"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
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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
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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.
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO
and 2 children
Cirrus B
and 2 children
Crusader
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium+ XL 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO FLY C
Pénichette Comfort 4 to 6 people
Terrasse P.1120R
Classique Star
and 4 children
Pénichette Premium+ 2 to 4 people
Evolution P.950E
Pénichette Premium 2 to 3 people
P.1022FB
and 1 child
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Guests have said...
After dealing with Emma pre and post Covid, I felt as though we had become good friends! Emma helped us plan a family barge experience to...
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...
The Linssen was excellent. New boat and very suitable
We appreciated the newness and the bow thruster
Rating 10/10
The Midi canal worked well for us...
The Magnolia went above and beyond our expectations!
The crew Magali & Nico (and beautiful little Mila) went out of their way to make sure we...
We thank you for your kindness and warmth. You made us feel like family from the first day. Lots of laughter all week long. France will now hold a...
Dear Emma,
I am now back home; but, wishing I was still in France on "L'Art de Vivre". The trip was fabulous, from start to finish. The...
Dear Emma,
I am sending this email to share with you our experience with Locaboat and the penichette. All was perfect!! It was a very nice...
Very satisfied. Everything was perfect!
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