(March 23 - May 10, 2025)
Sample Itineraries for Hotel Barge Aurora
Aurora offers luxury barge cruises in Holland and France. In Spring 2025, the season begins with Dutch Tulip Cruises, followed by a three-country cruise from Holland through Belgium to France. For June & July, Aurora will be offering barge cruises in the Île de France on the Seine and Oise rivers between Compiègne and Paris. From August through mid-October, enjoy a barge cruise in the renown Champagne region. At the end of the barging season in October, they will offer a reverse three-country cruise from France to the Netherlands.
—— 2025 ——
June & July: Ile-de-France cruise
Seine & Oise River Cruise Between Paris (Bougival) and Compiègne
August thru Mid-October: Champagne cruise
Champagne cruise: between Paris (Château Thierry) and Châlon en Champagne
14-night, 3-Country Barge Cruise
Holland - Belgium - France in the spring. Reverse direction in October.
—— 2026 ——
For 2026, Aurora offers Holland in the spring, then a Netherlands to France 14-night cruise, followed by their summer itinerary on the River Seine between Compiègne and Paris. In August, there will be a 2-country, 12-night, France-Belgium cruise between Paris and Bruges with the following week in reverse. Afterwards, the Seine cruise itinerary resumes. At the end of the season, will be the 3-country, 14-night France-Belgium-Netherlands itinerary.
(March 29 - May 19, 2026)
14-night, 3-Country Barge Cruise
Holland - Belgium - France in the spring (May 10-24, 2026). Reverse direction in autumn (October 11-25, 2026).
In the Footsteps of French Impressionism & Royal Palaces
(May 31 - August 1, 2026 & August 30 - October 10, 2026)
River Seine between Saint-Mammès and Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
12-night, 2-Country Barge Cruise
(August 2-13, 2026 & August 16-28, 2026)
NOTE:
- For 2026, 6-night cabin cruises are guaranteed to run with only one cabin booked. For extended, multi-country cruises, there is a 2-cabin minimum for the cruise to run.
- These are sample itineraries. Excursions are tailor-made to suit your interests.
- Themed cruises are for charters only.
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