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of life aboard Savoir Vivre...
The Boutique Barge
French Barge Cruising, Refined.
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t 1 800 880 0071 (USA)
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About your floating boutique hotel.
Unlike other barge hotels, the Savoir Vivre is not a conversion of a redundant commercial barge. She is a brand new ship.
- She is a modern, efficient, purpose built ship specifically designed to cater for eight sophisticated, comfort seeking travellers.
- She is also equipped with modern hotel-like amenities such as digitally controlled air conditioning, coordinated decor & lighting and hot water circulation (providing instant hot water) and powerful showers.
- The ENTIRE ship is for guest use. We prefer not to have 'back stage' areas nor a formalized 'master-servant' feel on our cruises. It is your ship and your crew are there to help you, simple as that.
Savoir Vivre takes a innovative approach to her layout which makes her exceptionally space efficient and pleasant to be on. For example:
- Her salon open out onto the foredeck by means of unique quad opening front doors which gives a wonderful open plan inside/outside space.
- One wall of the salon conceals a beautiful solid cherry wood kitchen with Siemens/Miele appliances. When not it use it is covered to give the appearance of wood panelling. Guests are at liberty to help themselves to anything, anytime!'
- When dining, our private chefs freshly prepare our food on shore (hence no space wasting commercial galley is necessary).
- The salon area converts in moments to a wonderful dining space. This means that a dedicated dining room doesn't lay wasted when not in use. With the front of the ship opened up onto to the foredeck, well, lets just say there are few places nicer to enjoy lunch.
Each of Savoir Vivre's four cabins boast:
- Full convertability from twin to queen beds.
- Electronically adjustable beds, orthopaedic memory foam mattresses, sumptuous decor, ample storage, digital climate control, fresh air fans, full height mirrors and a desk & chair.
- Bathrooms with heated towel rails, heated mirrors, zero step wet floor showers with custom glass enclosures and storage.
- Full size windows! This is because the bedrooms are all above water.
- During the day the bedrooms are a lovely place to relax - 'everyone gets a great view and a lazy boy!' a recent guest joked.
Bedrooms and Bathrooms...
Salon, Dining, Kitchen and Foredeck...
Look carefully and you'll notice a second deck on the back of the ship. This is unique in barging and is only possible because of our innovative 'no back stage' layout. It is accessed via double doors directly off the wheelhouse. Why is this better?
- In our experience of barging, it is rare for everybody to want to be on deck at the same time doing the same thing. You are together all week don't forget!
- Having two decks gives you the opportunity to spend time alone or in private with others, splitting the deck spaces over two areas makes this possible.
- Regardless of the orientation of the ship or the time of day you will always find warm sunshine or peaceful shade.
- It's quite exciting back there when the ship is underway!
One more detail...
What our guests say...
“In the world a barge – in the barge a world. And barge and world in wonderful hands. Thank you!”- 2010
The Savoir Vivre is designed to be as accessible as possible to those who are less mobile. This includes some significant and unique innovations!
- Her unique V-Shaped hull means that we can always moor directly next to the canal side. As such our gangway is the shortest of any barge.
- Her uniquely low foredeck means the ship is uniquely safe to get onto and off of in locks as you simply step 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. There are no steps whatsoever including the showers which have a wet floor design. NOTE: There are three treads up to the wheelhouse and aft deck which must be managed at one mooring.
- The electrically adjustable beds means that sitting up is a button-push.
Accessibility
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