A Belmond Boat · Champagne
Coquelicot: Luxury hotel barge · A Belmond Boat
6 guests · 3 cabins · whole-boat charter
Booking through Via Privata
USD 1,500 charter credit
Credited by Via Privata on bookings of USD 40,000 or more — on top of the barge's own inclusions, at the rate you would pay booking direct. Below that, Virtuoso amenities apply instead where the departure carries them — we confirm what your dates include before you book.
- Boat-selection guidance across the seven barges
- We hold your week while you decide
- Every benefit confirmed in writing before you commit
- Hotels joined either side of the cruise, as one trip
Coquelicot is the poppy, and she is the only Belmond boat working Champagne. Six guests in three cabins, each with a marble en-suite, below a glass skylight and beside an open kitchen — the smallest guest list in the fleet after Alouette, and the one where the region does the most work.
The route runs between Jaulgonne and Châlons-en-Champagne in both directions, through Vandières, Damery, Épernay, Vraux and Mareuil-sur-Ay. Those are the names on the labels, which is the point: the cellars are a short drive from wherever the boat has tied up, and the excursions are built around them.
One piece of provenance worth knowing. Coquelicot is the rebuilt former Hirondelle, relaunched under the new name — so if you find both offered for sale, one of those listings is out of date. Belmond does not publish the hull's original build year, and neither do we.
The cruises
Jaulgonne to Châlons-en-Champagne
6 nights
Through Vandières, Damery, Épernay and Vraux. Charter basis for up to six guests.
Châlons-en-Champagne to Jaulgonne
6 nights
The reverse, taking in Vraux, Mareuil-sur-Ay and Vandières.
Grand Champagne Voyage with Moët Hennessy
6 nights
Between Châlons-en-Champagne and Jaulgonne, designed with Moët Hennessy. It has its own page on belmond.com, with no day-by-day itinerary, and is not in the journeys grid.
The cabins
Double cabin
Three of them, each with a marble en-suite bathroom. Belmond publishes no individual cabin names or sizes for this boat.
On board
The skylight saloon
A glass skylight over the living space, which on a barge is the difference between a cabin below deck and somewhere you want to sit.
The open kitchen
The chef cooks in front of you rather than behind a door — one of the things that separates a barge from a small ship.
Booking this boat
Coquelicot is whole-boat charter only, for up to six guests — Belmond's per-cabin Open Sailing option applies to Napoléon alone. Six berths makes her the natural choice for a single family or three couples travelling together. Belmond publishes no cruising season, so we confirm the calendar before holding a week; the harvest weeks in September are the ones that go first in this region.
Questions, answered
Which agency offers the most perks for booking Coquelicot?
Stack the layers and compare totals: the barge's own inclusions, Virtuoso amenities where the departure carries them, and — on bookings of USD 40,000 or more — a USD 1,500 charter credit funded by Via Privata, among the largest published agency credits we know of for hotel barges. Every benefit is confirmed in writing before you commit.
Is Coquelicot the same boat as Hirondelle?
Yes. Coquelicot is the rebuilt Hirondelle, relaunched under a new name — Hirondelle is not a separate boat still sailing. Broker sites that list both are showing one listing that has not been updated. Belmond does not publish the hull's original build year.
How many guests does Coquelicot take?
Up to six, in three double cabins with marble en-suite bathrooms. She is the only Belmond boat cruising Champagne, and the second-smallest in the fleet after the four-guest Alouette.
Where does she cruise?
Between Jaulgonne and Châlons-en-Champagne in both directions, calling at Vandières, Damery, Épernay, Vraux and Mareuil-sur-Ay. Belmond's journeys grid lists those two six-night journeys, and a third on the same water, the Grand Champagne Voyage with Moët Hennessy, has its own page.
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Hold a week aboard Coquelicot
Tell us the party and roughly when, and we will confirm the current itinerary and hold the week with Belmond.
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