"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
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.
Cruiser Premium+ 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO +
Cruiser Comfort 6 to 8 people
N1010
and 2 children
Pénichette Comfort 4 to 6 people
Terrasse P.1120R
Pénichette Comfort 6 to 7 people
Panoramic P.1165FB
and 3 children
Cruiser Premium+ 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO FLY C GREEN
Consul
and 2 children
Linssen Yacht 36
and 2 children
Corvette B
and 2 children
Testimonials
Guests have said...
The boat was as expected: We appreciated the controls inside and outside, and rate the boat a 10.
The cruise route from Joigny out and back was...
Thank you Sandrine and Maxime for this wonderful discovery on board Maïtena, we've lived a beautiful escape "Gastronomy on the river"
Hello Emma,
We came back from the cruise and it was perfect.
So perfect that my mother in law and her husband are asking for more...
They want to...
I rate the boat an 8/10.
The route is beautiful, peaceful.
I was offered options, of route and boats, with enough info to be confident of a great...
Our time with you both on Maitena has been one of the most memorable of my life. You make an exceptional host and hostess, spoiling us with...
5 stars for the Prosperity barge, the Burgundy Canal and the Hotels Afloat experience!
Bonjour Emma,
We had an absolutely wonderful trip on the...
High marks all around. Great pre-cruise advice. Efficient check-in. We ran into a couple of small problems--part of the experience!--which were...
Roomy cabins, nice outside deck space (Renior Junior suite & Sisley Stateroom)
Beautiful countryside on the Burgundy Canal
We rate Hotels Afloat a...
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