This French river cruise: the vacation of your dreams
Erin and I go adults-only on a luxe river cruise through Provence and Burgundy—ship tour, storybook ports, and nonstop French food, cheese, and wine.

Episode Overview
For our latest jaunt, Erin and I ditched the kids and jumped the pond for a weeklong river cruise through the rolling countryside and sprawling vineyards of Provence and Burgundy, France.Friends and family had been raving about these more intimate, upscale, adults-only cousins of the typical cruise experience, but do they live up to the Lockwood standard? In this episode, you’ll get to experience our stateroom, every nook and cranny of the ship, the local vibes at various ports-of-call, and plenty of Michelin-starred French dishes, French cheeses, French sweets, and of course—French wine.
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