"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.
Cruiser Premium+ 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO FLY C
Pénichette Comfort 8 to 9 people
Panoramic P.1400FB
and 2 children
La Péniche P
and 2 children
Classique
and 2 children
Crusader
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 8 to 12 people
N OCTO Fly 12
and 2 children
Dancer 4 Plus (Salsa B)
and 4 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
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...
Just want to let you know how much we enjoyed our trip on Finesse. The barge was beautifully appointed, the amenities were excellent, and the crew...
We had a fantastic time on the barge. Everything we were expecting and more. Spoke to numerous full time bargees who recommended the Nivernais as...
Thank you all so very much for an absolutely marvellous week! Your hospitality, flexibility, understanding and company were wonderful! You shared...
There are memories through our lives that will remain forever, and we know this is one. It has been a dream of ours to come on a barge trip for...
Emma made the whole process very easy, from payment schedules to helping us organize transportation to and from the staging area.. We asked many...
"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 had a most fabulous trip down the canal and absolutely loved the boat.
I will get organised when we get back home and do some reviews...
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