"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.
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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.
Clipper
and 2 children
Triton 860 Fly
and 1 child
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160
and 1 child
Cruiser Comfort XL 2 to 4 people
N DUO
Cruiser Comfort XL 10 to 12 people
N1310
and 4 children
Tarpon 37
and 3 children
Pénichette Premium 2 to 3 people
P.1022FB
and 1 child
Pénichette Premium 6 to 7 people
Panoramic P.1180FB
and 1 child
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Guests have said...
Dear Emma: It was GREAT
A few things not good otherwise we absolutely loved it.
The boat was as we expected: appreciated that it floated and that...
We loved our experience on the Horizon 5 from the planning, to the choice of Nivernais canal, to the 90 locks, and especially to the company...
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...
Hello Emma, Just want to Thank You for your assistance with our trip. Jackie, Graham, Brian and I had a great River Cruise. It was fun, delicious...
The Crew were fantastic!
The boat was as expected but a bit old
Appreciated the size & sliding roof windows
Boat rate 7/10
Our cruise from Joigny was as we expected.Before...
The space inside was great & the upper deck; we rate the Mystique boat a 10!
Having never cruised before we never really had any expectations. But...
The Magnolia went above and beyond our expectations!
The crew Magali & Nico (and beautiful little Mila) went out of their way to make sure we...
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