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We didn’t do an embarkation day wedding, but we did get married on Oasis last June. There are some answers on the forum here and also a group for Royal Caribbean brides on the site with the blue ‘f’ with tons of information available.

Ohhh thank you!!!!

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Ok thanks. Yeah I’m hoping we can get the family/formal pictures done super quick!

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My wife and I got married on embarkation day out of Bayonne. It was definitely an enjoyable experience and a unique wedding but you need to have the right set of expectations.

 

 

 

Royal Romance was who we dealt with and they will not talk to you very much until about six to eight weeks away. I would have to look back to see when the communication picked up, but once it did their full attention was on you and the communication was frequent.

 

 

 

The wedding itself is pretty paint by numbers and a boilerplate contract. They give you a list of options to choose from for each part of the wedding and reception. There are different options depending on the number of guests. We were bringing our own priest to officiate and we wanted the wedding in the Viking Crown Lounge. Since we made that clear up front, it was accommodated and all necessary paperwork was taken care of. While it was paint by numbers, we were allowed to do all the reasonable things we asked for both in advance and on the ship.

 

 

 

 

 

There is a bit of work required on your end. We had to get driver's license or passport numbers for all of our guest whether they were sailing or not. I believe that was a US Customs thing and not Royal.

 

 

 

 

 

They had staff waiting for us at the pier and they did not leave our side until the end of the wedding. The ship staff could not be more helpful and it seemed like they were enjoying themselves as well. We personally brought an iPod with dedicated playlists for each event of the wedding/reception to make things go smooth. The food was a buffet and it was plentiful. The cake is a standard but you can use you own topper or ribbon to elevate it. A recommendation would be to pay extra to have waiters working the room taking drink orders in addition to the bar tenders. It was well worth the cost.

 

 

 

Even though on paper the time seems limited, we did not feel rushed and we pushed it right up until the very end. It was nice to have the wedding and the ceremony back to back as it kept the day moving. Even though we were in the Viking Crown Lounge, we had a few guests go off exploring the ship. Some may or may not have visited the Windjammer.

 

 

 

 

 

Bottom line is that it is all what you make of it. The main two things are you have to put a little work into tweaking the event to your liking and be willing to be patient for those months when Royal Romance does not want to talk with you that often.

 

 

 

 

 

If you have any questions,please feel free to ask .

I have a question. My embarkation day wedding is in June. How did you do pictures? If the ceremony and reception is back to back did you have any formal family/wedding party pictures taken? I don’t want to take too much time from the ceremony, but I would like to have some nice group photos.

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My embarkation wedding is in June out of Baltimore. I’ll be looking forward to hear your experience! Congratulations!

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Thanks for all your help

A little help please. Im going on a cruise next april and had a few questions about the drink package that i cant find online anywhere. I would be looking into getting the premium package, most likely. I thought i heard they did away with if one person in the room gets a drink package everyone has to. My next thing is i heard you can actually only get a limited number of drinks a day. How many drinks can you order at one time? Does the package include those after dinner shots?