"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.
Pénichette Classic 4 to 7 people
Classic P.1107W
and 1 child
Caprice
and 2 children
Linssen Yacht 36
and 2 children
Pénichette Classic 2 to 5 people
Classic P.935W
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO
and 2 children
Pénichette Comfort 8 to 12 people
Terrasse P.1500R
and 2 children
La Péniche eXP
and 2 children
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Guests have said...
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...
Words cannot describe the experience we have had on this cruise from Bruges to Paris. The excellence of service was the best part and then the...
We had a lovely time, Emma. Thanks for all your help with making it so.
Cruising the Nivernais canal on the Luciole was absolute perfection. The barge is a cosy, welcoming home on the water and the crew is fabulous....
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...
Overall the whole experience was just WONDERFUL and we had a fabulous time! THANKS!
The boat: It was a great boat!
Route: loved the scenery, the...
The crew were entertaining, knowledgeable and competent. The food and service was exceptional - 5 stars each meal. The Captain Chris was extremely...
The boat was pretty well as expected but there were some shortcomings
It was easy to steer, responsive.
Boat rating: 8/10
Will book with Hotels Afloat...
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