Christmas Private Hire

Our fleet of vessels can accommodate parties from 1 to 250 people depending on the style of event and boat availability.

We do offer Christmas party packages, combining private venue hire of one of our vessels, drinks, food, and entertainment. Complete our enquiry form for a tailored quote.

Our private venue hire rates start at £1,400, which covers the cost of hiring one of our vessels. In addition to this you can then add, food, drinks, and entertainment packages to make your Christmas event one to remember! We also require minimum spend on certain dates during Christmas.

Our private hire cruises in London will take you and your guests from your chosen embarkation pier, up and down the river so you can see all the sights of London and then will drop you back at your chosen disembarkation pier. Our unique Christmas event venues (our exclusive fleet of river boats) would typically cruise to Greenwich, through the City to Westminster, but may go further depending on timings and river tides. Meaning your event will have landmarks like, the O2 arena, the London Eye, Tower Bridge, the Shard, Big Ben, HMS Belfast, and the Houses of Parliament as the backdrop to your private Christmas event.

Typically guests can expect to see Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, The London Eye, Tate Modern, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Shakespeare’s Globe, The Shard, HMS Belfast, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the skyscrapers at Canary Wharf, Cutty Sark, Greenwich, and The O2 London. All depending on the timings, tides and where you embark/disembark.

Our average exclusive Christmas party or event hire in London would be for 4 hours. 4 hours is the minimum hire rate, or you could cruise for longer at an additional cost. Shorter cruises are possible, but chargeable at the minimum rate.

You can have anywhere from 1 guest to 300 guests onboard your Thames private boat hire. Depending on your numbers and requirements, we would have your London private boat hire on the boat that would be best suited for you.

Yes, all our boats available for private Christmas events in London have outside decks so you can get some fresh air and see the beautiful sights of London. Some London charter boats have completely open spaces, some have fixed seating, and some have outdoor furniture. We can discuss which suits your Christmas event best.

Ja, selvfølgelig! De skal bare være ledsaget af en voksen.

You can decorate your Christmas party boat in whichever way you wish, ie. Balloons, banners, flags, bunting etc. However, some items are not allowed such as glitter, confetti, small streamers or open flames such as candles.

We do have wheelchair accessible vessels. If you have any accessibility requirements, that’s no problem just let us know and we can arrange to provide most suitable boat for you.

You can embark and disembark at whichever pier you like (subject to availability and is tide dependent). The most popular piers we use are Westminster Pier, London Eye Pier, Blackfriars Pier, and Tower Pier. Depending on where you are based or which area of London you will be in, we can work with you to advise on which pier would be best for you.

Yes, your corporate or private Christmas event can go past 11:30pm. There will be a late finish surcharge applied. Submit your enquiry today and we can discuss the specifics.

Yes, do we cater for a number of dietary requirements, including gluten free. The only dietary requirement we wouldn’t cater for would be Kosher. If you would like Kosher meals please speak to our friendly sales team. We would need to know the dietary requirements no later than 7 working days prior to your event.

Yes, we have vegetarian and vegan options across all of our menus. If you see a dish on our menu that isn’t vegetarian or vegan, we can discuss it with our talented chefs and see if we can make them vegetarian or vegan.

Ja, al vores mad er halal, undtagen de retter, der indeholder svinekød.

If your event is off peak, you may be able to bring your own food onboard. This would need to be with a licensed caterer, and we would need to discuss their requirements and see proof of insurance. You wouldn’t be able to bring your own soft drinks or alcohol. The only exception would be for specialty drinks we cannot supply. There will be a corkage fee in these cases.

We would need to know final numbers at least 2 weeks prior to the London charter boat event.

We would need final payment at least 2 weeks prior to your festive event also.

We do not allow third party, promoted ticketed events. If the event is found to be at such it can be cancelled at any time, including during the event.

Yes, we allow smoking on board London private hire boat in the designated outdoor smoking areas only.