"Carefully created cruises, just for you"™
Hi, I’m Emma James-Aldridge, and my company is dedicated to organising hotel barge and self-drive boat cruises on the inland waterways, canals and rivers of France, other European countries and Canada, for clients from across the globe. If you're a family, group of friends, couples or individuals, I have the perfect cruise for you.
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Our clients have awarded Hotels Afloat
★★★★★ (4.9) stars
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The price shown is based on a 7-day cruise and indicates the lowest starting price, and excluding any special offer or discount.
Cruiser Premium+ 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO FLY C
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO
& 2 children
Pénichette Classic 4 to 7 people
Classic P.1107W
& 1 child
Pénichette Classic 2 to 5 people
Classic P.935W
& 2 children
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160
& 1 child
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Guests have said...
We appreciated the Cabin sizes and furnishings
Please rate the boat: 9/10
Would you book with us again? Absolutely! This is our third cruise booked...
Emma made the whole process very easy, from payment schedules to helping us organize transportation to and from the staging area.. We asked many...
The cruise was so wonderful, despite a few glitches! Don't think we'll ever do a self-drive again, as we're getting up there in years, but would...
The boat performed flawlessly and places we visited were awesome.
For our trip on the Canal du Centre in July of 2013 we used a Quattro Prestige 49. We liked how spacious the boat was and the kitchen so we could...
5 stars for the barge, destination, Hotels Afloat booking service and the overall Hotels Afloat experience.
Our boat was beautifully kept and every...
Much more than we expected
The rooms and baths were just lovely and fresh. Being able to be outside under an umbrella and out of the sun..
I give it...
How would you rate your boat? 5 stars
How would you rate your cruise destination? 5 stars
How would you rate the Customer Service from Hotels...
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