1st - 14th October
With a two week rest from cruising before her final trip of the 2017 season...
Read more17th - 23rd September
Hurdling into late September, this week brought with it some special returning passengers, shiny new faces and PUMPKINS!...
Read more10th - 16th September
What a wonderful week! The Luciole and it's crew were sad to see so many lovely faces leave us after what really was a fantastic trip. ...
Read more3rd - 9th September
September had more than a spring in its step when it arrived with our passengers for the week. A glorious group...
Read more27th August - 2nd September
A wonderful, key part of the Luciole’s cruise along the Nivernais is the quaint hand-worked locks...
Read more20th - 26th August
With the second half of the season in full swing and the August weather reaching it’s sunny peak...
Read more13th - 19th August
Another week of firsts for the Luciole, with a group of Russian and Ukranian guests joining us to make Luciole history...
Read more30th July - 12th August
A two week break from cruising during what predictably can be a very hot August allowed for crew to fly off to all four corners...
Read more23rd - 29th July
Youngsters Olivia, Alex and Elias were the catch of the week with their keen help prepping lunch with chef Jade...
Read more16th - 22nd July
A brilliantly varied cruise of Luciole newcomers and returning friendly faces...
Read more9th - 15th July
The Luciole was on an exhilarating mission this week to catch up with some Bastille day firework celebrations....
Read more2nd - 8th July
A beautiful Burgundy cruise with an Asian twist was enjoyed by all on board this week; a tandem charter...
Read more25th June - 1st July
The Luciole was home to a couple of little chirping babies for this family charter week...
Read more18th - 24th June
Take a little look at ‘Grandpa’ Bill here booming off the side of the Luciole on what was another gloriously sunny week of soaring temperatures and river-splashing fun.....
Read more11th - 17th June
Things got a little wet and wild this week with the arrival of James and his troop of delightful ramblers......
Read more4th - 10th June
With the welcome arrival of June sunshine and soaring temperatures, an equally sunny gaggle of passengers...
Read more21st - 27th May
The Luciole was honoured to welcome back Gordon with his lovely wife and nieces, along with three amazing ladies...
Read more7th - 13th May
A delightful group of Canadian (NOT to be confused with American!), British and actual American guests graced us with their company this week...
Read more23rd - 29th April
The Luciole welcomed aboard Americans and British for the second cruise of our season...
Read more16th - 22nd April
We spent our first week with a lovely family, who arrived from sunny California and Costa Rica...
Read moreAuxerre agent rendezvous
Kindly visiting from around the globe, a group of barge agents, on a short cruise from Vincelles to Auxerre...
Read moreLuciole refit 2017
With various projects on the Luciole, there is a lot of change happening; 4 new bathrooms, moving the staircase and new crew cabins...
Read moreWinter work begins
The days are getting longer in Auxerre and with our winter work in progress, we are greatly cheered to see the golden sun rise earlier and the sun later...
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