"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
Aurora
River and CanalBelgium - France
France
Holland
Bruges to Haarlem
Rotterdam to Paris
Dutch Waterways
Île-de-France
Bruges to Paris
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.
Pénichette Premium 6 to 7 people
Panoramic P.1180FB
and 1 child
Pénichette Comfort 4 to 6 people
Terrasse P.1120R
Countess
and 2 children
Mystique
and 2 children
Magnifique
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
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...
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...
A most enjoyable trip. Thanks for your help with the arrangements, Emma.
Friendly staff and top notch facilities on board
I rate the boat a 10
We...
We appreciated the efficient and friendly crew, the cosy lounge and Boat rated: 9/10
Liked the combination of cruising on the canals and making bus...
The boat is well equipped but slow... I rate it 7/10.
We enjoyed being able to cruise one way.
We do not expect to do another canal cruise but would...
We appreciated the size of the saloon which allowed both crews to sup together in the evenings... - a total of 10 from the two boats.
Also the...
Thank you so much for our week in paradise. the knowledge imparted, the comfort, the ease, the pace, the shared laughter, the most scrumptous meals...
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We LIKED
the superb weather we had
the beautiful countryside
the peace & tranquility slow boat travel brings
the overall layout of the boat
the...
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