Celebrations
Not every reason to gather is a wedding
Vow renewals, anniversaries, reunions and milestone birthdays — the same ships, the same group machinery, none of the licence paperwork.
The Cruise Bride coordinates the sailing, the cabins and the guest travel. The cruise line runs its own wedding program where one is offered.
Tell us about your celebration
A cruise wedding specialist replies personally, usually within one business day.
Everything we know about moving a group of people onto a ship applies to the celebrations that are not weddings. A vow renewal needs no licence. A reunion needs no ceremony. A milestone birthday needs nothing but the people — and the people are the part we are good at.
Each celebration below runs on the same foundation: a held block of cabins, linked dining, one or two private moments, and a week where nobody in your family is the host.
Celebrations at sea
Eleven formats we plan most, from two people to eighty.
- Vow renewal at seaThe simplest ceremony a cruise line offers — no licence, no paperwork, and the whole family already on board. Typically just the two of you, or up to 60 guests.
- Anniversary cruiseA dinner, a deck and a date — the anniversary trip that plans itself, with the option to bring the whole family. Typically 2, or a family group of 8–30.
- Honeymoon cruiseUnpack once, see four countries, and let the ship carry the logistics of the first trip you take as a married couple. Typically 2.
- Engagement and proposal cruiseA proposal with a built-in celebration — and the trick of keeping a dozen co-conspirators quiet on the same ship. Typically 2, or a hidden group of 10–20.
- Bachelorette and stag cruiseOne four-night sailing instead of three expensive weekends — the pre-wedding trip that everyone can actually afford. Typically 6–16.
- Milestone birthday cruiseThe round-number birthday that gets the whole family on one ship — with none of the hosting falling on one sibling. Typically 8–40.
- Family reunion cruiseThe reunion format where nobody hosts, nobody cooks, and the teenagers and the great-grandparents both have a good week. Typically 20–80.
- Elopement cruiseThe wedding stripped to its essentials: a licence, a ceremony, the sea — and the honeymoon starts the same hour. Typically 2.
- Second marriage cruiseSmaller, warmer and deliberately different from the first time — the format second-time couples choose most. Typically 2–30.
- Retirement celebration cruiseA retirement party that lasts a week, where the guest of honour gives one toast instead of hosting one hundred conversations. Typically 10–50.
- Multigenerational holiday cruiseThe family holiday where four generations each get the week they wanted — and still eat dinner together. Typically 10–40.
What planning with us costs
- $0.0k–$0k
- Typical cruise-line ceremony package, before the reception
- $000–$000
- Per guest, per night, inside cabin at double occupancy
- 00–00 mo
- Lead time we ask for when a group is coming with you
- $0
- What our planning costs you — the cruise lines pay us