"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
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 XL 4 people
Europa 400
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO S
and 2 children
Cruiser Comfort XL 8 to 10 people
N1350
Cruiser Premium 8 to 12 people
N OCTO Fly 12
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium+ 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO FLY C
Tarpon 37
and 3 children
Royal Mystique B
Triton 1050
and 2 children
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Guests have said...
The boat performed flawlessly and places we visited were awesome.
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...
Appreciate all the efforts by the crew to give us a relaxing and enjoyable vacation
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...
The chef was fantastic, and the food was great. Loved the intimacy of travelling with a smaller group which is invaluable for pax travelling...
We rate the boat 9/10. The scenery in the forest was great.
We heard about Hotels Afloat by word of mouth and will book again.
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...
The boat is well equipped but slow... I rate it 7/10.
We enjoyed being able to cruise one way.
We do not expect to do another canal cruise but would...
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