"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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Self-drivesHotel barges
Our clients have awarded Hotels Afloat
★★★★★ (4.9) stars
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A selection of hotel barge cruises
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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 Premium 8 to 12 people
Panoramic P.1500FB
and 2 children
Cruiser Comfort XL 8 to 10 people
N1350
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1170
and 2 children
Comfort Premium XL 4 people
Europa 400
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
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...
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,...
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...
Emma made the whole process very easy, from payment schedules to helping us organize transportation to and from the staging area.. We asked many...
I was very pleased with the total experience. Well-organised program. Hotels Afloat provided all required information. Thanks for the experience.
I rate the Luciole 9/10: Liked the attention of the staff
The Nivernais is a small canal, lovely but weather not as good as hoped for and some of...
Hi there Emma ,
Just to let you know that we had a great time on our barge. We miss it and the life style. We are looking at other places such as...
We had a lovely time, Emma. Thanks for all your help with making it so.
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