The Abbey on Fifth Avenue

The Abbey is a private special event facility managed by Hornblower Cruises & Events, They invite you to stage your party, wedding, or corporate events. The Abbey is a full-service facility, so after a ceremony up to 300 guests are treated to an elegant reception. Celebrating your events here is sure to appeal to any couple feeling a kinship with tradition

Two enormous domed, stained glass skylights bathe the room in a pale yellow glow, while the twelve luminous stained glass windows cast their own heavenly light. Standing in the middle of this former church, you feel as if you're in a Renaissance cathedral: dark, polished redwood molding and woodwork is everywhere—framing doors, railings, walls and in curved balconies. Stunning fixtures made of hand-blown, orange-yellow glass are suspended from 50-foot ceilings.

Wedding ceremonies take place where the pulpit used to be, and no matter where guests are seated—on the ground floor or up on the mezzanine—they can easily see the goings-on. Add a few candelabras and you have the perfect place for a Renaissance celebration (one wedding party actually wore tights!). The Abbey is a full-service facility, so after a ceremony up to 300 guests are treated to an elegant reception. Gourmet cuisine is prepared on-site in the Abbey's commissary, where bread has been broken and wine has been shared for the past nine decades. The services of a full-time wedding coordinator are also available to help you make the most of this unique location.

The Abbey on Fifth Avenue is a Green Vendor

The Abbey on Fifth Avenue is a division of Hornblower Cruises & Events. Hornblower Cruises & Events are leaders in the biodiesel revolution on San Diego Bay as the first company to voluntarily replace old engines with new tier 2, low emissions, energy efficient engines as well as switch to biodiesel, a safer and cleaner alternative fuel. Individuals who take Hornblower cruises will be able to smell the difference of this non-toxic, non-carcinogenic biodiesel fuel. Our initiatives mean cleaner ocean environments and a reduced carbon footprint on natural whale and wildlife habitats. A Hornblower Cruise is one of the greenest ways to see whales in San Diego, second only to paddling your own kayak! We're also proud to have implemented onboard recycling programs aboard all of our vessels and at The Abbey on Fifth Avenue and participate in national initiatives with our sister companies Alcatraz Cruises and Statue of Liberty Cruises. For more information visit respectourplanet.com.