"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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Top cruise destinations
Selected of hotel barge trips
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A selection of self-drive boat rentals
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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.
Pénichette Comfort 6 to 10 people
Terrasse P.1260R
and 2 children
Linssen Vlet 1030
and 2 children
Linssen Yacht 36
and 2 children
Royal Classique
Triton 1050
and 2 children
Nicols 1310
and 4 children
Cruiser Premium 6 people
Europa 600
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Guests have said...
Emma, I wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed the canal cruise. The staff were great. Chef Emma was terrific and Matthew was a great...
The EuroClassic 149 was as expected with plenty of space and good facilities
I'd rate it a 9/10.
We enjoyed the scenery, food and villages in...
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...
Thank you for your assistance, it all went very well and the boat was very comfortable and provided everything we expected.
The facilities were exactly what we required for our trip. The top desks were a great focal point.
Please rate the boat: 9/10
The route was peaceful...
We enjoyed Alex's captaining of the barge and the great vineyards, castles that he took us to. We appreciated Nicole's care, her cups of tea and...
The cruise was better than expected! We rate the boat 10/10. The host Tim was the best thing and we appreciated the serenity of the Nivernais...
We appreciated It's small size, fabulous crew, and the opportunity for our family to be together. I rate the boat 9/10
The Nivernais Canal was quiet...
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