Charity Poker Galas
A fundraising format that keeps donors in the room: a black-tie gala wrapped around a charity tournament, with auctions and pledges built into the evening's running order.
What this voyage looks like
Charity galas work because the tournament gives the evening an engine. Guests buy seats, rebuys and table-side perks, and the game keeps energy in the room while the auction and pledge moments run between levels. Our producer works with your fundraising team on the numbers before the night: seat pricing, rebuy revenue, auction placement and the timing that keeps giving at its peak.
- Revenue model planned with your team: seats, rebuys, auctions, pledges and sponsor tables.
- Full gala production: black-tie styling, stage, screens and a hosted awards moment.
- Sponsor integration on felt, chips, leaderboards and the printed programme.
Everything handled on board
One producer runs your booking from first call to final hand, so the details below arrive as standard rather than extras.
Fundraising design
Seat pricing, rebuy structure and auction timing planned with your fundraising committee.
Gala production
Stage, screens, lighting and styling for a black-tie room that still runs like a tournament.
Auction support
Live and silent auction infrastructure, display, bid sheets and an auctioneer if you need one.
Sponsor assets
Sponsor logo placement across felt, chips, screens and the printed evening programme.
Three ways to run it
Classic gala
Dinner, one charity tournament and a live auction between levels. The format that built the series.
Sponsor tables
Companies buy branded tables of ten, adding a B2B revenue line to individual seat sales.
Voyage for a cause
An overnight format where the weekend itself is the prize donors are buying into.
From gangway to final hand
A typical running order. Your producer tunes the timing to your charter length and the mood you want in the room.
Reception and seat draw
Guests arrive to a drinks reception, find their table draw and hear the evening's fundraising target.
Tournament opens
The charity tournament runs with rebuys feeding the cause, while the room's screens track the total.
Auction interval
Play pauses for the live auction and pledge moment while dinner service runs.
Final and total reveal
The final table plays for the trophy, then the evening's raised total goes up on screen.
We moved our annual gala to the ship and raised 40% more than the previous year. The tournament kept people in the room until the last auction lot.
Questions about this voyage
The points guests ask about most. Anything else, the events desk answers within one working day.
Full FAQIs a charity tournament legal in WA?
Can sponsors underwrite the event?
Who handles the money?
Can we add speakers or a film?
Other ways to sail with us
Get a proposal for this voyage
Tell us your dates and headcount and a producer returns a costed run sheet within two working days. Gala packages from $7,500.
- Written quote as a full inclusions schedule
- Courtesy date hold while you decide
- One producer from first call to final hand
Ready to take this table to sea?
Tell us your fundraising target and preferred season. A producer will draft the revenue model for your committee to review.