them a great place to relax during the day.

 

Salon, dining, kitchen and foredeck

The Savoir Vivre has an innovative layout which makes her exceptionally space efficient and pleasant to be on:

• Quad opening front doors create a wonderful open-plan 'inside/outside' space between the salon and foredeck.

• The Salon features a solid cherry wood kitchen with premium appliances. When not it use it is covered to give the appearance of wood panelling. Guests can help themselves to anything, anytime.

• The salon area converts in moments to our dining room.

 

Accessibility

• The Savoir Vivre is designed to be more accessible for children and those who are less mobile. Everything is mostly on one level.

• Her unique V-Shaped hull means that we moor directly next to the canal side. As such our gangway is the shortest of any barge.

• Her low foredeck makes the ship uniquely safe to board in locks as you simply step on/off the ship when the ship is stationary and before the lock is operated.

• Once aboard (two steps) all main areas of the ship are on one level.

• Note: There are three steep treads up to the wheelhouse which must be used at one mooring.

• The electrically adjustable beds make sitting up in bed is easy and can be used as a lazy-boy.

 

One more detail...

Have you noticed our second deck on the back of the ship? This is of our 'no backstage' layout. It is accessed via double doors directly off the wheelhouse. It's also exciting back there when the Savoir Vivre is underway!