Uniworld’s Bon Voyage: A perfect vessel for wine country
On a wish list of amenities aboard a ship dedicated to traveling through France’s most esteemed wine region, what would you want? Top-quality food to go with that wine, of course. And a variety of choices too, to pair with the broad scope of those varietals. Perhaps expanded fitness facilities to help keep life in balance. And plenty of deck-top space from which to sip a cabernet in view of vineyards. The new S.S. Bon Voyage from Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection aims to tick all of those boxes, and a few more. The 124-passenger ship, set to debut on April 14, will be the sixth in the line’s class of Super Ships, the largest vessels permitted on European rivers – in this case, the scenic Bordeaux-threading Dordogne and Garonne rivers. Over the last five years the company has aggressively moved on its plan to transform the fleet, beginning with the successful launch of the S.S. Joie de Vivre in 2017 and the debut of the fully renovated S.S. Beatrice in 2018. The plan cont...