"Carefully created cruises, just for you"™

Cruise with EmmaHi, I’m Emma James-Aldridge, and my company is dedicated to organising hotel barge and self-drive boat cruises in France, the rest of Europe 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

Bodrag River

Bodrag River

Hungary

Canal du Midi

Canal du Midi

France

Friesland

Friesland

Holland

Charente

Charente

France

A selection of hotel barge cruises

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Renaissance barge cruise

Renaissance

Loire Valley
8 guests
★★★★★★
France
Loire Valley
Athos barge cruise

Athos

Midi Canal
10 guests
★★★★
France
Canal du Midi
Camargue
Shannon Princess barge cruise

Shannon Princess

Ireland
10 guests
★★★★★
Ireland
Shannon
2024 offers
Rosa barge cruise

Rosa

Aquitaine
8 guests
★★★★
France
Aquitaine & Bordeaux
La Nouvelle Etoile barge cruise

La Nouvelle Etoile

Holland and France
8 guests
★★★★★★
France
Holland
Alsace
Dutch Waterways
Grand Victoria barge cruise

Grand Victoria

River Saône
6 guests
★★★★★★
France
River Saône
Finesse barge cruise

Finesse

Canal du Centre
8 guests
★★★★★★
France
River Saône
Central Canal
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Magna Carta barge cruise

Magna Carta

Tested by Jane McDonald
8 guests
★★★★★
England
River Thames

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.

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Haines Rive 34 rental boat

Haines Rive 34

6 guests
3 cabins
2 bathrooms
★★★
1572€
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Vision 3 rental boat

Vision 3

10 guests
6 adults, child
3 cabins
3 bathrooms
Premium rating
2359€
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P935W rental boat

P935W

5 guests
2 adults, 2 children
2 cabins
1 bathroom
★★
1099€
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N1350 rental boat

N1350

10 guests
4 cabins
4 bathrooms
★★★★
2127€
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Consul rental boat

Consul

4 guests
2 adults, 2 children
2 cabins
2 bathrooms
Budget rating
1199€
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N SIXTO FLY C rental boat

N SIXTO FLY C

8 guests
3 cabins
3 bathrooms
★★★★★★
3257€
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N QUATTRO B rental boat

N QUATTRO B

6 guests
4 adults, 2 children
2 cabins
2 bathrooms
★★★★
1697€
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N DUO rental boat

N DUO

4 guests
2 adults, child
1 cabin
1 bathroom
★★★★
1201€

Testimonials

Guests have said...

Just want to let you know how much we enjoyed our trip on Finesse.  The barge was beautifully appointed, the amenities were excellent, and the crew...

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...

Overall the whole experience was just WONDERFUL and we had a fabulous time! THANKS!
The boat: It was a great boat!
Route: loved the scenery, the...

Hello Emma,

We have been home almost a week now and today is my day to sit down and write to everyone that we want to thank for our FABULOUS
trip....

We appreciated
Max and Bea, first and foremost.
The fantastic food and wine.
Oh so comfortable accommodations.

The sheer beauty of the area.
The...

The boat was as expected, we rate it 8/10: Liked the sliding sunroof
Canal de Burgundy:The villages were a bit more deserted than expected and the...

Your service was excellent!

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...

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