L'Art de Vivre
 L'Art de Vivre Hotel barge moored on the Nivernais Canal
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| History | |
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 France | |
| Name | L'Art de Vivre |
| Owner | European Waterways, LTD |
| Operator | European Waterways, LTD |
| Port of registry | Bourdeaux |
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| Launched | 1917 |
| Christened | Marie Brizzard |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Commercial passenger vessel |
| Tonnage | 100 tons |
| Length | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Beam | 16.5 ft (5.0 m) |
| Height | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
| Draught | 4.6 ft (1.4 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 2 x 220 volt generators |
| Propulsion | Main engine 150 HP BAUDOIN |
| Speed | Maximum 10 knots |
| Capacity | 8 passengers |
| Crew | 4 crew |
| Notes | Holds 10 tons of water, 2 tons of fuel |
The L'Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) was built in 1917 in Deptford, England, as a cargo barge but currently serves as a luxury hotel barge owned and operated by European Waterways. She is one of around 60 hotel barges operating on European waterways, mostly on the smaller French canals.
History
Originally christened as Marie Brizzard, her purpose was to ferry ammunition to the beaches of
. She was renamed Cognac, Royal Cognac, Napoleon, Mark Twain, Magellan, and Kir Royal.In 1975 she was converted into a
Burgundy
. In 2008 she underwent a third refit and over $200,000 was invested in four new cabins.
Amenities
L'Art de Vivre has four double cabins allowing her to carry up to eight passengers. She also has separate crew quarters which house the crew of four people.[1] The crew consists of the captain and pilot, deck hand, and tour guide, housekeeper, and master chef.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Hotel Barge L'Art de Vivre | Burgundy – Lower Nivernais Canal & River Yonne | European Waterways : European Waterways". www.gobarging.com. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ISBN 978-1-58980-240-7.
- ISBN 978-0-470-08791-6.
- ISBN 978-1-56952-156-4.
External links
- L'Art de Vivre on the owner's website