Comments on: European Waterways Barge Cruise Through Alsace & Lorraine

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 02:52:43 +0000

In reply to Jill Chapman. This was my first exposure to gypsy jazz! I loved it, too!

By: Jill Chapman

Jill Chapman — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 20:18:22 +0000

This trip looks like heaven to me and I aspire to do one someday. The gypsy jazz music is my favorite and there is a local band where I live who I go out to see and hear once a month. They have swing dancers come by and it’s very entertaining.

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 02:42:36 +0000

In reply to Suzanne Fluhr. I promise that an experience on a contemporary hotel barge will erase any bad memories! That said: How fortunate you were to have those experiences when you were young. Travel must be in your DNA.

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 02:40:57 +0000

In reply to alison abbott. Traveling on a barge was a unique way to rub shoulders with locals!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:36:30 +0000

The food, though. The gazpacho looks very appetizing.

By: alison abbott

alison abbott — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 03:31:25 +0000

I’ve done two river cruises and my husband and I have decided this might be our favorite way to travel together! I think we might need to add a barge cruise to that list. This looks spectacular and a great way to travel through the Alsace and Lorraine areas. The food photos have made me extremely hungry! Yum.

By: Suzanne Fluhr

Suzanne Fluhr — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 01:03:15 +0000

I didn’t want this post to end! This sounds like a fabulous way to see visit a region. My one barge experience was sooooo different. The year my father was an exchange teacher in England (1969-70), my parents rented a canal boat for a week during a school break. It was just our family of 5 and we had to jump off and work the locks ourselves, steer the boat in, etc. My father usually managed to find a patch of stinging nettles for us to jump into when we had to get off to work the locks. Still, it was an interesting experience—one I’d like to repeat at a luxury level.

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:28:10 +0000

In reply to Janice and George (SandInMySuitcase). Yes, we had bicycles on board, too!

By: Janice and George (SandInMySuitcase)

Janice and George (SandInMySuitcase) — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:10:14 +0000

Oh, this barge trip looks heavenly! The food looks divine. And how nice to “cruise” on such an intimate vessel. Curious — did you have bicycles onboard so you could bicycle ashore?

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:38:43 +0000

In reply to Tom Bartel. It's nothing short of heavenly for Francophiles!

By: Tom Bartel

Tom Bartel — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:34:22 +0000

We’ve done several river cruises, but this makes me want to size down to one of these barges. And, of course, I absolutely love France, especially this part. It looks like a spectacular way to see the countryside, and a more intimate look at a lot of small towns and other details.

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:44:35 +0000

In reply to Lois Alter Mark. Yes, my favorite way to travel, too! Love unpacking once and being able to throw myself into a destination!

By: Lois Alter Mark

Lois Alter Mark — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:57:04 +0000

Cruising, whether on massive ocean ships or smaller, intimate barges, will forever be my most cherished form of travel. The unique mixture of community, cultural immersion and personalized experience is unlike anything else. Plus, the food is always impeccable. So glad you got to enjoy this extraordinary trip through Alsace and Lorraine.

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:52:50 +0000

In reply to michele h peterson. It would be very unusual for a barge to be affected by low water levels because the locks allow for readjusting them. I guess it would be theoretically possible if a large river connecting to a canal was dried up. It's not something I would worry about on a barge cruise.