| Making your marriage vows in a fairytale setting has | | | | and formal, or a small and intimate affair if you so wish. |
| never been more popular, and many couples choose | | | | These additional services can all be discussed and |
| to combine their wedding with a holiday cruise. What | | | | booked well in advance, relieving the bride and groom |
| could be more romantic, and easier to arrange? The | | | | of all that stress before the big day arrives; the P&O |
| transport, ceremony, reception and honeymoon are all | | | | wedding organiser will take the strain. And should you |
| taken care of in one booking. Friends and relatives can | | | | have any worries or last minutes changes your planner |
| book their holiday cruises at the same time, and voila! | | | | is on board with you; no frantic phone calls or panicky |
| No panic, no fuss, no worry. | | | | emails. |
| Since 2007 P&O Cruises have taken advantage of | | | | All sounds great, you may say, but what about the |
| Bermudan registration laws, and all their captains are | | | | cost of the cruise itself? Well, the average cost of a |
| officially recognised as marriage registrars. | | | | honeymoon to somewhere romantic will be about |
| In that first year 200 weddings were held on P&O | | | | £4,000; the same as a P&O cruise to a whole host |
| cruise ships, and the figures have been steadily | | | | of romantic places, without having to worry about |
| increasing ever since. | | | | planes, hire cars and hotels. |
| Given that the average price of a wedding in the UK is | | | | You can also book all your guests in a block booking |
| around £18,000 there are clear financial reasons as | | | | and qualify for a discount, or they can book their own |
| to why you might think of choosing a wedding at sea. | | | | cruise deals independently. Many wedding parties |
| For approximately £1,000 P&O will organise your day. | | | | choose Mediterranean cruises as they will find |
| This includes a full wedding planning service with your | | | | something to appeal to all ages and tastes without |
| own wedding coordinator, personalised invitations | | | | having to experience a lengthy sea voyage. |
| delivered well in advance of your big day, a private on | | | | If you are already happily married and the idea of a |
| board venue with floral arrangements and music, a | | | | romantic wedding is making you wish you could get |
| commemorative marriage certificate and champagne, | | | | married all over again, P&O Cruises have though of |
| and the services of the captain who will perform the | | | | that. They offer a similar package for marriage vow |
| actual ceremony and act as host for the afternoon. | | | | renewals, and this has proved to be a real winner. |
| As well as all that your P&O wedding planner can | | | | What better way is there to show your ongoing |
| provide bouquets, corsages, buttonholes, a wedding | | | | commitment to each other than a dream celebration |
| cake, and a reception - from a finger buffet to a | | | | on a romantic cruise? |
| private wedding banquet. Your wedding can be large | | | | |