Frequently Asked Questions

A - Piloting, Navigation

1 - To rent a habitable boat without licence, how is it possible?

2 - Does river tourism require an experience of navigation? Will I be capable of manoeuvring a pleasure boat?

3 - How to manoeuvre when a barge or another pleasure boat are crossed?

4 - What behaviour to adopt when there are fishermen along waterways?

5 - How to envisage his road along waterways, which is the speed of the pleasure boat and how many kilometres do be made of a day?

6 - Is it possible to sail at night?

B - Locks

1 - Are locks easy to pass? How do they make?

2 - Are locks manual or automatic? What must I make to cross a lock?

3 - What are the hours of passage of locks are there days of closings?

4 - Is it paid, it is necessary to give a tip to the lockmasters?

5 - Isn't it dangerous for the young children?

6 - How long do they put to cross the locks?

C - Activity

1 - Risk not to get bored on board of a river boat?

2 - Is the bathing possible?

3 - Is it possible to practice the peach during cruise?

4 - What is it possible to visit along the canal, are there villages, museums to be visited?

5 - Is river tourism advantageous for meetings?

6 - What to make if the good weather is not in produce you?

7 - Where is it possible to amuse them self is there a programme of holidays of villages?

8 - Are there restaurants along the canal?

D - One-way trip or return

1 - Is it possible to make a river cruise one-way?

2 - If I make a one-way trip, how can I find my car?

3 - Can I take and leave the boat where I want?

4 - Is it possible to make a one-way trip in mini week?

5 - The return ticket is it annoying?

E - Information practices / provisioning

1 - Where can I park my car during the stay?

2 - Where do we make the races?

3 - I have a dog; may I take him on the boat?

4 - Until when at the latest we can arrive the day of the departure?

5 - How long time is the initiation?

6 - Are there supermarkets near bases?

7 - Where fill up the water and or get fresh supplies?

8 - What is the capacity of the reservoir of water? Are there enough for the week? The water is it potable?

9 - Is there enough diesel oil, have I to fill it up?

F - Bike

1 - Is it possible to rent bikes?

2 - Can I bring my bikes on board of the habitable boat?

3 - Where they do be stored at board?

4 - Can I drive on the towpath with a bike?

G - Mooring

1 - Is it possible to stop where we want?

2 - Are harbours paid?

3 - Finding I’m inns near the waterways?

4 - How to make wild moorings?

H - Choice of cruises and periods

1 - What is the best epoch?

2 - What region to choose?

3 - Which river course?

4 - How long to leave?

5 - Can I take and leave the boat where I want?

I - The Boat

1 - Is the boat comfortable?

2 - Is the heating there?

3 - Is the river boat equipped with linen, with bedclothes, with dishes? The products of maintenance and the equipment broom, rag are they given?

4 - There is some hot water on the boat?

5 - Its there is the 220V a board, where is it possible to find it?

6 - Is it possible to lock the boat?

7 - What is the capacity of the fridge?

8 - For what is of use the present engine of stem on some river boats?

J - In case of problem

1 - What do we make in case of breakdown? What to make if there is something in the helix?

2 - Accidents: how's that takes place? How much does it cost? Is it necessary to take insurance?

3 - Are accidents frequent?

K - Crew

1 - With whom to leave?

2 - Are they going to agree in a restrained space?

3 - How much of people are possible live on the boat, is it possible for two?

4 - How much people must he have there to pilot a boat?

5 - Is it dangerous for the young children?

6 - Are the animals accepted on board of barges?

7 - Can everybody drive the boat?

L - Price lists and reservation

1 - The renting of a river boat, this must be expensive?

2 - What are delays for reservation? How long in advance is it necessary to reserve?

3 - Is it necessary to take insurance?

4 - The pack all inclusive includes insurance him cancellation?

5 - What are the means of payments and it is possible to spread him out?

M -  Security and accessibility

1 - Is it dangerous for the young children?

2 - Are the animals allowed?

3 - Do they need to be sports to make the river boat?

4 - Can everybody drive the boat?

5 - For what is of use the fluvial card?