L'Escale Bleue is a moored barge and floating terrace on the Seine in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, at the foot of the Musée d'Orsay. It hosts company conferences, receptions, seated or standing meals, dance evenings and weddings, with up to 200 guests at a cocktail. It is operated by Paris Canal.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists professional events among its uses, with the conference named first. It can host a breakfast, a seated or cocktail lunch, a seated or festive cocktail dinner and a dance evening. Because the barge is fully glazed, daylight reaches the whole room, and the view opens at 180 degrees onto the river. Events run all year, every day of the week, until 2 am. Paris Canal also offers a professional hire page on its website, with a quote form.
Weddings and receptions
Private events include weddings, wedding anniversaries, birthdays and communions. The terrace is laid out like a Mediterranean garden in summer and like a winter garden in the cold season. Decoration uses warm colors and natural materials. The layout of the pontoon can be changed to suit the event. Paris Canal has also run wedding cruises for decades, so the team is used to organising weddings.
Rooms and capacities
The venue has two spaces. The first is a floating terrace on the water. The second is a planted barge with large windows, from which guests see the Seine, the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay. Together they take up to 200 guests at a cocktail. The website does not give a seated capacity or the size of each space, so ask for these figures with your request.
Accommodation
There is no accommodation on board. The barge is in central Paris, where hotels of every category are within reach of the quay.
Catering
The venue serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails, seated or standing. A restaurant called L'Escale Bleue operates at the same place, and Paris Canal lists it among its offers. The menu and the formulas for private groups are set in the quote.
History and setting
L'Escale Bleue is the newest addition to the Paris Canal fleet, which has organised cruises on the Seine and the canals for 45 years. Unlike the cruise boats, this barge stays at the quay. Its decoration is Mediterranean in style, with warm colors and natural materials.
Getting there
The quay is Port de Solférino, on the Promenade Édouard Glissant, facing 1 rue de Solférino in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. Paris Canal can be reached by phone at +33 1 42 40 29 00 for quotes and access details.
