"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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The price shown is based on a 7-day cruise and indicates the lowest starting price, and excluding any special offer or discount.
Classique Star
and 4 children
Pénichette Premium+ 2 to 4 people
Evolution P.950E
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
Europa 500
Tarpon 49 Quattro Prestige S
and 2 children
Horizon 5
and 2 children
Cruiser Comfort 4 to 7 people
N900 DP
and 1 child
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO Green
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO B +
and 2 children
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Guests have said...
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...
Emma made the whole process very easy, from payment schedules to helping us organize transportation to and from the staging area.. We asked many...
Just a note to thank you for your assistance and wise advice with our cruise week before last. Everything was wonderful. We came away convinced...
The EuroClassic 149 was as expected with plenty of space and good facilities
I'd rate it a 9/10.
We enjoyed the scenery, food and villages in...
Exquisite is an understatement - service, scenery, food … thank you. Wonderful adventure, great crew
Alegria was just as expected: Spacious, confortable, clean and impeccably well maintained. The captain runs a 'tight ship' and is present all while...
Our third time on the Savoir Faire. We’ve enjoyed a wonderful time. Good friends, delicious food and lots of fun. Outstanding boat and Captain....
Hi Emma,
We enjoyed the barge cruise very much.
The service on board was superb!
Sincere regards,
Donna and Barry Beach
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