Know Your Style and How You Want to Feel

Your wedding day is one of the most significant days of your life, and choosing the perfect wedding dress is crucial. It’s not only about the style but also about how you feel when you wear it. Your wedding dress should represent who you are and make you feel like the most beautiful version of yourself. Do you want to feel sophisticated, elegant, or maybe even whimsical? Everyone has a unique personal style, and embracing it on your wedding day is important. Whether you choose a traditional gown or something more modern, make sure it reflects your personality and you feel comfortable and confident as you walk down the aisle.

Take Time to Browse

Shopping for a wedding dress can be both exciting and overwhelming. It’s essential to take the time to browse and explore different stores and bridal boutiques that have a wide selection of wedding dresses. You never know what you might find when you take the time to browse. You might stumble upon a dress you never would have considered before, or you might find the perfect one you’ve been envisioning in your head. So, take a deep breath, grab a friend or family member, and enjoy the journey of browsing for your dream wedding dress. It’s all part of the magical experience of planning your special day.

Consider Different Fabrics

When it comes to choosing fabrics, there are endless options to consider. It can be overwhelming to determine which fabric is the best fit for both you and your budget. While some fabrics may be more expensive, it’s important to remember that cost doesn’t necessarily equate to quality. There are plenty of affordable options out there that will still provide the durability and style you’re looking for. By doing some research and considering factors such as your personal preferences and the location of your wedding, you’ll be able to find the perfect fabric that fits your budget and your needs.

Accessories Can Make a Difference

Accessories may seem like minor details, but they can truly make a difference when putting together a complete and stylish outfit. When choosing accessories like jewelry or headpieces, it’s important to consider how they will complement your dress. For example, a statement necklace can add a pop of color to a simple dress, while delicate earrings can add elegance to a more intricate design. Headbands or hair clips can also be a great addition, drawing attention to your face and hairstyle. Accessories allow you to show off your style and make your outfit unique. So, when choosing your wedding dress, don’t forget to consider the impact that the right accessories can make.

Get Creative With Color

Have you felt like white doesn’t fit your style anymore? Don’t worry – there are plenty of other colors to choose from that can give you the unique look you’re going for. Consider blush pink or lavender if you want a soft, feminine touch. Are you feeling bold and daring? Black is always a classic go-to that exudes confidence and edge. Whatever color you choose, don’t be afraid to get creative and showcase your own personal flair. After all, fashion is all about self-expression and individuality.

Choosing a wedding dress is an essential part of your wedding planning journey. With the proper knowledge and resources, finding the perfect gown can be simple and stress-free. Remember to take some time to express your personal style and browse through different options that make you feel beautiful on your big day. Don’t be scared to experiment with unique colors or fabrics, as there are so many ways to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece just for you. Above all else, make sure that your wedding dress choice speaks volumes about who you are as a person and won’t break the bank! Happy wedding dress shopping, and congratulations!

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6 Wedding Dinner Ideas You’ll Flip For

Once upon a time, when it came to wedding menus, there was chicken, there was steak, and if you were outrageously hip and daring, there was fish. Today’s wedding menus run the gamut from simply elegant hors d’oeuvres to trendy hot bars to semi-casual buffet service. You can also opt for table seating with service by a wait staff, or choose to have butlers serving wine and cocktails. The beauty of having a charter yacht wedding is the ability to fully control how formal, how long, and how involved your wedding dinner menu is. Here’s some stellar ideas for rocking that reception without being anchored to boring … uh, we mean traditional fare.

1. Serve Them Breakfast at the Reception Dinner

IHOP has nothing on you. Blueberry pancakes, omelets, and hot, fresh bagels for dinner? Sign us up! A breakfast buffet is an excellent way to assure that your guests are filled to their liking. Whether they are the simple muffin kind of person or enjoy stuffing with sausage, bacon, and French toast, a breakfast buffet reception satisfies the pickiest of guests.

2. Up the Ante with Hot Bars

Hot bars are all the rage, especially for weddings. Pick from options like:
• Cheese and crackers
• Fresh fruit or vegetables
• Carved meats
• Sushi or seafood
• Potatoes
• Burgers
• Caviar
• Pasta
• Antipasto
• Tacos and nachos
• Desserts, ice cream sundaes, and chocolate fountains

4. Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres

Keep things elegantly simple with butler-style hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. You can opt for light fare — such as cheeses, fruit and veggies, and breads — or go for heartier cuisine, like skewers, stuffed mushrooms, mini quiches and pancakes, and meatballs. For drinks, you can serve an uncomplicated menu of champagne with red and wines, or a full selection of cocktails and mixed drinks. The cocktail and hors d’oeuvres option is ideal for shorter yacht weddings and weddings scheduled later in the evenings.

5. The Seated Dinner

 
Serving a plated dinner is an excellent way to both keep costs under control and to manage the reception schedule. For example, if your charter yacht wedding is slated to last 4 hours, you can’t afford to allow guests to mill about too long at the buffet tables, because that will run any entertainment, games, or photo sessions you planned behind. Seated dinners are also considered more formal, and guests who come wearing those incredibly expensive tuxedos and dresses won’t have to worry about spilling sauce or salad dressing on their pricey duds.

6. Cater to a Diverse Guest List

Today’s couples often have people in their lives who adhere to strict dietary regimens, whether those restrictions are due to health reasons, religious reasons, or moral reasons. Common issues for today’s wedding planners include family members with severe allergies, friends who adhere to Kosher or halāl diets, vegetarians and vegans, and those who must eat gluten-free, dairy-free, or sugar-free diets. You can accommodate all of these groups by working closely with your wedding planner. They can help you select a full buffet menu that includes both red meat and poultry, gluten-free options, and menu items that contain no meat, dairy, or other animal-based ingredients. Be sure to mark tables or individual dishes as “vegan,” “gluten free,” or “clean whole foods.”
Be sure to include mention of the reception in the wedding invitations. This might mean adding a special RSVP card with an area for guests to indicate their dietary restrictions and preferences.
With a little planning ahead of time, you can choose the perfect wedding dinner menu for all your guests (and you, too!) to enjoy and remember. Planning a NYC Yacht Wedding? Contact us today! and

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Charter Yacht Party: Choosing The Right Floral Arrangements

Your Easy Guide to Choosing Floral Arrangements for a Charter Yacht Party
There are two kinds of New Yorkers: those who instinctively know how to put a floral arrangement together (or at least understand what works and what doesn’t) and those who are as clueless as a newborn calf in Times Square. Flower arrangements can make or break the decor at your charter yacht party, and in many cases, these arrangements are the sum total of the decor. This is particularly true if you’re planning a corporate event on a tight budget.
Relax! Help is here. This is your easy guide to nailing it with floral arrangements to make your NYC charter yacht party a daisy of a success.

Steer Clear of the Stereotypical Seasonal Arrangements

There is a difference in choosing an arrangement that matches a certain season and one that’s so cliché a kindergartener could have made it up. For example, poinsettias, holly, and pinecones are so overused for the holidays that Santa banned them for all elf and reindeer parties at the North Pole forever. Okay, not really, but he thought about it. People get frayed with nothing but green and red at Christmas, red and white at Valentine’s, gold and purple during Marti Gras, orange during the fall, etc et al.
Break free of these stereotypes and put some purple in Christmas, blue in Valentines, and shake up March altogether with some understated white (lilies work) or some simple elegant greenery, like ivy, bamboo, or eucalyptus. For the fall, try bold reds, deep royal purples, or eye-popping gold, which are both seasonal and a blessed relief from orange, more orange, and even more orange.

Match the Size of the Venue & Tables with the Size of the Arrangements

 
Have you ever gone to a wedding or corporate event and tried awkwardly to talk over and around an obnoxiously large centerpiece? Don’t do this to your guests. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, hosting a bar mitzvah, or just getting the gang together for some fun, you want to make it easy and pleasant to hold a conversation at your tables. Opt for low-setting floral arrangements, or pick something tall and extraordinarily thin, such as single stem flowers or tight bundles of branches.
Additionally, match the size of the venue with your floral arrangements. Stick with thin and wispy flowers in a smaller venue, and thick, lush flowers for larger venues. Having said that, less can be much more when your goal is sheer elegance. There’s nothing wrong with grandly understated floral arrangements, such as single stems of tulips gracing the tables of a large ballroom.
You can use greenery to thin down or fatten up your floral arrangements. Use greenery alone, without any color, to add decor without disturbing the theme or overall ambiance of an event venue. Alternately, you can add bundles of green to otherwise simplistic bunches of flowers to create a full, bold statement without spending big bucks on lots of colorful flowers.

Tune Into the Colors of the Overall Theme of the Yacht Party

 
A charter yacht provides a natural nautical theme to any party, whether you want to capitalize on it or not. That means that tropical flowers and plants are never out of season or style for a yacht party. Feel free to utilize palm trees, palmettos, orchids, bromeliad, red ginger, hibiscus, flowering succulents, and jasmine to most any event you host on a charter yacht, from weddings to corporate training sessions to birthday celebrations.
Not only can we rent a yacht in NYC for ya, but Yachts for All Seasons has established relationships with some of the best florists in New York. We can work with you to select a vendor for your floral arrangements, as well as the rest of your decor, even if you choose a theme for your charter yacht party. Visit Yachts for All Seasons to start planning your yacht party today!

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Yacht Charter Party Themes

20 Brilliantly Underused Themes for Your Charter Yacht Party
If you roll your eyes at another party with an overused and under-inspired theme like Disco, the 80’s, and some version of “under the sea,” then this article is for you. Just when it seems like there is nothing new under the sun when it comes to throwing a big bash on a charter yacht, here are a whole host of new ideas to inspire even the hippest NY hipsters, who bore incredibly quickly.
If you’re going to pick a theme, by all means go all the way. Be sure that the food, drinks, games, entertainment, and everything else tie into the theme, no matter how loosely. Creativity is key! For example, martinis are expected at a James Bond themed party, but you can wow even the snobbiest and most knowledgeable fans by working in trivial facts like Q’s real name (Major Boothroyd) or a replica of the gold-plated Royal typewriter used by Fleming to write the Bond novels. Make sure everyone can enjoy those “inside jokes” by adding placards explaining the references.
If you plan to rent a yacht in NYC for your next big party, without further ado, here are the best underused themes to keep your next charter yacht party fresh and exciting!

1. Land of the Dinosaurs

The wild success of Jurassic World at the box office proves that people are never too old to get into dinosaurs. Decorate with cutout dinosaur footprints across the floor of the charter yacht, driftwood, inflatable dinosaurs, and lots of exotic palm trees.

2. Heaven & Hell

Shows like Lucifer, The Good Place, Fallen, and others spark our natural curiosity and intrigue with all things related to heaven and hell, good and evil, and the afterlife. Explore this with a Heaven & Hell themed party on a NYC charter yacht. Let guests choose whether to come clad in wings and halos or horns and pitchforks.

3. Identity Swap

We know we’re on to something here, because Pinterest doesn’t even have a category for it. Consider having your group swap identities for the evening, and then have everyone try to guess who each person is pretending to be. This is a fantastic idea for office parties and other corporate get-togethers.

4. Put It in Print

Instead of centering your yacht party around a movie or decade, make it revolve around a specific style. Choose one that’s currently in style — like plaid, polka dots, or florals — or pick one that’s wonderfully out of vogue — like chevron or argyle. Other options include:
• Herringbone
• Houndstooth
• Gingham
• Stripes

5. Boots & Boxers

Want a comfy theme so that everyone will come, but don’t want something tired and overused like the pajama party? Host a Boots & Boxers party. Have everyone come in cowboy boots and boxer shorts, which works year round if you layer the boxers over leggings or long johns. (This is an excellent alternative to the Cowboys & Indians theme that’s taken heat in recent years for its cultural insensitivity.)

6. Thrift Shop

This theme is so fun it almost makes its own entertainment. Have everyone come in their most outlandish thrift store finds. You can also decorate with amazingly outdated thrift store items, like tatted doilies and ugly lamps.

7. Game Show

Everyone loves playing along with a game show, if nothing else than to pretend they’re going to win that great tropical vacation or the new sports car. You can set up your charter yacht to look like the set of the game show, and then have guests take turns as contestants on one of these great games that translate well into the “real world”:
• Family Feud
• Jeopardy
• Wheel of Fortune
• The Price is Right
• Deal or No Deal
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Alternately, you can do something more along the lines of Whose Line is It Anyway? or An Evening at the Improv.

8. Casino

Along the game-theme vein, you can make it a little sexier by setting up your charter yacht like a grand casino and having everyone play Vegas style games like poker, roulette, and blackjack. This invites a wide range of dress options, so be sure to specify how casual or formal you want the charter yacht party to be.

9. Olympic Games

You don’t have to play any real games (though you can if you like) to host an Olympic-themed charter yacht party. Borrow heavily from the Olympic colors (red, green, blue, yellow, and black), as well as the gold, silver, and bronze elements.

10. Carnival or Circus

 
Popcorn and cotton candy, calliope music, Ferris wheels, carnival games, and lions, tigers, and bears — these are just a few of the fun favors you can work into a carnival or circus-themed party. Depending on the charter yacht you select, you might also be able to incorporate a funnel cake stand, face painting booth, and some version of bobbing for apples.

11. International Themes

The toga party got old the day you graduated college. Adult-size your international party themes by considering a more mature option, such as:
• Germany (beer, Alpine feathered caps, Bavarian costumes, etc.)
• Italy (festive Italian flags, wine, pasta dishes, and even a make-your-own-pasta party)
• Japan (guests come dressed like Geishas and Samurais, serve sushi, and decorate with paper lanterns, bamboo, and colorful umbrellas)
• Ancient Greece (columns and Gladiators, ivy and Greek Key print make this more modern sheik than yesterday’s toga party)
• Ancient Egypt (think camels and cobra charmers, pyramids and the Sphinx, and lots and lots of gold)
• African Safari (rock the animal prints, especially leopard and zebra, and incorporate bongos, raffia baskets, and some Dashiki shirts.)
• Havana (fedora hats, palm trees, and Cuban flags are a good start, but include some hand-rolled cigars to make it authentically fabulous.)

12. Barbie & Ken Dolls

Bring this Mattel children’s classic staple to the grownup’s table by having everyone come dressed as their favorite Barbie or Ken doll. Decorate with all of the staple accessories Barbie and Ken enjoyed over the years — like the Dream House, the wardrobe, the Jeep and van, swimming pool and camper.

13. LEGOs

Like Ken and Barbie, LEGO toys have surpassed kiddom and made their way fully into the realm of adult enjoyment. After all, it takes a big boy’s paycheck to buy most of their incredible sets! For a LEGO themed party, play heavily on the primary colors these toys are most known for. You can easily make life-size DIY Legos out of boxes, wrapped in solid color paper, with party cups of the same colors glued on the boxes to form the Lego bricks.

14. Favorite TV Show / Movie Theme

If your entire workplace or social group is fascinated with a specific movie, show, or book, by all means enjoy this with a themed party. Just avoid these if everyone in your group has already used them to death. Great shows that lend well to theme parties on a charter yacht include:
• Mad Men
• Game of Thrones
• The Walking Dead
• Disney or Pixar movies
• LOTR
• James Bond
• The Great Gatsby

15. Star Wars Versus Star Trek

Have you ever noticed the deep, divisive rift that exists between Star Wars and Star Trek fans? While a few hardcore geeks love both, most are decidedly in one camp or another. Settle this war once and for all by having a theme party where guests choose sides by dressing as characters from their favorite spacey flicks. May the best star jumpers win.

17. Picnic / Camp Out Party

Turn your charter yacht party into a campout or picnic with the addition of some red and white gingham table cloths, Coleman lanterns, tents, and picnic baskets. Don’t forget a tongue-in-cheek nod to the enemies of the great outdoors — bears, ants, and other critters, oh my!

20. Tailgate Party

Who doesn’t love dressing in team colors, donning some pon pons and #1 foam fingers, and calling it a game? Host a tailgate themed party, complete with tailgate foods like hamburgers, kebobs, Buffalo wings, and nachos. And, of course, beer. You can borrow heavily from the locals, with Giants and Jets merchandise galore, or keep it generic with the basic red and white / blue and white schemes.
No matter which theme you choose, there’s one thing for sure. Your charter yacht party won’t go over well without the right charter yacht! Yachts for All Seasons has you covered. Whether you’re looking for a cozy get-together for a dozen or an all-out blast for your 1,000 closest friends, we have the right Yacht to make your party spectacular. Book a NYC Yacht Charter with us today!

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Holiday Yacht Cruise Ideas: See 5 of the Most Beautiful New England Towns

The 5 Most Beautiful New England Towns to See on a Holiday Yacht Cruise
Many people, especially jaded New Yorkers, are looking for something different to do for the holidays. After all, there are just so many Dirty Santa gift exchanges, dry holiday turkeys, and cheesy office shindigs that one can endure in a single season. Have you considered a charter yacht cruise? You can bring the entire family, or just load up yourself and your special someone and make it a quiet twosome. In just a few days, you can traverse the entire New England coast in grand style, seeing some of the most amazing sites in the country. Here are our top picks for your holiday yacht cruise destinations …

1. Stonington Borough, Connecticut

Surprised to see a Connecticut town topping the list? Connecticut is often left off the itinerary when it comes to charter yacht cruises, because it isn’t deemed as sexy as The Hamptons or as romantic as coastal Maine. But don’t overlook the pristine Connecticut coast when booking your NYC charter yacht. Stonington is a town in New London County, affectionately dubbed “the Borough” by the locals. With fewer than 1,000 residents, it’s ideal for getting away from the more tourist-infested areas of New England, especially during the busy seasons when travelers come to see the fall color and grand holiday decorations.
The Borough is situated on a peninsula that juts into Little Narragansett Bay, with an adorable town square that hails to its history of rich and prestigious visitors after the Civil War. In addition to the lovely Colonial architecture, you can see some amazing Federal and Greek Revival styles, especially in the domestic residences. The fishing and lobster industries are still thriving here, which keeps it from being nothing more than a sleepy New England village. If your ancestors happen to be Portuguese, you might also find some interesting things relative to your own heritage, as many of Stonington’s population are descendants of immigrants from Portugal.

2. Old Harbor, Rhode Island

Heads up, history buffs! Old Harbor is the ideal getaway for you. This perfectly preserved little New England town has no fewer than 42 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tucked between the aptly-named Main Street and the grand Atlantic Ocean, Old Harbor offers breathtaking coastal views, an array of period-perfect Second Empire architecture, and is blissfully off anything that resembles a “beaten path”.
Looking to literally get away from it all? Old Harbor is calling you this holiday season. You can book a charter yacht from New York city and leave the hectic holidays blissfully behind.

3. Rockport, Massachusetts

Maybe you want to get away from New York, but don’t totally want to isolate yourself from humanity. Rockport, Massachusetts fits that bill to a T. Christmas in Rockport is a month-long celebration, complete with tree lighting ceremonies, a pageant, fairs, festivals, concerts, Christmas carolers, and more.
Just 40 miles north of Boston, it offers everything you want in city conveniences and everything you need when it comes to a relaxed pace for the holidays. If you plan to step off your holiday yacht cruise and spend a night in town, book early because accommodations go quickly this time of year.

4. Ogunquit, Maine

The name alone is probably worth a visit, but Ogunquit has more to offer than a quirky moniker. With a beach stretching what seems like forever, you can catch stunning views from the cliffs and visit one of several area lighthouses, which are probably the most famous things about Ogunquit other than the to-die-for lobster.
There are ample places to walk around in the area to see all the historical sites and surreal views. Don’t pass up a chance to see the sculptures by the water and other works by Maine’s talented artists at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.

5. Newcastle, New Hampshire

Are you enamored with the Salem Witch Hunt and other supernatural events of colonial New England? Lovers of the otherworldly won’t want to miss a chance to see Newcastle, New Hampshire, where the Stone-Throwing Devil events unfolded. According to folklore, one Sunday evening in 1682, around 10 p.m., the home of a settler named George Walton began being pelted by stones thrown (according to witnesses) “by an invisible hand”. The stones broke windows and a spit from the fireplace flew up into the air, coming back down and sticking its point into a log in the fireplace. When someone went to pull it back out, it again flew, this time exiting the window on its own power. The gate was also possessed, later found to be ripped off its hinges.
Similar events occurred with some regularity for the remainder of the summer, as well as other mysterious and unexplained happenings. If you like your holidays less Miracle-on-34th-Street and more Nightmare-Before-Christmas, a yacht cruise to Newcastle, NH is just what the ghosts and goblins ordered.
However you picture your holidays, you can trust your charter yacht cruise to the pros at Yachts for All Seasons. From the romantic getaway for two to the whole family gathering, we have a vessel to perfectly suit your needs. Many of our yachts offer spacious cabins, impressively stocked kitchens, and an ambiance you can’t recreate outside a Norman Rockwell painting. Book your holiday yacht cruise today!

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Corporate Holiday Party Entertainment Ideas NYC

8 Underused Entertainment Options for Your Corporate Holiday Party
There’s a lot to planning your annual corporate holiday celebration, and when you get it wrong you’ll hear about it all year. It’s kind of hard to keep things fresh in New York, where even the most unusual and bizarre things become trite and overused almost overnight. The truly unique and exciting entertainment options (who wouldn’t want a live performance by Ed Sheeran or a personal presentation by Cirque du Soleil?) are hard to come by and incredibly expensive.
We’ve picked out several options that are both affordable (depending, of course, on the vendor you select) and interesting. No overused has-been entertainment choices here, nope! Best of all, you can up the ante a boatload (pun intended) by hosting your corporate holiday party on a charter yacht. Cruises around the NY Harbor are ideal for your holiday gala. Happy planning!

1. Book a Drumline or Percussion Band

Instead of an ordinary band or cover band, try something different and book a drumline, percussion band, or bugle corps. You can actually rent the New York Giants’ drumline, as well as many other drumlines and bugle corps around NYC. Some also provide dancers for even greater overall entertainment value. Talk to the band ahead of time and make sure their equipment is suitable for the party room on a charter yacht, but most are quite portable and yacht ballrooms are generous in size with excellent PA systems.

2. Acrobats or a Circus Show

In light of the popularity of shows like Cirque du Soleil, numerous similar acts have popped up in the City. These shows are suitable for all age groups, so if your employees want to bring their kids to your corporate holiday party, you won’t have to worry about inappropriate material from a comedian or unsuitable music from a modern band. Alternatives include street dancers, break dancers, hypnotists, and illusionists.

3. Host a Night of Improv

If your employees like to talk about “Who’s Line is It Anyway” around the water cooler, they might enjoy a comedy improv show at your corporate holiday party. These shows are easy to set up and execute on a NYC charter yacht, and since they’re done on the fly, you don’t have to worry about whether or not your guests have already seen the act.

4. Hire a Caricature Artist

Many companies steer clear of “Christmas gifts” or gift-swapping games like Dirty Santa. You can still give your guests something to take home while providing an evening entertaining in the process. Hire a caricature artist to draw caricatures. Employees will especially get a kick out of depictions of your CEO and their managers. Alternately, you can have the artist draw famous people instead of your own employees. Consider adding a screen for viewing the artist at work from around the room, or live streaming it for remote workers to enjoy, too.

5. Invite a Reality TV Star

Are your employees really into Real Housewives, Shark Tank, or The Bachelorette? These reality show stars are far more affordable to hire than other Hollywood stars and starlettes, and they’re amazing personalities to up the entertainment value of your corporate holiday gathering. They’ll mingle with your guests, sign autographs, pose for pictures and selfies, and many will also offer a talk or performance, as well. Alternately, you can hire a celebrity impersonator or a local sports figure to liven your event. A NYC charter yacht provides the ideal backdrop for those fun celebrity photos!

6. Rent a Golf Simulator

Did you know this was a thing? Because we didn’t know this was a thing. You can actually rent a golf simulator for your corporate holiday party! If your employees are the type to regularly come down with the “flu” when the Masters is on or duck out early any pretty day that tee times are available, then this is for you. Consider providing optional entertainment for the non-golfers (and the serious ones who need to back off and let someone else take a turn). Your yacht charter service can help you provide alternate games to entertain your employees, such as setting the party room up like a real Atlantic City casino.

7. Offer a One-Night DIY Class

This is the Age of DIY, as evidenced by all of the local businesses offering date night cooking classes, Sips ‘n’ Strokes, and similar DIY type outings. Bring the DIY fun to your corporate holiday party by hiring a local professional to provide a sushi making class, floral arranging, painting, woodworking, scrapbooking, international culinary class, or any kind of DIY tutorials that suit your employees’ fancy. If you opt for a cooking class, you might consider a lighter meal, such as hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, a salad bar, or perhaps a pasta buffet.

8. Bring in a Slow Motion Video Booth

Awhile back, the photo booth became enormously popular at parties and corporate events. In typical New York fashion, that quickly got replaced with something bigger and better. Now the rage is slow motion video booths. Even the most mundane joking around among coworkers makes for an epic slo-mo video that they’ll treasure for years. This is an excellent option for entertainment if your corporate holiday event features lots of speeches, an awards ceremony, or other business presentation, because it’s something they can enjoy in between the other events you have planned for the evening. Many of the charter yachts available for rent also offer the standard photo booth so employees can get great shots of themselves, their coworkers, and their families.
The party planning experts at Yachts For All Seasons are here to help you with everything from picking the perfect NYC charter yacht for your corporate holiday party to planning the entertainment to catering your dinner. We also offer other services, like helping you with party themes and decorations and floral services to provide gorgeous arrangements for your corporate event. Contact us to start planning your corporate holiday NYC party today!

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9 ‘Gotta Try It’ Corporate Holiday Party Ideas Trending in 2017

When it’s time to start planning the holiday parties, you can almost feel a collective sigh and eye-roll across New York City: “Ugh, not another boring dinner!” and, “No more Dirty Santa games!” can be heard murmured from the cubicles. What’s an overworked, overbooked HR manager to do? Relax! Yachts for All Seasons gathered the best trending party ideas for corporate holiday gatherings in 2017. Whichever ideas you decide to use, don’t forget to book your holiday office party on a charter yacht!

1. The Non-Holiday Holiday Party

This time of year, all the kids’ schools have holiday parties, plus any clubs or organizations people belong to, the spouses’ office party, the neighborhood get-together, the list goes on. Frankly, people can get holiday-ed out. Shake it up with a non-holiday holiday party. Offer entertainment like casino games or a magician, and a dinner without holiday foods, such as burger bars or cold cuts and salads.

2. A ‘Back in the Day’ Theme Party

Whether you have an office full of Millennials or Baby Boomers, retro themes like the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s are all in vogue. This is another way to make your holiday party on a NYC charter yacht seem less cliché and more trendy. Incorporate your theme into the guests’ dress, food, and entertainment. For example, Party Like It’s 1999 and host an MTV-style video party (back when they actually played music videos) or go for a theme like Punk Rock or a 50’s Leave It to Beaver party, with all the men in business attire and the ladies decked out in full skirts and strings of pearls.

3. Pet Party

Another strong trend in 2017 is anything and everything about pets. Host a bring-your-pet holiday party, and invite your employees to bring their pets, all decked out in their furry holiday finest. This is an excellent idea for offices with lots of furbabies and few or no baby babies.

4. Athletic Wear Extravaganza

Perhaps your workplace has a suits-only dress code, and your employees are sick to the gills of wearing ties and high heels. Give ’em a much-needed break and host an athletic wear corporate holiday party. A NYC charter yacht lends well to every style dress from casual to black tie, and your guests will indulge in your holiday meal more freely if they don’t have to worry about spilling turkey gravy on their finest tie or squeezing another helping of chocolate mousse into that already tiny waistband. Let’s eat.

5. The ‘Make Something’ Party

DIY parties are all the rage, and games like Secret Santa and Dirty Santa are losing their appeal (primarily because most people bring truly horrid gifts). Instead, have a “make it” party, where guests compete to see who can craft the best gingerbread house or Christmas tree ornament. Other ideas include making their own Christmas stockings, baking holiday cookies, and mixing their own unique cocktails. Our NYC charter yachts feature generous areas with ample seating space for engaging in fun holiday crafts!

6. Wine Tasting

If you really feel like treating your guests, instead of having a “cocktail party” where everyone mills about wondering how long they have to talk to each other, step it up a notch. Set your holiday party up as a wine tasting room. Make it easy for the wine newbies by posting common wine terms around the serving room on the charter yacht. They’ll have fun discussing new discoveries, like a fruity California wine or a delectably dry selection from Australia.

7. Christmas Carol Karaoke

Do you have an adventurous bunch? Instead of hiring a live band for entertainment, give them a Christmas song themed karaoke party. Our NYC charter yachts do have good PA systems, so you can easily host a karaoke event on board. Who knows? You might have some seriously talented crooners in your bunch!

8. Re-Gifting Gift Party

If you like the idea of gifts, but loathe the overused ‘gag gifts’ or ‘white elephant parties’, try a re-gifting party, where all your employees bring gifts they received that they want to re-gift. Like the gag gift gig, nobody comes expecting to receive something wonderful. It’s a low-cost form of entertainment that keeps people guessing and laughing.

9. An International Christmas Party

Workplaces that employ people from all around the world can use the holiday office party as a chance to connect with one another’s cultures. Consider inviting people to dress in the traditional holiday clothing of their heritage, and bring or serve dishes that those people would likely enjoy during the holidays. Up the ante by providing a live band or CD of traditional holiday music from those cultures and play some games that other countries like during the holidays or anytime. If you choose this option, be ultra sensitive to the cultures you celebrate, as well as the workers from other countries, ethnic groups, or religions. Your party planner at Yachts for All Seasons can help you set up your charter yacht holiday party tastefully, so that you are truly celebrating international cultures.
From the venue to the dinner and refreshments, to the decorations and entertainment, nobody can offer you more than a NYC charter yacht from Yachts for All Seasons when it comes to planning your holiday office party. Contact our party planning specialists today to plan the corporate holiday shindig your employees will still be raving about come next year!

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Are you looking for a different kind of holiday for your family or close group of friends? Instead of merely hosting another party at one of the local land-based venues (ho, hum), try a NYC charter yacht! Charter yachts are a fantastic change of pace and scenery, and you can choose any timeframe you like, from a couple of hours cruising around the NY Harbor to a couple of days sailing up the spectacular New England coast. Tired of your kids finding an excuse to sneak away early, ruining your holiday fun? Corral them on one of our charter yachts, and they’ll be stuck with you and no escape route!
What will you see on a NYC holiday charter yacht? Well, of course you’ll have stunning views of all the local landmarks — the iconic New York skyline, the illuminated bridges, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island — but you can put an entirely different spin on your holiday yacht cruise if you take a tour of the area’s most notable lighthouses. It’s an ideal way to study the area and its history from a unique standpoint, and is there really anything more beautiful than the comforting glow of a lighthouse from the sea? Here are the grandest lighthouses on Long Island you can see on a holiday yacht charter.

1. “Bud Light” Orient Long Beach Bar Light

This lighthouse, nicknamed “Bud Light,” is congregated in a cluster of lightouses, making it definitely worth the trip for those seeking historical and whimsical lighthouses. Bud Light, known formally as Orient Long Beach Bar Light, is located in Greenport, near the Orient Point Lighthouse (nicknamed “Plum Gut”), the Plum Island Lighthouse, and Little Gull Light. This offshore lighthouse actually allows visitors. Most offshore lighthouses are only visible as you pass by on a charter yacht. Bud Light began operations in 1871, but burned down in 1963. It was completely restored in 1990, and is privately owned and operated by the East End Seaport Museum & Maritime Foundation, which is a must-see if you have time to stop and take the tour.

2. Romer Shoal Lighthouse

If your idea of good lighthouse design is an adorable little sparkplug lighthouse, we feel you. Sparkplug lighthouses like Romer Shoal are also called “bug lights” or caisson lighthouses. Romer Shoal was reportedly named for William J. Romer, the pilot boat that sank in the area in 1863. However, there are some problems with that account, and many historicans believe that this little lighthouse was named instead for Colonel Wolfgang William Romer, who was charged by the governor of New York to sound the New York Bay in 1700. Either way, this lighthouse was moved from Staten Island to the northern edge of Swash Channel in Lower New York Harbor, back in 1898. It was built to warn sea travelers of a quite dangerous shoal just east of the Ambrose Channel in NY Harbor. It was hence equipped with a foghorn in addition to the light. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the aging Romer Shoal Light sustained heavy damage in Hurricane Sandy and is now being renovated and nursed back to health thanks to public and private contributions.

3. Montauk Point Lighthouse

On the other end of Long Island, sits the oldest lighthouse in the state of New York, and the fourth oldest lightouse in the United States. Montauk Point Lighthouse was commissioned in 1792 by President George Washington. It took four years to build. Inside the lightouse is a map of Long Island, featuring little models of all of the verious lightouses between Montauk Point and NYC. There’s a park, complete with lodge, next to the lighthouse, with ample room for short hikes and enjoying the spectacular views of the boulder-dotted sound beneath the lighthouse. The lighthouse is only tourable from May until September, but there are sporatic openings around the Labor Day and Thanksgiving holidays, if you want to do more than simply sail by on a NY charter yacht.

4. Execution Rocks Lighthouse

If you prefer your holiday yacht charter cruises a bit on the ghoulish side, consider a ride by Execution Rocks Lighthouse in Mamaroneck, NY. Located on the eastern edge of Long Island, the beautiful beaches don’t talk much about their history. But the reality is that a number of quite creepy things went down right here, and it’s all in the name, “Execution Rocks.” Though unproven, folk lore has it that British solidiers used to take their incarcerated colonists down and chain them to the rocks during low tide. As the tide rose, the prisoners were executed by default via drowning. Though that story is unproven, the next macabre set of strange events is quite proven. A serial killer by the name of Carl Panzram borrowed the waters here for his nefarious acts. He hired a few sailors, took them out in the Long Island Sound on his yacht, got them drunk, raped them, killed them, and dumped their bodies at Execution Rocks. Given its history, it is unsurprising that the lighthouse and surrounding area is commonly believed to be haunted. Whether ghosts and the undead do, indeed, inhabit Execution Rocks, or if it’s just fanciful imaginations, it has been the site of a couple of unfortunate accidents. The lighthouse has endured both a fire and a shipwreck, but is now under the careful care and supervision of the U.S. Coast Guard, which reportedly holds no executions there whatsoever, although they do not open the lighthouse to public tours. It can only be seen from the safety of your NYC charter yacht. The Execution Rocks Lighthouse has been featured on both the Travel Channel and on the show Ghost Adventures.

5. Fire Island Lighthouse

Fire Island is something of an enigma. This thin barrier island stands guard between the Atlantic Ocean and the southern coastline of Long Island. Though it is only just a few miles from one of the busiest cities on the planet, Fire Island is a somewhat lazy oasis known for its diverse sea life, plant life, and onshore animal life. Fire Island is also noted for its unique lighthouse. Standing 168 feet high (about 16 stories), it is the tallest lighthouse anywhere on Long Island, and is set in a picturesque location amid the sand dunes dotting the western edge of the island. Since built in 1858, this lighthouse was the first thing visitors coming from Europe could see as they approached the States. If you have time to stop for a visit, the lighthouse is open year-round, but only on weekends from December to March. On premises visitors get treated to the unbelievably un-shy local deer population, other amazing wildlife, a gift shop, hiking opportunities, and exhibits explaining how the lighthouse operates.
Are you ready to book your NYC holiday yacht charter to see the amazing lighthouses that tell the history (both good and bad) of our great nation? Contact us at Yachts for All Seasons to set up your charter yacht booking today!

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1. Spoil Your Hardworking Employees

A holiday corporate shindig is more than just a celebration of the season. It’s your company’s reward to all your dedicated, talented employees who made a successful year possible. Nothing says, “We value you,” like an elegant charter yacht, cruising New York Harbor, with some of the most celebrated sights on earth meandering by. It’s like giving your workers a mini-vacation, without the costs of airfare and hotel rooms.

2. Capitalize on Your Captive Audience

Tired of employees sneaking out before the speeches and presentations? You can fix this. Having your corporate holiday party on a charter yacht means that nobody ducks for the exits after dinner is served. It’s only fair that everyone is on hand to celebrate awards and milestones. You’re just tipping the scales a bit to ensure that fairness is delivered.

3. A Charter Yacht is an All-Inclusive Venue

Planning the corporate holiday event is time-consuming, complicated, and stressful. You can eliminate a great deal of this stress by choosing a charter yacht, because they are an all-inclusive event vendor, offering everything from the dinner catering to entertainment options to florist services. With a NYC Yacht Rental, entertainment choices run the gamut from comedians to live bands to magicians, or you can select from a wide range of games to keep them busy and engaged. Whatever your crowd is into, you can accommodate their tastes on our charter yachts. Yachts for All Seasons employs experienced professional party planners to help you plan your corporate shindig from A to Z, saving you time, hassle, and eliminating much of your holiday stress.

4. Excellent Photo Opportunities for Your Marketing & PR Teams

All your employees will love celebrating your year-end blowout on a charter yacht, but perhaps no one will be more thrilled about it than your marketing and PR teams. They are always hungry for great photos to go with their sales brochures, customer newsletters, employee emails, and other PR and marketing materials. No other venue offers the exceptional photo ops you get on a charter yacht, cruising the New York Harbor at one of the most beautiful times of the year! Schedule departure for an hour or so before sunset, so you can get daylight shots, sunset photos, and some super snazzy evening pictures.

5. It Helps With Employee Recruitment & Retention

Your HR team will be glad you chose a charter yacht, too, because telling top job applicants that your year-end corporate gala is held on a charter yacht is excellent fodder for promoting your company. A recent study actually correlates solid employee retention rates with providing positive experiences, including grand corporate events at exotic venues like a NYC charter yacht. Selecting upscale, unique, and exciting venues like a yacht actually does increase your company’s ability to attract and retain top talent, which is a critical issue across industries today.
Yachts for All Seasons can accommodate your corporate holiday event, whether you employ a dozen workers or 1,200 employees. From scheduling the most appropriate entertainment to laying out a dinner that everyone will rave over for months to come, Y4AS has you covered. Contact our expert party planners to begin planning your corporate holiday event now! Be sure to also check out our latest yacht rental nyc specials and view our  nyc private yacht charters.

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