If you have a big family or a large group of friends all wishing to travel together, you can arrange to cruise in tandem.

This simply means chartering two, or even three, vessels and travelling in convoy. The Alouette and Hirondelle or the Fleur de Lys and the Amaryllis can be used if you have up to 14 in your party; for up to 22 passengers you can charter the Fleur de Lys, Amaryllis and Hirondelle.

This not only gives you the space you require, but enables your party to share the facilities of two or three barges. Afloat in France can arrange excursions, menus and schedules to accommodate the whole group and really make the holiday a shared experience. Let the party begin!