Ultra-Premium · Protocol

Celebrity Invitational Evening

Guest-of-honour formats with arrivals protocol, media management and a crew that has run rooms with names you would recognise. When the guest list is the event, this is the production behind it.

Priced on request Evening formats 10 to 80 guests
The Format

When the Guest List Is the Event

Invitational evenings exist for hosts whose guests generate their own gravity: talent launches, record-label celebrations, board dinners with figures the press follows, fundraisers where the draw is the room itself.

The production differs from a standard charter in the details nobody photographs: a holding suite below decks, a car-to-salon path that skips the main gangway, media positions agreed before the night, and crew briefed on who they do not approach. Everything runs on a written protocol your team reviews and amends.

Included in Every Booking

  • Closed charter or cordoned deck zone for your party
  • Arrivals and departure protocol with private boarding
  • Media and photography management to your brief
  • Senior dealer crew and director-led poker format
  • NDA coverage across all staff and suppliers
  • Dedicated security liaison with your protection detail
On the Night

Protocol in Practice

The Invisible Arrival

Vehicles stage at the private dock entrance. Guests step from car to salon in under two minutes without crossing public space.

Controlled Imagery

One approved photographer on the manifest. Social posts go through your publicist; nothing leaves the ship otherwise.

The Quiet Crew

Staff are briefed on names, service preferences and the one rule that matters: nobody asks for anything.

Private boarding corridor at the terminal Salon table set for an invitation-only evening City lights from the private terrace
The Process

How Your Evening Comes Together

Principal's Brief

A director-level call covers the guest profile, sensitivities and what the evening must achieve.

Protocol Draft

A written arrivals, media and security plan circulates to your team for amendments.

Vendor Vetting

Every supplier and crew member signs the event NDA; manifests move through secure channels.

Execution

The evening runs to the protocol. Deviations get a producer's decision, not a radio debate.

The Details

Protocol Specifications

Every invitational is bespoke, so specifications vary. These are the constants across the format.

Guest ceiling80 aboard, 16 for salon-level intimacy
SecurityLicensed team plus your detail integrated
MediaSingle approved position, nothing uncontrolled
DocumentsNDAs, protocol brief, destruction after event
Point of contactDirector-level producer, single line
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The evening never appeared anywhere. That was the brief and it was executed perfectly. The guests noticed the absence of noise, which was the entire product.

Manager · International touring artist, 24 guests

Investment
Priced on request
  • Bespoke production design and protocol
  • Closed charter or exclusive zone
  • Full senior crew and dealer complement
  • Confidentiality documentation end to end
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Pricing

What the Figure Buys

Invitational pricing depends on the party profile, the vessel and the protocol depth. Indicative evenings begin around A$40,000; a written estimate follows the confidential brief, usually within 48 hours.

Every enquiry receives an itemised written quote within one business day. View the full price list or our refund terms.

Questions

Before You Book

We coordinate with your publicist or security lead on media positions, dock privacy and departure timing. The terminal's private entrance does most of the work; the rest is choreography.
The manifest sits with the assigned director and the senior crew who must work the room. It never reaches general staff, and it is destroyed after the event under the agreement.
Yes. Phone-free protocols are standard at this level: sealed pouches at boarding for guests who want them, or a simple no-camera briefing enforced by floor staff.
Ideally six to twelve weeks for the protocol to be written properly, but we have produced clean evenings inside ten days when the guest of honour's schedule demanded it.
Ready When You Are

Discretion Is the Product

Invitational enquiries go straight to a director. Call +61 2 9240 1100 and ask for protocol management.

Concierge desk: +61 2 9240 1100 · [email protected]