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Motor Yacht Affinity

The Motor Yacht Affinity was designed and built in 1967 by Bender Shipbuilding for Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bender, President and CEO of Bender Shipbuilding and the ship was originally christened " El Toro". The yacht was refurbished in 1984 and then christened Entrepreneur l, and then refurbished in 2007 and christened "Affinity". The Affinity is made of steel and she is 120' feet long and 24' wide. She is USCG Certified to carry up to 149 passengers plus a crew of 5.

Affinity Floor Plan

Her Amenities include:

~ Climate controlled Main Salon, and buffet Salon
~ Private Bridal Suite
~ Wrap around covered Teak Side Decks
~ Top Deck: 72’ x 24’ with open air Aft
~ Two (2) full service and fully stocked bars – one (1) on each deck
~ State of the art Sound System throughout the Affinity
~ Satellite TV with DVD
~ Main Salon -Power Point capability displayed on 52” LCD
~ Top deck- Power Point capability displayed on two (2) 32” LCD's
~ Four bathrooms throughout the yacht


To request more information about planning a yacht cruise event around Manhattan (NY), NJ or CT click here: Yacht Planning Request or feel free to call us Toll Free at 800.278.7178.


White Glove Wedding Ceremony and Reception Cruise


Wedding Promotion!

Cruise Details Your Choice of an available Friday, Saturday, or Sunday evening, 2010/2011
  • 5.5 hour event
  • 30 minutes to board
  • 30 minutes ceremony time, no charge, courtesy of East Coast Yacht Cruises
  • 4 hour actual cruise
  • 30 minutes to disembark
White Glove Wedding Ceremony and Reception Cruise Includes:
Personal Amenities
  • Your very own Personal East Coast Yacht Cruise yacht event coordinator
  • Cocktail Hour
    with White Gloved Butler Service
    Passed Hors D' oeuvres
  • Uniformed Wait and Bar staff
Entertainment: Disc Jockey/MC and Dancing the entire evening by L & S Entertainment Company, exclusive Premier Entertainment company for East Coast Yacht Cruises
FREE Nautical themed Wedding Invitations
  • FREE Nautical themed Wedding Invitations
Personalized Ice Sculpture
Photography City Lights Photography Package by Madison Ave. Photography (Exclusive Premier Photography company for East Coast Yacht Cruises) includes 1 Photographer and 1 Assistant Photographer using styles that range from Formal and Posed Portraiture, Candid, and Expressive Images as well as Photojournalism in Color, Black and White, Sepia.

All wedding proofs (color, black and white, or sepia) in a preview proof album with your choice of color and engraved with your name (approx 200 photos). Package also includes:
  • (1) - 5 X 7 Bride and Groom 18 page Album
  • (1) - 8 X 10 Bride's Parents in a folder
  • (1) - 8 X 10 Groom's Parents in a folder
  • (1) - 11 X 14 portrait in a folder
FREE 11x14 ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT
Your Choice of (1):
Vendor Package
 Floral Package
Exclusive Floral by Langdon Florist
*(The floral package below is a typical ensemble, however the contents may be changed to accommodate the client with a credit to use as they see fit at $995)
  • Up to 10 Table Center Pieces
  • 2 ceremony arrangements: ( 1) for the bar, and (1) for the Sweetheart Table
  • 1 Bridal Bouquet
  • 1 Maid of Honor Bouquet
  • Up to 8 Corsages
  • Up to 8 Boutonnieres
  • 1 Throw Bouquet
  • 1 Flower Girl Bouquet
  • Up to 2 Mother's Bouquet
  • Up to 4 Grandmother's Bouquet
or
Video Package
Exclusive Videography (by Madison Ave. Photo& Video): Captain's Package Video (By Madison Ave Video):
1 Videographer
Camera Edited:
  • Coverage on the yacht
  • Opening titles
  • Photo montage of Wedding couple through the years
  • Invitation with inscription
  • Introduction set to music
  • Overview of place setting and decorations
  • Complete coverage of all key events on the yacht
  • Candid dance shots, table shots, etc
  • Interviews using a wireless microphone (client's discretion)
  • (2) DVD Master Copies
or
Montage Package
Exclusive Photo Montage Package( by Madison Ave Photo & Video):
One 50" plasma TV with a 50 picture montage of the bride and groom growing up through the years played during dinner.
  • The montage will be edited with 2 songs of your choice.
  • Candid zap shots of your guests taken on your wedding day as they board the yacht, or as they interact on the yacht and these pictures will also be shown on the montage
  • One DVD of the montage to take home at the end of your wedding

or
Wedding Officiate
(Subject to availability)
*Interdenominational Ministers
for the ceremony to be held either dockside or while on the yacht in front of the Statue of Liberty, or while the yacht is underway.

or

*A Ship's Captain ( not necessarily the captain of the specific yacht chosen), with a license to marry aboard the vessel while dockside only

The Wedding Dinner Your Choice of Captain's Buffet or Captain's Sit Down Dinner, including:
  • Unlimited Premium Open Bar
  • Stationary Display
  • Cocktail hour
  • Butlered Hors D'oeuvres
  • Your Choice of Appetizer
  • Your choice of three (3) Entrees
  • Chef’s Choice of Vegetable and Starch
  • Assorted Breads and Butter
The Wedding Cake
  • 2 Tier Wedding Cake (with choice of filling and inscription)
Additional Services
  • Fresh Linens and Matching Linen Napkins
  • Glassware, China, and flatware on every table
  • East Coast Yacht Cruise coordinator Bill Hackett or other ECYC coordinator on board
  • Uniformed Maitre'd
  • Uniformed Wait Staff and Bar Staff
  • Uniformed Captain and Marine Crew
Dockage Options
  • Lincoln Harbor Yacht Club Marina, Weehawken (with FREE parking)
  • Chelsea Piers, Manhattan ( Westside)
  • Applicable Service Charge, tax, and Gratuity INCLUDED
ALL-INCLUSIVE Package:

Price INCLUDES
Service Charge
Tax
Dockage
Gratuity
and all items listed above
  • Friday, Saturday or Sunday Evening:
    $15,650 up to 40 guests (service charge, tax, and Gratuity INCLUDED)
    Any guest over the 40 to a maximum of 70 at the rate of $120/pp
Special Notes
  • Please note:
    If you have no need for our ice sculpture, please deduct $100 from package above
    If you have no need for our DJ package, please deduct $500 from package above.
    If you have no need for our photo package, please deduct $995 from package above

  • Please Note: The wedding package rates above reflect a discount of 5% assuming payment is made by check or wire transfer. Wedding packages and rates are subject to change without advance notice.