"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
Belgium - France
France
Holland
Bruges to Haarlem
Rotterdam to Paris
Dutch Waterways
Île-de-France
Champagne
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 Comfort 6 to 7 people
Panoramic P.1165FB
and 3 children
Cruiser Premium 6 people
Europa 700
and 2 children
Crusader
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 6 to 7 people
Panoramic P.1180FB
and 1 child
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160N
and 1 child
Horizon 1
and 2 children
Dancer 2 (Tango)
and 1 child
Haines Rive 34
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
We appreciated
Max and Bea, first and foremost.
The fantastic food and wine.
Oh so comfortable accommodations.
The sheer beauty of the area.
The...
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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...
I rate the Luciole 9/10: Liked the attention of the staff
The Nivernais is a small canal, lovely but weather not as good as hoped for and some of...
The boat was pretty well as expected but there were some shortcomings
It was easy to steer, responsive.
Boat rating: 8/10
Will book with Hotels Afloat...
To call the voyage perfect is not enough. Perfection has to include the crew and our Captain Chris. Thanks for all the kindness
Let me tell you again how much we enjoyed our trip with LeBoat.
The boat was exactly what we needed, in great shape, very spacious and operated...
Appreciated Everything!
Boat rated 10/10
What did you most appreciate about the route? One way toward the Mediterrean
How did you hear about...
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