Tuesday 29 March 2016

The Joy Of Cruise Ship Weddings New York

By Ann Lewis


Your wedding day is one of the most special days of your life, so you definitely want to do it right. There are lots of moving parts to planning a wedding, and it can seem pretty stressful at times. Take a look at cruise ship weddings New York to help you not only get a great, unique location for your wedding, but to also help with all the planning.

Imagine taking in the New York, NY Harbor sites as you take your vows. You and your guests can enjoy the sounds of waves and water splashing as they stay high and dry on a ship. These ships are quite large, yet not as overwhelming as a usual cruise ship, so nobody will get lost while onboard.

On ships in the Harbor, there are two main kinds of weddings that can be conducted. The first is the shipboard kind, which holds the ceremony and often a reception after. The boat never leaves the general area, so after the reception is over, it makes its way back to the pier, where you and your guests disembark, after which you can get the honeymoon started.

The other main type is a full cruise, as in a major cruise ship that departs for five or more days. Even if your guests are not going on the full cruise, they can board the ship for the ceremony and a short reception. They disembark before the actual passengers board, and you and your new spouse stay on board and enjoy cruising for your honeymoon.

Doing a shipboard ceremony is not unlike holding it at a destination resort or hotel, but you get to be on the water. You get all the amenities of a hotel, such as a large bridal suite for putting on makeup and gowns. There is usually a VIP suite for others who are in the ceremony such as bridesmaids. For guests, there are plenty of bathrooms and places to sit. Many ships have more than one dining area as well.

You can usually choose from several different plans when booking a boat for the big day. Many refer to these as levels, or tiers of service. You can choose a buffet style food service, where guests get to choose from a nice assortment of delicious foods laid out for them. Then there is full service, where waiters bring out plates of food based on your choices to seated guests who sent in an RSVP along with their food choice.

One of the best perks is you get to work with a team to help bring all this together. The stress of planning your big day melts away as an experienced team lays out all your options and takes care of all the logistics and details. This lets you focus only on getting married, and not on the running of the ceremony.

Of course, the actual ceremony is not the only thing you can hold onboard. Your engagement party and rehearsal dinners can be planned there as well. This is a great idea, because then your guests know exactly where to go on the big day, and won't get lost on the pier. Bridal luncheons, post-wedding brunches and even bachelor and bachelorette parties are all possible as well.




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