Onboard binoculars come in handy for bird-watching. Scottish Highlander also has a Zodiac-type boat - called a ship's fender - with an outboard motor for excursions along streams and creeks and for fly-fishing opportunities. The barge carries six mountain bikes onboard for guest use. An eight-passenger minibus meets the barge at specified locations to transport passengers on their excursions. (Certain vintages of wine and Champagne - except for the Welcome Aboard greeting - are not included, but can be provided for a fee.) Shore excursions, usually lasting from two to four hours, typically take place once a day all entry fees are included with your cruise fare. The dress code at all meals is resort casual, except for the Captain’s dinner on the last evening, which requires cocktail attire.Īs on all of the hotel barges in European Waterways' fleet, Scottish Highlander is an all-inclusive product, with wines, soft drinks, bottled water, beer, liquor and liqueurs, as well as all onboard meals and snacks, included. Dinner is an elegant candlelit affair, with regional cuisine (salmon, lamb, venison or game, such as partridge) paired with wine, desserts, cheeses, coffee and liqueurs. If the air is chilly, a hot three-course meal may be served, and if the weather is nice, a picnic on the moors may be planned. Lunch is typically breads, cold-cuts, pates, fish, salads and cheeses served with wine. Breakfast is Continental, with breads, yogurt, cereal, fruit, coffee and tea, but a full Scottish breakfast can be prepared on request. Meals are served in a single seating, with breakfast and lunch offered buffet-style. The unfurnished sundeck is used primarily for observation. The room contains a television and DVDs, a stereo and CDs, some board games and a small library. Walls are clad in clubby mahogany and yew, the floor is carpeted in a blue and green tartan plaid. The saloon is graciously appointed with leather club chairs, sofas, occasional tables, a bar and several large windows. Rooms do not have air-conditioning (fans are available if needed), but they do offer central heat. All current is 220 to 240 volts (North American appliances need converters) with the exception of the bathrooms, which have a 110 outlet for shaving only. Each room also has two windows with one that opens. Amenities include soap, shampoo, shower gel, lotion, towels, hairdryers and bathrobes. Each cabin has an en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and sink. Each room has a wardrobe (the suite has two), a bedside table with reading lamp, four drawers and a cabinet. All rooms can be doubles or twins and are designed with cheerful Scottish plaids, dark woods and antique reproductions. The staterooms on this vessel are relatively roomy compared to others, with one suite at just about 150 sq. At 117 feet long and 16.5 feet wide, but with only four staterooms, Scottish Highlander has a higher space ratio than many other hotel barges of the same size. Nessie-hunting Scottish Highlander started life in 1931 as a Luxemotor rivership used to carry grain, and was converted to a hotel barge in 2000.
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