Canal-Boat Rentals in Europe
ABOVE: A self-drive Penichette from
European Boating Holidays cruises past the San Marco waterfront in Venice,
Italy.
Crown Blue Line
Pick from 29 boat types with two to eight beds. Most cruising areas are in
France, but boats are also available in the Netherlands, Ireland, Scotland,
Germany, and Italy.
European Boating
Holidays
This firm has two brands:
Locaboat
Holidays, with a fleet of nearly 400 traditionally-styled "Penichettes" at
more than two dozen European locations, and
Cardinal,
which features modern "5-star" luxury cruisers in six countries.
Great Trips Unlimited
Boating Holidays
Choose from steel-hulled canal boats or modern cabin cruisers in Britain,
Ireland, and France.
H20 Self-Drive
Rental Boats
Rent a boat in Burgundy from H20, whose "home fleet" consists of
boats that are used by their owners only a few weeks per year. The firm also
represents Pavillon-Saône, Nicols, and Crown Blue Line.
Latelink Boating Holidays
This UK firm offers last-minute deals on self-drive boat rentals in Britain,
Ireland, and France.
Le Boat
This company's self-drive barges sleep 2 to 10 passengers and can be rented in France, the British Isles,
Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Travel With
Kids: Barges
Several of these listings at Travel
With Kids are for companies that offer self-drive boats.
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