Introduction
Marriage on cruise is one of the best ways to have a romantic wedding and an unforgettable honeymoon all in one! Combining your wedding and cruise experience all in one places can be one of the best choices in starting your new life with your partner.
Step 1
If you are planning on getting married on a cruise ship, there are several things you will need to know in order to be able to marry while on the cruise. While you may want to get married at sea, it is possible, but most often you are going to find that weddings will take place while the ship is actually in a port.
Step 2
Having your wedding ceremony at sea is something that is quite complicated if not impossible to arrange, so you may as well make plans to get married in one of the romantic ports you will be visiting while on your cruise. You may even want to make arrangements to have your ceremony on the beach or in a chapel that may be available in certain areas. The choice is up to you, and will most likely be made based on what is offered in the ports you will be visiting.
Step 3
There are a couple of cruise lines who will not allow onboard weddings so if you are planning on getting married on the ship, you will need to choose someone other than Cunard or Crystal Cruises for your wedding. Among all of the cruise lines, the best choice for weddings would be Princess Cruise Lines because they offer wedding packages that are available on some of their ships.
With a Princess Cruise Line wedding package, you will have the benefit of having your ceremony being performed by the Captain of the ship, but you also have the option of having your ceremony webcast to friends and family back home. That’s a great option for those who have family members or loved ones who could not travel with them.
Step 4
If you are definitely getting married on the cruise, you will need to get your marriage license for the place where the ship will be docked during the wedding ceremony. The best way to do this is research online and find out which port you want to get married in. You can do further research on how to get a marriage license for that city or location.
Prices and procedures for getting a marriage license in different areas will vary so you will need to have this all squared away before you plan on getting married on the cruise. You wouldn’t want something as simple as a confusing process or waiting period to delay your exchange of vows.
Step 5
Even though Princess Cruise Lines seems to be the best cruise line choice for weddings, you will definitely want to research options with other cruise lines for their policies and procedures for getting married on the cruise.
While doing your research, you will want to visit cruise line websites like:
You may find that one of these other cruise lines have an option for you to get married on the cruise while at sea. Either way, with a planned wedding and honeymoon all in one, you are going to experience the best of both worlds all in one place and make memories that only some dream of!
Tips
Visit all of the cruiseline websites so you will know what, if anything they offer for those wanting to get married on a cruise.
Pre-planning is always best because you might not be able to get married on the cruise if you don't plan ahead.
