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Anyone ever hired a party on a river/canal boat?

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    Anyone ever hired a party on a river/canal boat?

    Are they worth the money - a good experience?
    Speaking gibberish on internet talkboards since last Michaelmas. Plus here on Twitter

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    Yes, for an afternoon on the Taunton & Bridgwater Canal trip boat. In that instance I hired the boat & crew so I could have a birthday party on board. Not a noisy party, just a few hours cruising up and down the canal drinking champagne, eating cake and nibbles and watching the world go by. It was a lovely afternoon enjoyed by all.


    A friend had his wedding reception (60 people?) on a riverboat on the River Tees. That went very well; the food was good and hot, there was a couple of bars, people could smoke outside - it was a good afternoon & evening.
    My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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      #3
      Not a noisy party, just a few hours cruising up and down the canal drinking champagne, eating cake and nibbles and watching the world go by. It was a lovely afternoon enjoyed by all.
      Sounds just the ticket! I just hope the cost in London isn't too exhorbitant. Still, I've time to save up for the event.
      Speaking gibberish on internet talkboards since last Michaelmas. Plus here on Twitter

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        Anyone ever hired a party on a river/canal boat?
        Malcolm McLaren 1977

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        “The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”

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          #5
          Originally posted by MrMark View Post
          Sounds just the ticket! I just hope the cost in London isn't too exhorbitant. Still, I've time to save up for the event.
          Not sure you can claim for housing benefit for a barge, but give it a go.
          What happens in General, stays in General.
          You know what they say about assumptions!

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            #6
            Originally posted by MrMark View Post
            Are they worth the money - a good experience?
            I was on a company day out on a river boat on the Thames - open decks, disco, good food, made all the sweeter by a lovely summers evening. We met up at a lovely pub on the Thames for a few drinks before, right next to where the boat picked us up.

            Think there was a hen party filled with lovely babes passing the other direction, which was pretty harsh - as there was no way of catching up with the totty after. Like wafting chocolat con curros in front of a dieting diabetic.......

            The finance director took over the record decks and got a rollicking - influenced by more than a skinful.....

            The best corporate day out I have had.
            Last edited by Wilmslow; 8 November 2010, 07:41.

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              #7
              What sort of event do you have in mind and for how many people?

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