GloFish1993

Length of cruise for wedding cruise?? How long are your wedding cruises and how many attendees do you all anticipate? None of my family lives in Florida, so everyone will have to fly to port. We are debating between a 4 day and a 7 day cruise. Do any of you have a 7 day that looks like it will have a good guest turn out?

 

 

Thanks!!

We are booked on a 7 day cruise out of Miami and hope to have 25 people booked by the end of this year! So far we have 18 people officially booked (20 if you count me and my future hubby) so I hope we meet our goal so we can have 75 non-sailing guest come too. Our families mostly live in Miami so we don't have the fly to port issue. I think cost might be a big factor when thinking about a 4 day vs a 7 day cruise but also what ships you have available for each itinerary because different ships might have different options for your ceremony/reception space! I hope that helps!

Question and I haven't had a chance to search through the threads for what other brides have said/done...

 

Does anyone plan on setting aside a tip for their servers, bartender or wedding coordinator for their cruise wedding? I know with cruising you pay a flat fee for tips but that is just for the room steward right? I just had a thought that I need to be adding in that extra cost as well. What are your thoughts?

I plan on setting aside a tip but I'm not sure how much is appropriate yet! I feel like tips are something that is super subjective and is whatever you feel comfortable giving for the service you received. I looked it up on google and got that you "should" tip approximately 10-15% of your final bill to your bartenders to split between them, $10-20 per person for waitstaff, and around $200 for a wedding coordinator. This the site I found the information from: https://www.brides.com/story/complete-list-wedding-vendors-gratuity-tip-how-much

I hope that helps!

That all sounds so exciting!! So far we've been in contact with our coordinator Joanna who has been AMAZING and answers all of my questions within a day or two. We're set on having a DJ for our reception and will likely pay to keep the photographer for longer than the hour included in our package.

The waiting is the worst part! I feel like it's a lot of nothing to do for a long time :(:(:(

What are you all planning in the meantime?

Hello everyone,

This is my first post on the boards and I am SO EXCITED!! I learned so much from the 2016, 2017, and 2018 bride threads so I figure, why not start a 2019 wedding thread?

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I'm officially getting married on embarkation day the Allure of the Seas in June 2019! We're going to St. Kitts, St. Thomas, and Nassau! I know that it's over a year away but I can't wait to start planning! So far we sent out invitations to give our guests a "heads up" in case they want to join us for the cruise. What have you started planning and what are you most excited for?

I can't wait to start chatting with all of you about your wedding plans!