VIP Paris Yacht Hôtel & Spa can be privatized in full for groups of 20 to 100 guests. The offer combines a private cruise of 2 hours 30 on the Seine, a restaurant with 100 seats, a panoramic rooftop and 17 cabins for an overnight stay. The yacht is moored at Port de la Rapée in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, and it is the only yacht hotel that sails in the capital according to its own site.
Seminars and company events
The operator proposes several formats for teams: a working day at the quay, an evening cruise, an afterwork on the rooftop or a team building with activities on board. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are described as the days with the best availability. For company evenings, the site lists afterworks, year-end galas, product launches and staff award dinners.
Presentations and speeches are supported by on-board audiovisual equipment: a screen, a microphone and a sound system. Groups of 20 to 40 guests can also book part of the restaurant instead of the whole vessel.
Weddings and receptions
The yacht is sold for weddings of up to 100 seated guests. The sequence described on the site is a secular ceremony on the rooftop facing the monuments, a cocktail at sunset, a dinner during the cruise, an evening of dancing on board and the wedding night in the Suite Amour. That suite covers 25 m² and has a private jacuzzi and sauna. The rooftop is available from April to October. Birthdays, retirement parties and family reunions are also hosted, and groups of 8 to 30 can book bachelor and bachelorette parties.
Rooms and capacities
The yacht is 40 meters long and has three separate areas. The restaurant seats 100 and has its own kitchen on board with full table service. The rooftop offers a 360 degree view over Paris and suits cocktails and secular ceremonies. The 17 cabins and suites run from the double cabin of 10 m² to the Suite Amour of 25 m².
Accommodation
Guests can stay on board in 17 cabins and suites. Seven suites have a private jacuzzi, and some also have a private sauna. For a seminar this means that the working day, the dinner and the night can happen in one place.
Catering
Dinner is prepared in the on-board kitchen and served in the restaurant, with a live singer during the meal. A privatization includes the whole crew: captain, deckhands, and dining room and kitchen staff, plus fuel and the cruise itinerary.
History and setting
During the 2 hours 30 cruise the route passes the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay, along with historic bridges of the Seine. The operator states that it has organized events here for more than ten years.
Getting there
The mooring is at Port de la Rapée, a few minutes from Gare de Lyon, which serves regional and long-distance trains and two metro lines. Guests boarding for the cruise should confirm the boarding time with the team when they book.
