"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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★★★★★ (4.9) stars
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Nicols 1310
and 4 children
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160
and 1 child
Cruiser Comfort 6 to 8 people
N1000
and 2 children
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Guests have said...
Hello Emma,
We have been home almost a week now and today is my day to sit down and write to everyone that we want to thank for our FABULOUS
trip....
On behalf of our security team, I would like to express our gratitude to Captain Arsie of Hotel Barge La Vie en Rose and his Crew. On June 16...
I had no preconceived notions about the barge. I saw the photos online and it looked okay for a week. It turned out to be better laid out and...
How would you rate your boat? 4 stars
How would you rate the Customer Service from Hotels Afloat, i.e. our response to emails, phone calls etc. ...
Your warmth and joie de vivre infused every moment of our journey with you. We can't thank you enough for your caring and attention to detail, your...
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...
We had a super time. All 3 weeks in France were terrific. Noel's America boat was first class, and the food was first rate wherever we dined
Thank you for all you did to make this a great experience.
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