Our home on the water for eight days: 361 feet long, 12 staterooms, 52 suites, 37 crew, drifting the Garonne and Dordogne through Bordeaux wine country. Booking details (reservation #, gratuities, shore excursions) live on the budget and bookings pages — this page is just what there is to actually do and enjoy onboard.
The Avalon Artistry II, our home on the water for the cruise. Photo: Rolf Heinrich, Köln — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
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🏋️ Fitness & activity
- Fitness Center
- Sky Deck with a whirlpool, shade awnings, a game area, and premium lounge chairs
🍽️ Dining
- Main Dining Room — open-seating breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Panorama Bistro — an alternative light-dining option
- Sky Grill — light al fresco lunches up on the Sky Deck
🛋️ Lounges & social spaces
- Panorama Lounge and covered Observation Lounge
- Club Lounge — 24-hour self-serve beverage station (cappuccinos, lattes, tea, hot chocolate, premium coffees) plus treats throughout the day
- Bar, Reception, Adventure Center
🛏️ Staterooms & suites
- Panorama Suites (200 sq ft, 30%+ larger than industry standard) — wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows that open the room to a private Open-Air Balcony
- Comfort Collection beds, window-facing
- Complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi throughout the ship
🧭 Practical
- Onboard elevator serving all decks
- Non-smoking interior and staterooms
- Friendly, English-speaking crew and Cruise Director
Pulled directly from Avalon Waterways' own Artistry II page — the most current, authoritative source. A few things mentioned by third-party travel sites (a walking track, putting green, chess board, hair salon, laundry service) aren't confirmed on Avalon's own page, so they're left off here; ask the crew once onboard if any of those matter to you.