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Boating vacations in 2025
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Rideau Canal, Canada Trent-Severn, Canada Canal du Midi, France Nivernais & Loire, France Lot, France Franche Comté, France Aquitaine, France Shannon and Erne, Ireland Alsace-Lorraine, France Camargue, France Venice and Friuli, Italy Holland, Amsterdam and Friesland, Netherlands The River Thames, England Flanders, Belgium Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal, Scotland Brittany, France Charente, France Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Berlin, Germany See all Availability

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What’s new for 2025

Our new boat range Liberty will launch and redefine luxury boat rental vacations in 2025.

New to boating? Hire a skipper on your first day to get you started on the Midi with confidence.

More boats! We’re expanding our Horizon fleet on the Rideau Canal and Trent Severn, Canada.

Two new departure locations in France!
New moorings in Narbonne (Canal Du Midi) and Angoulême (Charente) giving you the perfect opportunity to plan an overnight stop to explore these towns.

Discover a different way to holiday with our 2025 brochure.

18 destinations in 9 countries to choose from

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