Prospérité

The crew of Prospérité know that barge cruises are best enjoyed slowly, completely, fully as you savor the taste of a crusty baguette whisked fresh from the oven or smell the exquisite bouquet of a glass of vintage burgundy or cognac. Enjoy tasting the velvet texture of fresh Camembert or Brie melting upon the tongue while you luxuriate on a French barge cruise in Burgundy. Spend a week cruising centuries-old canals through the verdant fields and picturesque villages of provincial France.

Prospérité is an ultra-luxurious barge which offers some of the largest rooms and highest level of amenities you will find on any of the barges in France. Dining aboard is unlike any other barge on the French canals. Let our private chef captivate your taste buds with fresh and elegant French cuisine. Wake up to croissants and French baguettes still warm from the oven – accompanied by a buffet of fresh fruit, cereals, yogurts, jams and jellies, and on request, eggs any way you like. Usually served on deck, lunch is an ever-changing array of buffets from salads, quiche, pate, bread, fresh fruit and local cheeses.

While dinner is in an elegant setting feel free to come in informal attire. Sit back, relax and enjoy a gourmet meal, which is full of flavor and light in feeling. Take pleasure in wines, especially chosen for each meal and selected from numerous French vineyards. You’ll get the opportunity to try vintages new to you – as well as enjoy old favorites. All told, onboard alone you will sample 24 wines and 36 cheeses on your week aboard Prospérité.

The four luxurious staterooms provide 270 square-feet of space, stereo systems, an electronically adjustable oversized twin or king bed and private bath with tub, separate shower, and heated towel racks. Individually controlled central heating and air-conditioning. As you can see from our photo gallery, the interior decor is exceptionally tasteful and well appointed throughout the salon and separate dining room.

Time seems to stand still as the barge slowly motors by quaint stone churches and well-kept houses, periodically pausing at moss-covered locks, as it makes its leisurely way from one town to the next. Catch up on your reading on deck, enjoy a delicious, gourmet meal from your private chef’s kitchen and simply relax to the gentle sounds of water lapping against the hull. Enjoy the quiet sensation that comes with unplugging yourself from the 24/7 world on a luxury barge cruise.

The Prospérité barge cruise features daily excursions in our accompanying Mercedes bus into the surrounding countryside. You will explore the local chateaux or sip the fruits of one of the many local vineyards.

Prospérité is available for charter only.