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A Reason For Celebration! Parties At The Lake Are Better On A Cruise Ship

Celebration Cruises offer a unique way to celebrate with friends, host a party, or enjoy a dinner for two

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Celebration Cruise Ship

When you step aboard the Celebration cruise ship, you can sense it’s going to be a good day. There’s just something about not having to think about much of anything. It sets the right tone for a party on a boat.

Celebration is the Lake’s floating event venue. The company’s two boats each have a 150-person capacity which suits them to host small and large group for afternoon and evening cruises, as well as private charters, and “fireworks” cruises in the summer. But the boats are especially ideal for small groups: family reunions, birthday parties, client or business appreciation events.

Celebration Cruise Ship

The Celebration’s unique dinner cruises are perfect for a date or unique way to dine with friends or loved ones, with elegant tables set in the lower cabin and a nearly-360-degree view of the Lake. Chesapeake crabcakes are on the menu for lunch and dinner, and for Celebration’s romantic candlelit dinner cruises, the menu poses a mouthwatering culinary dilemma: Prime Rib, Salmon, Chicken Chesapeake, Seafood Platter, Vegetarian Lasagna, or Surf-And-Turf — cold-water lobster tail and ribeye steak.

View the full Candlelight Dinner Menu here.

Photos From The Shootout Benefit Cruise -- Aboard The Celebration!

A cruise to benefit Shootout charities paired wine and whiskey tastings, live music, and good conversation aboard the Celebration Cruise ship on Tuesday, March 20.

Everyone had a good time, and here's the evidence...

(photos by CarolaPix -- For high-res images, email CarolaPix)

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Imagine an afternoon event aboard the Celebration—say, a surprise birthday cruise for a friend. Here’s a taste of how it might go…

1:42 p.m. - You park at the Celebration lot and stroll down the dock, where the Celebration ship—looking stunningly huge—is moored. Uniformed Celebration crew greet you on the dock, along with several friends who have also arrived for the event. You all make small talk for a minute, before someone (thankfully!) bursts out, “What are we doing still standing here?! Let’s get on the boat!” Everyone agrees: we want to be on the boat.

Walking Down The Ramp To Board The Celebration

1:50 p.m. - You step aboard, turn to your right, and walk up the staircase to the upper level. “Heeeeyyyy!” - the call of more friends who got there before you, and now offer up hugs and high-fives. A couple of them have clearly already found the bar, and they point the way.

1:57 p.m. - Inside the upper cabin, the soft sounds of music accompany the murmur of friends and family reconnecting. A smiling bartender gets right to work at your request.

2 p.m. - Out of the corner of your eye, the dock and boat begin to part ways, and the voyage has begun. It’s smooth sailing, of course: this boat isn’t built for getting on plane or making waves. It’s for soaking in the sights of the Lake, and the huge windows surrounding the upper and lower cabins offer a slowly scrolling scenery that serves as a backdrop for a great time.

2:21 p.m.…Minutes float by and you move from one conversation to the next, reconnecting. You find your friend whose birthday everyone is celebrating, make jokes about getting older, praise the event organizers and muse how cool it is to celebrate aboard a cruise ship.

Dining Cabin On The Celebration

2:34 p.m. - All the party things happen: toasts, gifts, speeches, a handful of people break into an impromptu song that hearkens back to the good ole days.

2:41 p.m. - “Oh, wow, look at that house!”

2:45 p.m. - Hors d’ouvres continue making their rounds. Someone announces the cake is being cut downstairs.

3:02 p.m. - You notice the sun is shining in from the opposite direction than it was earlier. The boat must have turned around: the cruise is halfway over. So you head upstairs, and step out onto the open-air back deck with a loved-one. It’s time for the phone-in-the-air, water-in-the-background selfie. The photo goes on social media, and the two of you linger on the deck, watching the blue water and green shores slide past.

3:21 p.m. - “Did you see that fish jump? That was huge!”

3:30 p.m. - A few others join you on the deck, and soon you’re deep into one of those conversations that makes you feel like you’re about to solve one of the world’s biggest problems with a person you wish you could see more often.

3:55 p.m. - And then, the boat’s nearly at the dock. You both scramble to the bar to grab a final drink and settle the tab, and then the farewells begin.

…The best thing about “goodbyes” at the end of an good event is that they usually include tentative plans to get together again soon.

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Captain Joe Harvey, owner of Celebration Cruises, says a two-hour cruise fits the bill for vacationers and locals alike, who want to get on the water without any hassle. “It’s the best way to see the Lake,” he said.

Captain Joe On The Celebration

Celebration cruises are also perfectly suited for events where the organizer/host needs it to be “plug and play.” The crew is attentive to guests’ needs. The captain pilots the ship safely, expertly, and to beautiful scenic areas of the Lake. In the winter, it’s never too cold because the cabin is heated. In the summer, it’s never too hot because you can step outside to enjoy the cruising breeze and then step into the air conditioned cabin to escape the sun.

For newcomers to Lake of the Ozarks, a Celebration Cruise is indisputably one of the best ways to first experience the Lake: it offers an excellent time on the water, without the requisite ruckus of going boating. And for experienced boaters at the Lake, it’s still a great change of pace, because it’s a day on the water that requires virtually zero preparation, minimal planning, and allows everyone—especially whoever is typically the captain—to relax and enjoy the Lake life.

Learn more and book a cruise at CruiseLakeOfTheOzarks.com/celebration

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