  Who
takes a canal hotelboat cruise?
A
Hotelboat cruise is ideal if you want a packaged all inclusive canal holiday
where all the hard work is done for you. It’s ideal if you don’t want to be
physically active, or if you are travelling alone, or if you just like to be
looked after on holidays! It’s not a holiday for family groups since most
don’t accept children, unless you charter the whole hotelboat which can be ideal
for a larger group. Some hotelboats operate in two’s, called a pair of narrowboats, and take up to 9 guests at a time, others may just take 2
guests.
 Who
are the Hotelboat cruise firms and how do we pick a canal boat cruise?
Nearly all are small independent concerns, usually run by their owners,
often as a husband and wife pair. Our Hotelboats page contains links to
Hotelboat online brochures which give details of routes, boats and in most
cases prices. We also have some
Late Booking Hotelboat Holidays during the
cruising season. You pick the hotelboat cruise and boats that appeal to you most. Your
choice may be limited by the period that you can travel in of course. Most
hotelboats operate a cruising schedule between May and October, which takes them
around the canal network. You can see a
summary of those schedules here. You can normally check that the
hotelboat cruise
you want is available and make a reservation by email. Most will then want a
booking form posted with cheque or faxed with credit card details. You deal
directly with the owner operators and they are also used to entertaining overseas
clients.
What
do we get on a canal hotelboat cruise?
You get a canal and /or river cruise usually for a minimum of one week, although
some hotelboats do now also offer shorter breaks. Most
hotelboats cover different routes each week so you will see something different if
you stay 2 or more weeks. You get generous home cooked meals, friendly like
minded fellow travellers on larger boats and private accommodation in compact but cosy 1 or 2
berth cabins, some with en suite facilities. Hotelboats often have small lounges
and libraries.
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Hotelboats
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