Getting married on board.

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

4 hours ago, CruisingAndDiving said:

DW and I were married on RCCL ship in 2007.  Part of the package was getting the license from the State of Florida.  They then arranged for a Justice of the Peace to come on board the day of embarkation and do our ceremony.  We had priority embarkation and were escorted onto the ship early to get ready.  The ceremony was held, pictures taken etc.  The coordinator and JP disembarked and we set sail.  the best advice I can give is to contact the appropriate department and ask how they operate their wedding package.

 

I agree with the advice to contact the wedding coordinator for the cruise line.  Since the Princess cruise where my daughter was married sailed from Fort Lauderdale, she worked with a coordinator based in south Florida.  It was an easy way to plan a wedding.  Remember, the ship has everything you would need for a wedding.   They have a chapel, florist, photographer, musician, venues for a reception and specialty restaurants for the rehearsal dinner and wedding dinner.  Plus, the Captain is there to perform the ceremony.  She also arranged appointments in the beauty shop for the female family members to have their hair and make up done if they wished.  It was an easy and basically a hassle free way to have a wedding.

[Toofarfromthesea]

My niece wanted a "destination" wedding at a Cancun all inclusive.  After checking out the requirements they decided to just have a small private civil service stateside, and then a pro forma wedding in Mexico.  It significantly simplified things.