Norwegian Bliss... Marriage Vows by Captain?

[sharberry]

Hello,

Can the Captain of the Norwegian Bliss marry a man & woman on a Mexico cruise from Los Angeles? If so, what are the steps one should take? Thank you for your help. 

[jsn55]

First step is to use NCL's website and search for an answer.  2nd step is to call NCL and ask them.  You could also an online search on the subject to get an idea of how things work on cruiseships.  This kind of important event is best handled directly so you're sure to get the correct information.  

Edited January 23, 2023 by jsn55
clarification

[njhorseman]

48 minutes ago, sharberry said:

Hello,

Can the Captain of the Norwegian Bliss marry a man & woman on a Mexico cruise from Los Angeles? If so, what are the steps one should take? Thank you for your help. 

Here's general information from NCL's website:
https://www.ncl.com/why-cruise-norwegian/wedding-cruises

The above web page will give you a phone number, email address and a link to the website of the company that NCL contracts with for the purpose of planning weddings, which is:

https://ncl.eweddingcalendar.com/ .

 

Edited January 23, 2023 by njhorseman

[chengkp75]

To the best of my knowledge, the Bahamas allows ship Captains to perform marriages, but it is the personal decision of each Captain whether or not they wish to get the certification to do so.  So, not every NCL Captain will perform marriage ceremonies, and so even the same ship may or may not do them depending on which Captain is onboard.  If the ceremony is done in port, then a local clergy or civil servant will have to perform the ceremony.

[wcook]

Just a thought: it is often easier to get legally married at the local courthouse before the trip, and then have a ceremony led by an officer on the ship. 

[GeezerCouple]

1 hour ago, wcook said:

Just a thought: it is often easier to get legally married at the local courthouse before the trip, and then have a ceremony led by an officer on the ship. 

 

Another possibility is to have the "other ceremony" on the ship to be *exactly* like their actual wedding ceremony and any festivities would have been, except that at the end the officiant says

"... and I now re-pronounce you..."

 

(And then the licensing of the officiant obviously doesn't matter.)

 

🙂