"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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Self-drivesHotel barges
Our clients have awarded Hotels Afloat
★★★★★ (4.9) stars
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Top cruise destinations
A selection of hotel barge cruises
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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
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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.
Linssen Vlet 1030
and 2 children
Espade Concept Fly
and 3 children
Cirrus B
and 2 children
Haines Rive 34
and 2 children
Pénichette Comfort 8 to 12 people
Terrasse P.1500R
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO S
and 2 children
Triton 1050
and 2 children
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Guests have said...
We chose the Octo with a senior member of the party (87 years) in mind. Amongst other things, we liked the outdoor eating area which was all in a...
The cleanliness and reliability of the boat overall: 9/10
The cruise in the Lot was generally as expected: One or two of the locks were a little...
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...
How would you rate your boat? 5 stars
How would you rate your cruise destination? 5 stars
How would you rate the Customer Service from Hotels...
"Hi Emma; Just to thank you again for yet another great cruise. EVERYTHING was fantastic as usual. " Italy: Anjodi, La Belle Epoque, Scottish...
Hi Emma,
We just returned home from our barge trip and have had time to let the experience sink in. For as long as I can remember, our trip to...
Good day Ms. Emma,
My friends and I just returned from our Hotels Afloat vacation. It met or exceeded every expectation.
Your guys on either end of...
We loved our trip. Wonderful food and wine selected for our Burgundy wine canal cruise and the staff were terrific!
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