Your River Cruise Designer and Escort
I love sharing the river with the women who join me. These are the departures I'm hosting myself.
Join a Crafted DepartureCrafted, escorted, and never generic
Some trips are better with company — not a bus tour, and not an itinerary run by someone who's never sailed it themselves, but a small, hosted departure I actually join. I choose the river, the season, and the ship, and I sail it alongside you.
These aren't mass-market group tours. Every departure is capped, curated, and built around the kind of travel I actually believe in — unhurried, immersive, and shared with women who understand why you're there.
This is for you if…
- ✦You want the ease of a planned departure without the mass-tour feeling
- ✦You'd rather travel with a small, curated group than go it entirely alone
- ✦You want Penny actually on the ship with you, not just the person who booked it
- ✦You have a specific occasion or year in mind and want to build around it
Not ready for a hosted departure? I'll still craft yours.
If the timing or the itinerary isn't quite right, that's fine — I design private and small-group departures too, on your dates, for your circle. The crafted-departure difference is just that: everything I do for a hosted group, applied to the trip that's actually yours.
Upcoming Crafted Departures
Here's where I'm sailing next.
Hosted Group Sailing
Provençal France on the Rhône
France · June 2027
Christmas Markets Sailing
Festive Delights on the Rhine
Netherlands & Germany · November 2026
Hosted Group Sailing
The Ultimate Experience
7 Countries · 15 Days · September 2027
Questions I hear often
A personal note
When you're ready, I'm here
No pressure, no commission-driven pitch. Just an unhurried conversation about the river, the season, and the ship that fits the woman you are now.
— Penny