pacificeventcruises - Services and events

Format	Stakes	Duration	Group size	Entry
Championship	Real money	2 nights	Individual	Open
VIP Salon	High stakes	2 nights	Individual	Invitation
Corporate Summit	Fun money	1-2 days	20-60	Charter
Themed Nights	Fun money	1 evening	Public	Open
Masterclass	Training	2 days	Up to 24	Open
Celebration	Fun money	1 evening	10-40	Charter
Reef Voyage	Real money	3 nights	Individual	Open

How it works

From first email to final hand

1

Enquire

Tell us the occasion, date window and headcount. The concierge replies within one business hour.

2

Match

We propose a format, vessel and package with honest pricing. Dates hold for seven days without deposit.

3

Prepare

Manifest, catering and seating are handled by your named contact. You receive a boarding pack.

4

Sail

Check in at the terminal, find your host, and the evening runs itself from there.

Why guests book us

What the water adds

A venue that can't be copied

The Great Barrier Reef at dusk beats every function room ever built. The setting is the event.

Dealers, not bartenders

Our floor staff deal professionally for a living. Game integrity is the difference guests actually feel.

Everything included

Tables, chips, dealers, catering, accommodation, entertainment. One booking, one price, no subcontractor chase.

Real licensing

Real-money formats run under event licensing with published rules, audited rulings and age verification.

Room for everyone

Non-players get cabins, dining, reef stops and social programs. Nobody aboard is a bystander.

Written guarantees

Published cancellation windows, transferable bookings and a named contact until the last guest departs.

Our guarantees

What we commit to in writing

Response within one business hour, every enquiry
Seven-day hold on dates without deposit
Published cancellation windows, refundable and transferable
Named host at every event from boarding to departure
Season standings and tournament rulings on record

Start the conversation

Services FAQ

Choosing between formats

Themed casino nights handle mixed skill best because fun money removes the stakes entirely, and taught tables run all evening. For private mixed groups, the celebration format works the same way on your own deck.

Yes. Corporate summits routinely add a themed evening, charters add tournaments, and the season pass can include salon windows. Tell the concierge the shape of the event and we build the programme.

Public tickets sell at the pace of the event, usually six to ten weeks ahead. Private charters book two to four months out, and full-ship events prefer six months. Dates hold seven days without deposit while you decide.

Real-money buy-ins are separate from booking fares unless expressly stated, as is premium beverage service beyond the event's catering package. Everything else on the format pages is included as listed.

Beyond the catalogue

Custom formats and unusual requests

The catalogue covers most events, but some of our best nights started as strange requests. Decks can be re-rigged for a theme, tournaments reskinned for a fandom, and formats invented for occasions nobody has named yet.

Film-night casino for a production wrap party
Multilingual tournament for an international conference
Sunrise yoga deck followed by a brunch poker social
Proposal staged at a final table, on request

Pitch us your idea

After dark

What happens after the last hand

The night deck

Live sets on themed evenings: jazz quartets for Gatsby, a DJ after the final table on championship nights.

The late bar

Quarterdeck service runs until the last table closes, with a zero-proof list as serious as the cellar.

The midnight rail

When the final table runs late, the aft deck fills with guests watching heads-up under the lights.

Not sure which format fits?

Describe the occasion and the concierge will match it. Most enquiries are answered within the hour.

Ask the concierge Read the FAQ