| Have you and your betrothed given any thought | | | | arrangements. As part of your wedding package |
| to getting married on a cruise? | | | | you'll be able to choose wedding flowers and |
| It can, and does, happen. In fact, one of the | | | | music. You'll also have your own choice of |
| Princess Lines ships, the Grand Princess (and the | | | | photographer. |
| folks that brought you the Love Boat) even has a | | | | Wedding cruises are very popular. To book yours |
| wedding chapel. | | | | you'll need to give your travel agent and the |
| Most cruises, however, while they may offer a | | | | cruise line of your choice at least a year's notice, |
| wedding cruise, are actually going to perform the | | | | and 18 months would be preferable. |
| ceremony on land. You may marry at the port | | | | One thing you'll have to be aware of is that taking |
| from which you are leaving or a port of call along | | | | part in shipboard nuptials necessitates your being |
| the way. | | | | issued a marriage certificate of the home port of |
| Your cruise line wedding can cost anywhere from | | | | the ship line. If married aboard the Grand Princess, |
| a low $300 to $75 for each guest attending. The | | | | for example, your marriage license will be from |
| $300 budget wedding provides the ceremony | | | | Liberia. Make sure that your home state will |
| itself, the services of a notary, witnesses to the | | | | accept this as a valid certificate. |
| event, as well as cake and champagne. The upper | | | | There are so many cruise lines from which to |
| end of the spectrum includes a bountiful buffet as | | | | choose – the most prominent being the |
| well as open bar for your guests and yourself and | | | | aforementioned Princess Lines, Carnival Cruise |
| spouse. | | | | Ships, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, Norwegian |
| Once you book a wedding cruise you'll be assigned | | | | Cruise Lines, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean. |
| a ship wedding consultant who will help with all | | | | |