"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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A selection of hotel barge cruises
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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.
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160N
and 1 child
Comfort Premium XL 4 people
Europa 400
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO S
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium+ 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO +
Triton 1050
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 8 to 12 people
Panoramic P.1500FB
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium Steel 4 to 6 people
Linssen 34.9 GS
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
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...
To call the voyage perfect is not enough. Perfection has to include the crew and our Captain Chris. Thanks for all the kindness
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...
Hello Emma, our 'captain' Mike Reynolds and his wife came up with some things to provide you that we concur with:
1) bowthruster (made navigating...
Thank you for all of your assistance with our cruise.
The 3 aspects of the boat we appreciated were:
1. Ease operation for beginner drivers ( never...
We will not soon forget the week we spent on La Vie en Rose. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Merci encore!!! Laurie and gang.
Great friends + Great Captain and crew + Beautiful French countryside = Wonderful trip
Hi Emma
It was fun, would do it again.Boat and destination: 4*
Hotels Afloat Customer service 5*
Website: 4*
We are likely to cruise again, via...
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