"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.
Why choose us
Self-drivesHotel barges
Our clients have awarded Hotels Afloat
★★★★★ (4.9) stars
Discover the best cruise routes
Top cruise destinations
A selection of hotel barge cruises
Check out the best deals
Aurora
Belgium - France
France
Holland
Bruges to Haarlem
Rotterdam to Paris
Dutch Waterways
Île-de-France
Champagne
Bruges to Paris
A selection of self-drive boat rentals
Discover the offers and discounts
The price shown is based on a 7-day cruise and indicates the lowest starting price, and excluding any special offer or discount.
Cruiser Premium+ 4 to 6 people
N SIXTO PRESTIGE C
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 6 to 7 people
Panoramic P.1180FB
and 1 child
Cruiser Premium Steel 4 to 6 people
Linssen 34.9 GS
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
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...
I rate the boat a 9.9/10... the food, rooms, everything
The Cruise route was better than expected, scenery, day trips..
We would book with you again...
The boat was better than expected...
The drivability including the bow thruster, the kitchen, the central heating, taking the boat solo.
I rate the...
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...
The 1500FB actually exceeded expectation for newness and outfitting of kitchen etc
Comfortable, roomy common area inside boat and on top deck.
Good...
We have very much enjoyed our week of canal and river cruising on "La Vie en Rose". We had some fabulous food, cheese and wine and learnt a lot...
Good day Ms. Emma,
My friends and I just returned from our Hotels Afloat vacation. It met or exceeded every expectation.
Your guys on either end of...
We really appreciated the small intimate personal environment and the excellent service
Boat rate: 10/10
Burgundy canal: Appreciated the surrounding...
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