Loire Princesse, Day 6, Nantes, End Of Cruise, Summing Up
My cruise on Loire Princesse has come to an end. How would I rate this cruise? If you’re someone like me who has done the Danube, rode the Rhine, meandered along the Moselle, well, the Loire River presents something new, even pioneering in a way. The châteaux are beautiful and worth the trip alone. Nantes is […]
Loire Princesse: Day 5, Visiting The Beautiful Châteaux of the Loire Valley
Today, the motorcoach’s engine was revving at 8:30 a.m., and with all seated comfortably, we pulled away from Loire Princesse to begin a full-day excursion to visit some of the most beautiful châteaux in the Loire region. Unlike the other excursions on our cruise, which ranged from €37 per person to €71 per person, the Châteaux of […]
On Loire Princesse: Day 4, A Walk Along The Loire
Earlier, I wrote about how the crowds were lining up along the Loire to cheer our paddle-wheeler upstream, see The Crowds Come To See Something Not Seen Before: A River Cruiser On The Loire. Today, we reached as far up the river as we’re going, tying up alongside in Bouchemaine. As we approached the dock, a band greeted […]
The Crowds Come To See Something Not Seen Before: A River Cruiser On The Loire
Imagine floating through France as people line the river banks and assemble on bridges to wave and snap photos of something they’ve not seen on this river: a “hotel” boat carrying passengers from Europe and North America. Indeed, as we make our way up the Loire River, we are as much a spectacle to the people and places […]
Loire Princesse: Day 3, Ancenis & Muscadet
We spent the morning cruising along the Loire River to the small town of Ancenis, with its stately castle, built in 984, overlooking the river. Loire Princesse tied up to the dock, and we boarded a motorcoach for an excursion into Muscadet country. Muscadet is a regional wine made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape, and it has been […]
Loire Princesse: Day 2, Nantes to Saint-Nazaire
This morning, after a buffet breakfast in the dining room where I found it hard to resist the flaky, fresh croissants, I watched as Loire Princesse pulled away from the quay and began chugging downriver. Not all guests were on board. They had not purposely “missed the boat,” however. They had opted to do a Nantes […]