"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 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.
Pénichette Comfort 8 to 9 people
Panoramic P.1400FB
and 2 children
Dancer 4 (Salsa A)
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium+ 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO +
Horizon 5
and 2 children
Mystique
and 2 children
Cruiser Comfort 2 to 4 people
N PRIMO
Cruise Comfort 6 to 9 people
N1100
Tarpon 49 Quattro Prestige S
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
The boat was better than expected...
The drivability including the bow thruster, the kitchen, the central heating, taking the boat solo.
I rate the...
Emma made the whole process very easy, from payment schedules to helping us organize transportation to and from the staging area.. We asked many...
To call the voyage perfect is not enough. Perfection has to include the crew and our Captain Chris. Thanks for all the kindness
We enjoyed Alex's captaining of the barge and the great vineyards, castles that he took us to. We appreciated Nicole's care, her cups of tea and...
We thank you for your kindness and warmth. You made us feel like family from the first day. Lots of laughter all week long. France will now hold a...
Hi Emma
We had a great trip. The arrival, boat familiarisation and boat hand-back service at the yard were excellent. The boat was fine. We went...
We had a GREAT trip... loved the beauty of the canal and the plane trees.
Most appreciated part of the boat: Electronic toilets.
Thank you all so very much for an absolutely marvellous week! Your hospitality, flexibility, understanding and company were wonderful! You shared...
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