Renewal of marriage vows on carnival cruise

Has anybody out there seen this done?
I saw somewhere on their site there is a lot of prep time needed to get
married onboard.
I wonder if its easier just renewing your vows as my wife has been
looking for this for a while.
going out on the Sensation in March for our 18th anniverary.

My wife and I were guests at a wedding on the Carnival Legend on New
Years Eve 2003. All the guests were folks who had met the bride and
groom (an attractive young couple who were sailing alone) virtually on
cruisecritic. The wedding took place in the afternoon, before the ship
set sail. Thus, the couple was actual married by a justice of the peace
in the state of Florida. It was a great way to begin a cruise.

Although I am not certain of this, I assume that renewing your vows
could actually be done while the ship was at sea, because it would not
involve any legal issues.

Howie

eric.oo@ wrote:
> Has anybody out there seen this done?
> I saw somewhere on their site there is a lot of prep time needed to get
> married onboard.
> I wonder if its easier just renewing your vows as my wife has been
> looking for this for a while.
> going out on the Sensation in March for our 18th anniverary.
>

>Has anybody out there seen this done?

I don't know the details, but on my last cruise there was a LARGE
wedding going on. The bride was all decked out in her long gown and
veil, groom in tux and the other wedding party all dressed to the nines!
They had one of the larger lounges closed off for a private reception. I
didn't think it was allowed any more, but 30 minutes until sailing an
announcement was made that all NON CRUISE guests must make their way to
disembark the ship prior to sailing. I had never heard that announcement
before so I assumed that it was for the people attending the wedding on
board? This was the largest wedding gathering I have ever seen on
board... maybe someone had connections??? The bride was still visible
later into the evening still wearing her wedding gown on the Lido Deck!

Len...

Len C. wrote:
> 30 minutes until sailing an announcement was made that all >NON
CRUISE guests must make their way to disembark the ship
>prior to sailing. I had never heard that announcement before

I've heard this announcement on every sailing...all 30something of
them.

Warren

Thus spake "Warren" <oceanvoyager_nycm> :

>
>Len C. wrote:
>> 30 minutes until sailing an announcement was made that all >NON
>CRUISE guests must make their way to disembark the ship
>>prior to sailing. I had never heard that announcement before
>
>I've heard this announcement on every sailing...all 30something of
>them.

That's odd, every brochure I have says "no guests". And the port
authority seems pretty hot about making sure that only ticketed
passengers get on board.

How long since your last cruise?

>
>Warren

--
dillon

"When the French are against it, you know we can't
be far wrong." - Adm. Bobbie Ray Inman

Dillon Pyron realized:
> Should have thought of that last one.


As Brini Maxwell would say, "Now why didn't *you* think of that!"

I'd also add to Ray's list: friends of officers invited aboard for
lunch. I've had that pleasure periodically since 2001 both here in NYC
and in San Francisco - all it takes is official permission requested in
advance by the crew member.

Warren, heeds the "all-ashore" announcement

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