"Carefully created cruises, just for you"™

Cruise with Emma

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 Small ships

Our clients have awarded Hotels Afloat
★★★★ (4.9) stars

Discover the best cruise routes

Top cruise destinations

Camargue

Camargue

France

Shannon

Shannon

Ireland

Friesland

Friesland

Holland

Loire Valley

Loire Valley

France

River Saône

River Saône

France

A selection of hotel barge cruises

Check out the best deals

Rendez-Vous barge cruise

Rendez-Vous

Burgundy Canal
4 guests
★★★★★
France
Burgundy Canal
New
Johanna barge cruise

Johanna

Midi Canal
4 guests
★★★★★
France
Canal du Midi
Spirit of Scotland barge cruise

Spirit of Scotland

Scotland
12 guests
★★★★★
Scotland
Caledonian Canal
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L'Impressionniste barge cruise

L'Impressionniste

Burgundy Canal
12 guests
★★★★★
France
Burgundy Canal
New
Kir Royale barge cruise

Kir Royale

Exceptionally spacious
8 guests
★★★★★★
France
Champagne
Esperance barge cruise

Esperance

Midi Canal
6 guests
★★★★★
France
Canal du Midi
La Nouvelle Etoile barge cruise

La Nouvelle Etoile

Holland and France
8 guests
★★★★★★
France
Holland
Alsace
Dutch Waterways
Elegance barge cruise

Elegance

Midi Canal
6 guests
★★★★★
France
Canal du Midi

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.

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Salsa B rental boat

Salsa B

12 guests
4 cabins
2 bathrooms
Comfort rating
From 1979€/week
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N PRIMO rental boat

N PRIMO

4 guests
1 cabin
1 bathroom
★★★
From 998€/week
Europa 700 rental boat

Europa 700

6 guests
3 cabins
3 bathrooms
★★★★★
From 3185€/week
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Classique Star rental boat

Classique Star

10 guests
6 adults
4 children
4 cabins
3 bathrooms
Budget rating
From 1379€/week
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Royal Classique rental boat

Royal Classique

6 guests
3 cabins
3 bathrooms
Comfort rating
From 1319€/week
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Magnifique rental boat

Magnifique

10 guests
4 cabins
3 bathrooms
Comfort rating
From 1639€/week
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Vision 4 rental boat

Vision 4

9 guests
8 adults
4 cabins
4 bathrooms
Premium rating
From 1839€/week
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N SIXTO rental boat

N SIXTO

8 guests
4 adults
2 children
3 cabins
2 bathrooms
★★★★
From 1437€/week

Testimonials

Guests have said...

The boat performed flawlessly and places we visited were awesome.

Once again, you organized the perfect trip for us.
Not only did Peter and I love our barge trip but son Doug and his girlfriend did as well. We...

Hotels Afloat's Emma Aldridge was extremely responsive and helpful during the planning and booking process and deserves our gratitude.

Emma,  I wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed the canal cruise.  The staff were great.  Chef Emma was terrific and Matthew was a great...

Hi Emma

Just to let you know we finished our week on board the Saraphina this morning - and what a wonderful week it was! The boat is lovely, very...

The boat was as expected and rates a 7/10:  Galley was well-equipped and the teak table on the bridge was large and easily accommodated 8-10...

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 group absolutely loved the Mam Goz cruise and experience.   Great tours, delicious meals, amazing sights.  Excellent and personable Captain and...

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