"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
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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.
Cruiser Premium 6 people
Europa 700
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium Steel 4 to 6 people
Linssen 34.9 GS
and 2 children
Pénichette Classic 2 to 5 people
Classic P.935W
and 2 children
Pénichette Comfort 4 to 6 people
Terrasse P.1120R
Pénichette Premium 6 to 7 people
Panoramic P.1180FB
and 1 child
Cruiser Comfort XL 10 to 12 people
N1310
and 4 children
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Guests have said...
Our third time on the Savoir Faire. We’ve enjoyed a wonderful time. Good friends, delicious food and lots of fun. Outstanding boat and Captain....
The crew were entertaining, knowledgeable and competent. The food and service was exceptional - 5 stars each meal. The Captain Chris was extremely...
We had a lovely time, Emma. Thanks for all your help with making it so.
Rate the Calypso boat an 8/10. Top deck very good
Loire Valley: Better than expected, lovely scenery and interesting stops.
Hotels Afloat: Excellent...
We really appreciated the small intimate personal environment and the excellent service
Boat rate: 10/10
Burgundy canal: Appreciated the surrounding...
The boat is excellent, sun protection missing on Panache ,hot-tub blocking the view somewhat
Roomy cabin (Ravel Junior Suite), nice outside deck...
How would you rate your boat? 4 stars
How would you rate the Customer Service from Hotels Afloat, i.e. our response to emails, phone calls etc. ...
Emma made the whole process very easy, from payment schedules to helping us organize transportation to and from the staging area.. We asked many...
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