Ducasse sur Seine can be privatized for business lunches, seminars, family celebrations and weddings, for up to 122 guests on the main deck. It is a restaurant boat with an electric motor, moored at 19 Port Debilly in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, and the cooking is done on board.
Seminars and company events
For a seminar or a business lunch, the boat offers a private salon, a partial privatization or a full one. The team builds the event around your format, and the commercial department answers requests for professional events. Because the motor is electric, the boat moves without engine noise or exhaust smell, which keeps conversation and presentations easy while it glides along the river. Large windows on the dining deck give guests a view of the city throughout the service.
Companies also use the boat to thank staff or to welcome partners. A meal on the water suits a client lunch, a team dinner or a small leadership meeting better than a large conference, since the spaces are dining rooms and not plenary halls.
Weddings and receptions
The boat takes wedding receptions with up to 120 guests when fully privatized. Optional services listed by the venue include live music, a dance floor, flowers, culinary animations, a made-to-measure wedding cake, sound for the boat and the pontoon, and a drink on the pontoon when the weather allows. The route can be adjusted on request. Family events such as birthdays and christenings are handled in the same way.
Rooms and capacities
Three formats are offered. Full privatization uses the main deck, which is divided into two rooms and holds up to 122 guests. Semi-privatization keeps the same deck split in two and holds up to 45 guests. Le Carré is a reception space on the upper deck for up to 20 guests, with the terrace included in the privatization. It suits a confidential business lunch or a small celebration. A plan of the boat can be downloaded from the site.
Catering
The menu is written by Alain Ducasse together with the boat's chef, Jean-Philippe Berens. It is contemporary seasonal French cooking, made on board with fresh produce delivered early in the morning. A head sommelier manages a list of about 100 wines. Catering is therefore in-house, and menus for events are agreed with the events team.
History and setting
The boat is presented as the first electric boat on the Seine. Guests board at Port Debilly, on the Right Bank, and the site lists the Trocadéro, the Champ de Mars, the Eiffel Tower and Place de Varsovie among the sights seen on the river.
Getting there
The boarding point is 19 Port Debilly, 75116 Paris, on the quay below the Trocadéro area. Check the exact walking route with the events team when you book. Event requests go to the address given on the official website.
