# Marina Majlis

> Your company takes over a traditional dhow for the evening. Your branding, your menu, your programme — sailing Dubai Marina at sunset.

Package A-01 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Water & Marine](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/boat-and-yacht-team-building/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/marina-majlis/

- **Duration:** 4 hrs door-to-door (3 hrs on water)
- **Ideal start time:** 18:30 pickup — boards at 19:15, sails into sunset, returns after dark with the skyline lit
- **Departure window:** 17:30–19:30 pickup. Later than 19:30 loses the sunset
- **Group size:** 10 min — 80 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Dubai Marina (Dubai Harbour berth)
- **Season:** October – May
- **Booking lead time:** 14 days (21 days for groups over 50)

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person | Billed for at least |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 10–29 people | AED 620 | 27 people |
| 30–59 people | AED 520 | 33 people |
| 60+ people | AED 450 | — |

A group smaller than a band's "billed for at least" figure is still served, and is invoiced for that many people.
Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 28–29 are billed as 33 people at the rate for 30–59 people; groups of 52–59 are billed as 60 people at the rate for 60+ people.

Payment: 50% advance on signature. 100% cleared 3 working days before the event. Numbers lock 7 days prior.

## Why this is not the retail version

A shared dhow cruise seat sells publicly for **AED 89–150**. That is a ticket on a boat with strangers, a fixed menu and no control over anything.

This is the **entire vessel**, empty except for your team. Your logo on the welcome desk and the menu cards. A menu you chose. An MC running *your* programme, with a reserved slot for your CEO to speak. A DJ. And a professionally edited highlight reel in your inbox within five working days — which is what your HR team actually needs for the internal newsletter and next year's recruitment deck.

You are not buying a boat ride. You are buying an evening your company owns.

## Timeline

- **18:30** — Coach departs client office. Branded welcome, water and cold towels on board
- **19:10** — Arrival at Dubai Harbour. Branded welcome desk, name badges, welcome drink
- **19:25** — Boarding. Photographer captures arrivals and group shots on the upper deck
- **19:40** — Cast off. Sunset sailing along Marina and Bluewaters
- **20:00** — MC opens. Company address slot (10 min reserved for the CEO or HR head)
- **20:20** — Dinner service opens — buffet, upper and lower deck
- **21:10** — Entertainment segment: awards, recognition slot, or team quiz — client's choice
- **21:45** — Open deck time. DJ set. Photo and video roaming coverage
- **22:30** — Docking
- **22:45** — Coach departs for drop-off
- **23:15** — Arrival at drop point

## Included

- Return coach transfer from client office to Dubai Harbour and back
- Exclusive use of the vessel — no other groups on board
- 3-hour cruise with licensed captain and crew
- Buffet dinner, gold tier — 5 live stations, halal, vegetarian and vegan options
- Unlimited soft drinks, water, tea and coffee
- Branded welcome desk, banners, table signage and custom menu cards
- Professional MC for the full programme
- DJ and sound system (30+ pax)
- Photographer and videographer — edited highlight reel delivered within 5 working days, plus 80+ retouched stills
- On-ground event coordinator throughout
- Dietary and allergy management, collected at group size lock

## Not included

- Alcoholic beverages (available on licensed vessels at additional cost — must be requested at booking)
- Gifts or giveaways
- Printed materials beyond standard branding
- Accommodation
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Coast guard advisory, wind above 20 knots, or rough-sea warning. Assessed 24 hrs prior and again 4 hrs prior.
- **Fallback:** Moored dhow experience at berth (same vessel, same catering, same programme, no sailing) at no price change — or reschedule to any date within 6 months at no charge.
- **You are told by:** Decision communicated no later than 14:00 on the event day.

## Customisation options

- Branded t-shirts or polos: AED 45–90/person
- Gift bags: AED 60–200/person
- Live band in place of DJ: AED 2,900
- Extra hour on water: AED 1,700
- Drone footage: AED 1,100
- Same-day social edit (60-sec reel before guests leave): AED 900
- Alcohol package (licensed vessel): Quoted per event

## Questions about Marina Majlis

### How much does Marina Majlis cost per person?

AED 620 per person for 10–29 people; AED 520 per person for 30–59 people; AED 450 per person for 60+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. A group below a band's minimum chargeable size is billed at that minimum: 27 people in the 10–29 band, 33 people in the 30–59 band. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 28–29 are billed as 33 people at the rate for 30–59 people; groups of 52–59 are billed as 60 people at the rate for 60+ people.

### How long does Marina Majlis take, and when does it start?

4 hrs door-to-door (3 hrs on water). Ideal start: 18:30 pickup — boards at 19:15, sails into sunset, returns after dark with the skyline lit. Departure window: 17:30–19:30 pickup. Later than 19:30 loses the sunset. The timeline on this page is door-to-door, so the transfer is already inside it.

### What is not included in Marina Majlis?

Alcoholic beverages (available on licensed vessels at additional cost — must be requested at booking); Gifts or giveaways; Printed materials beyond standard branding; Accommodation; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to Marina Majlis if the weather turns?

Trigger: Coast guard advisory, wind above 20 knots, or rough-sea warning. Assessed 24 hrs prior and again 4 hrs prior. Fallback: Moored dhow experience at berth (same vessel, same catering, same programme, no sailing) at no price change — or reschedule to any date within 6 months at no charge. You are told: Decision communicated no later than 14:00 on the event day.

### How far in advance do we need to book Marina Majlis?

The booking lead time is 14 days (21 days for groups over 50). Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [Company annual dinner ideas: the running order](https://offsyte.ae/blog/company-annual-dinner-ideas/): What goes into a company annual dinner once the venue is booked — the running order, which performances work, awards, themes and gifts, with per-person costs.
- [Corporate event photography, and what goes wrong](https://offsyte.ae/blog/corporate-event-photography-video-dubai/): Event photography in Dubai rarely fails during the shoot. It fails at delivery. What to contract, what a reel and a drone cost, and the shot list to hand over.
- [Corporate event venues in Dubai, with prices](https://offsyte.ae/blog/corporate-event-venues-dubai/): Eleven venue types available to a company in Dubai and the UAE, what each costs all-in per person rather than as a hire fee, and which one your event needs.
- [Corporate dhow cruise and yacht hire in Dubai](https://offsyte.ae/blog/corporate-dhow-cruise-yacht-dubai/): What a private dhow or yacht actually costs for a company event in Dubai, how it differs from a shared cruise ticket, and which format fits your group size.

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