"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.
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Our clients have awarded Hotels Afloat
★★★★★ (4.9) stars
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A selection of hotel barge cruises
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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.
Pénichette Premium+ 2 to 4 people
Evolution P.950E
Pénichette Premium 2 to 3 people
P.1022FB
and 1 child
Comfort Premium 4 to 6 people
Europa 300
and 2 children
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160N
and 1 child
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Guests have said...
We are now home from a wonderful trip and I want to thank you for all your help. Please feel free to use me as a reference if you are asked.
Locaboat d...
5 stars for the Prosperity barge, the Burgundy Canal and the Hotels Afloat experience!
Bonjour Emma,
We had an absolutely wonderful trip on the...
We will not soon forget the week we spent on La Vie en Rose. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Merci encore!!! Laurie and gang.
Everything was perfect. From the information and service we received to the boat, boat owners and boat cruise itself We rate the Magnolia 10/10:...
"We all had such a lovely time on La Belle Epoque that we are now thinking of booking a cruise for next year. The Dolce Vita looks lovely: Which...
We hired a Magnifique, and rate it 9/10-always room for improvement!
The boat was as expected : staff at Decize excellent
The Magnifique was very...
We had a lovely time, Emma. Thanks for all your help with making it so.
It was all lovely, but the highlight was Auxerre. I knew it was a large town but we were in awe when we came round the bend in the river and saw...
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