Happy New Year!

HB Cruises added a new boat and now has a fleet!
The barge L’Estello can accommodate up to 20 passengers in 10 comfortable cabins. Cruising in year 2010 will be mainly in the South of France, the beautiful region of Provence.
This is the perfect boat for family reunions, three-generation parties, meeting up with all your [...]

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A Big Thank You to All

I am once again leaving the US again today. But before I go, I want to express my gratitude to everyone who made this visit so enjoyable and such a success. I love to talk about my barge, french cuisine and France and you were a wonderful and willing audience – from Jennifer at Belle [...]

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Guest-Chefs in Action!

Halfway the cruising week, two chefs decided to cook a meal for everyone, including all five crew, eightteen people in total.
I thought that was a great idea, although the idea of having all guests running around in my barge kitchen was a little scary, but why not…. 
In order to do this meal we suggested to [...]

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Cruising in tandem

About the last cruise in tandem. A lot of fun! A group of 13 people, too many to accommodate on L’Etoile. The idea is to cruise the same itinerary with two barges following each other. We had eight people staying on L’Etoile, five on the other barge.  While cruising, the guests can decide on which boat [...]

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Greetings to All!

It has been a long, long time ago I wrote something on this blog. I cannot believe, almost another cruising season ending! There are so many stories to tell, I find it difficult where to start. This season I cruised mainly in beautiful Provence and in the natural park of the Camargue and it has [...]

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