River cruising through France on Avalon Waterways: A new breed of ship has arrived

By Kristie Kellahan
June 13 2015 - 12:15am
Cruising's French revolution: Avalon Waterways.
Cruising's French revolution: Avalon Waterways.
Cruising's French revolution: Avalon Waterways.
Cruising's French revolution: Avalon Waterways.
Cruising's French revolution: Avalon Waterways.
Cruising's French revolution: Avalon Waterways.
Cruising's French revolution: Avalon Waterways.
Cruising's French revolution: Avalon Waterways.
Cruising France's north-west now comes with more room with the arrival of a new breed of ship. Photo: iStock
Cruising France's north-west now comes with more room with the arrival of a new breed of ship. Photo: iStock
Cruising France's north-west now comes with more room with the arrival of a new breed of ship. Photo: iStock
Cruising France's north-west now comes with more room with the arrival of a new breed of ship. Photo: iStock
No queues in the spacious dining room.
No queues in the spacious dining room.
Most suites have floor-to-ceiling windows.
Most suites have floor-to-ceiling windows.
The bar on board.
The bar on board.
Cruising France's north-west now comes with more room with the arrival of a new breed of ship. Photo: iStock
Cruising France's north-west now comes with more room with the arrival of a new breed of ship. Photo: iStock
Cruising France's north-west now comes with more room with the arrival of a new breed of ship. Photo: iStock
Cruising France's north-west now comes with more room with the arrival of a new breed of ship. Photo: iStock

Seasoned river cruisers have come to expect the best cabins on ships will have spacious balconies. So when Avalon Waterways launched its line of "suite ships"  without traditional balconies – and many cruise insiders proclaimed them the best cabins in European river cruising – it seemed there was a revolution underway.

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