‘We wanted to do something different, and saw an ad on the TV’ – Irish holidaymakers explain why river cruises are on a roll

‘We wanted to do something different, and saw an ad on the TV’ – Irish holidaymakers explain why river cruises are on a roll

In a dimly lit corner of bar-restaurant Auberge Ravoux in Auvers-sur-Oise, 30km north-west of Paris, a young woman dressed in black sits alone at a small, darkwood table and takes a sip from a glass of Grande Absente 69.