Sip, Sail & Savour New Years Eve Private Charter

See out the final evening of 2024 onboard our beautiful luxury sailing catamaran "Serenity" along with your closest friends and/or family. We welcome you onboard with a complimentary glass of bubbles, hoist the sails and cruise within the inner harbour of the Bay of Islands while our expert chef and mixologist serve you canapés and cocktails throughout the evening.

With four separate indoor and outdoor entertaining areas, a fully licensed bar onboard, and background music throughout, we ensure that your luxury cruise experience is complete. Whether you are winding down for the day or warming up for the night, our Canapés and Cocktails New Year's Eve Cruise onboard Serenity promises to be the perfect venue.

Our fully licensed bar offers alcoholic beverages and bar snacks for purchase. Cash and cards are both accepted.

Choose from two separate cruises for this special occasion; the Sunset or the New Years Eve Fireworks.

Sunset Charter

Boarding from 7:45pm

Depart Paihia at 8:00pm 

Arrive back at Paihia at approx 10:00pm

New Years Eve Fireworks Charter

Boarding from 10:15pm

Depart Paihia at 10:30pm 

Arrive back at Paihia at approx 12:30am

Highlights

• Let our chef serve you delicious canapés prepared fresh onboard

• Let our mixologist serve you a range of delicious cocktails made with local spirits as well as our showcase of Bay of Islands local wines and beer

• Take in the atmosphere onboard Serenity, the Bay of Islands' most comfortable sailing charter yacht

• Sail past the historic sites of Paihia, Waitangi and Russell

• Savour the moment as the sun sets beyond Waitangi for the final time in 2024 (8:00pm departure only)

• Countdown to midnight and ringing in 2025, be treated to front-row seats for the Paihia New Year fireworks display (10:30pm departure only). NB: The fireworks display relies on funding from local sponsors to proceed, of which we are one. The fireworks are not confirmed until confirmation of these sponsors funding has been confirmed.

What's Included

• Two hours sailing the inner harbour of the Bay of Islands

• A complimentary glass of bubbles as you step onboard

• Complimentary canapés and grazing platters served by our chef throughout the evening

• Fully licenced cocktail bar onboard (both cash and card are accepted)

What to Bring

• A sense of fun and adventure

• A warm layer in case it gets wet or windy (we also have plenty of space under cover)