"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
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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.
Pénichette Comfort 4 to 6 people
Terrasse P.1120R
Tarpon 42
and 4 children
Cruiser Premium 6 people
Europa 700
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 2 to 4 people
Evolution P.950E
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160
and 1 child
Continentale
and 2 children
Espade Concept Fly
and 3 children
Cruiser Premium 8 to 10 people
N OCTO
and 4 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
The crew were entertaining, knowledgeable and competent. The food and service was exceptional - 5 stars each meal. The Captain Chris was extremely...
Hi Emma
We had a great trip. The arrival, boat familiarisation and boat hand-back service at the yard were excellent. The boat was fine. We went...
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...
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...
We rate the barge 8/10: Liked the convenient layout - attention of crew - excellent food
We appreciated the interesting features on the canal,...
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...
Compact and easy to handle, I rate this boat a 9/10. The base staff were very helpful.
Appreciated the wide route and automated locks.
Would book...
I’m speechless. This was absolutely the best trip ever. Barging is the perfect way to enjoy our vacation with so much to see and all done at a...
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