Le Melody Blues is a barge of the Paris Seine fleet, moored at 1 Port de Bercy Aval in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. It can be privatized for company dinners, seminars, lunches, weddings and private celebrations, and it takes 130 guests at a seated dinner or 140 at a cocktail.
Seminars and company events
Paris Seine presents the barge for corporate evenings, work days and lunches. Its seminar offer runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., either at the quay or during a 1 hour 30 minute cruise through Paris, with a welcome breakfast, a cocktail lunch or a seated meal, and conference equipment: a video projector, a screen and a microphone. The indicative rates the company publishes are based on a group of 45.
For an evening, the corporate dinner format runs from 8 p.m. to midnight with a 2 hour 30 minute cruise, a house cocktail with appetizers, and a dinner or a cocktail dinner by the caterer. A corporate lunch runs from noon to 4 p.m., with the aperitif served on the upper deck. Several boarding quays in Paris are possible.
Weddings and receptions
The company's wedding offer runs from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. with a 3 hour cruise in Paris, a DJ, an open bar and a meal by the caterer. The barge is described as authentic and refined, with a warm, intimate mood. Guests of past weddings are quoted on the website.
Rooms and capacities
The main deck is a wide lounge with a bar, subdued lighting and a wooded, bright interior. Large windows look over the river. Above it, the sun deck is an open upper deck from which Paris monuments pass by. The main deck can be set for a seated dinner, and the sun deck can also be laid out for the event. The official figures are 130 seated for dinner and 140 for a cocktail.
Catering
Food is provided by the caterer Butard Enescot, the house caterer of Paris Seine. Formats listed for the Melody Blues events include a breakfast welcome, a coffee break, a cocktail lunch, a seated meal, a house cocktail with appetizers, and an open bar with soft drinks and alcohol for weddings. Menu choices are planned in advance.
Getting there
The barge is at Port de Bercy, 1 Port de Bercy Aval, 75012 Paris, on the right bank of the Seine in the east of the city. The site describes the embarkation as prestigious. A free private car park is mentioned for the quayside seminar offer at the Port de Bercy pontoon. Paris Seine also offers boarding at other quays in Paris for cruises. No bedrooms are on site, and hotels are available in Bercy and the 12th arrondissement.
