In the wide world of cruising, where increasingly large and opulent vessels are bound for new luxurious coastal berths, perhaps the next trend is not something newer and bigger— but rather an option ...

What is a luxury hotel barge? For those who don’t want to maneuver their own canal boat, booking a cabin on a hotel barge is the ultimate luxury vacation option. European Waterways is the undisputed ...

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 ...

European Waterways, a premier provider of luxury hotel barge cruises, has expanded its fleet with the official addition of Shannon Princess, Ireland’s only luxury hotel barge. This strategic ...

European Waterways celebrates the historic launch of their New Champagne Cruise, Kir Royale, an elegant 8 passenger luxury hotel barge, cruising the River Marne and the Canal latéral à la Marne in ...

The new CityFlatsHotel in Port Huron includes a floating barge bar. Credit: Courtesy photo A new boutique hotel that describes itself as the first of its kind in the area is set to open in Port Huron ...

European Waterways has announced the completion of their major refurbishment project on several of their luxury hotel barges for 2011. The 12-passenger hotel barge in Burgundy, La Belle Epoque, has ...

Luxury hotel barge cruising company European Waterways has announced the acquisition of Shannon Princess, Ireland’s only luxury hotel barge, marking an expansion of the company’s fleet of intimate ...

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 ...

Europe is famed for the idyllic Christmas markets that overtake many of its historic cities and villages every December. I'm always tempted by the well-edited videos of these storybook Christmas towns ...