Wedding :

    In the last few years, cruise lines have begun to crank up the services they offer couples who want to get married onboard. And the good news is that, as a result, planning your wedding can be as simple as planning your honeymoon. Potentially, you need make just one call (many lines have in-house wedding coordinators) and -- poof -- they arrange the ceremony, the menu, the cake, the flowers, the music. Everything, in fact, but the invitations. Some even help obtain wedding licenses. And it's easy to let them handle all the extras, from tuxedo rental to hair and spa appointments, too. Typically, onboard weddings are held in a ship's chapel (if it exists), a lounge, the library or a boardroom.
    An onboard wedding can be a great value, as well. Prices start at about $800 and beyond (the sky's the limit) and this is on top of the cost of the cruise. While the wedding couple must be passengers on the cruise-of-choice, most lines with full-service packages include an option for land-side guests to come on board for a couple of hours.
    For the most part, the lines that have embraced full-service weddings tend toward big-ship cruise companies. A few lines (such as Crystal and Cunard) don't allow onboard weddings. Others -- and these fall mostly in the high-priced luxury category -- such as Seabourn, don't provide any services (if you want to get married, bring your own minister).
    Ultimately, it's important to remember that a cruise ship wedding may not be for everyone. If you've always dreamed of picking out each flower yourself, or getting married in your hometown, or in front of 300 people, you may not be happy with this simple approach. And getting married legally while at sea is complicated, so plan to have yours on the ship while it is in port, or even in the port itself.