"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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Discover rivers and canals
Top cruise destinations
Selected of hotel barge trips
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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.
Horizon 5
and 2 children
Tarpon 32
and 2 children
Cirrus B
and 2 children
Continentale
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO S
and 2 children
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160
and 1 child
Testimonials
Guests have said...
The Magnolia cruise, with accommodations for 6 people is the perfect formula to relax with friends and family . The Burgundy Canal route is lovely...
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...
The Clipper was spacious and easy to handle. We'd rate it 8/10
Our route from Castelnaudary - Homps and back was as expected and we loved the...
I rate the Luciole 9/10: Liked the attention of the staff
The Nivernais is a small canal, lovely but weather not as good as hoped for and some of...
We enjoyed it very much. Very likely to book with Hotels Afloat again, rated 5/5 *
Rated barge 4/5 *; rated region 4/5 *
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...
Overall the whole experience was just WONDERFUL and we had a fabulous time! THANKS!
The boat: It was a great boat!
Route: loved the scenery, the...
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
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