For guests

Passports and documents

The one thing that stops guests from boarding — sorted out early, in plain language.

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.

Start with your passport, today, before you read anything else. Renewals take months when demand is high, and a passport that expires within six months of your return date is refused by some countries even though it is technically valid.

Some closed-loop sailings — leaving and returning to the same US port — allow US citizens to travel on a birth certificate and government photo identification. It is legal, and we still recommend a passport. If a medical issue or a missed ship means you have to fly home from a foreign port, a birth certificate will not get you on the plane.

Names must match. The name on your booking has to match the name on the document you travel with, exactly. If you have recently married, divorced or changed your name, tell us before final payment rather than at the pier.

The numbers couples ask for first

$0.0k–$0k
Typical cruise-line ceremony package, before the reception
$000–$000
Per guest, per night, inside cabin at double occupancy
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Lead time we ask for when a group is coming with you
$0
What our planning costs you — the cruise lines pay us

Questions couples ask

Answers before you commit to anything

For closed-loop sailings, US citizen children can often travel on a birth certificate. For any itinerary that could involve flying home, get them a passport.

More for guests

The celebration begins before you ever reach the ship.

Share your dates, your guest count and the kind of ceremony you have in mind. We will come back with sailings that fit, and a plan your guests can actually follow.