"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 Small ships
Our clients have awarded Hotels Afloat
★★★★★ (4.9) stars
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A selection of hotel barge cruises
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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
Linssen Vlet 1030
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium+ 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO FLY C GREEN
Cruiser Comfort 6 to 8 people
N1010
and 2 children
Espade Concept Fly
and 3 children
Cruiser Comfort 4 to 7 people
N900 DP
and 1 child
Comfort Premium XL 4 people
Europa 400
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
Thank you for all of your assistance with our cruise.
The 3 aspects of the boat we appreciated were:
1. Ease operation for beginner drivers ( never...
We appreciated It's small size, fabulous crew, and the opportunity for our family to be together. I rate the boat 9/10
The Nivernais Canal was quiet...
How would you rate your boat? 4 stars
How would you rate the Customer Service from Hotels Afloat, i.e. our response to emails, phone calls etc. ...
Thanks for the email. We really did enjoy the cruise, it was wonderful. One of our better holidays especially as we were barging with a group of...
Thank you! We have travelled often to many places - This week was the best vacation/adventure ever!
You have a beautiful peniche, a great crew,...
Our time with you both on Maitena has been one of the most memorable of my life. You make an exceptional host and hostess, spoiling us with...
Rate the Calypso boat an 8/10. Top deck very good
Loire Valley: Better than expected, lovely scenery and interesting stops.
Hotels Afloat: Excellent...
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...
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