Caribbean Cruise Suggestions: Honeymoon Cruise

Thank You Lee for your helpful hints. We have a friend of ours who is
a wedding coordinator and helping us out. We were going to do the
wedding thru Royal but for what we want ( simple ceramony) we decided
against the ship wedding coordinator and went w/ a local company on the
island. So far she isn't impressing me and if this continues- I will
look for someone else to help us. Yes, we plan on everyone doing their
own thing but just be there w/ us when we say our vows to each other.
My two sisters cannot afford the cruise so they are planning on flying
in to see us get married. But for the rest of week, we are planning on
fun events to do and have our guests join in (loved the newlywed game
when I was in Jamaica) and thanks for suggestion about the cabin
stewards. We are planning on getting married first thing in morning so
our guest still have time to go off and explore before boarding back on
ship at five o'clock. I have a wedding website set up w/ information
and details for everyone to check on when we do updates. Our wedding
invitations we sent out was a CDRom of our first year of meeting and
falling in love and the last frame on it was the invitation. My
dissappointment came when the date we picked ( Oct 30th-Nov6) was told
to me by my TA that the ship was all sold out before my family and
friends could make their reservations. So, we had to move our date two
weeks later which now is Nov13-20th. It actually works better as my
Fiance and I went to Jamaica on our "engagment vacation" last Sept and
were stuck there when hurricaine Ivan hit. We couldn't get off the
island and it was a scary situation to be in but we made it and got
extra week off from work( hahaha). So, thanks for your help and I'm
sure I'll be back on to ask more stuff.

Charles - I appreciate your concern and do thank your for it, but
PLEASE don't say that to me. I have had issues and problems already
with my original date I picked got sold out and I had to move the date
of the cruise and then to find out my sister couldn't come and then now
my other sister can't afford ( which is fine and I totally understand
their situation as it is expensive) but they both plan on flying down
to see their "baby sister" get married. I hope that from what YOU say
Charles, that we don't run into problems as I was stuck in Jamaica last
Sept when Hurricane Ivan hit and that was enough for me. So, thanks
for your concern and I appreciate your thoughts. Have a nice day

THANK YOU Tom for all your help and suggetions.

Jo-Ann, I can't thank you enough for all your help and suggestions. We
are getting married on the beach when it docks during week cruise on
Nov 13-20th. When is your friends son getting married?? We are not
getting married on the ship but rather on beach as that was both our
dream. We both love the ocean and the caribbean ( I have been to the
caribbean about six times - all different places and love the islands).
My Fiance has been on a cruise before where I have not but I don't get
sea sick as I'm pretty good on boats and ships (been on a casino cruise
before up here in New England and it was a rocking- let me tell you). .
.. We are planning on staying day prior to sailing in West Palm and then
having a limo take us to Miami the following day for the cruise. We
already are telling our guests this along w/ other information as we
would like everyone to go down the day before so they won't miss the
boat. And reason for not going right into Miami -- well, the cost. We
are trying to keep all costs down for everyone and the airline prices
went up by $200 to fly into Miami rather than outside so that is also
why. We all are from Boston and points north and south of the city so
we did our homework and trying to accomadate everyones needs and
financial situations. We will not be having a reception after our vows
(only having a toast) as no reason to with people wanting to go off and
explore the island and other and plus, we all will be eating together
that night on the ship and we will celebrate then. More to tell but I
have to leave now and go help my nephew on his skateboard. . THank you
again for your help and hints and suggestions. I appreciate EVERYONE's
help to make my wedding day a day to remember for many, many years.

In article <1120420428.103755.249550@o13g2000cwo. .com>,
char <char.lear@> wrote:

> Charles - I appreciate your concern and do thank your for it, but
> PLEASE don't say that to me. I have had issues and problems already
> with my original date I picked got sold out and I had to move the date
> of the cruise and then to find out my sister couldn't come and then now
> my other sister can't afford ( which is fine and I totally understand
> their situation as it is expensive) but they both plan on flying down
> to see their "baby sister" get married.

It happens and it is something you should think about. I just read that
the NCL Dawn had engine problems last week and skipped Nassau. If
someone had planned a wedding at that port it would not have happened.
And while that late in the year hurricanes are not likely, they are
possible and the ship could end up on an eastern itinerary instead of a
western itinerary. I have read about people who had a wedding planned
at ports and the port was skipped. The safest option is to have the
wedding on the ship. If your sisters can not cruise then maybe you
could have the wedding on the embarkation day on the ship. I have seen
that happening many times.

--
Charles

"char" <char.lear@> wrote in message
news:1120420428.103755.249550@o13g2000cwo. o...
> Charles - I appreciate your concern and do thank your for it, but
> PLEASE don't say that to me.

Charles isn't trying to rain on your parade. I know Charles, I've cruised
with him. He's trying to alert you to potentilal pitfalls with the plan
you've come up with. It does seem a teeny bit risky to me. Wonderful. But
a teeny bit risky, none the less.

What will you plan to do if they show up, but for some reason the ship can't
make it?

Chance are it won't be a problem... but you never know.

You should at least understand the potential. And have a contingency plan.

St. Thomas is a very busy port, and rather close to other places like Puerto
Rico, so it's not like it's way out in the middle of nowhere. So the
chances of getting to St. Thomas are very good. But anything can happen.
And you won't know about it until it happens. So it's not like they'll tell
you 3 days before that the ship won't be going to St. Thomas.

Got my fingers crossed for you. Hope it works out.

--Tom

> I have had issues and problems already
> with my original date I picked got sold out and I had to move the date
> of the cruise and then to find out my sister couldn't come and then now
> my other sister can't afford ( which is fine and I totally understand
> their situation as it is expensive) but they both plan on flying down
> to see their "baby sister" get married. I hope that from what YOU say
> Charles, that we don't run into problems as I was stuck in Jamaica last
> Sept when Hurricane Ivan hit and that was enough for me. So, thanks
> for your concern and I appreciate your thoughts. Have a nice day
>

Sorry, but most folks here have a busy and enjoyable life and could care
less about your marrige plans!
"Tom K" <tkanitra@> wrote in message
news:fI_xe.6852$t07.3093@fe12.lga...
>
> "char" <char.lear@> wrote in message
> news:1120420428.103755.249550@o13g2000cwo. o...
>> Charles - I appreciate your concern and do thank your for it, but
>> PLEASE don't say that to me.
>
> Charles isn't trying to rain on your parade. I know Charles, I've cruised
> with him. He's trying to alert you to potentilal pitfalls with the plan
> you've come up with. It does seem a teeny bit risky to me. Wonderful.
> But a teeny bit risky, none the less.
>
> What will you plan to do if they show up, but for some reason the ship
> can't make it?
>
> Chance are it won't be a problem... but you never know.
>
> You should at least understand the potential. And have a contingency
> plan.
>
> St. Thomas is a very busy port, and rather close to other places like
> Puerto Rico, so it's not like it's way out in the middle of nowhere. So
> the chances of getting to St. Thomas are very good. But anything can
> happen. And you won't know about it until it happens. So it's not like
> they'll tell you 3 days before that the ship won't be going to St. Thomas.
>
> Got my fingers crossed for you. Hope it works out.
>
> --Tom
>
>> I have had issues and problems already
>> with my original date I picked got sold out and I had to move the date
>> of the cruise and then to find out my sister couldn't come and then now
>> my other sister can't afford ( which is fine and I totally understand
>> their situation as it is expensive) but they both plan on flying down
>> to see their "baby sister" get married. I hope that from what YOU say
>> Charles, that we don't run into problems as I was stuck in Jamaica last
>> Sept when Hurricane Ivan hit and that was enough for me. So, thanks
>> for your concern and I appreciate your thoughts. Have a nice day
>>
>
>

"Stuff" can happen no matter what or where you make wedding plans. Look at
several weddings that were planned over a year ahead of time in Philadelphia
on Saturday. Then they decided, with little notice, to have the "Live 8"
concert. This really messed up the wedding plans, with streets being
closed, crowds, etc.

The only suggestion I would make is try not to make any very large
non-refundable plans if it does fall through in St. Thomas.

--
Greg
readgc.invalid@m.invalid
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"char" <char.lear@> wrote in message
news:1120420428.103755.249550@o13g2000cwo. o...
> Charles - I appreciate your concern and do thank your for it, but
> PLEASE don't say that to me. I have had issues and problems already
> with my original date I picked got sold out and I had to move the date
> of the cruise and then to find out my sister couldn't come and then now
> my other sister can't afford ( which is fine and I totally understand
> their situation as it is expensive) but they both plan on flying down
> to see their "baby sister" get married. I hope that from what YOU say
> Charles, that we don't run into problems as I was stuck in Jamaica last
> Sept when Hurricane Ivan hit and that was enough for me. So, thanks
> for your concern and I appreciate your thoughts. Have a nice day
>

WOW! geez, and here I thought this was a nice place to communicate w/
others? I guess not .. .That was very mean of you to say . .If you
don't want to read about my plans- WHY on earth would you even post
anything - just move along to other subjects that are more of your
interest and STOP putting down things of other people that you
shouldn't say things about. I think you are sad and I'm not interested
in dealing w/ someone who has nothing good to say about anything!
Good-Day! and Good bye!

my message is for "CLINT" in response to what he wrote. . actually, its
not even worth saying anything as he can't even spell correctly .
..hahahhaa