"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
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.
Classique
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 2 to 4 people
Evolution P.950E
Royal Classique
Clipper
and 2 children
Pénichette Comfort 6 to 10 people
Terrasse P.1260R
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO Green
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
"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
Here we are back home after a terrific trip to Europe, the highlight of which was our Locaboat cruise from Briare to Dompierre.
We cannot...
We had a lovely time on "our" Penichette 1180fb on our cruise from Lutzelbourg in May of this year. Each of the three couples enjoyed the trip and...
Everything was perfect. From the information and service we received to the boat, boat owners and boat cruise itself We rate the Magnolia 10/10:...
Emma,Our cruise in Savoir Faire was wonderful in all respects: the FOOD!, the service, the accommodations, the cities, the tours —...
Hi Emma,
We've just returned from cruising on the hotel barge, Aurora. Words cannot express how wonderful the experience was. This had been our...
The boat was as expected. Appreciated it's size. I rate it 8/10
We cruised on the Canal du Centre... easy to deal with the locks
We rate Hotels...
Tournus to Lyon with a short trip up La Seille canal.
Though I have never piloted a boat before this was an experience not to miss. The time of year...
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