"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.
Horizon 5
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 2 to 4 people
Evolution P.950E
Triton 860 Fly
and 1 child
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1170
and 2 children
Triton 1050
and 2 children
Royal Classique
Pénichette Comfort 8 to 9 people
Panoramic P.1400FB
and 2 children
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Guests have said...
We really enjoyed our trip....it was just a bit short!!
Thank you to Alex, Nicole and Carls for an excellent trip. It exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves French...
Dear Emma, I just wanted to thank you for a delightful and wonderful trip on your Locoboat two weeks ago. We had a wonderful time. The boat was a...
Hi there Emma ,
Just to let you know that we had a great time on our barge. We miss it and the life style. We are looking at other places such as...
We loved our week on the Esperance. The boat itself is beautiful with plenty of room for three couples. We have an amazing crew who took great care...
Meant to email sooner but got distracted— just wanted to say again that we had a wonderful time on the Aurora. Thank you so much for alerting us to...
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....
Just a note to thank you. Every thing went fine all enjoyed the trip.
Regards
Fred Martin
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