"Carefully created cruises, just for you"™

Cruise with EmmaHi, I’m Emma James-Aldridge, and my company is dedicated to organising hotel barge and self-drive boat cruises in France, the rest of Europe 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.

Why choose us
Self-drivesHotel barges

Our clients have awarded Hotels Afloat
★★★★ (4.9) stars

Discover the best cruise routes

Top cruise destinations

Bodrag River

Bodrag River

Hungary

River Saône

River Saône

France

Canal du Midi

Canal du Midi

France

Loire Valley

Loire Valley

France

A selection of hotel barge cruises

Check out the best deals

New for 2023!
Elegance barge cruise

Elegance

Midi Canal
6 guests
★★★★★
France
Canal du Midi
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La Bella Vita barge cruise

La Bella Vita

Venetian lagoon
20 guests
★★★★
Italy
Venice Lagoon
Prosperite barge cruise

Prosperite

Burgundy Canal
8 guests
★★★★★★
France
Burgundy Canal
L'Impressionniste barge cruise

L'Impressionniste

Burgundy Canal
12 guests
★★★★★
France
Burgundy Canal
Nymphea barge cruise

Nymphea

Loire Valley
6 guests
★★★★
France
Anjou - Loire
Scottish Highlander barge cruise

Scottish Highlander

Scotland
8 guests
★★★★
Scotland
Caledonian Canal
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Renaissance barge cruise

Renaissance

Loire Valley
8 guests
★★★★★★
France
Loire Valley
Athos barge cruise

Athos

Midi Canal
10 guests
★★★★
France
Canal du Midi
Camargue

A selection of self-drive boat rentals

Discover the offers and discounts

The price shown is based on a 7-day cruise and indicates the lowest starting price, and excluding any special offer or discount.

Tarpon 32 rental boat

Tarpon 32

8 guests
4 cabins
2 bathrooms
★★★
From 1572€/week
Haines Rive 34 rental boat

Haines Rive 34

6 guests
3 cabins
2 bathrooms
★★★
From 1572€/week
N SIXTO Green rental boat

N SIXTO Green

8 guests
4 adults
2 children
3 cabins
2 bathrooms
★★★★
From 2535€/week
Linssen 33.9 Aft cabin rental boat

Linssen 33.9 Aft cabin

6 guests
2 cabins
2 bathrooms
★★★★
From 1942€/week
Tarpon 42 rental boat

Tarpon 42

12 guests
6 cabins
2 bathrooms
★★★
From 1780€/week
N OCTO rental boat

N OCTO

10 guests
4 adults
4 children
4 cabins
2 bathrooms
★★★★
From 2458€/week
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Vision 4 SL rental boat

Vision 4 SL

9 guests
8 adults
4 cabins
1 bathroom
Premium rating
From 2559€/week
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Sheba rental boat

Sheba

5 guests
2 cabins
1 bathroom
Budget rating
From 1059€/week

Testimonials

Guests have said...

We loved our trip. Wonderful food and wine selected for our Burgundy wine canal cruise and the staff were terrific! 

Just a note to thank you. Every thing went fine all enjoyed the trip.
Regards
Fred Martin

"We all had such a lovely time on La Belle Epoque that we are now thinking of booking a cruise for next year. The Dolce Vita looks lovely: Which...

Thank you for all of your assistance with our cruise.

The 3 aspects of the boat we appreciated were:
1. Ease operation for beginner drivers ( never...

We have very much enjoyed our week of canal and river cruising on "La Vie en Rose". We had some fabulous food, cheese and wine and learnt a lot...

I can’t describe how wonderful the barge trip was. The food, the wine, the loving care. Everything was just exquisite!  Karen R***s. PS. Steve and...

The boat was pretty well as expected but there were some shortcomings
It was easy to steer, responsive.
Boat rating: 8/10
Will book with Hotels Afloat...

The boat was bigger than I had expected. I rate it 8.5/10
We appreciated this very tranquil route.
Overall we enjoyed the experience, but on...

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