- ACTIEF -
The Upper Thames, England
The 11-passenger Actief was launched in Holland in 1907 and thus is celebrating her 100th birthday in 2007.
Originally built as a cargo vessel, Actief spent her first 70 years plying her trade across the English Channel. She was bought in 1976 and converted to luxury hotel use with Actief's accomodation beautifully presented in the style of an English Country House. Actief has been refurbished and regularly maintained and updated since that time.
Cruise Highlights:
- All inclusive: open bar, free wines, gourmet cuisine, entry fees to excursions
- Eton College, Britain's premiere school and alma mater to Prince William and Prince Harry
- Waldorf and Nancy Astor's former home of Cliveden, stunning gardens and views
- The enchanting medieval riverside villages of Hurley and Sonning
- Henley's award-winning and interactive River and Rowing Museum
- Beautiful Elizabethan Mapledurham House and water mill
- Christchurch College Oxford founded by Henry VIII in 1525
- Optional hot air ballooning
Cuisine aboard:
Regional specialties:
- Salami of Guinea Fowl with Wild Mushroom
- Roast Rack of Lamb with Aubergine Puree
- Sweet Potatoes and Spinach
- Golden Jubilee Chicken (created for the Buckingham palace Jubilee)
Wine cellar:
- Chateau Grandis 1996
- Beaune 1998
- Chateau Pavilon de la Brie 2001
Cheese board:
- Cropwell Bishop Organic Stilton
- Dunsyre Blue
- Bath Soft cheese
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