European Boating Holidays Expands Choices

Lake Placid, NY - European Boating Holidays (EBH) will expand the selection of bases, cruise itineraries and boats available through its Locaboat Holidays and Cardinal Boating Holidays brands in 2008, giving travelers an expanded range of unique independent boating vacations in Europe.

When the 2008 European summer travel season begins in mid-March, three additional EBH bases will be ready to serve vacationers. The new facilities will bring the total number of EBH bases in Europe to 29 and create a number of new cruising options in France, Holland and Poland:

• Cardinal Boating Holidays will officially inaugurate a new base facility completed in mid-2007 at Mikolajki, Poland, for the 2008 season. Located between two major lakes in the Masuria region of northeast Poland -- the heart of one of Europe’s most untouched and spectacular natural areas -- the base will feature both Cardinal’s five-star contemporary Europa Class cruisers and Locaboat’s classically traditional Penichettes. With some 4,000 lakes in the area, the opportunities to explore and enjoy the pristine waters for fishing and swimming, the rich forests and wildlife – including birds unique to this region – and the historical sites and life around Mikolajki are nearly endless.
   
• A base in Terherne, Holland, will offer new boating holiday options on the extensive network of canals, lakes and rivers of the Friesland province in northern Holland. Vacationers beginning their journeys from Terherne will also have the option of either Penichettes or Europas. Along with nearly 200 of Holland’s iconic windmills, Friesland is notable for its pollution-free waters, a well developed network of bicycle routes, beautiful gardens, many family-friendly attractions and activities, and ceramic arts.
   

• The cultural, historical and natural richness of Brittany will excite travelers embarking on independent boating adventures from a new EBH base at Redon, France, beginning in 2008. The waterways of Brittany, one of France’s most rugged and beautiful regions, connect ancient towns. The many museums, gardens, chateaux and local restaurants featuring fresh seafood and other regional specialties near the Redon-based cruise routes invite cycling excursions and spontaneous stops at villages along the way, and golfers can enjoy playing on the many courses of the region. Reminders from ancient Celtic civilization and the time of Julius Caesar’s rule to pivotal events in World War II await history lovers, and Brittany’s world-renowned faience ceramics will delight art aficionados.

For 2008, both EBH brands will expand their fleets of distinctive boats.

• Locaboat Holidays will add 13 new Penichettes to its fleet of classically elegant vessels in 2008. These additions will bring the Locaboat fleet to a total of 353 boats operating from bases in France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy and Poland.
   
• Cardinal Boating Holidays will introduce at least 13 more Europa Class boats, including the first of the new Europa 700 models, for the 2008 season. With 45 of these five-star luxury cruisers in its growing fleet, Cardinal will also expand its operations to include independent boating holidays in Holland from the new Terherne base and from two bases in France – Scey-sur-Saone in Burgundy’s Franche-Comté region and Argens-Minervois in the Midi region of southern France -- as well as Germany, Italy and, for the first full season, Poland.
  
  For additional information about European Boating Holidays, Locaboat Holidays or Cardinal Boating Holidays, consumers and travel professionals in North American can call Diane Brenner, European Boating Holidays – North America, (866) 606-5278 or by e-mail, eurobh@roadrunner.com, or visit the EBH Web site at www.europeanboatingholidays.co.uk.

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European Boating Holidays (EBH), based near London at Bishop’s Stortford, U.K., owns and operates the traditionally elegant Locaboat Holidays and stylishly contemporary Cardinal Boating Holidays brands of independent boating holidays. In 2008, Locaboat Holidays will feature the exclusive Penichette boats at bases in France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy and Poland. Cardinal Boating Holidays will offer five-star Europa Class boats in France, Germany, Holland, Italy and Poland.

For more information about EBH, Locaboat and Cardinal Boating, please visit our Website: www.europeanboatingholidays.co.uk.To contact the North American sales office, call toll-free (866) 606-5278 or e-mail to eurobh@roadrunner.com.