LIST: OVERSEAS CANAL BOAT HOLIDAYS (SELF-DRIVE) - OPERATORS & AGENCIES
These are UK-based tour operators and specialist travel agencies featuring self-drive canal & river boat holidays on overseas waterways.
| Blakes | 0870 2202 498 | Long-established boating holiday company (now part of the Holiday Cottages Group) offering boating holidays in Ireland (Shannon), Holland, and France (Brittany, Burgundy, Alsace, Provence, Charente, & Lot). |
| Boating Holidays | 01756 701200 | Self-drive boating holidays in France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Belgium, Ireland and the USA (New York State & Florida). Boating Holidays have a collection of other identities: Canal Holidays UK, UK Holidays Afloat, Cruise France, Cruise Ireland, Cruise Holland, Cruise Italy, Cruise Germany, Caribbean Motor Yachts and USA Boating Holidays. |
| Cruise France | 01756 701200 | aka Boating Holidays. Offers modern cruises and 'Pénichettes'. |
| French Country Cruises | 01572 821330 | French barges available from over 20 locations around France. FCC is a brand name for Andrew Brock Travel who are the UK agents for the French canalboat company, Locaboat Plaissance who build the boats (Pénichettes). |
| France Afloat | 08700 110538 | Rental boats in South, Central and Western France |
| Hoseasons |
0844 847 1356 |  Cruiser and canal boat holidays in France, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Italy and Ireland. |
| LeBoat | 023 9222 4252 | This is the new (Jan 08) brand for Connoisseur, Emerald Star and Crown Blue Line. (It's thinned out our list a bit! - Ed). Norfolk-based Connoisseur has designed, built and operated its boats for nearly 50 years. They offer canalboat holidays in Britain and through their partner Crown Blue Line, in France, Holland, Italy and Germany, and Ireland through its subsidiary, Emerald Star. |