La Nouvelle Etoile

CANAL DE BRIARE

Discover La Nouvelle Etoile has been designed to offer a very high level of comfort and convenience, to provide a blend of traditional elegance and modern-day facilities.The spacious, air conditioned saloon with its attractive cocktail bar, piano and elegant furnishings provides a truly sophisticated setting, while other amenities include an exercise room and a lift.

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CANAL DE BRIARE

Discover La Nouvelle Etoile

Cruise along the CANAL DE BRIARE

Discover La Nouvelle Etoile has been designed to offer a very high level of comfort and convenience, to provide a blend of traditional elegance and modern-day facilities.The spacious, air conditioned saloon with its attractive cocktail bar, piano and elegant furnishings provides a truly sophisticated setting, while other amenities include an exercise room and a lift.

 

Each of the four generous 200sq ft cabin suites is lavishly equipped and the en-suite bathrooms feature double hand-basins and oversized showers. On deck there is a large sun deck with comfortable loungers and a spa pool, as well as bicycles for you to pedal along the nearby towpath

This cruise on the luxurious La Nouvelle Etoile is a journey back in time through a picturesque landscape along two delightful canals, including France’s oldest, the Canal de Briare. She also cruises in Alsace, Champagne, Holland, Belgium, Picardy, Germany and Luxembourg in Spring and Autumn

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129 FEET LONG
5 CREW
FITNESS ROOM
SPA POOL
CENTRALLY HEATED
4 TWIN/DOUBLE SUITES

Holland (April & May)

Champagne (June & July)

Alsace & Lorraine (July & August)

Germany & Luxembourg (September & October)

Tour Keukenhof Gardens

Visit fascinating Zaanse Schans

Visit the Royal Delft pottery

Visit the magnificent Chateaux of Vaux-le-Vicomte

Private wine tasting visit in the cellars of Moet et Chandon

Visit Château-Thierry, the scene of fierce battles in World War I, and Belleau Wood

Tour the beautiful city of Strasbourg and visit its Gothic cathedral

Explore the Route des Vins d’Alsace and a private wine tasting

Experience an ascent or descent of the unique Arzviller boat elevator

Visit Burg Eltz, the 12thC Queen of German Castles

Tour Trier, Germany’s oldest town and see the Porta Nigra

Finish the cruise in Luxembourg with a visit to its capital

Reviews & Testimonials

Mr Andrew Buchanan
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LA NOUVELLE ETOILE & CAPTAIN JAN & HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL TEAM IS THE PERFECT INDULGENCE FOR A WEEK.....TRAVERSING RIVERS & CANALS THROUGHOUT EUROPE. WE FOUR AUSSIE COUPLES EACH TWO YEARS JOIN CAPTAIN JAN FOR A WEEK....KNOWING THAT WE INDULGE IN THE HIGHEST OF QUALITY & SERVICE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED. ‘LA NOUVELLE ETOILE’ IS SUPERBLY MAINTAINED & EQUIPPED......& UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.
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The best barge experience ever! The cruise was amazing, the tours informative and interesting, the staff attentive to even the smallest detail. Have already booked our next cruise on the La Nouvelle Etoile.

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