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Christmas in London sees private and corporate parties of all sizes, types and styles. If you are undecided as to which path you should take, take some ideas from Sodexo Prestige – a leading catering company and provider of corporate hospitality.

One of the best ways to get into the festive spirit is to walk down a road on a cold December night looking in the front rooms as you go by; some will have gone to town with trees, decorations and a roaring fire, while some may have a more minimalist approach to the celebrations.

If you enjoy this seasonal voyeurism, you could see London at its best with a Christmas lunch
or dinner on the Thames. Along with great food and live entertainment, you would experience unrivalled views of London's dramatic skyline as they prepare for Christmas.

Celebrate with freshly prepared food, great wine and a live band on Bateaux London. The Christmas dinner cruise sails from Embankment pier at 8.00pm and returns for 10.45pm.
Prices start at £71.50 per person. The Classic Christmas lunch also includes a live band.
The lunch cruise sails at 12.30pm and returns for 3.00pm and starts at £42.50 per person.

As well as offering scheduled cruises, Bateaux London can offer bespoke, private Christmas cruises for parties of 85 or more. All Thames River Christmas cruise packages include a
minimum of three hours of private boat hire, a three-piece live band or disco with DJ, banquet
or buffet and a cash bar.

You could also head to HMS Belfast for an authentic naval Christmas party. This is the only venue where you can celebrate a traditional naval Christmas in the heart of London. HMS Belfast is the only surviving example of the great fleets of big armoured warships.

Stewards serve food in traditional jackets with epaulettes and gold buttons. A selection of naval
rum punch, fine wines, champagne and even hot toddies can be served throughout to create a
truly unique event. Packages from £85 per person plus VAT.

The Cabinet War Rooms, located in the heart of Westminster, is arguably the most important site in wartime history. These secret underground rooms, which formed the headquarters of Sir Winston Churchill during WWII, are now the ultimate venue for Christmas celebrations.

Christmas party packages from £49.50 per person plus VAT include access to the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms and can be enhanced with actors, dancers, speakers or a
disco and DJ. Professional dancers can take guests through an entertaining 1940's jitterbug
lesson and demonstration.

For visits, the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms are open daily except 24, 25 and 26 December, from 9.30am to 6.00pm. Enjoy a coffee and a slice of home-baked cake or meet
friends for a Christmas lunch in the newly refurbished Switch Room. Adult tickets cost £12 and under 16’s are free. Visit www.iwm.org.uk.

For bookings and enquiries for Christmas Thames river cruises call 020 7695 1800, email reservations@bateauxlondon.com or visit www.bateauxlondon.com.

For HMS Belfast Christmas packages call 020 7403 6246, email hms.belfast@sodexo.com
or visit www.superbchristmasparties.com. For Cabinet War Rooms call 020 7766 0134 or
email cwr@sodexo.com or visit www.superbchristmasparties.com.