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It’s My Party Yacht: 8 Tips for Creating the Ultimate Yacht Party

The ocean breeze. The salty air. Endless possibilities.

If you want your guests to feel like movie stars, take them on the open seas. Planning a party on a yacht doesn’t have to be a headache. Your partygoers will drink in the elegance and sophistication and talk about your party far into the future.

For the ultimate guide to throwing an unforgettable event on a party yacht, read on. These 8 tips will make your party the best.

1. Be Clear About Party Flow Instructions

There’s nothing worse than being a guest at a party and seeing the food, but not knowing if you’re allowed to eat. If you can have the captain make small announcements to let guests know when the next part of the evening has begun, you’ll help them avoid feeling awkward and out of place.

Clear labels can help with this. And if guests are allowed to partake of something right away or all night, a small sign that says “Buffet open all evening” can help.

You want partygoers to feel at home and comfortable. Then they’ll relax and have fun , rather than feeling unsure and embarrassed.

2. Dance Floor and DJ

One of the best reasons to choose a yacht is it comes with a dance floor. Especially once you’re underway, guests are ready to loosen up and start moving. You want a welcoming space where your passengers will have fun and make lasting memories.

Even the boldest dancers won’t get the dancing started if the music isn’t right. Make sure you hire the best DJ to curate the list of tunes to the crowd. Then the guests will go home tired and happy, having spent the whole night moving and grooving.

3. Prioritize Safety on the Party Yacht

Some basic announcements from the captain at the beginning of the cruise will make guests feel safe without boring them. At the start, everything is new and interesting so they don’t lose interest or stop listening during important instructions.

Taking a moment to let them know where emergency items are and how to proceed in case anything happens helps them feel prepared and ready to relax.

4. The Perfect Menu

For passengers who’ve never experienced this type of vessel before, you’ll wow them with the quality of food available. And the ones who’ve come to expect a gourmet meal on board ship, you can still exceed their expectations.

Work with your chef and event planner to choose the right menu for your guests. Make sure you cater to everyone’s preferences so that no one feels bad asking for special accommodations. Little touches like that make the party unforgettable.

5. Go Somewhere Unique

Ask about the different routes available and their advantages. You have the chance to show your guests part of the city they’ve never seen before. Unique sightseeing opportunities include different vistas at night, light shows, or wildlife native to the area.

One of the things to know about an excursion on a party yacht is that there are many itinerary options. Make the most of your event by scheduling the right course for the trip. Let the guests know about the special places to behold with an announcement from the captain as you pass by.

6. Think of the Little Things

Extra amenities like medicine for seasickness is a must. Many guests may never have been on a boat like this one, and they don’t know how they’ll react. Rather than having people feeling awful, give them something to take the edge off.

Find a way to make it known that these things are available without a big announcement. You don’t want too many people thinking they feel sick because of the power of suggestion and ruining the party vibe.

Instead, post a small sign in the bathroom, or ask your attendants to watch for signs and mention the availability of medicine as the need arises.

Fancy soap and thick towels make the small bathroom feel luxurious. Any special length you can go to to make the cruise a rocking success is worth it. For business executives, branding their luxury items with their business personalizes the experience.

7. Ambiance and Decor

The last thing guests think about is the decor on board–unless it’s not right. Then it can throw the party out of sync.

Work with the yacht’s party planners to get the right vibe for the party, and make sure no one notices the decor because everything is perfect. You have so many options when it comes to designing the evening. Take full advantage of what’s available to make your party appropriate for the attendees.

8. Bonus Luxuries

Work with your tour guide or party planner to think of some extras for your guests. If the evening was already special, they won’t be expecting anything else. But imagine their surprise if you hand them something else as they disembark.

A fresh-baked cookie or a party favour to remember the evening puts the night over the top. They won’t forget the event or your hospitality any time soon.

I’m On A Boat

Your next event on a party yacht will be unforgettable if you remember these tips. From the safety announcement at the beginning to the bonus gift as passengers disembark, they’ll remember the event for years to come.

Remember to take them to a special place, plan an elegant menu, and curate the music to facilitate a great dance floor.

To rent a party yacht today, contact Cozmo Yachts today and reserve your cruise.

How to throw the perfect superyacht party.

Published 20 August 2021

Looking to host an impressive party on board a superyacht? Burgess charter experts share their experience to give you inspiration and ideas to make sure your next event is an unforgettable success

The perfect superyacht party

Planning for a milestone birthday, or perhaps there's a family reunion on the horizon? Whatever the occasion, Burgess charter experts know how to help you to experience the good times that make life special. Parties are an institution in the world of yachting, with superyachts providing the ultimate platform for the most exclusive of celebrations.

Whether formal or informal, large group or intimate gathering, a superyacht is a wonderful way of bringing people together in a place where they can truly connect with one another in a relaxed and unique setting.

The Burgess charter team has scoured the world in pursuit of the best locations and yachts, and can recommend the most suitable combination to ensure your superyacht party is memorable for all the right reasons. Whether you want to throw a large cocktail party, a discreet dinner, or both, Burgess will be on hand to ensure everything runs smoothly.

From the booking of your yacht, berth, private jet, and limousine, to a variety of different entertainment options, there is a superyacht and a destination to suit every taste.

Charter yachts that welcome celebrations

MOONLIGHT II

A vast sun deck with big party speakers and lightshow. She has a casino too

Her sea-level beach club converts into a nightclub. Spa, gym, pool - she has it all

Large sun deck area with built-in speakers and karaoke. She has inside and outside cinemas as well

Expansive deck space perfect for early morning yoga on deck or late night dancing at 'Club SEANNA'

Her beach club is a cinema and nightclub in one. A legendary charter yacht

Beach club offers a sauna, shower room, day head and fully equipped bar – perfect set up for a party

MAGNA GRECIA

Under-the-stars cinema and sophisticated nightclub features on the sun deck

BATON ROUGE

Enormous sun deck converts into a disco deck with lightshow, smoke machine, DJ decks and massive speakers

Selecting the right destination

Prefer a private desert island-type setting to celebrate with your friends and family? The  Caribbean and  The Bahamas have plenty of secluded bays in which to anchor and spend quality time with your favourite people. Here is a selection of the finest destinations to host your super, superyacht party.

Spring signals the start of the yachting season on the Côte d’Azur, with the Cannes Film Festival opening the show. From May, the Riviera lights up as A-list celebrities descend to see and be seen at arguably the most glamorous film festival in the world. The best parties are, of course, on board the most exclusive superyachts, berthed in the marina right next to the red carpet at the Palais des Festivals.

Further along the coast, Monaco glitters with seven centuries of regal heritage. The iconic Port d’Hercule is within champagne-popping range of the gilded principality’s world-renowned gourmet restaurants, A-list clubs, and designer boutiques. Sport is also a favourite pastime in Monaco, and the principality hosts several popular events including the Formula 1 Grand Prix in May.

Chartering a superyacht trackside at this event provides not only the best vantage point for you and your guests to watch the action, but also puts you right in the thick of the action where you can literally smell the gasoline and burning tyre rubber from these amazing cars. Burgess has the right contacts to also get you into the pit lane, rubbing shoulders with the drivers before the race, and partying afterwards at the Amber Lounge.

Despite its reputation as the  Balearics ' party-island, Ibiza has more recently evolved to be among the Mediterranean’s most glamorous charter cruising grounds. The vibe throughout the summer season is all about lazy lunches, diving off deck in secret coves, and losing yourself in the rural countryside inland. The White Isle as Ibiza is known, also offers the waterborne visitor an almost unrivalled selection of beach clubs.

Arrive in style by tender and join the glitterati enjoying the sunshine and sunset accompanied by chilled music before heading back on board to celebrate in style. Alternatively, as the sun sets and the vibe picks up a beat or two, head to Ibiza Town’s effortlessly cool hangouts where you can dance until dawn to the world's best DJs.

St Barth is without a doubt the New Year’s Eve capital of the Caribbean. Always a haven for celebrities at any time of year, the island brings in the new year with impromptu New Year’s Eve 'boat hopping' parties and stops at the many beach bars that dot the island. As the clock ticks towards midnight, step up on deck aboard your superyacht for a front row seat to the kaleidoscope of fireworks exploding over Gustavia Harbour.

This French-speaking island is perfect for a lavish New Year’s Eve celebration. Think cocktails on deck, al fresco dinner with friends before cranking up the sound system to celebrate the passing of midnight. Expect relaxed, short-distance cruising as you island-hop through the Leeward Islands in the days following the celebrations. What better way to kick off your year than this?

Harbour Island, Bahamas

The Bahamas offers a variety of activities for parties aboard and ashore. From local restaurants, hanging out with friends at a lively beach bar, or your very own private sunset beach party, whatever you choose to do, the Bahamian culture will facilitate, with festivals, music, dancing and colourful parades continuing into the early hours. 'Fresh up' and enjoy life Bahmian-style.

Harbour Island has recently come into the limelight with the arrival of a handful of chic new places recently opening on the island. With its pink-sand beach and pretty pastel cottages, the shoreline provides a perfect backdrop to sunset cocktails on board, followed by a trip ashore to a party at the legendary Vic-Hum Club. The oldest nightclub on the island, the open-air dancefloor at this humble yet iconic destination has attracted celebrities the world over.

Choosing the right yacht

From the crew to the layout, the facilities and even the décor, there are many facets of a yacht that, when combined, will influence the success of a superyacht party. The most successful charter yachts lend themselves to any type of occasion, be it a cocktail party or formal dinner party.

No matter what the style of celebration, there is a yacht to suit every taste. Likewise the crew can make or break a celebration, whether because they can theme any party in a creative way, or simply because the six-star service and smiling faces will give the party the right vibe.

Burgess yachts with bars

Whether celebrating, drinking sunset cocktails, a pre-dinner drink or watching sports events, the bar on a yacht is generally one of the focal points on board a superyacht. They come in many forms, ranging from wet bars on the sun deck to sit-up bars in the beach club, sky lounge bars and cosy saloon bars, backlit-onyx bars, and elegant marble-top bars.

• FAITH's lower deck beach club bar is jaw-dropping 1 of 4 photos
• EXCELLENCE has a main deck aft bar that also serves those in the pool 2 of 4 photos
• SECRET has a arc of marble-topped bar right next to the entertainment space on the main deck aft 3 of 4 photos
• Of course bars can be set up anywhere, like this one on TRIPLE SEVEN's swim platform 4 of 4 photos

Have fun with a theme

Nothing says party more than people dressing up, and themed parties are almost always popular among charter guests. They create memorable experiences – even more so when the yacht is decked out in appropriately themed decorations.

From an elegant James Bond-themed evening, perhaps with poker and blackjack tables set up, to a retro-style '60s party with a dancefloor and appropriate playlist, or Pirates of the Caribbean, they can revolve around just about any concept imaginable.

For those cruising in the Caribbean, consider a pirate party involving all the family. Many crews are well known for the creativity and polish of their themed parties. While keeping the younger guests entertained with a treasure hunt on the beach, you can enjoy sundowners on the sand.

Back on board enjoy drinks on the sun deck before dining al fresco on the main deck. If you're having a larger bash in port, have your pirate outfits sent ahead and the yacht dressed with pirate paraphernalia. Canapes and rum cocktails can be served in treasure chests!

While in the Mediterranean, perhaps cruising around the  Greek islands , a toga party might involve some Greek cuisine followed by dancing, and then a movie night under the stars with Mamma Mia or My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding on the big screen. Or while in Cannes, a Bollywood party, or in Monaco why not throw a Mexican fiesta during the Grand Prix?

Poolside parties

On the larger more modern superyachts spa pools are generally a given these days, and although some may be limited to a sun deck jacuzzi, the largest of the charter yachts usually have all manner of water features, ranging from infinity pools with waterfalls, glass-bottomed pools, swim-up bars, and pools with counter currents.

And then you have the real party yachts, with swimming pools that turn into dance floors, and built-in DJ booths for the ultimate occasion aboard. The 73m  TITANIA , for example, hosts her guests around the pool deck bar with seating for up to eight guests, and another four seats inside the pool itself, all complete with a DJ set up to create a real pool party atmosphere.

• Some yachts have a pool with a bottom that rises to become a dancefloor 1 of 5 photos
• A glass-bottomed pool creating amazing natural light - and some great photos - in the beach club below 2 of 5 photos
• Pools can be hubs for activity or tranquility, however you like it 3 of 5 photos
• A glass-fronted pool is also great for fun photos 4 of 5 photos
• A great pool is a destination feature on a yacht 5 of 5 photos

Consider your guest list

Whether your party is a small and intimate affair or a large, quayside event, most yachts can accommodate up to 12 guests while cruising and hundreds more while berthed alongside, when different rules apply.

However, understated elegance is key, with fewer guests and more quality time to socialise. In fact, 100-120 guests is often considered the tipping point of human intimacy and interaction, so keep this in mind when considering a larger gathering.

Entertainment

Entertainment systems have always played an important role in the overall yacht party experience. Audio-visual technologies have changed significantly over the past decade, and the most successful charter yachts feature the most up-to-date, state-of-the-art and fully-integrated entertainment systems throughout their guest areas. 

From indoor and outdoor entertainment facilities, and the latest audio-visual equipment (including on-demand movies and music systems available throughout all guest areas and strong Wi-Fi for streaming), to private cinema rooms and outdoor cinema set-ups, almost anything available on land is also possible at sea.

Music and speakers

Music is an essential part of any party, and whether you prefer the dulcet tones of Adele during dinner or the pumping beats of a live DJ set during a dockside party, music always sets the tone. Surround sound systems for yachts with their own dedicated cinemas have become the norm, while built-in speakers on the party deck are fine tuned to deliver the best possible audio quality regardless of the musical genre.

Some yachts have a dual-purpose feature - a sun deck, for example - that transforms into a party deck after dark and music entices guests from open-air dining on the bridge deck below to party upstairs. Live bands are no longer de rigeur, instead world-famous DJs can be booked by your Burgess charter broker to come on board and play their set for your guests, with some big names keen to play private gigs.

Gourmet dining with your own personal chef is obviously one of the principal attractions of any charter vacation, but however delicious the dishes may be, how your meals are presented will have a huge impact on the overall dining experience.

An al fresco or formal dining set-up large enough to seat the number of guests invited is of course a must. For larger, cocktail events, a few different open-air dining options are better suited. The trend for celebrity chefs catering for such large events is on the rise, working hand in hand with your own superyacht chef to create the ultimate tasty menu to wow your guests.

For some, proximity to the ocean is a must, so why not dine in a yacht's beach club right by the water’s edge. The 62m  BATON ROUGE , for example, features an ocean-level beach club that incorporates lounging areas and easy access to the water by day, and transforms into the ultimate al fresco dining area by night.

Alternatively, many modern yachts feature Teppanyaki grills – perfect for guests looking to experience something a little different in a tropical climate. Plus you and your guests get the chef's table experience with wonderful dishes prepared before your very eyes and served straight from the grill.

The raised aft deck seating area aboard the 56m MY SEANNA can be converted into a dancefloor complete with state-of-the-art sound. There's also a backlit bar and lounge/dining area on the bridge deck, a 10-person spa pool that has its own bar, and a beach club at water level. 

The aforementioned 73m  TITANIA also features a beach club, complete with sauna, which can then be converted into a nightclub to continue celebrations into the night. You could even have your make-up and hair done in the yacht's beauty salon before the evening celebrations begin.

Special touches make it memorable

Details make all the difference. Ambient lighting, an attentive crew, the quality of sound or the welcome cocktail, the most successful and memorable superyacht parties are those where the crews have gone the extra mile. The occasions will usually dictate the type of party and the style.

For example, an anniversary celebration might have a more romantic theme, with soft lighting and candles, and elegant crockery and flowers all adding to the intimate sense of occasion. A New Year’s Eve celebration or birthday might however require more of a fun or risqué theme. Whatever you want, it can be done.

Most of the yachts in the Burgess charter fleet are designed for entertaining, with guest areas outstandingly assigned to allow for all manner of occasions according to desire. The yachts in the selection above are just afew of those recommended by Burgess charter experts as welcoming celebrations.

Are you planning something extra special in the coming months? Contact a Burgess charter expert and build the perfect celebration.

To find out more about Burgess’ yachts for sale and yachts for charter , please contact a Burgess broker . Alternatively, get in touch with one of our offices directly: London , Monaco , New York , Miami , Singapore or all other locations .

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5 Tips for Partying on a Yacht

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If you’re looking for a party like no other, then consider a yacht holiday. Not only can you soak up the sun and spend time with your friends, but you’ll be partying in the great outdoors and have a chance to explore some of the world’s most beautiful destinations.

• Get the right yacht

It sounds obvious, but make sure that you start your journey with the right yacht. You’ll want to find a comfortable yacht that has plenty of room for your friends and adequate space for storing drinks and snacks before you set off on your voyage. You should also consider upgrading to a bigger yacht like a catamaran that has additional bedrooms and bathrooms so that all of your guests can stay the night. Here at The Big Sail, we offer a range of yachts for parties – just get in touch if you’d like to find out more about how we can make your party rock.

• Hire a skipper

The last thing that you want to do when you’re hosting a yacht party is navigating the seas – so hire a skipper who’ll do all of the hard work while you sit back and relax. The right skipper will know everything there is to know about your destination – from recommending the best bars and restaurants to teaching your guests the basics of sailing. What’s more, some skippers are also qualified in photography or events organising, so you may be able to find one who can add some sparkle to your celebrations.

• Find the right destination

A party on a yacht is going to be great wherever you go, but make sure you’ve planned a clear itinerary and select a destination where the seas are calm, and the sun is bright. Some of the most common destinations here at The Big Sail include Greece, Croatia, Italy and the British Virgin Islands – all of which come with a tried-and-tested itinerary that takes you to some of their most popular attractions as well as stunning private beaches and islands. A visit to Carpe Diem Beach Club in Croatia or Foxys Bar in the BVIs will help you take the party vibes to the next level!

• Pack the right clothes

Any good party has a dress code, so make sure that all of your guests come prepared. As the sea can be an unpredictable party venue, be sure to pack something that can protect you from the sun, something to wrap up in if it gets cold, and, of course, some swimming clothes if you want to take a dip before the party gets started. However – remember that space on yachts can be limited, so only take what you think you’re going to need.

• Be sensible

A party on a yacht can be great fun – especially if it’s something you haven’t done before – but you should be sure to be sensible. That means limiting the amount of alcohol you consume, designating a driver who can oversee the party and prevent any accidents, and topping up with sun cream and water to stay protected and hydrated throughout the trip.

There you have it – five great tips for partying on a yacht this year. Whether you’re new to yachting holidays or you’re looking to take your holiday to the next level, get in touch with The Big Sail today to find out more about our unbeatable yachting holiday offers.

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Midnight in Moscow

Stalin’s yacht pushes up the Moscow River at eight a.m., and nobody cares if you missed it. The world’s longest-running after-party just keeps going.

In a shipboard ballroom, Russia’s lucky few tend to their good time. Music like a lot of loud nothing pounds through the girls lathered in Valentino, Gaultier, and Bulgari. Defying you with their eyes, they throw off a kind of heat that has never burned you before. The men with money and new style hang around the edges with satisfied smiles, their low-vibrating calm punching through thousand-dollar sunglasses. They’ll kiss you, they’ll kill you, you’ll know where you stand.

Over on the riverbank, the skinny fishermen decline to wave hello as the ship glides by, its seven-foot speaker towers blasting sonar across the whole known universe. Want to call the cops? We are the cops.

This is, in fact, Joseph Stalin’s old boat, the Maxim Gorky, a pleasure cruiser during Communist days, which has faded into the apex of seafaring Soviet chic, accessible only to those with the proper connections and imaginative powers. A Stalin mannequin sits locked in a mock-up of his office. It is a diorama, and its glass sheath vibrates with the music, preserving a past that hangs around like a pox scar. Stalin is at his desk, putting flame to that black pipe. Mikhail Kalinin, chairman of the Central Executive Committee, stands beside him in close counsel, while the writer of Soviet fiction Maxim Gorky balances on the couch, chewing his mustache over the path of the Party.

Go ahead and chew, because this is what happened when it all fell down, the party after the Party. Two 20-year-old women bump into the diorama glass, losing any feeling for boundaries, devouring each other in elapsing ether. The tops come down, the tongues and the tits come out, and the floorboards quake with the kerplunk of the original, 1934 engine. Free at last.

Outside the window a speedboat guns along. A man with a shaved head is standing on the bow. He smiles. It is Alexei Gorobiy, ruler of all he surveys—which is Moscow at night. He is chaperoning a cargo of 20 girls, making a side trip from a club called Osen, his nightspot onshore. “Osen” is the word that ignites Fridays and extinguishes Sundays, one of a series of nightspots that Gorobiy and his partners have turned into hell’s hottest fire.

There’s a reason you need a visa to come to Russia. Moscow has the best nightlife in the world. Leave etiquette and moderation to everyone else. Leave “the beauty of an hour” to the Russians, especially to those with money, those in their 30s, the last generation raised under the old regime, who can’t stop toasting their good fortune, all of it with the fine style you read about in those novels the size of bricks. They’ll crack your chest and massage your heart, and we’ll see if you can keep up.

You could talk about it like it was a movie, and you still wouldn’t make it halfway to the truth. Moscow is hell, and in hell you can have a great time. Like any other place, hell has rules. No pity; that’s one of them. And so Stalin’s boat isn’t slowing down to let the king of the night come aboard.

Gorobiy understands. Must keep moving. This is why he and his associates pioneered, and now own, the nightlife in a city that makes the rest of the world’s version of going out feel like a whole lot of money, a big waste of time. If you can make it into the highly restricted clubs conjured by Gorobiy and his two collaborators, Mikhail Kozlov and Sinisha Lazarevich, you will have entered a world of guarantees. These three are the new-form Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, with way more muscle and a clientele with money that never runs out. The speedboat has had enough of the chase, and it veers off and away as Stalin’s ship continues on.

Back on solid ground, it’s another Moscow early, early morning, on the closing weekend at Osen. The girls are always getting that taste. Big full lips, full asses, hands on asses. The MasterCard with Delta miles clicks along the glass tabletop. Caplets spool through the vertebrae. The couch is finally starting to feel comfortable. It’s always some equinox here, with the smoke sticking around and the speaker sound that just keeps blowing.

Gorobiy backs into his sleeping chamber a few floors above Osen’s dance hall, a white-cloud enclosure with a high-perch bed. His hideaway is all plasma screen and low-flying chandelier, the long dawn sunlight fighting the curtains. The time flakes off and falls away, like that wall inside you separating right from wrong. Gorobiy wears a white shirt and nothing else, and the girl spread beneath him has diamonds in her eyes and pink gum in her teeth. And you get to watch.

One door down, the go-go dancers are mixing glitter and baby oil on their palms, polishing up their $15 tans so that their skin will reflect the light that bounces around the dance floor. They’re stepping in and out of sheer gear, their wax jobs pencil-line or altogether smooth. It’s not a tough formula.

Mind yourself around the eight-foot Candy Land people on the stairs. A dozen models are moaning, “Oy, ya khochu fuck,” horse-hoofing on knee-high D&G boots. A waitress in a black-and-orange uniform hoists a bottle of Cristal in the air, fire spitting from the white-hot sparklers in her other hand. She pushes open the saloon doors with the porthole windows, and the Moscow party you could never get into begins to singe the edges of all you can see.

Fifteen years ago, there wasn’t a single club in Europe’s largest city. There were only a few restaurants. Think of 1991 as Year Zero. The Soviet Union fell that Christmas, and that soon kicked everyone off the dole. Free-market capitalism and the oligarchs’ personal armies took over, and a country’s life savings vanished, followed by murder in broad daylight, house music, privatization, freebasing. Yel­tsin handpicked Putin and nobody got thrown in jail, nobody who wasn’t asking for it.

Gorobiy, now 37, says he started earning a living by trading wedding bands. Then he found himself throwing a party at the Cosmos Pavilion of Moscow’s VDNKh, the Soviet utopian fairgrounds. He would set up a few lights, turn on the tape machine, and watch the dancers knock into rocket boosters and assorted space junk.

Thousands of people came to what amounted to Russia’s first raves. Gorobiy wasn’t making any money at it, but he had found something that fit him better than all those wedding bands. This was a guy who had opened his first disco when he was 12 years old, having engaged the local scout troop as muscle.

In 1993, coming off the success of these space raves, Gorobiy and a few associates set up Moscow’s first legit club, called Penthouse. Readers of Russian things will recognize Penthouse’s location, the Hermitage Garden. It’s not far from the theater where Woland, in Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, dressed women in costumes that would disappear once they set foot on the street. At Penthouse, that’s pretty much what happened. If Russia’s sexual revolution has to have a beginning, pick this.

New promoters arrived, with new venues. Then came Titanic, then Jazz Café, then Cabaret, then Jet Set, then Shambala, then Zeppelin, then First. The years passed, Moscow built up and around, and the Range Rovers and made-to-measure suits began clogging the newly paved streets, many heading for the suddenly not-bad restaurants. Other clubs came, too, clubs of varying quality and sustainability, and the public’s taste began to blow with any of a dozen winds.

They weren’t Soviets any longer. Gone was state-sponsored taste. Money had arrived to soften the cultural trauma, and it collected in very few pockets. As the economy reformed, the aggregate income of Russia’s wealthiest 10 percent increased by 50 percent. The richest three dozen people in Russia had a net worth of nearly a quarter of the country’s G.D.P.

They had options. They could take off for Monte Carlo, Amsterdam, Ibiza, Sharm al-Sheikh, Goa, Cour­chevel … whatever the caprice. Those benefiting from the second-largest oil exports in the world, and ever escalating prices per barrel, were concentrated in the Russian capital. When they spent a weekend in Moscow, they expected something more, something befitting Dmitry Karamazov and Grushenka, Dostoevsky’s archetypes of self-destruction and malevolent flirtation. In the process, they cultivated impeccable style, a feeling for modern design and the right kinds of clothes, all with an overlay of their own elegant excess. Circumstance and a dark chivalry bore a ferocious breed.

While Gorobiy and friends were running their first club, Shambala, the idea came to them: Don’t give a club the chance to grow cold. Design the next club while everyone is still cramming into the current place. Close a club after four to six months, while it’s still hot.

Next in the line for Gorobiy, Kozlov, and Lazarevich was the club Zima (which translates as “Winter”), in late 2003. They closed that after a few months and opened Leto (“Summer”), in June 2004. Then came Osen (“Autumn”) that fall. It was a completely redesigned Leto that came after Osen closed, in May of last year. This March, after a brief pause to catch their breath, Gorobiy and his partners opened their biggest club yet, Diaghilev, named after Russia’s turn-of-the-century ballet impresario.

These clubs have been high-style cathedrals of sensual warfare, and Russia’s elite haven’t been able to keep their hands to themselves, terrified of lost opportunity. If your last 100 years have contained a monarchy, two revolutions, Communism, capitalism, and complete economic collapse, the only thing more important than collecting money is spending it before events conspire to make it disappear. And nothing facilitates romance like desperation.

Stop and you’re dead. Gorobiy, Koz­lov, and Lazarevich keep moving, trailing thousand-ruble notes through the city like a line of hot piss in the alleyway snow.

At Osen, it all became manifest before it shut its doors in 2005. It seems like yesterday.

The coal king (or maybe it’s the electricity king) steps from his Bentley, flashing his quarter-million-dollar watch. But even this won’t see him through the door, through what the Russians refer to, in English, as “face control.”

“It’s who you are,” says Pasha, who is the family, and the woman is the neck,’ ” Gronina says. “ ‘Where the neck turns, the head looks.’”

As you climb the gilded staircase, Marilyn Monroe blows endless kisses in an image projected onto a trampoline suspended from the ceiling. This building used to house Moscow’s central banya, or bathhouse. Now there are more girls, continuous girls, these in mummer costumes and carnival headdresses. The bongo players from Almaty, Kazakhstan, are making a racket on the bridge spanning the next room, and four swan-divers in mirrored mosaic surround an awfully big chandelier. You can almost see yourself.

Leaning against the horseshoe-shaped bar is Misha Kozlov, wearing a silk cravat and a dark velvet coat, operating with civility held over from the court of Czar Alexander I. His shaved head soaks in the soft lights as he genuflects before several veterans of the aluminum wars. Kozlov claims that his top customers earn around $15 million a month. “I can count,” he says, before affixing that Kozlov smile and wrapping those arms around another big-shouldered bruiser with sniper-tint glasses.

Kozlov, 40, taught history for seven years before he met Gorobiy outside a Michael Jackson concert in 1993. Now he oversees the private tables that can cost $10,000 to $15,000 per night, coddling the clients. Kozlov touches the fabric of their shirts, rolls the thread between his fingertips, concentrating on it as though he has suddenly lost his train of thought. He manages to communicate truest love and admiration, and everyone plays along, satisfied in the affirmation of their significance.

“The rich person always has to wonder if there’s someone richer sitting next to him,” Pasha says. “This is a glamour club. It’s a competition.”

What the money buys here is 30 seconds of attention, and the sovereign of such brief encounters has just turned up: Sinisha Lazar­evich, 40, the bulge-heart Serbian who came to Moscow 13 years ago and now carries the city’s most affable reputation into every stratum of Russian society. He shaves his head, as do his business partners, but unlike his colleagues he is prone to wearing brightly colored scarves and kissing men on the mouth.

Lazarevich used to run a Moscow club called Circus. He would walk the floor, pointing his finger at the clubbers as he went. “Fashionable,” he would declare, or, alternately, “not fashionable.” He is in the middle of uttering his favorite word, shikarno, which means “magnificent,” when a waiter whispers in his ear and Lazarevich fades into the main dance hall.

The lights paint the people silver, the rich guys and the poor girls who have to have them, and vice versa. The publicity man for Roman Abramovich, Russia’s richest man ($18.2 billion) and the owner of London’s Chelsea soccer club, gives his attention to the baby-oiled shank of the lean-as-lean go-go dancer. She quivers on the five-foot pedestal behind the P.R. man’s Kazakh wife in the Chelsea soccer hat. One of the singers from the lesbian-tinged schoolgirl duo Tatu has appeared wearing bug-eyed sunglasses. No one recognizes her. Likewise, there was no fuss when Elizabeth Hurley showed up. When Will Smith was in town, it took jumping on the tables with a microphone—at a club across town—to get anyone’s attention. Silly things hold reduced value in serious places.

In V.I.P.-land sits the dispute solver and TV personality Alexander Treschev, an attorney who was once shot in the head. He has the scars on his skull, souvenirs from his days as advocate to General Alexander Lebed, since deceased. Treschev now stars in the daily Wapner-style program, Federal Judge, on Russia’s Channel One.

Next to him sits Alexei Mitrofanov, Duma deputy and leading nationalist figure. Bodyguards are everywhere in the club. They tend to trail certain people, even to the stalls. The bathrooms cost a buck, apparently to discourage bad behavior. Nothing can be prevented completely, however. DJ Dam stands shirtless up on the decks, one arm raised in the air, one hand glued to the switches. Dam says that he has given up drugs, after the train ride last fall that is as hard to precisely recall as it is to forget.

A few promoters commandeered the ­Moscow–St. Petersburg train, loading it with 150 clubbers at two a.m. There was a D.J. car, a bar car, a lounge car, and the rest were sleepers. Eight hours of partying to Peter, then straight to a boat party, then to a restaurant party, then to a full night at a club, then back on the train for eight more hours at top speed. “When we got back to Moscow, people were still dancing and didn’t want to leave,” Dam says. “They didn’t understand how they got to Moscow so quickly.” A couple of people, Dam says, took it upon themselves to pour MDMA (Ecstasy) into the drinks.

It’s not necessarily chemicals that make everyone act this way. “Moscow is a city of energy,” says Vlad Nazerenko, editor and publisher of Nightpeople, a flip-book of Moscow nightlife. “For strong people, the energy can help you make a great career. For weak people, the energy destroys them.”

Getting your picture in Nightpeople is the closest thing to underground celebrity in a city that places no status on anything underground. There is no keeping it real here. There is no Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where you can hang out on your stoop with your bulldog and your barbed-wire tattoos, sneering at the world that will never be cool enough for you.

They play polo here now. They’re buying yachts, even though there are no waterways big enough to enjoy them, and wing-door Lamborghinis, in spite of the poor street clearance. Members of the government, it is said, receive Brioni tailors in the Kremlin twice a year. In this town, if they’re not wearing it or driving it, they just don’t have it.

“In America, you have no glamour,” says Kozlov.

No glamour? What about Angelina? Or Marilyn?

Kozlov is certain: “Isn’t Marilyn Monroe from Germany?” They don’t know, they don’t care, with enough happening here to damage the senses. But what exactly is going on? “What we sell is air,” Kozlov explains. “It’s a pipe, and out of this pipe comes smoke. Sometimes it’s white, sometimes it’s black. It’s like the mood of a person.”

This will all end. Just not yet.

Lazarevich arrives at the table of a client who has requested an audience. The man wears expensive fabric, his arm around a young woman comparably priced. “I guess I need to buy a bottle of Cristal for you to come over,” he says. “And another bottle if you sit down.” He reaches under the table and produces a magnum in each hand.

Lazarevich leans away. “Freud said never to see a patient for more than 45 minutes at a time,” he offers. “Because after that you become friends.” He faces the rest of the party, scanning the sea of clients. “These people have to see me in the coolest setting with the most beautiful girls, and see me only for five seconds. I understand the elements of parapsychology. I know how to give people exactly what they want.”

A man frowns in the corner of the room, Lazarevich smothers him in a bear hug, and the man instantly recovers. Lazare­vich then wipes away the tears of a weeping teenage nymph before depositing two bottles of champagne at the table of a frequent guest, who photographs the moment for commemoration. Lazarevich has conceived himself as a healer, and a city has come to believe it.

“Everybody wants us to sit with them and tell them fairy tales,” Kozlov says.

They’re all buying something, even the liquor and cigarette companies that make deals to place their products behind the bar. Gorobiy, Kozlov, and Lazarevich use this money to fund the construction of each new club, which costs, they say, between $2 million and $3.5 million. (This is cheap by local standards, as oligarchs are known to build big, boring nightspots using platinum in the columns and precious stones in the floors.) The alcohol firms sometimes allow the promoters to pay for their booze at the end of each club’s run, essentially extending interest-free loans. Everything operates on a tight schedule, the closing-night invitations printed up the evening each club opens. “We know the date of our death,” says Gorobiy. Die twice a year and Moscow will call you king. Stick around long enough to become tedious and the city will see to it that you disappear.

Another weekend, another prowl. Tonight pink bunnies with cottontails tiptoe onto the Osen stage, replacing a dozen girls in their underwear. There’s no standing on principle in Moscow; there is more lying down. This is how Lazarevich rolls out his birthday, with tails and top hat and another fantasy for everyone to check off the list. Igor Artukh, chairman of the Light Metals Group, relaxes at his regular table with a Tatar friend in a black sequined gown. A waiter tops off his cognac. Mind you, it’s not as easy as it looks. Used to be, American guys could land Russian girls because Americans are nice and have money. Russian guys haven’t learned to be nice, but they have learned to be rich.

Some are still learning. At a table, a guy sits taking pictures of himself with his gold Nokia phone. Loneliness is a commodity, much like debt, that can be traded back and forth.

In the bathroom the sound filters down to a single buzz. You can’t tell if that sound is the music playing through the door, or whether it’s in your head, or whether that’s a phone ringing: someone who’s trying to find someone to go down on for his drugs. Always demand fair value.

Roll out of the club for some pre-dawn air on V-E Day. Elderly people are chanting, “Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus—return to the union.” A white-haired man shambles down Tverskaya Ulitsa with a chest full of medals pinned on a ragged brown coat. Fireworks crash against the sky, booming like field artillery. All through the night, girls have been sending their guys text messages over the mobile, congratulating them on the victory of the “Soviet people over the German Fascists.”

Meanwhile, the chauffeurs stink up the sedans with their deep-sleep breathing. A wild dog licks the dirt off a car’s license plate. The birds caw as morning threatens, while solitary cars sweep up the boulevard, their tires slicing through the rain from the night before. In the club, you never hear the rain.

The mirrored doors to Osen snap open and a big man flies out backfirst. A welt is forming on his eye and blood streams from his eyebrow. Now’s the time to slip in smoothly, up to the go-go dancers’ dressing room.

Here is Gulliver, Moscow’s utility infielder of promoters, who had a big hand in the nightlife trio’s clubs, sitting among a dozen dancers, who slip very naturally in and out of their costumes. Gulliver recounts the highlights from his recent birthday party. Someone at the club gave him a box of printer paper. He lifted the lid, and inside was $10,000 cash.

A dancer rolls her hips and all you can hear is the rattle of her beaded miniskirt. Topless Ksenia discusses her career as a ballerina. Gulliver lifts a drink in front of his whispers, pointing out the women here who have slept with him. “I still can’t get enough,” he says, smiling in the direction of the one putting on the Marie Antoinette wig. “The appetite comes when you’re eating.”

One of the go-go girls pulls on a pink tutu and walks toward the dance floor through the crumbling backstage, squeezing by a woman who is on her knees scrubbing the floor. This will all end. Just not yet.

Follow the gold-flecked 1960 Buick Electra through the yellow skip-light of a traffic tunnel. An Armenian beauty steers the black BMW sedan up Leningradskoye Shosse, still dark for another half-hour. Music like death fills this caramel interior, and Orthodox icons peer out from the dash, from another century. The car pulls up to the Maxim Gorky, the ship Stalin gifted to this master of stilted prose. Standing out front with the sailors in striped T-shirts is a man known as the General. There are many rumors about him, but few facts. He settles all outstanding accounts for you, they say, no matter the size or complexity.

The General is a man of fantastic range, a great lover of women and high-quality sound equipment, and he has coordinated today’s ­after-party pleasure cruise. If Osen has been Moscow’s hardest party to crack, the General’s party is the one you’ll never know about. And here you are, walking the plank to a world where the rules no longer apply. There are nice rugs and big chunks of crystal, a cupola at the top of the stairs. Girls spray cologne in the air and then walk into it, while a thick black submarine, docked nearby, hunches in the water beyond the windows.

The Maxim Gorky eases out of the harbor, the music goes full, and a blonde woman who has everything you could ever want must lay her hands on you. “I’m an actress,” she says, “but I’m a virgin inside.”

There is a V.I.P. section even here, and people are down there without their clothes, in a room where dignitaries once passed the night. Tamerlan from Vladikavkaz sits in the corner with a pink lady on his lap. “I was proud to be born in the Soviet Union,” he says. “And now we have all this shit.”

A few girls in outfits that cost as much as a car break into a nursery rhyme: “I’m a little girl. / I don’t go to school. / Buy me sandals / And I’ll marry you.”

Finally, there is Gorobiy, the club king, pulling alongside in his speedboat weighed down by 20 young women. There is just one problem: you are already on your way.

Stalin’s boat continues on its course, leaving Gorobiy and company in its whitened tracks. The General appears at your side, grinning you into his confidence. “When you came to town,” he says, “you found the best people in Moscow.” You are pounding down the river, cutting through all those who have lost and will continue losing, and you let out a cackle. You never used to cackle.

Brett Forrest

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Best Nightclubs in Moscow

Are you looking to discover the best nightclubs in Moscow ?

Then we have you covered!

On this page, you’ll find the official shortlist all the nightclubs in Moscow . (More in-depth further below). And, each with why its best to go.

Feel free to check out each nightclub’s official profile to find out more and to find out which is best for you.

We’ve also created seperate shortlists for each music genre you might like to hear at a club on your night out.

So check out these articles aswell:

• Techno Clubs in Moscow
• Hip Hop Clubs in Moscow
• VIP Clubs in Moscow
• And finally: Our Complete Guide to Moscow’s Nightlife

Furthermore, you can get on the guest list or book a table with bottle service on some of the more exclusive clubs. We are happy to help you out with either.

The Best Places to go Clubbing in Moscow

1. aurora men’s club moscow.

Looking for an amazing place to spend a stunning night out in Moscow , Russia then Aurora Men’s Club is the place to be. Aurora Men’s club is the enchanting place for you to visit. The Aurora men’s club organizes an entertainment program every day. Girls participate in a circus show, dance on stage and at the bar and the club holds striptease, dj-sets and karaoke nights. The club hall is divided into two floors, with the floor having a stage, bar and VIP-cabins. The second floor has comfortable sofas for guests.

2. Bar Disco 90 Moscow

Looking for a place to listen to good music, make your preparations and grab your friends to visit Bar disco. Bar Disco 90 Moscow is an attractive club for modern youth, designed in the style of the 90s.

3. Bike Center Sexton Moscow

Searching for that World unique atmosphere for supporters of a manly world of bikes and clubbing. Sexton is the place where there is a kaleidoscope of the Nightwolves Bike Show. The Sexton bike center offers its visitors not one interesting show program, each of them is dedicated to some special event. It can be a motocross, held in honor of the opening or closing of the motor season.

4. Brooklyn Promo Moscow

Looking for a venue to submerge into music of all kinds, only at Brooklyn promo you will be able to hear the latest trending or throwbacks music from the best labels, producers, artists of different genres in one night. The play of light, sound and other effects help to create a special environment. That is what should be sought in the club Brooklyn  in Moscow. Here, time flies by, and all the everyday fuss is gone. Brooklyn Club is an atmosphere of freedom and a territory of good music.  A kind of bridge between the bustle of the metropolis and home comfort.

5. Club Moscow

You can’t afford to miss having an awesome night out from Club Moscow . Nightclub in Moscow, Russia. Club Moscow is a multifunctional concert and club venue consisting of three different spaces, the main concert hall allow holding concerts, themed and night parties for up to 1200 people on the site. Moscow bars (up to 300 people) are well suited not only for concerts but also for parties. Moscow loft for small parties.

6. Golden Girls Moscow

Looking for that place you can wine your night in a club with gorgeous girls who will excite your imagination, Golden club is the place to be. Golden Girls is a stunning strip club where girls know how to entertain with consummate skills to undress while skillfully dancing on the stage.

7. Jet Set Club Moscow

In Moscow, Russia then you can’t afford to miss night out at Jet Set nightclub. Jet Set is one of the oldest nightclubs in the capital of Russia opened in 2001 and it happens a winner of the category ‘Nightlife Awards’.

8. Leningrad Club and Karaoke Moscow

Looking for that venue with themed parties, performances of famous artists and dances and amazing music, Leningrad club is where to go. The Leningrad nightclub is located on Leningradsky.

9. Lookin Rooms Moscow

Don’t know where to go in Moscow? You will definitely love Lookin Rooms nightclub for a night out! Lookin Rooms pumps music with a good mix of international and local beats. Lookin Rooms consists of several areas located at different levels: the club room on the balcony, the lower dance room and the veranda. The restaurant serves Russian, European and Asian cuisine around the clock. The basis of the club’s musical format is Top 50 Hits; popular and driving music that sounds today on the air of FM radio stations. The creators of the Lookin Rooms project, known for the ambitious Paradise club and the glamorous Look In cafe, sought to embody the best club traditions and ideas of the perfect space in their creation.

10. Night Flight Moscow

Searching for that amazing place where you will stay ahead of the times, then Night Flight is the place to be. Located right in the heart of Moscow, Night Flight was Russia’s first nightclub. The club has seen a lot in the quarter of a century since it opened its doors.

11. SoloWay Karaoke & Dance Club Moscow

You can’t resist but join Soloway Karaoke and Dance Club. Soloway Karaoke & Dance club is a new trendy dance karaoke venue. Every day there is a new entertainment program and the best hosts, trendy DJs and great sound! Soloway Karaoke & Dance club is one of the most convenient banquet venues where the most important Stars will be you and your guests! In Soloway Karaoke & Dance club creates a diverse atmosphere in five halls. The bar area with a long bar counter, trendy cocktails and performances by famous Dj’s is a favorite place for gatherings and dances of smart and cute girls from Moscow. Karaoke hall “Soloway” is designed for 90 guests, it is here that incendiary parties and performances of stars take place. The karaoke hall is equipped with 2 professional karaoke systems.

13. Macho Strip Club Moscow

Very good, you found one of our specially selected strip clubs and brothels. Club Macho is located in Moscow (Russia). At the bare mention of Macho club’s name, the associations of sophisticated taste, astringent flavor, and warming afterglow are triggered. Visiting the Private Club Macho, you will feel just like you’ve drunk a glass of velvet classed growth wine. Exquisite interior, delicious food and beautiful ladies will help you plunge into the atmosphere of relaxation and joy.

14. Egoist Strip Club Moscow

Egoist Strip Club is set up and ready for your night out at Moscow, Russia. The Egoistka Club Moscow is a women’s  strip club quite easy to find, centrally located not so far from the metro, which is nice, since you do not need to worry about the car and you will definitely have a nice place to sit and have a drink. It’s in this club that any lady can enjoy incendiary shows performed by sultry beauties, take part in dances with them and even allow themselves some liberties in relationships with men.

15. Penthouse Men’s Club Moscow

Penthouse Men’s Club awaits you for an amazing and memorable night out at Moscow, Russia. Penthouse Men’s Club is one of the newest and an adult gentleman entertainment club and it’s open 7 days a week from 2100hrs to 0600hrs. In addition to the beautiful ladies and a bar it has an excellent sushi menu and a variety of hookahs available.

16. GIPSY Moscow

If you are looking for a more bare-bones, relaxed nightclub experience in Moscow, then you need to check out the Bar Gipsy nightclub. This sexy nightclub is everything you could wish for, with delectable drinks, beautiful guests, and great music all night long. You will not be disappointed.

17. Charlie Moscow

Searching for an awesome night out at Moscow then Charlie nightclub is the place to head. Charlie Moscow is a dance club and a nightclub located in Moscow, Russia. Very good and even in the bar with Fridays hang out being the best. Friendly atmosphere, friendly Staff, great music, good company of visitors, awesome food, incredible contingent, beautiful interior, delicious cocktails and cool dances.

18. Admiral Moscow

Admiral nightclub is the best venue to head to while at Moscow, Russia. Admiral nightclub opens 7 days a week from 9:00pm to 5:00am. Decorated in classic style, rooms are air-conditioned, and feature satellite TV. Private bathrooms are fitted with a shower and free toiletries. Located in Gribki village, 7 km from Moscow city, this hotel comes with an outdoor seasonal swimming pool, steam bath and private beach area. It features a children’s playground and BBQ facilities.

19. Garage Club Moscow

In search of a stunning night out at Moscow, Russia Garage Club is the place to be. This is the only place in Moscow where you can drink and drive. It’s the place to strut your R&B stuff on the dance floor. It gets packed in the early-morning hours of the weekend (technically Saturday and Sunday), when the clubbing crowd comes for the famous after party.

20. Central Station Moscow

Central Station gay night club in Moscow, Russia. Bars & Clubs • Gay Bars • Karaoke Bars • Dance Clubs & Discos. Moscow’s best-known gay nightclub & party venue, with modern interiors, stage and excellent light & sound system. Central Station MSK is open Thursday through Sunday.

21. Hunters Men’s Club Moscow

Do you want to feel the real fire in the blood? Head to Hunters Men’s Club on your night out for an awesome experience while in Moscow, Russia. Great nightclub open 7 days a week 9pm to 6am. The Hunters nightclub offers its visitors to plunge into the vibrant nightlife . Here you can plunge into the atmosphere of desire and passion, watch a real striptease and relax in the company of charming girls.

22. Mix Club Moscow

Mix Club in Moscow, Russia and you will definitely feel the best club for an awesome night out. It has 3 halls decorated in stunning style and 8 luxurious VIP rooms Mix Club exhibits a unique atmosphere of luxury, awesome cocktails, spacious dance floor, lounge zone with soft sofas, great tables, friendly service personnel, famous DJs and awesome performances to everyone who wants to get the best.

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The Sailor's Style Guide: How to Dress at a Yacht Club

If you've been invited to a casual yacht club rendezvous, you'll need the right threads to fit in.  in this guide, we'll walk you through the yacht club attire you'll need to fit in. hint: you can find the perfect outfit head to toe with castaway.

You've been invited to a meal or event at a local yacht club, but you've never been to one before. Suddenly, the panic sets in. What should you wear? Fortunately, there are lots of options and visiting a yacht club does not mean you have to spend a lot of money just to fit in. This post will give you some pointers on yacht club attire so that you feel neither under nor overdressed, and can really enjoy yourself and have a great time at the club.

Before you even think about what to wear, check to see if the yacht club you're going to has a dress code posted online. Most of them do, and the rules can vary from club to club. The Nantucket Yacht Club , for example, requires semi-formal attire for its dinners and cocktail attire including ties for men during its dinner dances and balls. The Hyannis Yacht Club goes into a little more detail. It accepts stylish casual wear including clean, neat jeans and shorts for lunch. For dinner, guests are expected to step it up by leaving the denim at home and wearing sports coats. Different areas of a club may also have different dress rules. Bars and outdoor decks tend to more lax and allow casual clothing.

Sometimes, the easiest way of narrowing down what to wear is to eliminate what you should not wear. This is just a partial list of how not to show up at any kind of yacht club unless you want to be denied admittance or receive a lot of disapproving glares. All rules listed apply to the inside of the club, and can vary for beach and dock rulings.

Flip Flops or Going Barefoot: This rule applies INSIDE the club, or for any meal time. Most people love the beach, but going barefoot is not only unacceptable, but unhygienic.

You'll want to wear appropriate footwear such as sturdy sandals or closed toe shoes. While a lot of children and adults love their flip-flops, they may be a little too casual for a yacht club atmosphere. The most popular choice here is a boat shoe style but a bridle bit driver is always appropriate - check the latest . The lightly worn leather and pencil-curled laces fit the bill in the cool department.

Torn, Stained, or Worn Clothing: Any attire that is showing signs of wear such as rips, stains that never came out, holes, missing buttons, etc. should be left at home.

Baseball Caps and Other Hats: Most yacht clubs prefer that men remove their caps when inside the venue. Save them for the sailing excursions.

Extra points on the water if you rock the Club’s Burgee on the hat!

Swimwear: Just a no-no. Save it for the boat and the beach. A cover-up can be acceptable for the patio.

Going Shirtless: Nope!

Undershirts as Shirts: See above. You may also want to be careful about choosing a t-shirt, particularly one with graphics, when visiting a yacht club. Most prefer that you wear a collared shirt, even if it's a casual one such as a polo shirt.

Tank tops for men and any tank tops for women that are skimpy and don't hide undergarments should be saved for another occasion.

Women have a lot of options when it comes to visiting a yacht club. Linen and cotton make the perfect summer blouses. A light but structured Sleeveless Top paired with a  sweater is perfect for warding off cool sea breezes when you're out on the deck. A polo or collared shirt works well for the yacht club scene as well. You can also consider a dressy blouse that has a little bit of flounce to it. If shorts are allowed for the time and area of the club you're visiting, consider sporting  Sailing  shorts  with a cute anchor embroidery. They're cool, classy, and show off just the right amount of leg. Casual skirts and dresses are perfectly fine as well as long as they're not too short and revealing. If you're attending a party at a yacht club you may need to wear a nice cocktail dress, or a classic Tunic Dress for a day event. Special events such as balls and dinner dances usually specify what is appropriate attire on the invitation.

Don't forget to have fun with accessories! A straw handbag can complete a nautical themed look.

For most casual yacht club occasions, men can't go wrong with a collared shirt and long pants or Cisco Shorts . Pastel and preppy shades such as summer green, hurricane red, and islander blue rule here.

When casual attire is allowed, collared sport or polo shirts are always in fashion. Seersucker and linen shirts are available in several colors and patterns for summer club get-togethers. If jeans are not allowed, seersucker or cotton canvas pants are still casual and comfortable yet dressy enough for all areas of a yacht club. If you really want to show your love of nautical dressing, consider wearing a fun Embroidered Pant !

Or you can opt for solid pants but add some nautical flair with an embroidered belt . Classic summer staples like Seersucker and Madras Patches will make you the talk of the Club, in a good way!

For those chilly sea breezes and evenings, a quarter zip pullover wards off the cool air while keeping you stylish and casual.

It's a good idea to keep a sportcoat and a few ties in your closet just in case the yacht club you're visiting requires it. Opt for a fun all over embroidered jacket, or a Madras Patchwork style to really up your game.

Kids' clothing should conform to the same yacht club rules as established for grown-up guests. If you really want your son to look cute, consider dressing him in the same matching outfit as dad.

Whether you're looking to make a splash with yacht club attire or just want to look good on the boat or while meeting with friends, we have the seaside looks that you'll look and feel wonderful in for men, women, and children.

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Nightlife City Guide

Moscow: nightlife and clubs

Moscow nightlife: despite the freezing weather, the Russian capital gets hot as the sun goes down. Between discos, luxury, exaggerated parties and beautiful Russian girls, the Moscow nightlife offers everything you need for memorable nights.

Moscow nightlife

The city of Moscow is definitely one of the most interesting European cities: the stories about underground lines and secret bunkers, the architecture of its buildings, from the Kremlin to St. Basil's Cathedral, up to the Soviet style of the Seven Sisters and modern skyscrapers, make the Russian capital is a unique and fascinating city.

One of the many things that Moscow is famous for is its wild nightlife . Moscow never sleeps. If there is anything true about Russians, it is that they love to party! Despite its freezing weather, Moscow turns out to be a hot city with endless fun, hip nightclubs, extreme luxury, beautiful Russian girls and lots of booze when night falls!

In fact, in recent years, the Russian capital has definitively abandoned the gray period of communism and its inhabitants have given vent to their desire for fun. As you might expect in a city of over 12 million people, Moscow has an amazing array of nightlife options and a huge choice for all tastes, whether you are a jazz fan, hardcore clubbers or just plain old alcoholics. The nightlife in Moscow winds through a multitude of alternative and transgressive nightclubs where the watchword is to meet new people and spend a night of unbridled and uninhibited fun . In addition to the numerous discos, in the Russian capital there are also 20 casinos open until dawn. For those who want a break of intriguing relaxation, in the city of Moscow there are also numerous massage salons .

Most of Moscow's nightclubs contain a restaurant, a bar area and a nightclub (the larger ones also have bowling alleys, billiards and a casino!). Perhaps because Moscow is such a large metropolis with very cold temperatures and taxis are so expensive that the owners of the bars and clubs want to offer their customers an all in one place for night entertainment.

So, in other words, Moscow is not the best city in the world for bar-crawling, especially bearing in mind that these multipurpose venues often charge entrance, but rather it is better to carefully choose the club where to spend the night.

For a quieter and more sober evening, head for an evening stroll along the Via Arbat or the Red Square to be fascinated by the lights of the city and the grandeur of the buildings, and admire the shops and street artists. An alternative to experience Moscow's nightlife is to spend an evening of lyric, ballet or opera. The Russian capital is home to around sixty theaters, the most famous of which is the world-renowned Bolshoi Theater (Theater Square, 1, Moscow).

Moscow nightlife districts

Moscow's nightlife is not concentrated in a single district but is scattered throughout the city. However, there are areas with a greater concentration of bars and nightclubs .

The Krasnij Oktjabr (Russian for "Red October") complex, a red brick building located on the island in the center of the Moscow River that once housed a chocolate factory, is dotted with numerous trendy nightclubs and offers spectacular views of the river and the symbolic places of the Russian capital. This is where the most glamorous parties in Moscow take place, there are numerous bars, restaurants and art galleries.

Other neighborhoods with good nightlife are the old manufactory area near the Russian government building which houses some bars, the area around the Trubnaya metro and around Kuznetsky Most , while the Kurskaya groups the clubs with electronic music. We can also mention the area of ​​the Patriarch's ponds, an area that is teeming with quiet bars.

Clubs and discos in Moscow

The crowd is very mixed. Students, young professionals, techno lovers, tourists all gather at Propaganda. Everyone comes to enjoy the music and have fun. It is one of the few clubs where the dancefloor dominates and there are hardly any tables, apart from a few that overlook the entire space. Propaganda is a restaurant until midnight. You can come earlier for dinner and stay for dancing. After midnight, the staff clears the tables from the dance floor and the whole place turns into a club. The place is different from the usual Moscow restaurant / club hybrids, however, because the atmosphere changes completely from "relaxed restaurant" to "underground electro club". Not to be missed.

There are more areas with different music. In the first area, expect a mix of traditional music and Russian pop songs. In the second, slightly larger area, there is live Russian pop music until 2am. After that it is mostly some kind of electronic music. The club is frequented by beautiful Russian girls around 18-25 years old, stunning students or models, and of course there is a good deal of young Russians, middle-aged men and foreign tourists trying their luck! Unlike many other nightclubs, the Icon is a pure nightclub and not a club turned into a restaurant. In any case, if you like to party in a big club and want to savor the typical Moscow nightlife , this is the perfect solution.

The crowd is the same as in other high-end Moscow clubs. Men are rarely under the age of 35 and are committed to giving the impression that money is not an issue. The women are amazing even by Moscow nightlife - if you want to meet Moscow's super models, this is the place! Ideal if you want to toast with the Moscow elite.

The club is located on two floors. The lower floor is mainly frequented by people hanging out at the bar and is good for conversation. The narrow stairs that perfectly fit the student atmosphere of the club take you to the main floor where the real party takes place, complete with a bedlam and girls dancing on the bar counter. In the summer months there is also an outdoor terrace. The place is always crowded and bouncers unnecessarily queue people - having a table or someone inside can be the key to skipping the queue. Otherwise, you might end up waiting half an hour or more. Come early or come back late if you want to avoid the crowds.

The crowd that frequents this club is quite mixed. People are less trendy and more underground. The place is suitable for afterhours, so most people arrive from 3am onwards.

Immediately upon entering, you will have the feeling that you have come to the local high school graduation prom instead of a real Moscow nightclub. There is no real interior design, but basically just a large hall with a stage and a bar. The crowd is almost entirely made up of teenagers and young people. Not many of the teens speak English, but it probably doesn't matter after all the alcohol. The music ranges from Russian pop and hip-hop to the most famous international hits. Perfect if you want to party and drink alcohol in one of the cheapest clubs in Moscow .

Here too, it's full of beautiful girls and it's also a great place to hit them off, as those who come here are notoriously more approachable. The advice is to be very firm with the girls who approach and to make your intentions clear. If you want to be 100% sure to get in, come at 2am when the club is still uncrowded.

Oblaka plays a mix of Russian and international pop music. Occasionally, as in many other clubs, there are performances by Russian pop singers. As is often the case in these types of clubs, the music and DJ are not the best but the guests don't seem to care.

Moscow's bars and pubs

The bar looks similar but still distinctly different than regular Moscow posh clubs. Most of the people who frequent this place are over 25, and you can find everything from young professionals to creative types to self-proclaimed models. Great if you want to see the "real Muscovites" celebrate without the overblown flashes of wealth. The proposed music is a strange mix of old and new commercial songs and Russian pop.

Downstairs is a large open space that opens its doors wide in the summer. The interior is rustic, yet elegant, with wooden furnishings and plenty of seating. The interior combined with Ugolek's popularity creates a crowded yet intimate atmosphere, especially on weekends. People come to chat, drink and eat. The upstairs bar has a more welcoming atmosphere. It is smaller, with soft lighting and armchairs to be able to relax. On weekends there is a DJ who mixes electronic music and transforms the bar into a relaxed place, ideal for the pre-party.

Map of clubs, pubs and bars in Moscow

Bolshoi Theater (Theater Square, 1, Moscow)

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How To Plan the Perfect Yacht Birthday Party

Celebrate your most stylish birthday yet with an unforgettable yacht birthday party. read our tips on how to plan for hosting a birthday party on a yacht.

Whether your ideal celebration includes a large group of friends, a family gathering, or a romantic day with your partner, a yacht birthday party ensures the day goes down as one of the best birthdays in history.

Boataffair can help you throw the perfect yacht birthday party - from the planning to the location - and will make sure your special day goes off without a hitch.

Can you rent a yacht for a birthday party?

You can rent a yacht for a birthday party. The combination of sumptuous luxury and a unique setting make for an unforgettable party experience! Boataffair offer half or full-day charters on a fleet of luxury superyachts in worldwide hotspots like the Greek Islands, party-hardy Miami, sun-soaked Marbella, and sophisticated Dubai.

Yacht birthday parties range from sophisticated to wild, and the tone of the party is entirely up to you. For example, if you're celebrating a 20-something’s big day, then champagne, birthday cake, music and water toys will be central to the celebrations. However if you’re looking for a more refined experience, perhaps for a 60th birthday party, then a gourmet meal experience aboard a superyacht could be just the ticket.

Choose from vessels like the Sunseeker 90 for a larger group. For a medium sized gathering, the spacious Azimut 43 Fly Motor Yacht  is highly recommended. And what can beat the opulent Ferretti 92 Motor Yacht if you’re really looking to impress your guests.

How do you host a birthday party on a yacht?

There are many elements to consider if you are planning to host a birthday party on a yacht. Below is a list of things to consider when you’re playing host for someone else’s big day, or planning your own party:

• Location Picking the right location for your party is key. What kind of scenery do you prefer? For example beaches, or a cityscape. Are water activities a priority? Is there a particular location that offers things to do beyond the yacht charter (an island to visit, a restaurant to dine in, etc.)?
• Weather Optimal weather is a factor when considering the location. Weather varies depending on the season, so make sure you check your potential destination to make sure you’re not planning a trip during a stormy season! Or, if a little rain doesn’t bother you, opt for a vessel that has plenty of cabin/covered space for you and your guests.
• Party Theme Do you want to let loose and throw the party of the year? Or is your event to be more of a sophisticated evening with fine dining? Parties come in many shapes and forms and Boataffair can cater to each end of the spectrum.
• Food and drink Boataffair can arrange for a chef to cook your party a gourmet meal onboard or organize an evening on land at a 5-star restaurant. Onboard snacks, drinks, and alcohol can also be requested.
• Planning Service Boataffair caters to whatever the occasion calls for—that can mean anything from balloons, decorations, food/drink, a live DJ, special music, dancing, and much more! We’re happy to accommodate specific requests to make the day extra special!

How many people can fit on a party yacht?

Most of our private yachts are designed to legally carry a maximum of 12 people. This is because a yacht which carries more than 12 people it is considered a 'Passenger ship' and must comply with extensive SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) regulations.

Can you have more than 12 guests on a yacht?

At Boataffair, we do not typically rent out boats for more than 12 people. This is due to Boataffair’s focus on private, premier yachting.

We don't operate as a mass-market service; instead, we reserve our boats for boutique experiences for families, groups of friends, and couples. This is why most of our yachts are limited to 12 people or less.

Additionally, many of our motor yachts are designed to legally carry no more than 12 people, and often overnight stays allow for a maximum of 8-10 people.

You’ll want to keep in mind how many people can fit on a yacht before you start building your guest list. But don't worry, you can have wonderful birthday parties on our yachts with less than 12 people!

Please reach out to us if you have questions about your guest list and we will work with you to find a yacht option that best matches your party style. We do have some options that allow for big groups, but we specialize in and excel with parties of 12 or less as well.

Boataffair offers special occasion charter yachts across the globe and the location of the birthday cruise dictates how the experience plays out. If you have fond memories of a past trip to the Mediterranean, Boataffair offers dreamy day cruises with miles of stunning scenery in Greece, Croatia, Malta. If a party atmosphere is more your speed, book your big day in pulsing party destinations like Miami or Dubai. Looking for a more laid-back experience? Spain and London provide the elegance of a more subtle affair.  

Wherever and however you choose to celebrate, make your (or a loved one’s) next birthday one to remember with a charter yacht celebration

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Welcome to the World of Golf!

All is for sake of golf

Pestovo Golf club is built in accordance with international standards and it doesn’t have any analogs in Moscow and Moscow Region. The championship course is prepared for games at the highest level — it can host prestigious major tournaments. Professional coaches of the Golf academy can teach a beginner or give valuable advice to already experienced golfers and children Academy will develop the potential of the youngest golfers.

Membership in the private closed club «Pestovo» is a lifetime privilege opening multifaceted opportunities of sports and cultural life of modern golf community.

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Away from the bustle

Pestovo golf club is situated in a picturesque place on the shore of Pestovo reservoir. Here is no city noise but only fresh air, landscapes and cozy country houses. Its nature and developed infrastructure turn Pestovo into a quiet corner for family vacation.

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With care of your recreation

There are all the necessary things in our country complex for comfortable rest of your entire family. This is not only a championship golf course but it’s also a club house, restaurant, fitness club and yacht club. Qualified staff puts the life in the country club on a new level.

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1. MIR event space

Building 2, 11 Tsetnoy Blvd

For awarding ceremonies and large gala dinners

One of the largest premium-class venues located in the center of Moscow within walking distance of the subway and comfortable access area. Up to 1200 people can be accommodated on 1500 sq. m. The optimal ratio of equipment quality, premise size and MIR location is a good solution for holding gala and live concert with a good budget and pretentious audience. Two levels of guest accommodation create the most comfortable conditions for observing the scene, which became the hall’s trademark. The large and convenient stage is equipped with a large LED screen, the opportunity for installing additional elements, high-quality light, sound and convenient dressing rooms. Taking into regard all the mentioned advantages, MIR profitably stands out among premium competitors and gained the reputation of the best place for running ceremonies with the participation of hosts and celebrities. 

2. Izvestia Hall

5 Pushkin square 

For live concerts and events with celebrities

Perhaps, the most literate venue of the heart of the capital from the perspective of technical facilities. It meets the demands of picky audience and that’s why enjoys popularity among the organizers of night events and ceremonies. Thanks to the form of a two-level amphitheater it provides the best scene overview. Venue is equipped with high-quality sounding and lighting, world renowned musicians highly appreciate it. And numerous digital awards prove once again that the central location has almost no competitors from the perspective of equipment level.

3. Main Stage

Building 33, 13 Sharikopodshipnikovskaya st.

For mass events and live events in industrial style

The largest event venue of Moscow with a bright industrial entourage and sound planning. 7 000 sq. m, 200 parking places, 12 incoming groups – these things will provide comfortable accommodation of 8 000 people. Lighting used on the site is dimmed, that’s why it doesn’t fit day conferences and business meetings. On the plus side, this is an optimal solution for big techno parties, global presentations and corporate parties for companies with large staff. It’s not easy to get here from the subway and search for the site, that’s why transfers for guests are a great advantage for an event at Main Stage.  

4. Loft Hall

Building15, 26 Lenin Sloboda st. 

For creative events

Spacious halls of a middle fragment for those who find it important not where, but how. The dozens of stylish premises connected together are ready to host from 20 to 1000 people. Loft design perfectly fits the format of an atmospheric private celebration, a creative presentation or a conference dedicated to ultramodern solutions. A site beloved by hipsters, designers and creative companies offers a great package of options, and also has its own parking, security service and equipment rental service.

5. Radisson Royal yacht

For those who want to impress foreign guests 

7 snow-white panoramic yachts is a 100% target hit if you want to especially impress foreign guests. Fusion atmosphere, light standing buffets to the sound of purling water and jazz will perfectly highlight emotions. A cruise with a special atmosphere is the best opening or ending of any program. Soft daylight will complement a great river route by main sights, which are often bypassed during a business program. In the night guests switch attention to dramatic light decorations of historical Moscow. In winter, it’s snowing outside the windows of an ice-yacht. And in summer evenings, guests can wrap in a warm rug blanket and enjoy the night life from outside with a glass of Prosecco in their hand. Floating sites place from 100 to 300 guests, differ with excellent banquet service, fair equipment and provide complete privacy of your event.

6. Imperator’syacht club

Building 1, 2 Bersenyevskaya quay

For private luxury events

A true exclusive, which had been closed for audience for many years. A building of the 19 th century, where the Russian imperial family once stayed after all. Loft space with antique furniture and a yacht pier for running exquisite private luxury events with a capacity to 250 people. 3 halls are comfortable for audience and fitted with decent equipment. Around – the best capital pubs and restaurants, boiling nightlife and the most fashionable city spaces, convenient parking. Summer is the most optimal season to run an event.  

7. Four Seasons  

2 Okhotny ryad

Heavy luxury 

A famous premium venue, which the most successful companies and private persons choose. In one or several halls – for expensive private events from 35 to 600 people or in the entire building – for running major international events. Its main advantage is a high level of service and safety of guests, luxury interiors and unique location. All halls are fitted with high-quality equipment and are serviced by a catering service. Almost all halls outlook Red Square or Tverskaya street. Challenges that event participants and organizers may face are risk to get stuck in a traffic jam, high cost and high popularity of the site.

8. Omega Rooftop

Building 1, 15 Tsetnoy Blvd

For an optimal combination of location and service quality 

A great site on the roof of a stylish building outlooking Moscow with good catering and space, which easily transform according to any event. It accommodates to 400 people, is located within walking distance of the subway, provides event organizers and participants with spots in underground parking, security and cleaning. A site on Tsetnoy will fit fashionable formats best – lectures, film and fashion shows, stylish corporate parties. Financiers, consulters and representatives of creative professions traditionally choose this location. 

9. Music media Dome

Building 2, 5 Entuziast highway

For multimedia events

A high-quality capacious site, which can boast of the world’s largest projection area, a convenient scene, high-quality lighting and acoustic ceiling. 3000 potential guests will easily accommodate in the space, which is ideal for an exhibition, a technological presentation and a big corporate party. MMD is a wide spread for playing with space and a large staff of equipment. A weak spot of the site is remoteness from the subway, a small parking and inconvenient driveway, but you can’t find large and literate space with high-quality equipment in the center.

10. Lumier Hall

Building 24, 36 Bolshaya Novodmitrovskaya st. 

A creative vebue in the territory of the Flacon design space for non-banquet formats. Lumier Hall has no its own catering service, instead the format of a film show, a large multimedia presentation, a lecture or a private event with video immersion will fit the hall best. The space with a capacity of 450 people is equipped with 20 full HD screens and is ready to immerse guests into multimedia universe. 700 sq. m area allows mounting a scene and locating equipment, which are rented here. There are parking and security service in the Flacon territory.

11. O2 Lounge

3 Tverskaya st. 

For VIP standing buffets and private events 

A site under the roof of Ritz-Carlton hotel accommodates to 120 people with the most beneficial location, free parking and a high level of security. Luxuriant interiors and airy atmosphere together with views over the Kremlin attract world celebrities and organizers of premium events of mini format. Ritz-Carlton is particularly proud of the restaurant cuisine and special seafood supply, that’s why the best thing that you can do on the roof is an exquisite standing buffet and a small private event.

12. Mercury Space

 For impressive business presentations 

Almost 1000 sq. m of pure futurism on the 40 th floor of the most modern capital business space. The space is closed from free access and accommodates to 450 people and compactly fitted with the most basic equipment. A panoramic view Moscow City buildings are known for is great daylight and impressive view of the night city. The high rental cost pays off in spades with a long list of inclusive services, which will help you to focus on the main things. The only weak spot of the site is the lack of parking (5 parking slots do not count). The site of the future will become the optimal solution for holding business events, events for IT and fashion companies.

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Yacht Party: By Day or Night?

Having a yacht party is a great way to make your bash stand out from the rest. From the breathtaking views and first-class service to the simple fact that you’re aboard a yacht, there are many unique characteristics.

One of the stark differences from a typical event venue is that, once aboard, you’ll enjoy a beautiful cruise on the water–an exciting feature for our clients and their guests. Depending on the time of day, your celebration can bask in the famous Southern California sunshine or sparkle under the night stars. Yacht parties offer a lot of flexibility making them an ideal choice for almost any occasion.

This leads to a question we often hear from our clients: Should we hold our event during the day or at night?

While both have their advantages, there are a few questions to consider first.

How formal is it?

Evaluate the scope of your event. Do you envision cocktail dresses and sharp suits? Formal gowns and classic tuxedos? Then your event is best suited for the evening.

If you’re opting for a more casual feel with a bright, airy vibe then daytime is probably best.

A general rule of thumb is that formal events (e.g. weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, proms, corporate galas , etc.) are planned in the evening while lighter celebrations (e.g. family reunions, baby and bridal showers, engagement and graduation parties, etc.) occur during the day.

Who’s invited?

Scan your guest list and get a sense of the invitees.

Are they early birds? Night owls? Are their weekends filled with work shifts and kid’s soccer games? If you answered “yes,” then a night yacht party will most likely be preferred.

If the group is a little more flexible (i.e. not tied to a specific schedule) then a midday jaunt will probably work just fine.

What’s on the menu?

Decide what you plan to serve your guests. If you’re feeling a three-course sit down dinner complete with bread service and passed hors d’oeuvres, the evening is more appropriate.

Daytime events are a little more comfortable and often call for a more casual setting featuring a fantastic buffet or a gorgeous brunch spread. Either way, food is a MUST for any event and should be served accordingly.

Sunset, stars or sunny skies?

Many clients consider the gorgeous backdrop of the Marina del Rey harbor as an enhanced feature of their event. In this case, clients look forward to a spectacular sunset for amazing photos while others rely on the twinkling lights of the harbor and stars to add a romantic feel.

Our daytime clients really emphasize the sights on the water and enjoy the incomparable views of the Los Angeles coastline–from Catalina Island and the Palos Verdes peninsula all the way to Malibu. Daytime events are also fun for spotting wildlife and seeing other yachts in the harbor.

A nighttime yacht party will have  a different vibe. Depending on the nature of your celebration, dancing and socializing might be more like dancing at a nightclub. Alternatively, for smaller celebrations, the night sky is the perfect backdrop for a luxurious  and intimate experience.

Your choices depend on what your goal is. What do you want to experience with your guests?

Frequently Asked Questions: Day vs Night Yacht Parties

Q: what are the main differences between day and night yacht parties.

A: Day parties offer bright, airy vibes with stunning coastal views, while night parties provide a more formal atmosphere with twinkling lights and starry skies. The choice often depends on the event type, guest preferences, and desired ambiance.

Q: Which types of events are better suited for daytime yacht parties?

A: Daytime yacht parties are often ideal for more casual events such as family reunions, baby showers, bridal showers, engagement parties, and graduation celebrations. These events benefit from natural lighting and scenic daytime views.

Q: What kinds of events work best for evening yacht parties?

A: Evening yacht parties are typically better for formal events like weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, proms, corporate galas, and other celebrations that call for a more sophisticated atmosphere. The nighttime setting lends itself well to elegant attire and romantic lighting.

Q: How does the menu differ between day and night yacht parties?

A: Daytime events often feature more casual dining options like buffets or brunch spreads. Evening events are more suited to formal dining experiences, such as three-course sit-down dinners with bread service and passed hors d’oeuvres.

Q: Can I have a party that spans both day and night?

A: Yes, depending on the duration of your event, you could potentially experience both day and night on your cruise. This could allow you to enjoy the best of both worlds – daytime views and nighttime ambiance. Discuss this option with our event planners.

Still Not Sure? 

Consider how you want your event to look. For example, enchancements like lighting will produce different looks depending on the time of day. Did you want to do special uplighting? A gobo on the dance floor or on the side of the yacht? If yes, then maybe an evening event is best.

If you have specific colors or a theme you want to feature, then consider whether or not a daylight or an evening yacht party will complement your color palette. Did you want to use glow sticks on the dance floor or have sparklers for your grand exit once the yacht docks? Or did you want to keep it simple with natural lighting? These are all questions that will help determine when to hold your event.

Remember, you can customize every aspect of your yacht party to create the exact experience you’re looking for. Our expert planners are here to make the process effortless.

We hope this information helped guide you in the right direction with your event planning. For additional details, please call 310-827-2220 or click  here  to submit an event query form.

~ The FantaSea Yachts Team

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Party on a Yacht: Plan Your Epic Summer Event

Thinking about a party on a yacht this summer? Maybe you are trying to plan an unprecedented bash. Well, imagine your next milestone birthday, anniversary, wedding, or corporate event on a boat? Definitely epic.

Hosting your party on a yacht certainly is an exceptional and memorable experience, but as the planner, it involves a lot. We’ve featured things you’ll want to consider if you would like to cast away for your next celebration.

1. Determine Guest Count and Budget

As you would do for any party you are hosting, think about your guest list and how much you have to spend. Educate yourself on approximate costs for a yacht event to see if it is a feasible option. You may want to try to ask around or look up online for events on boats to get educated. EventUp is a leading directory of party venues and is a great place to start. You can search for boats and get a better idea of the cost and size. 

2.  Choose a Right-sized Boat

Once you know your guest invitation count, you can then limit your choices to the yachts that are just the right size. Remember you’ll need to consider crew members and servers in your numbers. You’ll want to consider the seating area, dining options, restrooms, and if there is room for a dance floor.

If you have a large event, this large 228-foot vessel called the SeaFair in Miami , in Florida can host elegant events for up to 600 guests. 

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3. Take a Tour

Once you’ve narrowed down your options, take a tour of these vessels so that you can better envision your celebration. You’ll want to come with questions including:

• What are the specifics around the rental fee? ​​ How many hours are included? Any docking or other fees? Is gratuity included?
• Where does the boat go? How often will it be on the water versus docked?
• What can be arranged for food and drink? Catering?
• What is the cancellation policy if inclement weather or other reasons?
• What decorations and music are allowed? 
• Are children or pets allowed on board? 
• Is there heating or air conditioning on the boat? Are there covered or below-deck areas that guests can access?
• What items should guests bring? Special footwear recommendations?
• What safety measures are in place? Who are the crew and staff and what is their experience?

4. Choose the Food and Boat Drinks

The menu served at any party is a very important aspect and sets the scene for your party. However, serving, eating, and drinking on a moving boat isn’t the same as if you are on land. Some boat parties are able to handle full meals while others may only be suitable for light hors d’oeuvres. You’ll also want to consider how long you have the yacht and your budget. While many celebrations include alcohol, remember to not overserve your guests.

5. Cater to your Guests

As the host of the boat party, make sure you give some thoughts about your guests’ concerns and needs. Some passengers may experience motion sickness and others may be fearful. Other guests may not be as steady on their feet while on a boat. Make sure you appoint some people to help you and the crew make these guests feel safe and comfortable.

5. Layout your Party

Because sometimes yacht space is smaller or not as open as conventional event spaces, you’ll want to consider seating and layout. Plan locations for things like decor, food, drinks, and more. Consider the flow of people moving around the boat so that it is optimal and safe.

In San Diego, check out EventUp customer Triton Charters which is the largest catamaran in the area. It hosts events of a variety of styles and sizes. It even has a built-in water slide!

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6. Choose your Theme

Whether you are planning a bridal shower, birthday, team outing, or wedding , think about how you’ll bring your celebration together with a theme. You can bring it all together with invitations, decor, food, music (yacht rock, anyone?), and more. Make sure you speak to the event staff, the captain, and the crew about your plans ahead of time so that you are clear on any restrictions.

7. Hire the Professionals

As part of your yacht selection, make certain the boat is equipped with a professional crew. You also want to make sure the servers you hire have the experience and knowledge to serve upon a yacht. Ultimately, this will ensure your guests will be safe and have a wonderful time at your boat party. 

Ready to Party on the Water? 

If you want to explore a yacht for your party, check out EventUp ! We have filters to sort venues by a variety of parameters including a boat as a venue type. You’ll be sure to provide the epic party of the summer.

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Host Your Party at the Yacht Club

Whether you’re interested in hosting a big birthday blowout, a casual bar night with friends or an elegant evening affair, Ocean Pines Yacht Club has plenty of spaces to suit your party style available to residents and non-residents alike.

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Casual-to-elegant affairs are the specialty of the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. Managed by the Matt Ortt Companies, the venue offers a range of catering options for parties both big and small for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Sweeping bayfront views can be enjoyed from the outside patio, lower-level dining room and upper-level ballroom and offer the perfect seaside setting for upcoming holiday events as well as for company parties, anniversary and birthday celebrations, reunions and receptions.

Catered affairs in the upstairs ballroom can be reserved for as few as 30 guests and are priced per person. Room rental, tableware, set up, breakdown, table linens and cloth napkins are included.

“The residents of Ocean Pines have truly welcomed us to the community and have been so supportive of what we’ve been doing at the Yacht Club,” said Matt Ortt Companies Special Events Director Angie Ortt. “We’re looking forward to introducing even more people to our banquet services, especially during the holidays.”

Meals for Morning, Noon and Night

Early birds can opt for a catered breakfast that can be as simple as pastries and fresh fruit or a spread featuring house-made granola and breakfast sandwiches. A buffet with meats (scrapple, anyone?), waffles, oatmeal, bagels, potatoes and an array of salads is perfect for brunch and can be enhanced with tasty additions like a biscuit or grits station.

If it’s lunch you’re looking for, consider a cold buffet with fare far beyond the standard PB & J. How about a grilled flank steak and gorgonzola on brioche or a peppered turkey and pepper jack cheese wrap with basil mayo? Hot buffet choices include cheese boards, mini wedge salads, Italian sausage, meatballs and marinara plus sides such as roasted fingerlings, parmesan gnocci and more.

Plated lunches include up to three entrée choices and a desert. Options include dishes such as a strawberry salad, cream of crab soup and lobster rolls. Themed lunches are also available – think BBQ or street tacos. Olé!

The possibilities for dinner are almost endless. Available buffet-style or plated, they include a choice of one stationary appetizer, one butlered appetizer, three entrees, one starch side and one veggie side. Desserts and extra appetizers can also be added.

The choices include some of the Yacht Club’s popular dinner menu items, such as conch fritters and peanut butter pie, as well as a host of other dishes such as seared sirloin, pan-seared duck breast and stuffed pork chops. Or try a taste of the Mediterranean or Little Italy with a themed dinner. A la carte and cocktail menus are also available.

To reserve your holiday party or to inquire about other catered events, contact the Ocean Pines Yacht Club at 410-641-7501.

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The Monaco Yacht Show always promises a stellar lineup— last year had an unusually large number of wild launches—and this time around will be no exception. More than 120 superyachts, including 20-plus that measure 200 feet and above, will be on the docks at Port Hercule, with beautiful Monte Carlo in the hills above.

Among the fleet of anticipated launches is the 400-foot Kismet . Built by Lürssen and launched earlier this year, this stunner will be shown before the winter charter season, at a weekly rate of $3.25 million. The vessel is sure to stand out, thanks to the large silver jaguar sculpture fitted under its bowsprit.

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Besides bling, showgoers will notice the concerted push toward sustainability this year. Rossinavi has introduced the Seawolf X , its first hybrid-electric catamaran, and Nautor Swan’s sailing maxi yacht, DreamCatcher , is also its first hybrid. Sanlorenzo is launching Almax , its first 50-meter (165-foot) vessel with hydrogen fuel cells. It was developed with Siemens Energy.

Siemens is also sponsoring the show’s Sustainability Hub, which has become a breeding ground for eco-friendly concepts and new ideas to promote a greener superyacht sector. This year’s conference will cover alternative propulsion, outlining how it will be adopted over the next five years. The show’s Yacht Design & Innovation Hub takes a less technical approach to sustainability. It’s the place where leading designers and mainstream innovators converge, presenting vessels that will shape the future of superyacht design.

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Lürssen ‘Kismet’

The 400-foot Kismet is the most anticipated boat on display at Monaco this year. True to form, Shahid Khan’s third Lürssen, which charters for $3.25 million per week, will be an exceptional landmark in a marina of superyachts. Alongside its Nemo lounge for viewing marine life, a Balinese-inspired spa with the first chromotherapy bathtub on a yacht, and upper-deck dining options for 24 people, the vessel has a duplex owner’s apartment with two separate marbled bathrooms, a fireplace, and gilded wall coverings. When guests have had their fill of the DJ station and Bogányi piano, the ’80s retro matrix dance floor should keep the party going.

Royal Huisman ‘Special One’

Set to make a splash is Royal Huisman’s 171-foot Special One , the largest sportfisherman in the world. Commissioned by an experienced yachtsman and passionate fisherman, the monster sportfish is kitted out with a fighting chair, 22 fishing rods, insulated cooler boxes, and a dedicated bait-and-tackle room. The teak foredeck can transition into a sheltered private lounge area and also converts to an outdoor cinema. Designed by Vripack, the vessel offers up proportions and seakeeping capabilities that are matched by its impressive 30-knot top speed.

Rossinavi ‘Seawolf X’

Looming large above the water, the 140-foot Seawolf X is Rossinavi’s most ambitious build to date. The hybrid-electric catamaran is the Italian shipyard’s first multihull, which can stay in electric mode during transatlantic trips for 80 percent of the time. Even more impressive is the onboard artificial intelligence system—Rossinavi AI—which analyses the operation of the vessel, predicts the needs of guests and optimizes crew service and logistics. The interior is designed by New York-based Meyer Davis, with an exterior penned by Fulvio De Simoni Yacht Design. Its wow features include a cockpit centered around a pool, a second hidden pool on the bow area, and an outdoor cinema.

Bilgin ‘Eternal Spark’

Eternal Spark is the first hull in Bilgin’s 163 series. In addition to six outdoor and three indoor lounge areas, the yacht can host over 100 people while at anchor from its five dedicated bar areas. Hot Lab’s use of wood inlays and embossed natural leather create a refined interior aesthetic, while the combination of a huge beach club, sauna, pool, and two cinemas—outdoor and indoor—should keep guests happy. Built with over 200 different materials, it shows how advanced the Turkish yard has become with its last few launches.

Sanlorenzo ‘Almax’

Sanlorenzo’s first fuel-cell-powered 50Steel model joins a growing list of yacht launches exploring alternative power sources. The fuel-cell technology converts biomethanol (green methanol) into enough electricity to cover the hotel load so the yacht can anchor all night without generators. Almax also has Sanlorenzo’s newly patented Hidden Engine Room (HER), located on the lower deck. This novel configuration creates enough interior volume to include a 1,615-square-foot beach club with a pool and unfolding sea terraces, while keeping the yacht below 500GT. The shipyard has confirmed the sale of four units to date.

Custom Line50

Making its global debut a Monaco, the four-decked Custom Line50 is the Italian shipyard’s new flagship model. The dedicated owner’s apartment on the upper deck includes full-height windows, a full-beam suite, and a large private terrace. The sun deck’s lounge seating, cocktail bar, uninterrupted views, and glass-edged infinity pool amplify the sense of being on a floating island. It’s an effective design that is replicated on the main aft deck. This area offers stepped access to the sea, a scenario that is reinforced by an aquamarine-and-cream interior color scheme.

Damen ‘Five Oceans’

The newest model from Damen’s Yacht Support 53 range, Five Oceans was built for Tommy Allen, an entrepreneur committed to ocean exploration and marine conservation. The vessel will be easy to spot in Monaco’s Port Hercules, thanks to its powder-blue, orange, and white hull. The custom build is Allen’s second yacht-support vessel from Damen. It has a sprawling aft deck to carry toys and tenders as well as a 15-ton deck crane for the launch and recovery of the electric boats and Triton 3300 Pro submersible. Five Oceans also carries an Icon A5 amphibious aircraft.

Tankoa ‘Diamond Binta’

Conceived as a world explorer, Tankoa’s 190-foot Diamond Binta blends a hybrid propulsion package with high-gloss finishes over a wooden interior. Penned by Francesco Paszkowski, Tankoa’s long-time design collaborator, the full custom build has an owner’s suite with a fold-out balcony, a forward helideck for shore-based excursions, a large beach club with a spa, and massage room as well as a sundeck with a gym and pool. A corridor on the lower deck connects the yacht’s five guest cabins to the beach area, passing through a viewable engine room.

Nautor Swan ‘DreamCatcher’

As Nautor Swan’s first hybrid yacht, the 88-foot DreamCatcher is described by the shipyard as a “no-compromise cruiser with a racer’s soul.” Designed for guest comfort with a maximum heeling angle of 20 degrees, its exterior is penned by veteran Swan designer Germán Frers, while the light-wood interior with gray accents is done by Misa Poggi. The aft cockpit has a new coachroof design with an integrated sprayhood, bimini, and modular benches that can be used for both lounging and dining. The stern area incorporates a large beach club area and tender garage. On the foredeck is the “sunset lounge.”

Oceanco ‘H3’

Built in 2000 as 312-foot Al Mirqab for a member of the Qatari royal family, the renovated H3 emerged from Oceanco’s facilities in 2023 looking brand new, with an extra 476 gross tons of internal volume. The vessel’s 33-foot extension—to accommodate the owner’s request for an infinity pool with a convertible dance floor and waterfall—and a fully replaced superstructure were enough for Lloyd’s Register to classify the yacht as a new build. A spa on the lower deck has a hammam, a sensory shower, a hair salon, and treatment rooms. The beach club with its rippled mirror ceiling offers stepped access to the sea.

Conrad ‘Extra Time’

Extra Time , the second hull in Conrad’s C144 series, has an exterior by Reymond Langton Design and naval architecture by Diana Yacht Design. The interior is by M2 Atelier. Much like its sistership Ace , Extra Time has a beach club, four guest lounge areas, a cinema, two bars and an infinity pool. Standout personal touches include an attention-grabbing King Kong  sculpture in the main salon and the main-deck owner’s suite that’s accessed via a private study with an electric piano.

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What makes the perfect superyacht? Experts weigh in with 72m Project Optima

British studio Winch Design has collaborated with brokerage firm Burgess on a yacht concept known as Project Optima. Billed as "the perfect superyacht", the 72-metre is the culmination of feedback from yacht owners, crew, and shipyards from across northern Europe, Italy and Turkey. The result is a semi-custom platform with charter and resale appeal and several desirable leisure features, including a private owner's deck, a 100-square-metre beach club and spa and storage for a 9.6-metre limo tender.

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What is the perfect size for a superyacht?

72 metres, 1700gt, five decks.

"At a smaller size there are a large number of series or semi-custom build options available, which are dominating the market in that sector. At larger sizes, we find that our clients are often wanting to get more engaged in the development of the whole concept for the project so for this approach this really sat in a nice, sweet spot.

For example, if a client wants a traditional or plumb bow, or the elevator to also serve the lower deck cabins and beach club, this has already been considered and can be included, together with any other client-specific requests and customisation requirements." (Crispin Baynes, partner and sales broker at Burgess).

"72 metres is the perfect size to accommodate the features and square metres requested by the majority of clients. It’s also a manageable tonnage when it comes to regulatory complexity, whereby shipyards can offer a very competitive build time and a great level of customisation at an attractive price – all factors which are important in today’s market." (Jim Dixon, managing partner and creative director at Winch Design).

How has Winch Design's "signature yachts" influenced Project Optima's look?

"Both the exterior and interior design of Winch yachts have always been characterised by a 'signature', making them unique and instantly recognisable. Project Optima is no different. The design is pure, balanced, beautifully proportioned, and carries a 'blade' signature along her long aft superstructure lines, which enables an individualised exterior with different material and colour options. We hope this will appeal to not one, but a succession of multiple owners." (James Russell, head of exteriors at Winch Design).

How many shipyards did you go to with this concept? How did their feedback inform the design?

"We discussed the design with a number of shipyards ranging from northern European, Italian and Turkish yards. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Firstly, the design and technical platform proposed are feasible and in-line with their own design philosophies and secondly, the project aligns well with the requests and discussions that they are having with their own clients at the moment.

A couple of shipyards felt that a slightly larger version of the same design may suit their client base and Winch Design have been working on that. Watch this space." (Ed Beckett, senior partner and naval architect at Burgess)

What was the level of crew input given? How did their feedback inform the design?

"[Project Optima] was developed hand in glove with the Burgess Management team which is filled with ex-yacht crew, from captains and deck officers to engineers and interior crew. We drove the mantra hard that a yacht with a good operational setup will deliver a better experience for the guests on board. 

Things which can easily be overlooked in favour of few additional square metres of guest interior have been driven into this project – appropriate crew numbers, flow of crew and provisions around the yacht, storage - and not just one large deck store but good functional storage distributed around the yacht. This is an absolutely fundamental part of creating a successful yacht." (Lucy Medd, partner head of crew services at Burgess).

Who else did you speak to?

"We sent the design to a number of our trusted clients who have experience chartering, owning and building their own yachts, or multiple yachts, with careful commercial considerations in their own designs. 

Tips we garnered, that you only know from active yachting, ranged from window heights for seated views, to smart floor lighting at night, design-led accessibility options, guest pantries, hidden kids’ activity tables, a ship’s office that can convert to an office or "beauty room", flower fridges, beer taps, sauna and cold plunges, and bigger galleys for chef’s table or ‘kitchen party’ options. Which we baked back into the current go-to-market design package for Project Optima." (Crispin Baynes, partner and sales broker at Burgess).

How have you maximised Project Optima’s charter appeal?

"The layout of Project Optima places attention on the principal guest by offering a forward-facing master suite with 180 degree, floor-to-ceiling panoramic views. The "best in class" 100-square-metre waterside beach club and spa is also at the heart of any great charter experience, as is the 5.2-metre deck pool above. In fact, the entire aft area of the yacht is dedicated to relaxation, socialising and casual wellbeing. Another important feature is the central elevator which connects to main deck to the sundeck, allowing guests of all ages to connect easily from their cabins." (Jim Dixon, managing partner and creative director at Winch Design).

"Project Optima is also in a 'sweet spot', able to achieve a high volume of charters whilst also securing a very attractive charter rate versus annual running cost." (Ben Harwood, senior partner and head of charter at Burgess).

How have you maximised Project Optima’s resale value?

"The project has a fantastic design edge without being radical or too polarising in opinion and the features and functionality are top drawer for a project of this size. We have taken care to ensure that Project Optima has global appeal and that the design and layout isn’t skewed particularly towards one market.

Project Optima is not just a design that looks good – it comes with a huge amount of unique industry IP so it will work well too. This yacht is one that will be thoroughly enjoyed by the guests and the crew alike." (Ed Beckett, senior partner and naval architect at Burgess) 

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