From left, Thibault Tincelin, director of Stirling Design International; Daniele and Patrick Schmitter, CroisiEurope’s partial owners (along with their family). Look for my full report from my sailing on Loire Princesse beginning on April 9, 2015. © 2015 Ralph Grizzle

In this podcast, I interview the people responsible for creating CroisiEurope’s new Loire Princesse, the first “hotel” ship ever to operate on the Loire River. The innovative vessel features paddlewheels that allow the ship to navigate the shallow waters of the Loire and the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Loire Valley. Look for my full report from my sailing on Loire Princesse beginning on April 9, 2015, on rivercruiseadvisor.com.

Loire Princesse - Nantes, France, roundtrip