The Savoir Faire was built in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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 in 1932. It originally was a cargo vessel carrying cargo in Holland and Belgium

Belgium

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. During World War II

World War II

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, it served as a troop carrier. It was converted to a hotel barge in 1976 and now serves as a luxury hotel barge

Hotel barge

The Hotel Barge came into being following the decline in commercial and freight carriage on the canals of Europe. Many working barges have been converted into floating hotels of varying degrees of luxury...

, operated by European Waterways

European Waterways

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, cruising in France

France

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, Holland, and Belgium

Belgium

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The Savoir Faire has six double cabins and carries up to 12 passengers. It also has separate crew quarters which house the crew of six. Deck plan The crew consists of the captain, two hostess, chef, deckhand, and tour guide.