WHY IT RATES: Wood-Dow highlighted the benefits of these intimate experiences on a recent tour of North America. -Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer When it comes to the European barge ...

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 ...

Looking for an all-inclusive cruise experience without the crowds? It might be time to try something new-like a boutique river barge cruise along the Canal du Midi in the south of France. Read on to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The sudden cold and snow has many of us dreaming of vacation, and here is an option you may not have heard of – barge cruises. As CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reported, a boutique travel ...

Two canal barge specialists have each added a new vessel and new itineraries to their European lineup. Berkshire, England-based European Waterways recently acquired the 12-passenger, Dutch-built ...

Classic Europe river cruising is forever associated with the Rhine and Danube, storied waterways with rich histories and lots to see along the way, including medieval villages, vineyards and ...

The captain of our canal barge trip summed up our week-long excursion aboard the intimate Spirit of Scotland boat in the Scottish Highlands in one word: charming. Has anyone ever described a Caribbean ...

You can’t park a superyacht in Paris or Prague. You can’t take one to Champagne to quaff bubbly either. But you can aboard Savvy, the world’s first super-luxury, superyacht barge. Designed to ply the ...

Barging is a very small segment of the cruise industry, but it’s growing exponentially. That said, given that a typical barge only holds four to 12 passengers, and there are only about 100 barges in ...

The differences between ocean, river and canal cruising are vast. One of the clearest emerged the evening before French Country Waterways’ eight-passenger luxury barge, Princess, overnighted beside a ...