Welcome (Back) Sea Function!

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Tue, Sep 5, 2017

6 PM – 10 PM

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Rowes Wharf

60 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02210, United States

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Ticket sales have ended! If you missed the boat on the deadline to purchase your Welcome (Back) Sea Function tickets, we have a limited number of tickets available for purchase (cash or check only, $20 per ticket) at the dock. Please email Paul Buckley at pbuckley@mit.edu if you want to reserve tickets (first-come, first-served). Be sure to include the following information:
How many tickets (1 or 2)
Which boat (The Odyssey or the Spirit of Boston)
If you are bringing a guest, who are they (SO, another student, etc.)
 You will need to meet him at the Rowes Wharf dock at 6:00pm on Tuesday, September 5 to collect your tickets.

Please note that due to US Coast Guard regulations, you MUST provide positive, government ID (original documents only, no photocopies) showing that you are over 21 in order to board the boat. You will not be able to board the boat without proper ID.

Welcome (and welcome back) Sloan Graduate Students! Join us for our annual Sea Function, a scenic cruise around Boston. Dinner will be provided, and dress is business casual or cocktail attire. Significant others (over 21) are welcome (limit 2 tickets per student). Tickets will be on sale from Wednesday, August 10 at 4:30pm until Friday, September 1st at 3:00pm. Please be prepared to present your valid government ID (something with your date of birth) when boarding the boats.

We will have two boats—The Spirit of Boston and The Odyssey—for you to meet and mingle with Sloanies across programs and cohorts. As there are two boats, we recommend the following breakdown for ticket sales :  
The Spirit of Boston The Odyssey
MBA 2019 MBA 2018
MFin Sloan Fellows
MSMS EMBA
MBAn SDM
Visiting Fellows PhD

Please note that due to US Coast Guard regulations, you MUST provide positive, government ID (original documents only, no photocopies) showing that you are over 21 in order to board the boat. Boarding will begin at 6:00pm and the boats depart the docks at 7:00pm. Please allow adequate travel time to arrive at the Rowes Wharf docks (PLEASE NOTE THE LOCATION CHANGE as of 8/22), as we will not be able to hold the boats for latecomers.

Reminders:
  • Boarding is at 6:00 pm.  Both boats will board at the same time, and you must board the boat for which you bought a ticket (no refunds/swaps). 
  • Bring your valid, original government photo ID and your confirmation number receipt to get your boarding passes at the dock beginning at 6:00pm. Without your photo ID, the Coast Guard will not allow you to board the boat.
  • Dress is Business Casual or Cocktail Attire
  • Tickets are Non-Refundable and Non-Transferable
  • Due to safety regulations, children are not allowed on the cruise
  • All guests must be at least 21 years of age
  • There is a limit of two tickets per person

Directions:
From Public Transportation:
Take the MBTA Red Line to South Station. Rowes Wharf is less than a 10 minute walk down Atlantic Ave. (towards Congress Street). 


From Points North

  • Take Route 93 (or Route 1 to Route 93) Southbound. Take Exit 23 (Purchase Street/South Station) exit. Stay in left lane and bear left turning left immediately onto Atlantic Avenue. Stay straight on Atlantic Avenue following the signs for Rowes Wharf and the Boston Harbor Hotel. Rowes Wharf is located on your right.


From Points South and West

  • Drivers coming into Boston on the new I-93 Northbound Expressway should take Exit 20 (I-90/South Station) to South Station and then proceed northerly up Atlantic Avenue. Rowes Wharf will be on your right

  • Drivers coming into Boston on the Masspike (I-90) Eastbound should take Exit 24A to South Station and then proceed northerly up Atlantic Avenue. Rowes Wharf will be on your right.

Parking 

Traffic around Rowes Wharf can be unpredictable at times. So please allow ample time for parking so that you can be at the dock by no later than 6:30pm. There is a parking is available at Rowes Wharf Garage located directly under the Boston Harbor Hotel at 30 Rowes Wharf on Atlantic Avenue. The entrance into the garage is easily missed. Make an immediate right after the archway into an entryway at the Boston Harbor Hotel. (There are also several other garages in the vicinity if you choose to park elsewhere.)

Dress Cocktail Attire

Where

Rowes Wharf

60 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02210, United States

Refund Policy

  • No refunds