Guests can now get married at sea by captains onboard Celebrity and Azamara ships. The captain-led wedding ceremonies have been launched to complement the existing vow renewal and in-port wedding offerings.
Celebrity, in partnership with The Wedding Experience, has previously offered onboard vow renewals at sea and in-port wedding ceremonies, and with the recent re-registration of seven of its eight ships in Malta, where Azamara's two ships are also registered, government regulations have changed to allow captains to perform legal marriages at sea.
Guests being married at sea by Azamara and Celebrity captains will be offered a variety of packages that include private receptions in their ship's specialty restaurant to cake and champagne. Basic Captain-performed wedding packages cost from about £1,350.
Says spokeswoman Lisa Lutoff-Perlo: "While many of our guests come onboard seeking a once-in-a-lifetime wedding or vow renewal location, and we've been happy to provide them with in-port weddings led by a local official, their number-one request is for captains to perform the ceremony. Now, we'e able to fulfill that wish, while sailing the open waters of the world."
Guests who wish to take their love to new heights can also enjoy Celebrity's unique offering on its cruisetours to Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge and The Hotel Alyeska, in Alaska where guests can get married or renew their vows amidst the breathtaking hanging glaciers of the Girdwood Valley, or with stunning views of Mt McKinley as a backdrop. These ceremonies can take place from June to September as part of a Celebrity pre or post-journey cruisetour.
A nine-night fly/cruise onboard Celebrity Infinity costs from £1,430 pp (based on two sharing an inside cabin). Price includes return flights from London; transfers; one-night pre cruise hotel accommodation; seven-night cruise departing Seattle (Washington) and calling at Ketchikan (Alaska), cruising the Hubbard Glacier, Juneau (Alaska), cruising the Inside Passage and Victoria (British Columbia) before returning to Seattle; meals and entertainment onboard and all relevant cruise taxes/fees. Departure available from May 5.
A 14 night Western Mediterranean fly/cruise onboard Azamara Quest costs from only £1,573 pp (based on two sharing an inside cabin) price includes flights from London Gatwick, transfers, ten-night cruise departing Rome (Civitavecchia, Italy) and calling at Sorrento (Italy), Valletta (Malta), Tunis (Tunisia), Barcelona (Spain) Sete (France) Provence (Marseilles, France) Monte Carlo (Monaco), Portofino (Italy), Florence (Italy) before returning to Rome (Civitavecchia, Italy); meals and entertainment onboard and all relevant cruise taxes/fees.
Guests should book their wedding in advance of their sailing in order to allow time for the processing of licenses and other legal documents.
Celebrity Cruises - 0844 493 6060, www.celebritycruises.com.
