About Vision 3 SL

Designed just for Le Boat, this luxury diesel tops its class in river boats. You’ll love the huge upper sundeck, luxurious saloon and gorgeous private cabins! Special pod drives make the boat as easy to manoeuvre as a car. The three staterooms have full-size twin beds that convert to doubles, plus there’s a fold-down bed (suitable only for a child or teenager) and an extra bed in the saloon, making the boat ideal for families and friends! New to the Vision SL, stairs allow direct access to the bridge from the galley, making moving around that much easier.

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Layout of Vision 3 SL

Vision 3 SL Deckplan

Sleeps up to

9

Cabins

3

Bathrooms

3
  • Boat Size: 14.95 m x 4.65 m
  • Convertible twin/double beds in each cabin
  • 3 en-suite bathrooms with separate shower
  • 3 equal sized cabins
  • Optional fold-down bed for child or teenager in each cabin
  • 1 sleep-on convertible bunk in saloon
  • Stairs from the saloon to the sundeck

Vision 3 SL's key features

  • All interior spaces of the Vision 3 Diesel were designed to provide maximum light. Soft color tones, a contemporary décor, and an eye toward functionality make the boat a pleasure for cruising. The saloon offers superior visibility of your outside surroundings.
  • The radio/CD player and flat-screen TV/DVD player are both great for onboard entertainment.
  • The interior steering position is a real plus in rainy weather, and access to the foredeck from the saloon makes line handling easy.
  • The modern kitchen/galley has a gas oven and stove, a microwave, and a large refrigerator/freezer. The galley is fully equipped for preparing gourmet feasts or simple meals.

  • Each of the three staterooms are the same size and have regular-size comfortable beds, which can be arranged as either one double or two singles. Each cabin has an optional fold-down child’s bed.
  • The contemporary en-suite bathroom facilities in each cabin include showers, sinks, and electric-flush toilets.
  • All cabins boast air-conditioning with individual thermostats for maximum personal comfort.
  • Full-standing headroom of 6 feet 5 inches (2 meters), plus level flooring give you a sense of luxury accommodations ashore.
  • There’s plenty of storage in these spacious hotel-style staterooms.

  • The secondary steering position is terrific, affording the skipper excellent visibility in locks or when coming alongside a quay.
  • For entertaining and alfresco dining in style, there’s a barbecue hot plate, bar fridge, sink, and cupboard.
  • Easy access to sundeck with stairs from galley.
  • Each boat is equipped with a collapsible sun canopy (bimini) for cruising in bright sunshine.

  • Direct access to the foredeck from the saloon
  • Large rear platform which makes mooring and boarding easy
  • The stairs from the galley to the sundeck, new on this model, make entertaining even easier.

Vision 3 SL Specifics

Fridge
280 L
Freezer
Microwave
Oven / Grill
Hob
MP3/USB features
Internet access
Flat Screen TV
Flat Screen DVD Player
CD / Radio player
Heater
Fans
Cabin air cooling
Air Conditioning
Cigarette lighter plug (12V)
12/220V Converter
220V on cruise
Shore Power (220V on dock)
Internal Steering Position
Bow Thrusters
External Steering Position
Moorings joystick (easy dock)
Alfresco dining
Ambient light
Sun shade (Bimini)
Deck Shower
Fridge on sundeck
BBQ / Plancha
Portable cool box
Sliding roof
Sundeck
Water Tank
1500 L
Water draft (bottom of boat to water line)
0.85 m
Max. Headroom
2 m
Length
14.97 m
Fuel Tank
450 L
Engine Type
Diesel
Width
4.65 m
Toilets type
Electric
Safety Box

Good to know...

Restrictions and exceptions

  • Please note that the Vision Series cannot navigate in a few areas of Ireland (Lough Allen), Aquitaine (River Bäise) & Nivernais (Tunnel of La Collancelle, between Etang de Baye & Corbigny).
  • Please note that a minimum of 4 adults is required on board. Also note that fold-down beds in the cabins are only suitable for child or teenager.

  • Hire of the boat and its equipment
  • A galley (kitchen) with all the utensils and appliances you would expect
  • Towels and linen for all passengers
  • A boat handling demo
  • Technical support
  • On-board cruising information
  • Locks free (except in Ireland & Holland)
  • Moorings & navigation fee included in Canada, Scotland & Italy (Casale-return trip)

  • Optional holiday extras
  • Boat damage waiver
  • Running costs (diesel, gas, engine wear and tear) - charged by the engine hour
  • Travel to and from the base(s)
  • Waterside services if you use them (i.e. moorings where a charge is applicable, pump-out if needed, water, etc)
  • Cancellation plan & any travel/personal insurance
  • Food and drink
Added on 26 May 2018

Lyn Minchin said

Our questions were quickly answered the invoice system is clearly set out. The Vision 5 with x3 cabins was perfect for our group. The fold down bunk in each room gave us luggage storage. Plus the ensuite was well laid out and gave you space to move. Plenty of cupboards and shelves for a couple. The galley was well equipped and the rooftop space and steering was excellent.
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Added on 19 May 2018

Peter Lismer said

The orientation was too short for us to be comfortable maneuvering the boat. It took a long time to learn the use of the "Joy Stick and Bow Thruster." We do feel the model of boat was too large for easy navigation of the canal. Support services were excellent. Response time when we had problems was very quick and service personnel very efficient and helpful. All staff were very congenial as well. Overall, the trip was a wonderful time with good friends and lovely views of rural France. We would recommend your services to others.
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Added on 02 September 2017

Peter Sterrett said

I would rate your service Excellent. The person at check in at the Trebes base was absolutely wonderful. Easy, clear, friendly. The boat was great. Having 3 equal staterooms was important. Joy stick made driving simple.
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Added on 13 July 2017

Frantisek Ondrusek said

We were on third trip on Leboat boat. First - Midi channel from Port Cassafieres to Homps with a small jump to the sea through Narbonne = that was far the nicest and most relaxing and romantic trip (recommending you as a first trip if you are a beginner). Many locks, but really easy to go through, not big traffic, no commercial boats... Almost all the marketing materials at Leboat pages and catalogues start with pictures from this area. And that area really looks as is in the catalogue, I would say even nicer. Second was in Venice - something totally different, you spend more time on boat, not like in France where you can use bikes almost every day. You see the crowded islands, but again you are close to the sea (was important for us with 3 kids to have possibility to visit 3-4 times the sea during our trip). Venice is easier to reach (train, plane), Port Cassafieres you must reach through smaller airport + longer taxi trip. This year we went from Port Cassafieres through Sete, lakes (Etangs) to St Gilles. That area is not so romantic as the Midi channel, still the sea is close (with nice, clean and mainly not crowded beaches), so if you have bikes, is easy to make trips (I would definitly recommend to take as many bikes as there are people on the boat, that puts extra bonus to your trip, every single day on boat will be different if you can visit the small villages nearby, play tennis or football, go fishing or BBQ on the terrace etc etc.). The Leboat service was great, we had a well equipped and reliable boat Vision 3, with 3 rooms. We were 4 adults and 3 kids, so 2 separate rooms for adults and the children´s room with 2+1 beds was a perfect combination. As first time we had Vision 4, we know that it is a better combination for this amount of people (bigger rooms, bigger bathroom). Except that the Vision 3SL is a lower boat (by 30cm) then 40cm, which makes the navigation under the bridges easier. For a group of 6-10 people who do not have experience with driving a boat, I would definitly recommend a Vision boat (or maybe the new Horizon boats have this option also). The manouvering with Joystick is simply so easy, that even the boat is huge, you drive it like you would play on Playstation :) Since we did the first trip, I am recommending to all of my friends to try this kind of holiday. Believe me, this is completely something else than to spend 2 weeks on sun somewhere on the beach. If you want a real relaxing, spend every day in other village, understand the local culture, food, vine, and to become for few days a part of this life, go onto this trip once. I trust you will go back again and again and again. This is a real relax + fun + active holiday. As we do now for 3 years. When we were first time, our small kid was only 4, but the boat is safe for even such a kid (we know vision 3 and 4), dont worry about the age. Next year our plan is to go to Holland. Again something different, but we are looking forward to spend again a beautiful holiday on leboat boat.. Thank you Leboat... One of the best boats in the fleet, if not the best...
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Added on 07 May 2017

Andrey Yudin said

Доброжелательно и быстро. Лодка большая и удобная. Очень полезен джойстик.
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Dear Mr Yudin,
Thank you for your positive feedback. We are pleased to learn you enjoyed your Le Boat holiday and would love to welcome you on board with us again soon.
Best wishes, The Le Boat team
Added on 17 September 2018

Charles Authier said

All service personnel that we dealt with were friendly and helpful, making the pickup and drop-days trouble free. Overall, the canal boat experience was wonderful! However, a number of minor issues made the boat appear less luxurious than expected. Things such as broken and difficult to operate venetian blinds in all the bedrooms, broken or bent slats in the bed frames, broken and missing snaps on the curtains in the main salon, etc. These are things we feel should have been fixed or replaced before we took possession of our boat. We wanted to give five stars because of the good overall experience, but dealing with all of these issues every day took away from this experience.
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Added on 13 April 2018

Paul Burton said

We hired an expensive boat and it broke down on the 2nd day. The service man came quite promptly but it was annoying that this happened. Also the air conditioning/heating did not work. The lady at check-in in St Gilles and the man that showed us the boat there were both excellent. The worst thing about the boat were the mattresses, they were terrible, very old.
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Hi Paul, thank you for taking time to send your feedback through to us. We're really sorry that there were issues with your boat. Please know that a member of our Australian reservations team will be calling you in the next few days to discuss further. Kind regards, Le Boat
Added on 08 October 2017

Annette Pestrucci said

Would certainly book with Le boat again...had a great time. Was disappointed however with the condition of the boat. The blinds and curtains were in deplorable condition. Condition of the fittings were poor
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Added on 08 September 2017

Lynne Dovey said

Le Boat Australia were excellent to deal with. They got back to me promptly when I booked and also to respond to my questions. They could not have been more helpful. Everything happened on the trip as they indicated. The Vision3 SL was a great boat. Our skipper was very impressed with its steering system which made a large boat easy to manoeuver. There was plenty of room for the six of us. The only thing we were disappointed in was that there is no collection system for the waste which we had to empty into the canal periodically. Really France? In this day and age? It was gross.
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Added on 03 September 2017

Julie Koenig said

The service was adequate, but we should have been sent the maps of the area we were travelling in, prior to our trip, so we could plan our stops a little better. The instruction of the boat was too short and we should have been given a sheet with the specific information about our boat rather than just having to remember what was said. We should have been given a longer period of driving the boat prior to going into the canal, particularly given information about how to go through bridges and locks. It was often difficult to find a berth at the wharves in order to fill up with water and power- we travelled with 2 boats so it was often difficult to find to berths. Some of the maps we were given seemed to be out of date and we were not given specific instruction on all of the markers etc that we needed to take notice of when travelling through the lake area. We were not told that the opening bridge was only open twice a day and therefore we did not plan our travels accordingly. I thought that all of the add on extras were quite expensive and should have been included with the price of the boat. Having said all of this, we thoroughly enjoyed our canal cruise, but it was a huge learning situation for all of us. This was a beautiful boat- much bigger than we thought it would be and more difficult to manoeuvre than we thought. We should have been left with some written instructions about how to start, re- start, check the gauges etc rather than just being told by the instructor.
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