"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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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
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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.
Continentale
and 2 children
Espade Concept Fly
and 3 children
Pénichette Premium 6 to 7 people
Panoramic P.1180FB
and 1 child
Cruiser Premium 6 people
Europa 700
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium+ XL 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO FLY C
Pénichette Classic 4 to 7 people
Classic P.1107W
and 1 child
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Guests have said...
Cruising the Nivernais canal on the Luciole was absolute perfection. The barge is a cosy, welcoming home on the water and the crew is fabulous....
The group absolutely loved the Mam Goz cruise and experience. Great tours, delicious meals, amazing sights. Excellent and personable Captain and...
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....
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...
Dear Emma,
I am sending this email to share with you our experience with Locaboat and the penichette. All was perfect!! It was a very nice...
Thank you Emma, for all your assistance. We had a lovely vacation and will definitely be booking again!
Words cannot describe the experience we have had on this cruise from Bruges to Paris. The excellence of service was the best part and then the...
The boat was as expected and rates a 7/10: Galley was well-equipped and the teak table on the bridge was large and easily accommodated 8-10...
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