"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.
Why choose us
Self-drivesHotel barges
Our clients have awarded Hotels Afloat
★★★★★ (4.9) stars
Discover rivers and canals
Top cruise destinations
Selected of hotel barge trips
Check out the best hotel barges
Aurora
Belgium - France
France
Holland
Bruges to Haarlem
Rotterdam to Paris
Dutch Waterways
Île-de-France
Champagne
Bruges to Paris
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.
Cruiser Premium+ 4 to 6 people
N SIXTO PRESTIGE C
and 2 children
Haines Rive 40
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 2 to 3 people
P.1022FB
and 1 child
Cruiser Premium 8 to 12 people
N OCTO Fly 12
and 2 children
Caprice
and 2 children
Tarpon 37
and 3 children
Cruiser Comfort XL 10 to 12 people
N1310
and 4 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
The Magnolia went above and beyond our expectations!
The crew Magali & Nico (and beautiful little Mila) went out of their way to make sure we...
Our time with you both on Maitena has been one of the most memorable of my life. You make an exceptional host and hostess, spoiling us with...
Hotel afloat and Emma were fantastic. They gave great service with no hassle booking and very quick response to any queries. Highly recommend and...
Emma made the whole process very easy, from payment schedules to helping us organize transportation to and from the staging area.. We asked many...
Thank you all so very much for an absolutely marvellous week! Your hospitality, flexibility, understanding and company were wonderful! You shared...
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 Horizon 4 was as expected: I rate it an 8/10
The cruise on the Lot River was as expected but expected more mooring spots and more moorings with...
Dear Emma, I just wanted to thank you for a delightful and wonderful trip on your Locoboat two weeks ago. We had a wonderful time. The boat was a...
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