
Wedding Cruises Review – Choose the Best Cruise Ship for Your Wedding
With Wedding Cruises your choice all depends on where you want to go and what sort of ship you want to be on. If you are planning on the most popular option which is a tropical island cruise, you’ll be able to choose from the biggest and best ocean liners available. Getting married on a cruise ship means everything from food to the honeymoon is completely included.
When you decide to look into a cruise ship wedding you will be able to call the cruise line and schedule an appointment with one of their cruise consultants. This consultant will be with you every step of the way and helping you plan out every detail from whether you want to get married on the boat or in port, to which pictures you would like to have taken. A consultant like this for a normal wedding could cost a thousand dollars or more just in itself, but with a cruise wedding the entire ceremony and honeymoon could be done for around a thousand dollars total. As far as wedding guests you can realistically plan for around 50 – 100 guests depending on which cruise liner you choose. Everything is provided by the cruise line, and because the cruise line has to plan for so many guests and requirements for sailing, no outside vendors are allowed to provide for any cruise ship weddings.
Princess Cruises for example has the ability to add all the extra touches to the wedding from stringed instruments, to fresh flowers and candles, but their ships are smaller than that of Royal Caribbean. Royal Caribbean cruise lines is known for offering the best in wedding cruises, as not only do their ships pull out all the stops in terms of entertainment, but they offer some extravagant wedding facilities. The chapel may still be relatively small but you can still expect stained glass and marble column, in their beautifully designed chapels. On Royal Caribbean your prices will range depending on where you choose to go and what you would like to see happen for your wedding ceremony, but most packages will start around $2000. If you choose an onshore option in a foreign country like Barbados or Antigua, the cruise liner will assist you obtaining a valid marriage license.
The most popular cruise lines for onboard and destination weddings are Carnival (Princess is owned by Carnival) and Royal Caribbean, this is not only because they sail to the popular honeymoon destinations but also because they each offer unparalleled entertainment onboard. Carnival offers movies at sea where you can sit on deck under the stars and watch movies, while cruise staff serves food and drinks. Royal Caribbean offers ice skating, rock climbing, and even surfing onboard the ship, so you’ll always find something to do. On any cruise line Wedding Cruises are a memorable and afford able option to choose.
Have your cake and eat it kind of a dillema. What should today’s grooms do? Have a expensive reception or save for a home? I would choose the second without a doubt