"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
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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.
Linssen Yacht 36
and 2 children
Dancer 4 (Salsa A)
and 2 children
Corvette A
and 2 children
Royal Mystique B
Classique
and 2 children
Cruiser Comfort XL 8 to 10 people
N1350
Pénichette Classic 2 to 5 people
Classic P.935W
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
The cruise was so wonderful, got to see some places that have been on our “bucket list” for years! Emma was a dream to coordinate our trip,...
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...
Dear Emma,
I am sending this email to share with you our experience with Locaboat and the penichette. All was perfect!! It was a very nice...
Dear Emma,
I am now back home; but, wishing I was still in France on "L'Art de Vivre". The trip was fabulous, from start to finish. The...
We appreciated
Max and Bea, first and foremost.
The fantastic food and wine.
Oh so comfortable accommodations.
The sheer beauty of the area.
The...
Thank you! We have travelled often to many places - This week was the best vacation/adventure ever!
You have a beautiful peniche, a great crew,...
It was all lovely, but the highlight was Auxerre. I knew it was a large town but we were in awe when we came round the bend in the river and saw...
Thank you Emma, for all your assistance. We had a lovely vacation and will definitely be booking again!
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