Dates & Pricing 2026


Dates & Pricing 2026
Week RateDatesCruise RouteStatus
15Value April 5-11Upper LoireAvailable
16 ValueApril 12-18Upper LoireAvailable
17ValueApril 19-25Upper LoireAvailable
18RegularApril 26 May 2Upper LoireAvailable
19RegularMay 3-9Upper LoireAvailable
20RegularMay 10-16Upper LoireUnavailable
21RegularMay 17-23Upper LoireUnavailable
22RegularMay 24-30Upper LoireAvailable
23RegularMay 31-June 6Upper Loire & Burgundy Available
24 RegularJune 7-13Upper Loire & BurgundyUnavailable
25RegularJune 14-20Upper Loire & BurgundyAvailable
26RegularJune 21-27Burgundy & ChampagneAvailable
27RegularJune 28-July 4ChampagneAvailable
28RegularJuly 5-11ChampagneAvailable
29RegularJuly 12-18ChampagneAvailable
30RegularJuly 19-25ChampagneAvailable
31RegularJuly 26-August 1ChampagneAvailable
32RegularAugust 2-8ChampagneAvailable
33RegularAugust 9-15ChampagneAvailable
34RegularAugust 16-22ChampagneAvailable
35RegularAugust 23-29ChampagneAvailable
36RegularAugust 30-Sept 5Upper Loire & BurgundyAvailable
37RegularSept 6-12Upper LoireAvailable
38RegularSept 13-19Upper LoireAvailable
39RegularSept 13-19Upper LoireAvailable
40RegularSept 27-Oct 3Upper LoireAvailable
41RegularOct 4-10Upper LoireAvailable
42RegularOct 11-17Upper LoireAvailable
43ValueOct 18-24Upper LoireAvailable
44ValueOct 25-31Upper LoireAvailable

6-night Barge Cruise Rates

Number of Passengers Value Season ($USD) Regular Season ($USD)
All inclusive charter cruise (8 passengers). $ 61,600 $ 66,000
All inclusive charter cruise (7 passengers). $ 58,100 $ 62,300
All inclusive charter cruise (6 passengers). $ 54,000 $ 59,400
Individual booking $ 7,900 $ 8,500
Supplement for single occupancy $ 4,000 $ 5,000

5-night Barge Cruise Rates (Charter Only)

Number of Passengers ($USD)
Charter for 8 passengers $ 60,400
Charter for 7 passengers $ 57,400
Charter for 6 passengers $ 55,200

We are only opening weeks to hotels bookings with a minimum of 2 cabins booked unless we decide otherwise. We will hold any single cabin requests for a month on a “waitlisted” basis.

6 nights all inclusive charter cruise starts in Paris with a private mini bus pick up at a hotel of your choice. (At one hotel mutually agreed upon by the group). You are driven to the C’est La Vie, where a warm welcome awaits you.

Guests on individual cabin sailings will be picked up and returned to Hotel Madison, 143 Boulevard St Germain, 75006 Paris.

Please consult the Terms and conditions

The package includes all meals from Sunday dinner to Saturday breakfast, wines and other beverages, (alcoholic and non alcoholic).

– Breakfast: Buffet style consists of cereals, bread and pastries, cold meats, cheese, fresh fruit, yoghurts, tea/coffee and juices.
– Lunch: Also buffet style consists of a variety of salads, a hot dish and a selection of cheeses: fruit, coffee and biscuits.
– Dinner: A four course meal starts with an entrée, followed by the main course, a selection of cheeses and then dessert and coffee.

Both lunch and dinner are served with white and red wines from the best wine producing regions of France.

The guided visits and restaurants indicated in the cruise itinerary are included.

Not included are airfares to and from France, tips and balloon flights.

Limited laundry service available.