Cuisine – Part of the Culture
The classic traditions of French and International Cuisine - an unforgettable highlight of your cruise. Our chefs are experienced culinary artists, whose gastronomic creations are often rated higher than top restaurants and cruise liners by our discerning clients.

Before you awaken each morning, a crew member has already been ashore to collect crisp breads, buttery croissants and a variety of fresh pastries. Together with the aroma of coffee, the day has just begun.

Lunch will be a colourful arrangement of salads, pâtés, savoury quiches and a selection of cheeses. Accompanied by an excellent choice from the barge wine cellar, lunch is often enjoyed on the sun-deck, perhaps while cruising.

Your chef supplements the vessel’s larder with fresh produce bought from lock-keeper’s gardens or local markets and creates mouthwatering regional and national dishes which are only challenged in flavour by the delicious range of regional wines we serve you aboard.

Dinner is the culinary highlight of each day. Served by candlelight, each course is a delicious creation, subtly complemented with fine wines and still and sparkling water. This really does feel like the Grand Finale to an amazing day of exploration and intrigue, cruising the old trading routes which stretch from the Mediterranean right across Europe.

Requests for vegetarian and special diets may be made at the time of reservation.

A choice of over a thousand delicious cheeses...
Can be found in France, Italy, England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland and Belgium and serve as an excellent accompaniment to our selection of fine wines and regional cuisine.

We research carefully the history and making of every cheese offered and all cheese courses are a delightful journey into the country’s rich heritage, culture and traditions.
A thousand years of steady wine production and over a thousand cheeses have convinced Europeans that quality and choice are fundamental to everyday life.

A Taste for Fine Wines
The Minervois and Corbieres of Southern France, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côte de Nuits, Loire Valley and Chablis vineyards all sprang up in the wake of the Roman invasion. These master viticulturers advanced even further north beyond the Thames Valley before eventually being beaten by the red-haired Celts and a ground covered in heather, considered unsuitable for their precious wines. Fortunately, the Scottish Celts produce the best malt whiskies in the world and have survived unscathed without home-grown wines!