Step aboard Uniworld’s S.S. Joie de Vivre

Cruise Weekly has been busy getting acquainted with Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection’s new ship, Joie de Vivre on the vessel’s inaugural sailing. Described by The Travel Corporation chairman and founder Stanley Tollman as “one of our best achievements,” the ship introduces a number of new concepts to the Uniworld offering. At the back of the ship is a space which is called Club L’Esprit during the day and provides a calming and relaxing area where guests can go for a massage, yoga, swim in the pool or a drink. In the evening, a hydraulic floor rises up and covers the pool and the venue turns into a supper club called Claude’s, serving a set menu, drinks, live music and on certain nights, screens films. On the bottom deck is La Cave des Vins, or as Ellen Bettridge, Uniworld ceo calls it, an “on board shore excursion,” where groups can cook with the chef and dine together. Le Bistrot, a French-style cafe, has also been added at the front of the middle deck, offering a relaxed dining alternative where all the windows can be lowered for an open-air experience. For more pictures, see CW’s FACEBOOK.