"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
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.
Classique
and 2 children
Pénichette Comfort 6 to 10 people
Terrasse P.1260R
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 8 to 10 people
N OCTO
and 4 children
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
Europa 500
Cruiser Premium 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO B
and 2 children
Horizon 1
and 2 children
Pénichette Comfort 4 to 6 people
Terrasse P.1120R
Cruiser Comfort XL 2 to 4 people
N DUO
Testimonials
Guests have said...
Good day Ms. Emma,
My friends and I just returned from our Hotels Afloat vacation. It met or exceeded every expectation.
Your guys on either end of...
Merci, merci, merci. Thank you to our Captain Chris and crew for a wonderful, perfect trip. We did not know what to expect and this week far...
The barge was better than expected: Great bathroom facilities, despite compact size. Very nice public space for meals.
I rate the boat a 10
The...
We enjoyed it very much. Very likely to book with Hotels Afloat again, rated 5/5 *
Rated barge 4/5 *; rated region 4/5 *
Hotels Afloat's Emma Aldridge was extremely responsive and helpful during the planning and booking process and deserves our gratitude.
Compact and easy to handle, I rate this boat a 9/10. The base staff were very helpful.
Appreciated the wide route and automated locks.
Would book...
In all of my travels, Hotels Afloat is the best organisation that I have used. They provided me with all of the information that I needed but...
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...
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