Gondola Event Types

We provide gondola rides for all types of events and occasions, including (but not limited to):

  • Anniversaries
  • Marriage Proposals (watch a client's video)
  • Weddings (look at some pictures)
  • Conventions
  • Cocktail Parties
  • Fund Raisers
  • Meetings
  • Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties
  • Valentine's Day

 

Be sure to take a look at our Message in a Bottle. Along with your gondola ride, this romantic gift is sure to be cherished forever.

We can also make appearances out of the water for events like:

  • Parades
  • Boat Shows
  • TV Shows and Movies (watch a video)
  • Photo Shoots

Ideas:

(These are just a few of the ways we have used the gondola.)

  • In hotel pools
  • On golf courses
  • In building lobbies
  • As a parade float
  • In weddings
  • For silent auctions
  • As a prop
  • As a backdrop for commercials

"My gondola is unique. It is the only real Venetian gondola in the country that is transported to different events. All other gondolas in the country are stationary at their locations. I'll bring my gondola any place for any event." - Gondolier Mike

Gondola in parade

Gondola in Disney commercial

Gondola in wedding before reception

Gondola in pool

Gondola with passenger in parade

Gondola marriage proposal (a success!)

Gondola enroute to wedding reception

 

List of Recent Jobs:

  • Hilton Towers - Washington, DC - Banquet, backdrop.
  • Inova Health System Foundation - Gondola in the main ballroom for guests to sit in and have pictures taken - Mariott Hotel.
  • Sinatra/Hoboken Italian Parade for 2005 - Honoring Frank Sinatra.
  • High School Graduation - Rode 6 kids in gondola to high school graduation (and prom).
  • Seaside Heights Italian Feast - Gondola at feast, played Italian music & karaoke.
  • Cingular Commercial - dubbed in water background & Venice.
  • The Sopranos Television Show - rode Tony's mother in the gondola in wheelchair at the Waterftont, Catlstadt, NJ - Sopranos welcome party.
  • High Lawn Pavilion - West Orange, gonola in front of pavilion for guests to see.
  • Columbus Day Parades - each year approximately five parades (e.g., Sleepy Hollow, Yonkers, NYC, White Plains, Seaside Heights, and Nutley, to name a few)
  • Antique Boat Festival - Toms River, NJ - take people for boat rides at the festival. Participated for years.
  • "Catch Me If You Can" - Newark, NJ - a fishing contest for kids. Take kids for a ride on the gondola. Have participated in this two times.
  • Opening of Restaurants - For example, Tustability and Modernos in Ft. Lauderdale. Park boat in front of restaurant, play Italian music.
  • Photo Shoots - Watch video of NBC ("Today in New York"), WOR radio interview, ABC News, NJ News Network.
  • Wedding Shoot - Chicago, IL - Onesti Entertainment on the lake.
  • Wedding Anniversay (30th) - Stony Brook, NY - in the pool.
  • Maidstone Golf Club - East Hampton, NY - in the pool.
  • Oasis Restaurant - Fort Lauderdale - on the beach.
  • Santa's Ride - Evening ride in the streets of Ft. Lauderdale with Santa on the stern on the gondola.
  • Columbus Day Festival - Coral Gables - at the entrance.
  • School of Language and Communication - Glen Cove, NY - outside, backdrop.
  • Sister City Celebration - Fort Lauderdale/Venice - in front of Convention Hall with the Mayor. Fort Lauderdale becomes sister city of Venice.
  • Village on Venetian Bay - Naples, FL - photo shoot to promote Venetian Bay.
  • Winterfest - Fort Lauderdale, FL - 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007.
  • Walt Disney Photo Shoot - At headquarters in Florida, celebration Florida.
  • Chistmas Parade - Pompano, FL.
  • The Hill School - Pottstown, PA - one of the most prestigious schools in the U.S.