How to Plan a Cruise Ship Wedding

Plan your wedding on a cruise ship.

The work involved in planning a wedding is extensive. You have to think about locations, guest lists, menus, venues, cakes, gifts, music, and more. If the only decision you want to make about your wedding is whom it is that you are going to marry, you might want to consider a cruise ship wedding. Choose the cruise you want to take and let the wedding professionals aboard the ship handle the details of your wedding.

Things You'll Need

• Telephone or computer with Internet connection
• Credit card
• Personal information

Instructions

Booking Your Cruise

1. Research cruise lines. Choose the line on which you'd like to wed, your departure port, your destination, and your cruise length.

2. Call cruise line before booking your cruise reservation to obtain available wedding dates.

3. Call cruise line travel agents--or go to the website of your cruise line of choice--to book your cruise reservations.

4. Choose your departure port, departure date, cruise destination, and stateroom and tell the cruise line travel agent--or enter information where prompted on your cruise line's website.

5. Tell cruise line travel agent your personal information--or enter it where prompted on the cruise line's website.

6. Tell cruise line travel agent your credit card information--or enter it on line where prompted.

Booking Your Cruise Wedding

1. Visit the wedding section of your cruise line of choice and select the wedding package you'd like to have that meets your wedding criteria, such as number of guests, and location.

2. Choose the reception package you'd like to have to accomodate your number of guests and details such as food, cake, and beverage service.

3. Call or email your cruise line's cruise wedding consultant to book your wedding package and discuss details and finalize plans.

4. Invite your friends and family to cruise with you and celebrate your wedding.

5. Contact your cruise ship wedding consultant about booking blocks of rooms for your wedding guests.

Tips & Warnings

• Choose the cruise line on which you'd like to wed and research their fleet and individual wedding packages prior to booking your cruise and wedding.

• Cruise line wedding professionals will handle all of the details of your cruise wedding, upon request.

• You are responsible for obtaining your own marriage license prior to your cruise ship wedding.

• Contact your cruise line about wedding availability on your chosen cruise because your cruise must be booked prior to booking your wedding.

• Wedding packages on cruise ships vary based on the size of your wedding and your personal preferences as to what kind of wedding you'd like to have.

References

• Carnival: Shipboard Weddings
• Royal Caribbean: Wedding Guidelines
• Princess: Weddings