"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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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.
Cirrus B
and 2 children
Pénichette Comfort 6 to 7 people
Panoramic P.1165FB
and 3 children
Cruiser Premium 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO S
and 2 children
Tarpon 42
and 4 children
Dancer 4 Plus (Salsa B)
and 4 children
Pénichette Premium 4 to 5 people
P.1020FB
and 1 child
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160N
and 1 child
Clipper
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
The boat is well equipped but slow... I rate it 7/10.
We enjoyed being able to cruise one way.
We do not expect to do another canal cruise but would...
Thank you all so very much for an absolutely marvellous week! Your hospitality, flexibility, understanding and company were wonderful! You shared...
The boat was spacious; we rate it 9/10
Cruised from Migennes to Sens and back: Appreciated that there were
relatively few locks
We found you on line,...
The boat was generally as expected. By chance, we had only 4 passengers not 8, and that gave an unexpected feeling of space and comfort. In...
We thank you for your kindness and warmth. You made us feel like family from the first day. Lots of laughter all week long. France will now hold a...
Dear Emma,
I am sending this email to share with you our experience with Locaboat and the penichette. All was perfect!! It was a very nice...
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...
It was all lovely, but the highlight was Auxerre. I knew it was a large town but we were in awe when we came round the bend in the river and saw...
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