Stern’s Guide to the Greatest Resorts of the World, Stern’s Guide to the
Cruise Vacation and The Indispensable Guide to Foreign Words and Phrases by Steven B. Stern (Sponsored by Stern’s Travel Guides, Ltd.)
ADRIENNE: entered service for cruise line 2005; 250 G.R.T.; 128’; 12-passenger capacity; 6 staterooms; French and English crew; 6-night cruises in Canal de Bourgogne in Burgundy’s Cote d’Or wine-growing region.
(Category A/B— Not Rated)
ESPRIT: converted to hotel barge 1986; refurbished 2003; 280 G.R.T.; 128’; 18- passenger capacity; 9 staterooms; French and English crew; 6-night cruises in Côte d’Or between Dijon and St. Leger-sur-Dheune.
(Category A/B—Not Rated)
HORIZON II: converted to barge hotel 1983/1984; rebuilt for only 8 passengers in 2003; 190 G.R.T.; 128’; 8-passenger capacity; 4 suites; French and English crew; six-night cruises in historic Burgundy, Canal du Nivernais, and Canal de Bourgogne.
(Category A/B—Not Rated)
NENUPHAR: converted to barge hotel 1979; renovated 2006; 280 G.R.T.; 128’; 12-passenger capacity; 6 suites; French and English crew; 6-night cruises in northern Burgundy between Lezinnes and Gurgy.
(CategoryA/B—Not Rated)
PRINCESS: built in 1973; refurbished 2003; 280 G.R.T.; 128’; 8-passenger capacity; 4 suites; French and English crew; 6-night cruises in Champagne between Maizy and Chateau-Thierry as well as in the Alsace-Lorraine region.
(Category A/B—Not Rated)
These ships are rated in 11 separate categories in the second half of chapter 14.
