'Golden Odyssey'

Cruising in Holland, Belgium, France and Europe

• 110 FEET LONG (34 METRES)
• 6 GUESTS (CAN BE 8 BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT)
• 4 CREW
• 3 CABINS—(ONE TWIN, TWO DOUBLES) EACH WITH PRIVATE EN SUITE BATHROOM WITH SHOWER AND FULL-SIZED BATH TUB
• BICYCLES
• AIR CONDITIONING
• CENTRAL HEATING
• LUXURIOUS HEATED SPA POOL ON SUN DECK
• STEREO, TV AND VIDEO
• INTERNATIONAL/INTERCABIN TELEPHONE IN EACH CABIN

The Golden Odyssey was built in 1926 and carried freight throughout Europe and Scandinavia until she was transformed into a luxury canal yacht by her owner/Captain. Each of the three double cabins is provided with private luggage storage, a large double wardrobe with beautiful antique chestnut doors, and a writing desk. Each cabin is fitted with a large skylight and three opening windows. The generously proportioned en suite bathrooms are equipped with over-sized baths and shower, with bathroom fittings in the highest quality classically English style. Each cabin has a private telephone that keeps you in contact with the outside world, your fellow guests or the staff. The beautifully appointed salon is furnished with a pleasingly eclectic library and an open fireplace, as well as an extensive games chest and discreetly concealed audio and video systems.
Voyaging on the waterways of Europe with private guests, the Golden Odyssey explores and enjoys the more known as well as the forgotten or undiscovered parts of each area. The itineraries are tailored to the interests and tastes of individual charter clients, and bring the concept of private yachting to the waterways of Europe. The goal has been to create a sort of movable feast of European waterway exploration, and in that way clients can return to familiar surroundings each year, but experience a variety of different tastes, sounds and sights. Beginning in the west of Belgium, among the jewelled cities of Veurne, Bruges and Ghent, guests will have the choice of subscribing to a full series of Golden Odyssey private charters that will traverse Europe over a five-year period; or simply charter the Golden Odyssey for periods of one week at a time.

2008 PRICES (USD)

The many wonderful Golden Odyssey Itineraries include:

The ‘Ambitious Flanders’ Cruise (between Mechelen (Brussels) to Leuven)
The ‘Chateaux and Champagnes’ Cruise (between the Château
de Fontainebleau, via Paris, and Champagne)
The ‘Heart of Flanders’ Cruise (between Ghent and Veurne)
The ‘Impressionists and Champagne’ Cruise (a relaxed cruise
through the Marne Valley to Reims in the heart of Champagne)
The ‘Taste of the Loire’ Cruise (between Nemours and Sancerre)

Click here to view a detailed cruise diary of a wonderful cruise from Gent, in Belgium, to Paris
 

GOLFING CRUISES IN BELGIUM ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTACT US TO REQUEST ITINERARIES BY E-MAIL

PICK-UP— locally, by arrangement with the barge.
DROP-OFF— locally, by arrangement with the barge.

TO CONTACT US

Phone: +33 563 02 87 04 , Fax: +33 563 02 24 11

Phone (Toll-Free from USA + Canada): 1-800-688-0245

Email: info@bargecompany.com

Web: www.bargecompany.com

The Barge Cruise Company Ltd.

501 Chemin Lacoste

82170 Grisolles

FRANCE