"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
Check out the best hotel barges
Aurora
River and CanalBelgium - 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.
Crusader
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 8 to 12 people
N OCTO Fly 12
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium XL 8 to 10 people
N OCTO FLY
and 4 children
Cruiser Premium Steel 4 to 6 people
Linssen 34.9 GS
and 2 children
Haines Rive 40
and 2 children
Cruiser Classic 2 to 3 people
N800
Cirrus A
and 2 children
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Guests have said...
For our trip on the Canal du Centre in July of 2013 we used a Quattro Prestige 49. We liked how spacious the boat was and the kitchen so we could...
“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...
Thank you Sandrine, Maxime. We leave the boat with fond memories. I forgot to mention. a new name for your barge, "the House of Happiness"
Thank you, thank you, thank you for a most wonderful voyage. Every single part of the experience is filled with love and consideration. Your...
We had such a wonderful week in our america 43 based out of tournus. It was the perfect boat for 3 couples.The boat was roomy and very easy to...
The layout was very practical and well appointed with everything needed for a week aboard supplied and in very good condition. We were also given a...
In all of my travels, Hotels Afloat is the best organisation that I have used. They provided me with all of the information that I needed but...
We loved our trip. Wonderful food and wine selected for our Burgundy wine canal cruise and the staff were terrific!
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