Over 50 years of Emerald Star

Our past…

We have been boating along French waterways since the late 60’s, and our customers have been making unforgettable memories ever since. We are proud to have come a long way from humble beginnings. Our history can be traced back to the entrepreneur, Michael Streat, who founded ‘Blue Line’ with just eight boats on the Canal du Midi, France in 1969.

Blue Line (later know as Crown Blue Line) would eventually be one of three historic boating companies, the others being Connoisseur and Emerald Star, that brought together their combined decades of boating experience to form Emerald Star in 2007.

So, keep your eyes peeled as we’ve got some exciting events lined up over the next few months to celebrate our big five-O! Or, get in touch and share your own memories of vacations with Le Boat.

Where we’re going

At Emerald Star we never stand still. We innovate and always strive to provide the best vacation adventures. In recent year we have changed what traditional vacation cruisers look-like, releasing our state-of-the-art Vision and Horizon boats. These boats have re-defined comfort and ease-of-use, and offer the ultimate boating holiday experience.

When we’re not challenging the way things have always been done, we are pushing boundaries. In 2018 this reached its pinnacle with the release of our first North-American destination – the Rideau Canal in Canada. We took our decades of waterways experience in Europe and applied it to a whole new continent! Launching to rave reviews our Canada destination, has opened up a well-kept local secret to a global audience.

We can’t wait to see where we go next!

Share your memories

If you have your own memories of vacations with Le Boat, Emerald Star, Crown Blue Line or Connoisseur that you would like to share, why not get in touch?

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