"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
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Testimonials
Guests have said...
The boat performed flawlessly and places we visited were awesome.
Once again, you organized the perfect trip for us.Not only did Peter and I love our barge trip but son Doug and his girlfriend did as well. We...
Hotels Afloat's Emma Aldridge was extremely responsive and helpful during the planning and booking process and deserves our gratitude.
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...
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Just to let you know we finished our week on board the Saraphina this morning - and what a wonderful week it was! The boat is lovely, very...
The boat was as expected and rates a 7/10: Galley was well-equipped and the teak table on the bridge was large and easily accommodated 8-10...
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...
The group absolutely loved the Mam Goz cruise and experience. Great tours, delicious meals, amazing sights. Excellent and personable Captain and...
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