"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
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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
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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.
Dancer 4 Plus (Salsa B)
and 4 children
Corvette B
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 8 to 10 people
N OCTO
and 4 children
Cruiser Premium 6 people
Europa 600
Pénichette Classic 4 to 7 people
Classic P.1107W
and 1 child
Cruiser Comfort 2 to 4 people
N PRIMO
Cruiser Premium 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO S
and 2 children
Dancer 4 (Salsa A)
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...
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,...
Emma,Our cruise in Savoir Faire was wonderful in all respects: the FOOD!, the service, the accommodations, the cities, the tours —...
Compact and easy to handle, I rate this boat a 9/10. The base staff were very helpful.
Appreciated the wide route and automated locks.
Would book...
Deb************ Sar******, Canada 1/10/2019
5 stars for the Alegria barge, cruise destination and website.
We enjoyed our time immensely and would...
Hi Emma
Here we are back home after a terrific trip to Europe, the highlight of which was our Locaboat cruise from Briare to Dompierre.
We cannot...
We liked the Sheba and rate it 8/10
Its Cleanliness was good.
We cruises from Branges on the Seille and the route was as expected ie Not busy &...
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....
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