The Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity

In the lead up to the event, security checks needed to be completed for all 12 of our staff who would be working on-board the ship. These were all conducted successfully and granted us clearance to work within the secure environment.

Logistically, it was a new experience for us! Due to the area of the ship in which the event was being held, our bars and equipment needed to be loaded onto crates and manoeuvred on and off via a crane through the aircraft doors. We worked closely with the organisers to ensure this went without a hitch and arrived the day before to complete the setup so that our bartenders were ready to serve immediately upon arrival of the guests.

To accommodate the 500 guests, we supplied a 7.5m bar, complete with 2.4m of screening at each end and 6m of panels behind that provided extra storage and work space for our bartenders. Behind the bar, we had 2 large fridges and 3 beer coolers for the draught beer and cider that were connected via the ship’s power supply.

Tying in with the James Bond theme, the bar itself was kept sleek with simple décor pieces, while staff were all impeccably presented in white shirts, black trousers and black aprons.

As with all our bars, beer, Prosecco and soft drinks were on the menu as standard. We also provided 1000 welcome drinks.

Welcome Drink: The Lemon Drop
Vodka, Triple Sec, Lemon Juice – shaken with ice and served in Martini glasses

We also created a selection of incredible themed cocktails, which were made using quality vodka and spiced rum supplied by Heroes Drinks, the world’s first non-profit alcoholic drinks company.

Ginger Seadog
Pussers Rum, Ginger Beer, Bitters, Lime

Espresso Martini
Heroes’ Vodka, Kahlua, Espresso, Simple Syrup

Pineapple Mojito
Two Guineas Spiced Rum, Pineapple, Lime, Soda

Portsmouth Martini
Two Guineas Spiced Rum, Kahlua, Espresso