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Blog 2024

Keep in touch with our crew through out the season

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shipyard cruise

Season ends - cruise to shipyard

Again, an enormous thank you to all our Luciole passengers and crew...

20th – 26th October 2024

The last week of our 2024 season arrived. Although we know it will come...

13th – 19th October 2024

We cruised with a group of friends who had known each other since their college...

6th – 12th October 2024

A three-generation family charter, full of fun and energy,...

29th – 5th October 2024

On Sunday evening, the sunset was stunning. Host Ebba and I...

22nd – 28th September 2024

The sunshine magnets is the name we gave to our lovely charter...

15th – 21st September 2024

A week where the sun shone during the day and on Tuesday night...

8th – 14th September 2024

Sunday marked the finale of the Paralympics. It has been a...

1st – 7th September 2024

We welcomed aboard a Swiss family spanning three generations — our first...

25th – 31st August 2024

How wonderful it was to see four lovely ladies, who cruised with us two years ago...

18th – 24th August 2024

A charter group of friends brought sunshine and laughter to kick off the...

21st July – 17th August 2024

A charter group of friends brought sunshine and laughterr...

14th – 20th July 2024

A delightful cruise from Auxerre to Clamecy, with equally delightful passengers...

7th – 13th July 2024

A week of high activity on the Luciole and at Luciole’s HQ in the hills....

30th June – 6th July 2024

The Luciole welcomed aboard passengers, both new faces and familiar faces...

16th – 29th June 2024

June is high season in hotel barging – it is such a lovely time...

9th – 15th June 2024

Sunshine summer days on the Nivernais Canal. This week we...

2nd - 8th June 2024

Sunday was celebration night for Sue’s birthday. Chef Nicolas created a..

26th May – 1st June 2024

We welcomed two families aboard for a cruise to Auxerre...

19th – 25th May 2024

In Auxerre, as our passengers arrived, the sun shone...

12th – 18th May 2024

Gail and John arrived to the Luciole with their lovely friends...

Fontenille garden

5th – 11th May 2024

Thank you, thank you or our wonderful Canadians and British passengers...

Moored in Clamecy

28th April - 4th May 2024

We welcomed this week passengers from far flung places around the world...

Moored in Auxerre

21th – 27th April 2024

Our season began in the sunshine in Auxerre, with a delightful group of ladies...

Winter in Auxerre

Spring - Pre-season

Winter work is in full swing, we’ve been focusing on the engine room...

Hotel barge Luciole

Cruising since 1976

Phone: 00 44 1625 576880
From USA: 011 44 1625 576880
Email: info@bargeluciole.com

23 Adlington Road, Bollington
SK10 5JT England

1-2 Quai de la Republique, Auxerre
89000 France

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