Floating holidays

Demand for banqueter rental will grow by 15% the popularity of banquet joints is growing year from year to year. The combination of mini-coats in the Moscow River with a well-organized restaurant food and an entertainment program makes such events one of the most popular recreation types.

Banquet fleet

According to the press service of the Ministry of Transport of Russia, the navigation of 2007 on the Moscow River is planned to work 63 vessels (the number of which includes 44 heaters "Moscow" and "Moskvich" (river trams), 11 vessels converted from smooth stores and cargo vessels, as well as 8 motor ships of the OM and MO project). The main part of the motor ships working on the Moscow River belongs to private individuals and organizations, all are registered in the Russian river register and are presented annually for technical supervision. There are no restrictions on the permissible number of vessels constantly plying in the Moscow River.

What should be the owner of the banqueter
License for the transportation of passengers with inland water transport;
classification certificate;
certificate of ownership of the ship or agreement, giving the right to carry out transportation on the ship;
certificate of the right to swim under the state flag of the Russian Federation; Certificate of Lightness of the vessel for swimming;
passenger certificate (confirms the presence of rescue funds);
conclusion of the sanitary and epidemiological station;
certificate of prevention of pollution by oil, wastewater, garbage;
acts of annual survey of the vessel, inspections of shipping and fire inspections;
Social agreements. In addition to popularly favorite walks on river tram, during which you can enjoy the views of the historical center of the capital and look at the beauty of nature, today trips on the so -called banqueters - ships converted taking into account modern comfort requirements are becoming increasingly popular. “Banqueters are floating restaurants,” Tatyana Borisova, head of the Moscow Banquet Fleet shipping company, explains the head of the customer company. - In the reconstruction of passenger and transport ships in banqueters, special attention is paid to interiors and a high level of service. The peak of the popularity of walking on such ships falls on the period from the second half of May to August. In addition to weddings, anniversaries, various corporate events, rest on banqueters is becoming more and more in demand at the youth audience, for which the ships are hired on the occasion of the celebration of the “last calls” and graduation balls. Today, banqueters equally rent both individuals and legal entities. Non -standard types of relaxation (namely, it is possible to characterize walking on banqueters) choose more and more people for themselves, and the demand for such events increases every day. This year we expect an increase in the number of orders by about 15%. ”

Offers

Some banqueters look like ordinary walking ships, and some are decorated in the original retro-style (for example, the silhouette of the Aurora banqueter resembles the famous cruiser). There are single -deck banqueters (converted from cargo ships and floating stores), and bicom -deck (reconstructed river trams). The lower deck of most banquet ships is a classic restaurant hall with an expensive banquet furniture and a special kitchen room for preparing food, and the upper (walking) is equipped with comfortable tables and chairs for open air. On some shifts there is a dance floor with a special coating, an elevation-scene for the performance of invited performers, as well as dressing rooms. Often, banqueters also have separate VIP cakes, the design of which uses expensive wood species, rare museum exhibits, a special dressing or amber panels.

On average, a corporate event, designed for 60 guests (provided that the banqueter will be rented on Saturday, and the duration of the holiday will be 7 hours), will cost customers about 170 thousand rubles (the price of a vessel, banquet services and an entertainment program are included in the price). This option is usually preferred by a separate order from different companies of the vessel, an exit restaurant-kelering and show programs, since in the latter case the responsibility for high-quality and coordinated holding the holiday will lie not only on a navigable company, but also in firms that provide additional services. Nevertheless, you can order one banqueter (without a banquet and an entertainment program) in any shipping company. On average, this will cost 6.8 thousand rubles per hour (subject to the duration of the event at least 6 hours). The services of a catering company, which include the preparation of dishes according to a pre -specified menu, table setting, work of cooks and waiters, do not have the upper limit at the cost, the minimum order of the banquet costs 1.45 thousand rubles per person. As for the cost of the entertainment program, it directly depends on the level of invited artists and is at least 30 thousand rubles per event.

The most popular routes of Banet-Banking vessels are mini-corses in the center of the capital (skiing along the walls of the Kremlin is especially popular), a trip to Silver Bor, as well as swimming along the Moscow channel. Thanks to their technical features, banqueters have the opportunity not only to moor near specially equipped berths, but also to make stops near the picturesque shores, planting passengers on “green parking”, which in good weather makes such events even more attractive.

Useful tips

When choosing a ship for a holiday, you should directly contact official shipowners and not be seduced by offers of intermediaries and unverified individuals. Since today, in addition to banqueters taking into account the Russian river registry, the Moscow River is running, not registered, before concluding a lease, for reliability, it is worth requesting documents from the shipowner, the list of which is given in the certificate. You should worry about the order of the banqueter in advance, since today many banquet ships are so popular that their schedule is planned for several months in advance. In addition, discussing the route with the shipowner, along which the rented ship will run, you should pay attention to the possibility of breaking on board the late guests (that is, to stipulate the stop of the banqueter near one of the city berths). As for directly banquet proposals, here, first of all, it is necessary to find out the possibility of using his own alcoholic beverages from the shipowner (this can significantly reduce the total amount of expenses), and secondly, carefully study the proposed dishes. So, for a youth audience, it is better to order a table consisting of small and light canapes, baskets and barbecue, as adolescents do not like to spend a lot of time for food, preferring to take more time to dancing and walking on an open deck. It is also especially careful to be attributed to the order of the entertainment program. Today, some shipping companies have developed very interesting holiday scenarios that can hit the imagination of even the most demanding customers. For example, they are very popular at the banqueters of a wedding in the proletarian style (with the signing of the first decree of newlyweds), as well as holidays stylized under the adventures of the Pirates of the Caribbean Sea.

05/17/2007 / Elena Khotuleva, the material was published in the newspaper No. 88 dated 05/18/2007.