Name Rosa Status In service Launched 1907 Draft 1.6 m | Port of registry Castelsarrasin Tonnage 120 Length 30 m | |
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Route Canal Latéral à la Garonne Class and type Commercial passenger vessel | ||
The Rosa is a Tjalk-clipper style barge, built in Dedemsvaart, the Netherlands in 1907. Its former name was the "Renaissance". It was converted to a hotel barge in 1990 and sailed on the Canal des Deux Mers between Toulouse and Bordeaux. She is being refitted during 2010 for cruising on the Canal Latéral à la Garonne.
The Rosa has four double cabins allowing it to carry up to 8 passengers. She also has separate crew quarters which house the crew of four. Deck plan The crew consists of the tour director, pilot, chef, and housekeeper.
The Rosa, along with the Anjodi, was featured in the 10 part BBC Series about Chef Rick Stein’s six week journey from Bordeaux to Marseille aboard the Rosa on the Canal lateral a la Garonne and Canal du Midi.
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