| Lorraine |
Rating  : First Class
Number of Passengers: 22
Number of Cabins: 11
Size of Vessel: 128 ft in length
Number of Crew: 7
Cruise Region: Alsace & Lorraine
Other Regions Sailed: None
Whole Boat Charters starting at $44,300
Prices (per person) starting at $2,215
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 Lorraine |
The Lorraine is an elegant, modern boat equipped for spacious comfort while cruising the waterways of Northeastern France.
From the flower-strewn sundeck with chairs and parasols to the cozy salon, you'll find plenty of places aboard that are perfect for watching
the passing scenery or curling up with a good book and relaxing. With large picture windows throughout the vessel, you won't miss a thing!
A journey through picturesque regions of Alsace and Lorraine is one of endless discoveries - of classic art, gourmet cuisine, turreted castles, and quaint villages.
The Lorraine is a charming vessel from which to experience the best these regions have to offer.
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The cabins aboard the Lorraine are comfortable and well-appointed. Each features a private ensuite bathroom.
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- Delicious gourmet dining
- Quality French wines served with lunch and dinner
- Spacious alon with comfortable sofas
- Sundeck with tables, chairs, and umbrellas for shade
- Air conditioning and central heating
- Touring bicycles
- Bar drinks available at additional cost
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Saturday - With a cruise on the Lorraine, you have the option to be transferred from Paris via first-class TGV train
or to meet the group at the Strasbourg train station in the afternoon. From there you'll be transferred to the Lorraine, moored in the
village of Krafft. Sip an aperitif as you are welcomed aboard and introduced to the crew. (Meanwhile, your luggage is quietly taken to your
cabin.) Enjoy your first gourmet dinner on board this evening.
Sunday - After breakfast you'll cruise the peaceful Canal du Rhône au Rhin, a beautiful waterway that has seen little use
since the building of the Grand Canal d'Alsace in the 1950's. Then you'll take the air conditioned coach to Colmar, renowned for its
magnificent medieval and Renaissance buildings, 13th-century collegiate church, and the waterside Little Venice district.
Enjoy a guided tour and free time to explore. Stop at the Unterlinden Museum, famous for its Renaissance art and home to the "Issenheim
Altarpiece." Return to the barge through the famous "Route Des Vins" a small road running at the base of the foothills of the Vosges
Mountains, parallel to the Rhine and through the famous vineyards of Alsace. Pause in picturesque Medieval Riquewihr for a tasting of
local vintages before returning to Lorraine, moored in Strasbourg.
Monday - Lorraine will cast off early and cruise over breakfast and through the morning toward Strasbourg. During lunch you'll
enter the heart of Strasbourg and pass through the commercial docks before leaving the city to the north.
You'll pass the ultra modern buildings of the European Parliament. Here you will disembark for an afternoon guided walking tour of the
principal sights of Strasbourg. The unique beauty of the picturesque "Petite France" riverside district is magnificent. The remarkable
cathedral of Notre Dame, whose construction spread over five centuries from the Romanesque choir to the flamboyant gothic spire, is a
highlight.
Afterwards there is free time to explore this capital of Alsace, perhaps visit one of the museums, take advantage of the excellent
shopping or just stroll through the cobbled streets of timbered houses before returning to the Lorraine at her mooring close by in the
village of Waltenheim sur Zorn.
Tuesday - This morning Lorraine begins cruising after breakfast passing several typical Alsatian villages including Hochfelden,
where ancient documents prove there was a brewery as early as 870 A.D. This day provides you with excellent opportunities for walking
and cycling (perhaps diverting to a bierstub to appreciate the product of a local brewery).
After lunch the barge will moor in attractive, bustling Saverne, with excellent views of an imposing 18th-century red château. A
visit to the ruined 11th-century château of Haut-Barr offers magnificent views of the Plain of Alsace. Later, a delightful afternoon
cruise brings you to the picturesque small town of Lutzelbourg.
Wednesday - After breakfast you'll enjoy a short drive to visit a unique crystal factory to see the most famous products of this
area. Beautiful pieces of crystal are still individually blown and fashioned by hand.
Back on board you'll cruise into the Lorraine region, where the canal follows the steep-sided valley of the River Zorn to the famous inclined plane of
Arzwiller. Here, a counterbalanced barge lift hauls the barge up nearly 150 feet to the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. You'll then cruise through
a cutting and two tunnels under the peak of the Vosges Mountains before mooring at a quiet spot near the village of Hess.
Thursday - You'll begin the morning along the summit pound, the highest section of the Marne to Rhine canal. This section of more than
18 miles with no locks passes through the regional park of Lorraine, a nature reserve with numerous lakes and vast areas of woodland. The
canal then begins its descent towards the plain of Lorraine through a series of locks, the first of which was built in the 1950s
to replace a flight of seven of the original early nineteenth century locks and has a drop of nearly fifty feet.
This afternoon you will take the coach for a trip to Sarrebourg to visit the chapel of the Cordelieres where you can see the stained
glass window created by Marc Chagall. You'll then return to Lorraine for a farewell gala dinner.
Friday - You'll leave the Lorraine after breakfast and transfer to the TGV station in Nancy for the return to Paris.
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