Book Now! Pay Later
Take advantage of our low deposits and secure your boating vacation today with just a 25% deposit. 2nd payment (up to 50%) is due by December 31st, 2024. Balance due 90 days before departure.
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Boating expertise since 1969
With over 50 years of experience and expertise, we're passionate about providing unbeatable vacations on the water.
Boat
World’s largest fleet
We have more river and canal boats available than any other operator, available to hire between April and October. Our wide range of boats sleeps between 2-12 people.
Buoy
No boat licence required
That's right! You can rent and captain your own boat for a short break (3 nights minimum), a week or longer. We'll show you everything you need to know before you set off.
  • Book Now! Pay Later
    Take advantage of our low deposits and secure your boating vacation today with just a 25% deposit. 2nd payment (up to 50%) is due by December 31st, 2024. Balance due 90 days before departure.
  • Gold Trusted Service Award
    Gold Trusted Service Award
    Awarded by Feefo, which independently collects reviews from our customers, the award recognizes businesses that consistently deliver a world-class customer experience.
  • rozet badge
    Boating expertise since 1969
    With over 50 years of experience and expertise, we're passionate about providing unbeatable vacations on the water.
  • Boat
    World’s largest fleet
    We have more river and canal boats available than any other operator, available to hire between April and October. Our wide range of boats sleeps between 2-12 people.
  • Buoy
    No boat licence required
    That's right! You can rent and captain your own boat for a short break (3 nights minimum), a week or longer. We'll show you everything you need to know before you set off.
  • Book Now! Pay Later
    Take advantage of our low deposits and secure your boating vacation today with just a 25% deposit. 2nd payment (up to 50%) is due by December 31st, 2024. Balance due 90 days before departure.
  • Gold Trusted Service Award
    Gold Trusted Service Award
    Awarded by Feefo, which independently collects reviews from our customers, the award recognizes businesses that consistently deliver a world-class customer experience.
  • rozet badge
    Boating expertise since 1969
    With over 50 years of experience and expertise, we're passionate about providing unbeatable vacations on the water.
  • Boat
    World’s largest fleet
    We have more river and canal boats available than any other operator, available to hire between April and October. Our wide range of boats sleeps between 2-12 people.
  • Buoy
    No boat licence required
    That's right! You can rent and captain your own boat for a short break (3 nights minimum), a week or longer. We'll show you everything you need to know before you set off.

Welcome to the Captains' Club

Rewarding loyalty. Sharing experiences

A Club for like minded people who appreciate the joy and freedom of boating and spending quality time with people who matter most. The Club is for all customers who have travelled at least once on a Emerald Star holiday. It is free and you’re automatically eligible if you have taken a boating holiday with us.  In order to join the Captains’ Club, we just ask that you sign up to receive our emails so that you can access and fully enjoy the benefits.

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Captains' Club Discount:

Up to  €100 off your next holiday*

Captains' Club - early access

Exclusive member offers and early access to sales events

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Be part of our community and
share your boating stories

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Welcome to our community

We all know that boating is memorably different! And we would love to hear about your favourite boating memory on your most recent Le Boat vacation – to share what you loved most about the trip and why you’d recommend it! What’s more you could be selected as our ‘Captain’s story of the Month’ and feature on our Captains’ Club page to share your boating highlights with our boating community.

Check out our latest Captains’ stories to discover their boating memories:

Captain Guillermo

Captain Guillermo in France

Favourite boat: Vision 3

Favourite destinationFrance

Number of previous boating holidays? 2

Where have you travelled from? Mexico

Describe your last boating holiday in a sentence: Fantastic!

What was your favourite boating moment so far?: The entire journey on a canal boat holiday is wonderful. Highlights included: the tranquility of cruising on the water, incredible landscapes all around and a stunning boat interior with comfortable sleeping quarters.

Captain Eva

Captain Eva in France

Favourite boat: Corvette

Favourite destinationFrance

Number of previous boating holidays? 1

Where have you travelled from? Spain

Describe your last boating holiday in a sentence: A fantastic holiday!

What was your favourite boating moment so far?: It has been fantastic learning to navigate the Canal du Midi, discovering its rich history, locks and friendly locals along the way.

Captain Beate

Captain Beate in France

Favourite boat: Grand Classique

Favourite destination: France

Number of previous boating holidays? 1

Where have you travelled from? Germany

Describe your last boating holiday in a sentence: An unforgettable experience!

What was your favourite boating moment so far?: We enjoyed 4 great days on board celebrating a very special milestone birthday; my 50th!

Captain Marco

Captain Marco in France

Favourite boat: Cirrus

Favourite destination: Canal du Midi

Number of previous boating holidays? 4

Where have you travelled from? Italy

Describe your last boating holiday in a sentence: Relaxation and light-hearteness in complete freedom.

What was your favourite boating moment so far?: My wife and I had our first cruise right on the midi canal about 20 years ago and cruising again with our 11 year old daughter was certainly very exciting and fun. We found beautiful places and perhaps better appreciated the life of the small villages located on the canal.

 

  1. You are automatically enrolled in the Captains' Club once you have provided us with your email address and your consent to receive marketing from Le Boat. This will entitle you to the stated discounts and benefits, if you have previously completed at least one (1) holiday with Le Boat. Your booking must have been made direct with Le Boat (either via the website or direct with our sales team). Any bookings which are made by our agent partners or any other third parties will render you ineligible for the Captains’ Club in respect of that individual booking.  
  2. If you are a participant in Le Boat’s Ownership Program, or otherwise have a stake in any of the boats which are in the fleet of the Ownership Program which is run by Le Boat, you shall not be eligible for membership of the Captains’ Club or any of the benefits offered by the Captains’ Club.
  3. Membership of the Captains’ Club will result in you being provided with one (1) unique discount code to be used on any future bookings which are made directly with Le Boat. The discount code may not be used for any bookings which are made with our agent partners or any third parties. The discount code may not be used retrospectively for any bookings which have already been made.
  4. The discount code which is provided by virtue of your membership of the Captain’s Club shall be valid for five (5) years from the day after you return from your eligible booking which renders you a member of the Captain’s Club.
  5. The amount of your discount will be subject to the total number of nights of your booking. For bookings which are for seven (7) nights or more, you will be provided with a total discount of £100.00 off of your booking. If your booking is for 3 to 6 nights, you will be provided with a total discount of £50.00 off of your booking. 
  6. The discount code may be used for a booking to any destination (excluding Italy), on any boat in our fleet and for any departure date. The discount code may be combined with any other applicable offer, except for any last-minute one-way special offers provided by Le Boat from time-to-time. 
  7. You must not share or grant anybody else use of your discount code which is unique and personal to you.  
  8. Any booking which is made using your discount code shall not affect any of your rights and obligations under Le Boat’s booking conditions which shall remain applicable to your booking. See our terms and conditions for further information. 
  9. Your personal data which is provided to Le Boat will be processed in accordance with Le Boat’s privacy policy. You have the right to opt-out and unsubscribe from the Captains’ Club and any marketing at any time. 
  10. By providing us with any images, text, photographs, videos, or any other materials (“Materials”) as part of the Captain’s story of the month, you grant Le Boat with an exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence throughout the world to use, adapt, copy, reproduce, modify and exploit the Materials and any intellectual property rights which exist in the Materials any promotional, marketing or advertising materials of Le Boat. By providing us with the Materials you agree that you are the owner of the copyright and other intellectual property rights which exist in the Materials and that your grant of the licence under this clause 9 does not infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights. 
  11. All discounts and other benefits which are offered by virtue of membership of the Captains’ Club are provided at the sole discretion of Le Boat. Le Boat therefore has the right to amend, alter, change or otherwise suspend any benefits or offers at any time, in whole or in part, without notice. Any suspension, alteration, change or other cessation of any benefits will not affect any bookings which have been made using any discounts.