"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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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.
Comfort Premium 4 to 6 people
Europa 300
and 2 children
Caprice
and 2 children
Pénichette Comfort 4 to 6 people
Terrasse P.1120R
Mystique
and 2 children
Cruiser Comfort 2 to 4 people
N PRIMO
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Guests have said...
Your service was excellent!
Hotel afloat and Emma were fantastic. They gave great service with no hassle booking and very quick response to any queries. Highly recommend and...
It was truely delightful finally meeting you, you are just as lovely as you have been through e-mails. We really enjoyed our cruise because you...
We booked a Penichette 935W but we were upgraded. The boat was wonderful & we had plenty of room.
I rate this boat a 9/10 - as great!
Canal...
We really appreciated the small intimate personal environment and the excellent service
Boat rate: 10/10
Burgundy canal: Appreciated the surrounding...
Vive la France, Magnifique. Tres bon. To old friends, new friends and wine, wine, wine. Thank you all so much, crew and friends, for an experience...
We loved our week on the Esperance. The boat itself is beautiful with plenty of room for three couples. We have an amazing crew who took great care...
Thank you to Alex, Nicole and Carls for an excellent trip. It exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves French...
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