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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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Top cruise destinations
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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.
Pénichette Premium 6 to 7 people
Panoramic P.1180FB
and 1 child
Cirrus A
and 2 children
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160
and 1 child
Pénichette Comfort 8 to 12 people
Terrasse P.1500R
and 2 children
Classique
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO Green
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 8 to 12 people
Panoramic P.1500FB
and 2 children
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Guests have said...
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...
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...
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...
Appreciate all the efforts by the crew to give us a relaxing and enjoyable vacation
Dear Emma
We all thoroughly enjoyed our holiday with Locaboat. Thank you so much for helping to organise it all.
The boat was great and we enjoyed...
This cruise was way beyond our wildest expectations. On the Savoir Vivre, the food, the wine, the excursions, the scenery, the relaxing cruising,...
“We thank you for your kindness and warmth. You made us feel like family from the first day. Lots of laughter all the week long. France will now...
The boat was as expected: We appreciated the controls inside and outside, and rate the boat a 10.
The cruise route from Joigny out and back was...
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