"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.
Elegance
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO Green
and 2 children
Triton 1050
and 2 children
Haines Rive 40
and 2 children
Cruiser Comfort XL 2 to 4 people
N DUO
Cruiser Comfort 6 to 8 people
N1010
and 2 children
Pénichette Classic 4 to 7 people
Classic P.1107W
and 1 child
Testimonials
Guests have said...
Dear Emma
We've just returned from Burgundy.
Many thanks for arranging the booking with Heidi & Stefan. Everything went very well indeed. The boat...
The cruise was so wonderful, got to see some places that have been on our “bucket list” for years! Emma was a dream to coordinate our trip,...
The Caprice is Spacious; we liked the sliding back door
Boat rated 10/10
Was the route as you expected? yes
What did you most appreciate about the...
5* for the barge, destination, service from Hotels Afloat and the website!
The on board service was personal, professional, super friendly and...
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...
Words cannot describe the experience we have had on this cruise from Bruges to Paris. The excellence of service was the best part and then the...
In all of my travels, Hotels Afloat is the best organisation that I have used. They provided me with all of the information that I needed but...
To call the voyage perfect is not enough. Perfection has to include the crew and our Captain Chris. Thanks for all the kindness
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