"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
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Discover the best cruise routes
Top cruise destinations
A selection of hotel barge cruises
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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.
Royal Classique
Haines Rive 40
and 2 children
Tamaris
and 2 children
Linssen Yacht 36
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 8 to 12 people
Panoramic P.1500FB
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium+ 8 to 10 people
N OCTO FLY
and 4 children
Cruiser Premium+ XL 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO FLY C
Testimonials
Guests have said...
We had a lovely time on "our" Penichette 1180fb on our cruise from Lutzelbourg in May of this year. Each of the three couples enjoyed the trip and...
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...
Hi Emma,
We just returned home from our barge trip and have had time to let the experience sink in. For as long as I can remember, our trip to...
Thank you all so very much for an absolutely marvellous week! Your hospitality, flexibility, understanding and company were wonderful! You shared...
I rate the boat an 8/10.
The route is beautiful, peaceful.
I was offered options, of route and boats, with enough info to be confident of a great...
All 7 of us thank you very much for arranging our houseboat holiday on the Bourgogne canal, especially the 1300 boat - it was real luxury and we...
The boat is excellent, sun protection missing on Panache ,hot-tub blocking the view somewhat
Roomy cabin (Ravel Junior Suite), nice outside deck...
Emma,
I just wanted to thank you, again, for saving our vacation!The barge cruise on the Clare Du Lune was fantastic! We loved the family!Thanks...
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