Uniworld packages 3 voyages together as "Ultimate France", this covers week 2.
Ship #2: Joie de Vivre
It too had a bistro that you could book for dinner instead of the main dining room.
Housekeeping:- cabin was clean and well maintained.
There were about 120 passengers on board. About 40 continued on to Ship #3.
Food:
In week 2, I started to notice that many dishes were ...
Honestly, we chose this cruise because it fit our dates and we wanted to get to Normandy. That being said, we were extremely impressed with a Uniworld. The ship was extraordinary. The rooms are incredibly comfortable and well designed with every detail thought out completely. The one qualm I would mention about the ship is that it appears that they don’t really care about the top deck. We saw ...
Always wanted to visit the Normandy beaches & we got to a day after the anniversary. Uniworld did it exceptionally well with the Cruise Manager organising 103 white roses for guest to lay at the memorial or on Omaha beach. Very emotional esp with a live bugler brought in - even though I am from NZ still was amazing to be apart of. Well planned and certainly well paced itinerary. The crew were ...
We chose Uniworld as it is ranked at a very high standard in Luxury . All the best cruise’s lines River or Sea are expensive and we have done many invoking Silversea and Seaborne.
The boat is decorated in a French themed design and we felt it made it very dark . The cabin French Balcony was so small we were shocked when we walked in . We also can compare this to an Amareina cruise we did two ...
Not 5 Star
We took a chance on Scenic Luxury Cruises for The Spectacular South of France tour because they promoted themselves as an all-inclusive, 5-star, luxury cruise line.
The ports were ok, but it seems like there should have been some nicer villages to dock at along the way. We had one included tour per port. The tours were mostly disappointing. For example, the Truffle Farm did not ...
This luxury Burgundy Hotel Barge cruise was brought to our attention by friends. They work closely with someone who has traveled multiple times with French Country Waterways. Everything we heard paled to the reality! The cuisine was beyond compare! The wines and cheeses were extensive. The excursions, included in the price and via FCW private bus, were interesting and informative. We can’t ...
This was the second leg of three river cruises in France. Unfortunately, by the morning after we boarded my wife developed a mild cough, and prudently decided to take a home covid test. It was positive. We notified the crew, and then both tested again - her positive, me negative. They advised that we would both need to quarantine but assured us they would provide full service. The quarantine ...
We have enjoyed all of our experiences with Uniworld until now. On the plus side: The ship was very clean and well attended. the Ports were as described and the local tour guides were excellent especially in Versailles and Normandy. (note that in Rouen the art museum is not open on Tuesdays...I brought it to the attention of the local tour guide, who recommended it, (even though it was closed) ...
We were picked up from our Hotel in Paris and driven South 2.5 hours to the location of our barge on the Du Nivernais canal NIN Burgundy. Our driver was also the Barge Captain and Cruise Director. There were 3 more crew members including the Pilot, Chef and Chief Steward/Server/Wine and Cheese educator.
L’Art de Vivre is a classic barge redesigned with 4 small cabins with separate space for ...
A beautiful ship with a excellent staff. We were in a suite. Although by necessity small, the room is very well thought out. Large windows make up for the lack of a balcony. You can control just about everything (tv, lights, windows) from your bed. Very comfortable bed. Excellent shower.
Service was top notch. Plenty of staff around and always willing to help. There were only 56 guests on our ...