Raymonde barge

The Raymonde barge cruises on the Seine River canals in the Champagne wine region of northeastern France, departing from the homeports Paris and Epernay. These are one-way itineraries operated only during the summer months. The barge’s Seine River cruise within Paris has an inner-city route with a duration of 4 days (3 nights).

MS Raymonde barge is owned by CroisiEurope and operates canal cruises in France together with her fleetmates (luxury hotel barges) Anne Marie, Daniele, Deborah, Jeanine, Madeleine. This new ship (2014-built) is among the most luxurious hotel barges currently operating in France.

Cabins

The CroisiEurope hotel barge Raymonde has just 12 passenger cabins, all equally sized at 97 ft2 (9 m2) and each featuring a picture window. In terms of amenities, every cabin is equipped with a private bathroom (WC, sink, shower cabin), flat-screen TV, radio, phone (for internal calls only), hairdryer, personal safe, and individual air-conditioning.

Shipboard facilities

The ship’s onboard amenities and facilities include a lounge with its own bar, a restaurant, and a sundeck relaxation area with loungers and parasols, a barbecue area, and a prow-located Jacuzzi. Complimentary bicycles and Wi-Fi Internet access are also available.

Raymonde ship’s Champagne canal cruise itinerary includes sailing on the Marne and Seine rivers along the Paris–Epernay barge route. The journey offers impressive scenery with picturesque villages and vineyards along the Marne Valley (between Chateau-Thierry and Epernay) and across the Montagne de Reims (between Reims and Epernay). Onboard gourmet dining, combined with organized food and wine tasting events, allows guests to enjoy the region’s cuisine and Champagne wines. Raymonde barge’s Paris river cruise is a 3-night (4-day) inner-city itinerary named by CroisiEurope “Prestigious Paris”. It features night cruising and visits to many of the French capital’s historical and architectural landmarks. The cruise price also includes two guided tours (a city tour and the Saint-Germain-des-Prés tour).

The list of optional excursions includes:

• Reims (Champagne’s capital city tour)
• Hautvillers (wine tasting)
• Chateau-Thierry (wine tasting)
• Jean de la Fontaine Museum (guided visit)
• Meaux (food tasting)
• Paris (guided tour)

Operated by one of Europe’s largest river cruise companies, CroisiEurope, the barge ship Raymonde sails on a 6-day itinerary between the homeports of Epernay and Paris. The table below shows the port sequence and arrival/departure times of CroisiEurope’s 6-day Epernay–Paris cruise tour in France, with prices starting from approximately USD 2000 per person (double-occupancy cabin rates).

CroisiEurope’s Raymonde cruise prices are per person and based on double occupancy. These are indicative barge cruise rates only and may vary at the time of booking, influenced by travel agency promotions, special offers, discounts, group bookings, or last-minute deals. CroisiEurope barge cruises in France are price-inclusive of all beverages (coffee, tea, juices, soft drinks, as well as wine and beer served with lunch and dinner), while shore tours and excursions are optional and available at an additional cost.