"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
River and CanalBelgium - 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.
Pénichette Classic 2 to 5 people
Classic P.935W
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 8 to 10 people
N OCTO
and 4 children
Cruiser Premium 8 to 12 people
N OCTO Fly 12
and 2 children
Cruiser Classic 2 to 3 people
N800
Linssen Yacht 36
and 2 children
Caprice
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO B
and 2 children
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Guests have said...
The 3 aspects we liked most about our boat, Le Grec, are:
* The outdoor seating space and flying bridge steering.
* The well appointed kitchen, as we...
We appreciated
Max and Bea, first and foremost.
The fantastic food and wine.
Oh so comfortable accommodations.
The sheer beauty of the area.
The...
We like the layout of the Penichette 1180FB, one toilet per cabin and no equipment failures.
Hotels Afloat is an excellent agent for Locaboat, and...
"Hi Emma; Just to thank you again for yet another great cruise. EVERYTHING was fantastic as usual. " Italy: Anjodi, La Belle Epoque, Scottish...
The Linssen 32 was new and clean. I'd rate it 10/10
We preferred the southern half of the Midi cruise.
I heard about Hotels Afloat from a family...
The Magnolia cruise, with accommodations for 6 people is the perfect formula to relax with friends and family . The Burgundy Canal route is lovely...
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.
The Crew were fantastic!
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