Vow renewal on a cruise ship?

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by admin in Galveston Cruise ships

Has anyone done one on voyager of the sea? Was it worth it and what did you do to make it more special? Did you buy the pictures?

My sister got married in April. We spent a lot of time looking at that. One thing that bothered me was that no one would give any info on the pictures–how many would you get, how expensive is it. I’ve been on cruise ships before and a regular picture of you at dinner is $20 so if I wanted 200 pictures of my ceremony, that’s doubling the price of the wedding.

How many people will be attending? For a small number the bride and groom package was fairly cheap but it’s roughly $25 for each additional person over the number they tell you so you need to be certain. One of the things about Royal Caribbean that I didn’t like was the fact that the price is all over the board. On these ships, an extra couple hundred. During these months, an extra couple hundred. That brochure was simply swimming with information.

What we decided to do for my sister was get married on St Thomas. That was the simplest and the cheapest. St Thomas was one of the few places you can do it same day–places like San Juan required the paperwork the day before and few cruises spend the night in a port of call. We went with IslandWeddingServices.com and were thrilled. The website is simple and self-explanatory. We filled out the paperwork. She responded to all emails promptly. Basically, she made it hassle free. We took a cab to the beach that we selected. The minister was there. The words of the ceremony are online. If we ended up with 2 more people or 2 less people, the price didn’t change.

She also had several restaurants suggested. I do wish we had all gone to a restaurant afterwards and had a reception lunch. There are several cake bakers on the island who would have delivered it to the place for the same price as in the US (about $300). As I was the only one in my family who had been to St Thomas before, as soon as the wedding was over everyone else wanted to go out and about (and the bride and groom went shopping for wedding bands as St Thomas is the best place for that).

Do not order a cake from the cruise ship. We did that and it was terrible. Seriously words can’t describe. Let’s just say it had birthday candles and huge frosting cherries. Nothing like what we ordered. Just the regular dessert on the ship is better. Just bring in champagne. We brought in a few bottles from Total Wine and even with the corkage fee it wasn’t that expensive as the champagne on board.

Write me if you want any more details. I was worried this was getting too long.

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3 Responses to “Vow renewal on a cruise ship?”

  1. randall_nd Says:
    March 2nd, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    Some, but not all ships have a wedding chapel. They offer wedding/ vow renewal packages that usually include champagne and flowers. It is not cheap. You can go to the website and find out this information. http://rccl.com/
    References :
    Frequent cruiser

  2. phantom_of_valkyrie Says:
    March 2nd, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    My sister got married in April. We spent a lot of time looking at that. One thing that bothered me was that no one would give any info on the pictures–how many would you get, how expensive is it. I’ve been on cruise ships before and a regular picture of you at dinner is $20 so if I wanted 200 pictures of my ceremony, that’s doubling the price of the wedding.

    How many people will be attending? For a small number the bride and groom package was fairly cheap but it’s roughly $25 for each additional person over the number they tell you so you need to be certain. One of the things about Royal Caribbean that I didn’t like was the fact that the price is all over the board. On these ships, an extra couple hundred. During these months, an extra couple hundred. That brochure was simply swimming with information.

    What we decided to do for my sister was get married on St Thomas. That was the simplest and the cheapest. St Thomas was one of the few places you can do it same day–places like San Juan required the paperwork the day before and few cruises spend the night in a port of call. We went with IslandWeddingServices.com and were thrilled. The website is simple and self-explanatory. We filled out the paperwork. She responded to all emails promptly. Basically, she made it hassle free. We took a cab to the beach that we selected. The minister was there. The words of the ceremony are online. If we ended up with 2 more people or 2 less people, the price didn’t change.

    She also had several restaurants suggested. I do wish we had all gone to a restaurant afterwards and had a reception lunch. There are several cake bakers on the island who would have delivered it to the place for the same price as in the US (about $300). As I was the only one in my family who had been to St Thomas before, as soon as the wedding was over everyone else wanted to go out and about (and the bride and groom went shopping for wedding bands as St Thomas is the best place for that).

    Do not order a cake from the cruise ship. We did that and it was terrible. Seriously words can’t describe. Let’s just say it had birthday candles and huge frosting cherries. Nothing like what we ordered. Just the regular dessert on the ship is better. Just bring in champagne. We brought in a few bottles from Total Wine and even with the corkage fee it wasn’t that expensive as the champagne on board.

    Write me if you want any more details. I was worried this was getting too long.
    References :

  3. WB Says:
    March 2nd, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    Royal Caribbean takes vow renewal ceremonies to the next level with its themed settings that include rain forests, glaciers, castles and the famous FlowRider surf simulator. You can book the Royal Encore package to get an official Royal Romance vow renewal certificate, chocolate-covered toasting strawberries, a wedding cake and sparkling wine toast.

    http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1654073/cruise_lines_that_offer_vow_renewal.html?cat=23

    Hope I helped!
    References :
    frequent cruiser

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