indyabs

Hey! I found this link from another poster that was looking at a different ship. Tons of pictures of the Sensation! It also shows the Oak Room (the library) set up for a wedding. This room is SMALL, so it's only for like a max 15 people or so. It also has pics of the Plaza Lounge (the one with the curved booths), Fantasia Lounge (he's taking second floor shots), and Michaelangelo's Lounge (the one with all the naked statues). I belive those are the 4 options you have for the ceremony. I didn't see pictures of the disco, but there was a picture of the piano bar (the one with the HUGE hand at the door) if you opt for the pianist.

http://zydecocruiser.net/CarnivalSensation/index.htm

They told me because of my size, it would probably be either the Fantasia Lounge or the Plaza Lounge. The wedding that was happening when I took my walk through was only 20 people and they were in the Michaelangelo Lounge. It was a much smaller venue. I too am also about an hour away (Orlando!), so I just emailed my coordinator and asked if there were any weddings on board on a Sunday that were between that date and my wedding. She provided me two dates. My fiance and I chose the one we wanted, gave them our license and birthdays, and we were set! They send you a document that you bring with you the day of the walk through. It was nice to get to see pretty much exactly what our non-sailing guests will do.

I haven't had the actual wedding yet, but I'm getting married on 2/28 on the Sensation. I've done my walk through, but I've been lazy and not gotten the pictures off my camera yet. I'll try and get that done ASAP! My fiance and I have the DJ so I won't be able to help you out as far as the MC is concerned. We've requested the Fantasia Lounge for the ceremony, and we'll have the disco for the reception since we booked the DJ. Overall the ship was nice. I liked that it was a smaller boat because I feel it'll be easier to see my guests throughout the ship for the cruise. The staff was really nice and extremely helpful. We have around 65 guests so that limits the rooms we can have our events in. What about you guys?

I just heard back and it's not available to us. We're getting married on embarkation day with the boat leaving around 4PM. The reception has to end at 3PM so it doesn't allow for enough time. :(

Are you doing the Deluxe Romance by any chance?? That's what I'm doing, and I didn't know we could upgrade to 2 hours! That's not a bad price difference (if you're doing the Romance pacakge).

I keep coming back each day to read more of your review! It's awesome, and I can't believe how thorough you are!! Keep 'em coming!