Get up close and personal with falcons, hawks and other birds of prey on European Waterways’ weeklong barge trips on the rivers of Scotland and Ireland. Birds take off and land on the arms of ...

European Waterways offers the perfect solution to socially distant family travel in Europe. As the coronavirus pandemic begins to wane and countries begin to reopen their borders to international ...

Every European Waterways luxury hotel barge cruise is a unique experience, and the 8-passenger Scottish Highlander is no exception. From searching for “Nessie” – the “Loch Ness Monster” – to visiting ...

Travelers planning trips in 2021 are looking to create safe travel bubbles and one way they are doing that is by booking barge cruises in Europe. Barges are an ideal way to explore regardless of the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Avanti Destinations introduced barge-cruising to its product line with 13 seven-day barge cruises in France, England and Scotland. The program uses new or renovated 8- to ...

If you like the idea of slow, immersive travel, taking a barge cruise on one of Europe’s canals could be a great alternative to cruising on oceans or rivers. Barges are much smaller than cruise ships ...

How do canal cruises compare with river cruises? The overall experience is fundamentally different. While some barges operate along rivers, these smaller vessels are mostly found along the smaller, ...

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 ...