"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
★★★★★ (4.9) stars
Discover rivers and canals
Top cruise destinations
Selected of hotel barge trips
Check out the best hotel barges
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.
Cruiser Comfort 4 to 7 people
N900 DP
and 1 child
Dancer 4 Plus (Salsa B)
and 4 children
Caprice
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO Green
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 2 to 3 people
P.1022FB
and 1 child
Pénichette Comfort 8 to 12 people
Terrasse P.1500R
and 2 children
Dancer 2 (Tango)
and 1 child
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Guests have said...
For our trip on the Canal du Centre in July of 2013 we used a Quattro Prestige 49. We liked how spacious the boat was and the kitchen so we could...
Dear Emma,
I am now back home; but, wishing I was still in France on "L'Art de Vivre". The trip was fabulous, from start to finish. The...
The boat was as expected. Appreciated it's size. I rate it 8/10
We cruised on the Canal du Centre... easy to deal with the locks
We rate Hotels...
5* for the barge, destination, service from Hotels Afloat and the website!
The on board service was personal, professional, super friendly and...
The Linssen 32 was new and clean. I'd rate it 10/10
We preferred the southern half of the Midi cruise.
I heard about Hotels Afloat from a family...
Hello Emma, our 'captain' Mike Reynolds and his wife came up with some things to provide you that we concur with:
1) bowthruster (made navigating...
Alegria was just as expected: Spacious, confortable, clean and impeccably well maintained. The captain runs a 'tight ship' and is present all while...
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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