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A-01 Water & Marine Oct – May

Marina Majlis

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

A team mid-programme on Marina Majlis — Dubai Marina.
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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)

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.

The day, minute by minute

Timeline

  1. 18:30 Coach departs client office. Branded welcome, water and cold towels on board
  2. 19:10 Arrival at Dubai Harbour. Branded welcome desk, name badges, welcome drink
  3. 19:25 Boarding. Photographer captures arrivals and group shots on the upper deck
  4. 19:40 Cast off. Sunset sailing along Marina and Bluewaters
  5. 20:00 MC opens. Company address slot (10 min reserved for the CEO or HR head)
  6. 20:20 Dinner service opens — buffet, upper and lower deck
  7. 21:10 Entertainment segment: awards, recognition slot, or team quiz — client's choice
  8. 21:45 Open deck time. DJ set. Photo and video roaming coverage
  9. 22:30 Docking
  10. 22:45 Coach departs for drop-off
  11. 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

Stated up front so there is nothing to argue about at invoice time.

  • 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 & 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. Smaller groups are welcome and are billed at the band's minimum chargeable persons (27 for the 10–29 band, 33 for the 30–59 band).
How long does Marina Majlis take, and when does it start?
4 hrs door-to-door (3 hrs on water). 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 published timeline is door-to-door and already includes the transfer.
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?
Coast guard advisory, wind above 20 knots, or rough-sea warning. Assessed 24 hrs prior and again 4 hrs prior. The documented fallback is: 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.. Decision communicated no later than 14:00 on the event day.
How far in advance do we need to book Marina Majlis?
14 days (21 days for groups over 50). Ramadan and December dates book out first.

Who you are actually booking with

Written terms
Inclusions and exclusions on every package
Settled before signature, not at invoice
Contingency
Named fallback on every outdoor programme
Weather trigger and notification deadline on record

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