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Barge Matilda can accommodate between 1 and 4 guests sharing her two ensuite cabins, and other onboard areas. As your hosts, we occupy a separate cabin at the bow of the ship, but we all share the communal areas. Up to 8 guests can be accommodated with prior arrangement. Your booking is with:
+61(0)425 235 645 or +33(0)or [email protected]
Walt Xing p/l
+61(0)425 235 645 or +33(0)or [email protected]
Walt Xing p/l
Deposit
A deposit of 30% is due when you book, with the balance falling due 90 days prior to commencement of your holiday.
Cancellation by you
within 90 days
If you cancel your cruise within 90 days of its start date, you may lose your deposit. The balance less any bank charges, will be refunded ONLY if your dates are resold at the same rate paid by you.
Covid update, cancelation can be 30 days if covid related. |
more than 90 daysIn certain circumstances, subject to availability, we are happy to swap dates within Barge Matilda's current years programme where possible, if dates are available and if it helps. We cannot extend this beyond the current years cruise programme. The refunded amount will match the amount we received from you, but this might NOT necessarily match the amount you originally paid in your local currency. Exchange rates may vary.
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Cancellation by us
If for any reason Walt Xing p/l are unable to provide Barge Matilda for the dates reserved, our liability ends after making a full and immediate refund.
What's included?
We provide guests with:
Comfortable double / twin cabins. Each cabin has a spacious attached shower room complete with linen, towels.
Use of the ships bicycles (at your own risk). |
Barge Matilda has a comfortable saloon, galley and other communal areas such as her wheelhouse and spacious sun deck.
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A continental breakfast on each cruising day together with breakfast on the morning of departure.
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All diesel, gas, potable water, shore power, navigation permits and mooring fees are paid by Matilda.
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An early evening drink such as a glass of vin ordinaire, beer or soft drink.You are welcome to purchase your own wines, beers and spirits to bring aboard, or replace stocks of ours that you consume during the cruise.
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Use of the ships bicycles (at your own risk).
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what's not included
The cost of travel to and from Matilda. Communication with us will be easy and we will arrange to meet you at a nearby railway station on your day of arrival or provide details of exactly how to find us. We can also assist if required, in your making reservations for local ground travel getting to and from Barge Matilda. Additional fees for any shore side excursions, taxi’s etc. are the responsibility of guests. Lunch and Dinners, can be taken in restaurants ashore at your own expense or self catered onboard.
other
Personal travel insurance is not included but very highly recommended.
Please note that Matilda is not a hotel barge repetitively cruising the same route all season. Her schedule is a moveable feast with no set or fixed itinerary. We are all participating in a voyage of discovery. We try to outline a rough idea of what each week will bring, but this can't be guaranteed. Sometimes we'll be visiting a mooring, canal or region for the very first time.
Barge Matilda offers a hands on experience and therefore no one person will be totally responsible for all the food. This means that unfortunately, we can't accommodate restricted diets such as salt-free or Kosher. We will however try to accommodate simple food allergies, but only if given plenty of advance warning BEFORE you travel. It's unlikely that small provincial restaurants and cafes encountered while cruising will be able to help with any special dietary requirements.
Your safety is very important. All guests must accept as a condition of booking that they appreciate the hazards associated with boating and cycling such as, but not limited to, tripping, falling, slipping, drowning and collision. Barge Matilda has steep staircases, low headroom in places, bollards, ropes, low railings and occasionally, slippery decks. She is an old ship.
All guests are required to be reasonably fit, agile, active and able. Walt Xing p/l accepts no liability for a guest’s illness, death, injury or loss of personal property, however caused during their time aboard.
Cruises generally run from Friday at 2pm until departure on a Thursday morning at 9am unless otherwise stated or on prior arrangement.
It is regretted that Barge Matilda's 1909 design makes her unsuitable for people with physical disabilities.
For the safety and comfort of everyone aboard, smoking is not allowed anywhere near Barge Matilda. Smoking onshore is only permitted if all other guests agree.
Our cruising programme might be subject to events beyond our control, with unforeseen circumstances sometimes affecting our cruising schedule. These can include, but are not limited to: illness, floods, weather, canal closures, canal maintenance, lack of moorings, bureaucracy, strikes, civil disturbance, acts of god, the engine, and whims and fancies of both skipper, guests and crew. All of these things might cause last minute changes to the above, and cruise routes. Although rare, I reserve the right to alter any and all routes accordingly. Flexibility is the name of the game and any such changes cannot be considered grounds for cancellation of the cruise.
Please note: Payment of any deposit indicates your acknowledgement and acceptance of these terms on behalf of all members of your party.
Please note that Matilda is not a hotel barge repetitively cruising the same route all season. Her schedule is a moveable feast with no set or fixed itinerary. We are all participating in a voyage of discovery. We try to outline a rough idea of what each week will bring, but this can't be guaranteed. Sometimes we'll be visiting a mooring, canal or region for the very first time.
Barge Matilda offers a hands on experience and therefore no one person will be totally responsible for all the food. This means that unfortunately, we can't accommodate restricted diets such as salt-free or Kosher. We will however try to accommodate simple food allergies, but only if given plenty of advance warning BEFORE you travel. It's unlikely that small provincial restaurants and cafes encountered while cruising will be able to help with any special dietary requirements.
Your safety is very important. All guests must accept as a condition of booking that they appreciate the hazards associated with boating and cycling such as, but not limited to, tripping, falling, slipping, drowning and collision. Barge Matilda has steep staircases, low headroom in places, bollards, ropes, low railings and occasionally, slippery decks. She is an old ship.
All guests are required to be reasonably fit, agile, active and able. Walt Xing p/l accepts no liability for a guest’s illness, death, injury or loss of personal property, however caused during their time aboard.
Cruises generally run from Friday at 2pm until departure on a Thursday morning at 9am unless otherwise stated or on prior arrangement.
It is regretted that Barge Matilda's 1909 design makes her unsuitable for people with physical disabilities.
For the safety and comfort of everyone aboard, smoking is not allowed anywhere near Barge Matilda. Smoking onshore is only permitted if all other guests agree.
Our cruising programme might be subject to events beyond our control, with unforeseen circumstances sometimes affecting our cruising schedule. These can include, but are not limited to: illness, floods, weather, canal closures, canal maintenance, lack of moorings, bureaucracy, strikes, civil disturbance, acts of god, the engine, and whims and fancies of both skipper, guests and crew. All of these things might cause last minute changes to the above, and cruise routes. Although rare, I reserve the right to alter any and all routes accordingly. Flexibility is the name of the game and any such changes cannot be considered grounds for cancellation of the cruise.
Please note: Payment of any deposit indicates your acknowledgement and acceptance of these terms on behalf of all members of your party.
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