Cruise lines
The ship sets the tone
Within a category the prices are close. The experiences are not.
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.
Couples usually start by comparing wedding packages and end up frustrated, because on paper the mainstream lines look interchangeable. They are not. The difference is what the ship feels like at seven in the evening, and no price list captures it.
Ask three questions instead. Will there be children, and do you want there to be? Do your guests want a busy ship with something happening every hour, or a quiet one? And how much variability in guest spending can your list tolerate — because an all-inclusive fare removes an entire category of anxiety.
Then check the ship, not just the line. Two vessels in the same fleet can have completely different wedding venues, and one may have exactly the outdoor space you pictured while its sister does not.
Every line we plan weddings on
Contemporary, premium, adults-only and luxury.
- Royal CaribbeanLarge modern ships, wide venue choice and departures from most major US ports — the most common starting point for a first-time cruise wedding.
- CarnivalThe most affordable route to a ship wedding with a big guest list, especially dockside in a Gulf or Florida port.
- Princess CruisesThe best-known route to a legally binding wedding at sea, on calmer ships with a more classic atmosphere.
- Celebrity CruisesContemporary, design-forward ships for couples who want the wedding to look and feel grown up.
- Norwegian Cruise LineFreestyle scheduling and flexible dining — easiest line for a group that does not want to move as one block.
- Disney Cruise LineThe strongest choice when children are central to the guest list, with a wedding programme run to Disney's standard.
- Holland America LineMid-size, understated ships — well suited to Alaska ceremonies and to guest lists that skew older.
- MSC CruisesEuropean atmosphere at competitive fares, particularly from Miami and Port Canaveral.
- Virgin VoyagesAdults-only ships with a boutique-hotel feel, for couples who do not want a traditional cruise wedding.
- VikingQuiet, adults-only, destination-led ships for a small and grown-up celebration.
- CunardBallrooms, black tie and genuine transatlantic crossings for the most formal wedding at sea.
- Regent Seven SeasAll-inclusive small-ship luxury where flights, excursions and drinks are already in the fare.
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