It’s nearly the ‘season to be jolly’, so how are you celebrating this year? Picture cruising across the sparkling water with a cocktail in hand, the sun on your face and the breeze in your hair. Add your favourite tunes, scrumptious snacks and your friends, family or workmates and you’ve got the ingredients for a fabulous Christmas boat party to remember!
Christmas boat party activities
With the vintage charm of Rosie Boat framed by the Broadwater and the twinkling city skyline, a Gold Coast Christmas boat party sets the scene for fun no matter how you love to celebrate. It’s easy to add your own personal touches to suit your group or event.
If that means a costume party with Santas, sailors or superheroes jumping onboard, go for gold! Daytime charters stop for refreshing swims in the calm Broadwater. For extra entertainment, consider hiring a DJ for your event.
Christmas party platters
There’s nothing like enjoying delicious food while you’re out on the water. To make it extra special, consider bringing themed platters. Rosie Boat has a fridge and storage facilities, along with plates, cutlery and friendly crew to serve up the goodies to you and your guests.
A great idea is a Christmas tree fruit platter. To make it easy, buy a tree-shaped wooden board from department and kitchen stores. Simply shape your tree starting with a star using a cookie cutter with watermelon or rockmelon. Build the tree from there with red and green grapes, strawberries, blueberries and kiwi fruit. Or, swap the fruit for a savoury platter of cheese, cucumber, nuts and crackers.
Christmas dessert platters
To tantalise your sweet tooth without going to the effort of making everyone’s favourite Christmas pavlova, create a pavlova grazing board. This way, everyone gets to make their own masterpieces for finger food treats. First, make or buy mini meringue bases or shells.
Add small cups with fillings to choose from on your grazing board. Consider berries, chocolate flakes, sprinkles, cream and passion fruit puree. Crumble up some gingerbread cookies for a special topping, and have a cup with lollies for the kids (and big kids).
Festive boat party cocktails
A cold beer or a crispy wine tastes even better when you’re cruising on the water. For a special touch, order ingredients from Dan Murphy’s and have the crew pick them up and mix them up for Christmas themed cocktails. Delicious and perfect for photos, candy cane pink gin is a refreshing option. Choose your favourite pink gin to mix with tonic water and ice, with candy canes to decorate the glasses.
The Grinch cocktail is another photogenic choice and it tastes great too! This one pairs vodka with melon liqueur for festive green drinks. Top it up with ginger ale and garnish with lime wedges or candy canes.
Rosie Boat grazing boards
Can’t be bothered thinking about catering? Just let us know when you’re booking your Christmas boat party charter. We offer scrumptious grazing tables including cheese, crackers, olives, dips, cold cut meats, dolmades, falafels, fruit, chocolate and sweet biscuits.
Cheers to a very Merry Christmas!
