You can get married at the port where the ship docks. You will be married by a minister on the ship that you are on at a port before the ship sails. This is an option that you can have for you and your guests to have a few days of celebration on board a luxury liner. This doesn’t have to be an expensive event you can find some ways to get it cheaper.
There are several options that you can do with wedding cruises. You can have your guests sail with you, or get married in port and have your guests get on the boat, then leave before the ship sets sail again. You can have a reception on some ships in addition to the wedding there are different types of wedding cruises packages that you can choose from.
Some wedding cruises may offer an all-inclusive package, which would include a wedding cake, photographer, and wedding announcement that you can have for a keepsake, and you can customize some of the extras if you want.
Not all the ports will have this option, you will want to check with different liners to see which ones will offer this, but the ones that do offer it, will give you different ports that you can get married in,
You will need to book your wedding cruise early to be sure that everything goes as planned. Not only will you have arrangements to make, but the liner will also. They will probably set you up with a coordinator to help you get everything you need, and you should get a package explain in details what you will need to have with you , or need to do to be sure that you can get married. You will have to make sure that you have the marriage license and that can be done in different places, they will tell you where you can get that done at.
Before getting your wedding cruise, you will want to arrive in port a few days earlier so that you can be on time for departure. You may have priority check-ins if you are getting married at port. If you are having guests, have your bridal party and attendees and guest list ready for the cruise liner to have.
Flowers - these have some restrictions for many liners. Some will only allow you to bring silk flowers, dues to customs.
Photography: They will usually have a photographer that will take the photos, and you will then have the option of purchasing them from them.
Costs of getting a wedding cruise varies greatly, this will depend on the cruise liner, the time of year, and how long the cruise is. Having a wedding onboard is not that much more expensive than the cruise itself. What will add up will be the cost of the “extra’s”, the buffet for your guests, the cost of getting your additional photos, and other extras that each line charges.
If you ever dreamed of getting a wedding cruise, get married before you depart, either on the cruise liner, or at a beach near the port, then take your cruise for your honeymoon. While the beach wedding nearby would be the cheapest way then take the wedding cruise you could find that getting married on the ship would be the best choice for you. No matter which way you decide to go, it’s a great way to get married, and have your honeymoon cruise as husband and wife.
