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“Celebrity Weddings” Toll Free: 866-535-2352
Important Guidelines
Booking:
Please reserve your wedding date and customized selections
early. Due to the individual care Celebrity Weddings’ Event
Managers give each wedding, we are limited in the number of
ceremonies that can be coordinated on each ship and at each
port of call. All ceremonies and receptions are reserved based on
availability. Ceremonies may only be held without payment for 72
hours. To avoid a $250.00 late fee, please arrange your wedding
at least 45 days prior to the sail date of your cruise vacation. Our
Celebrity Weddings’ Event Managers will work with you to create
the perfect wedding that suits your individual style. Your wedding
date will be reserved as soon as full payment for your wedding
package is received. Wedding arrangements may be paid in US
Dollars by credit card, travel agency check, certified check or
international money order. Visa, MasterCard, American Express
and Discover are also accepted. Weddings are considered
reserved upon receipt of a signed Celebrity Weddings
Wedding Contract.
Once your wedding is confirmed with payment, a wedding reser-
vation can only be rescheduled outside of 60 days prior to the
sail date. If you need to reschedule the date of your wedding for
any reason, it is subject to availability and a rescheduling fee
of $250.00.
Due to the limited availability of some services, Celebrity
Weddings encourages couples to book custom options as
soon as choices are made. Enhancements will be confirmed
upon full receipt of payment. Additions and changes may only
be received up to forty-five (45) days prior to the sail date of your
cruise vacation.
As a complimentary service provided by Celebrity Cruises,
wedding parties may have up to 10 non-sailing guests in
attendance at the wedding ceremony. If there are more than
10 non-sailing guests, a reception package must be booked.
Additional cake and champagne does not constitute a reception.
If a reception is booked on the ship, additional non-sailing guests
may attend the ceremony and reception. Please note that in some
ports of call, non-sailing guests are not permitted to board the
ship due to security restrictions.
Wedding parties with a reception may have a maximum of
one hundred and fifty (150) non-sailing guests board the ship for
their celebration. Wedding parties with 25 - 50 guests require the
services of an additional Wedding Coordinator and will be
charged an additional $150.00 US Dollars. For each additional
25 guests, Celebrity Weddings requires the services of one
additional Wedding Coordinator. Couples who choose to have
a destination wedding ceremony may purchase an onboard
reception following their ceremony. There is an additional fee
of $150.00 US Dollars as onboard receptions require a
Wedding Coordinator.
Please be advised that in the event of strikes, lockouts, riots,
weather conditions, change of itineraries, missed ports,
mechanical difficulties or other unforeseen circumstances,
Celebrity Cruises may at any time and without prior notice
cancel, advance, postpone or deviate from any scheduled
sailing or port of call. Celebrity Weddings shall not be liable for
any loss whatsoever incurred by reason of such cancellation,
advancement, postponement or deviation. Please refer to
Celebrity’s brochures and cruise ticket contract for additional
terms and conditions regarding your cruise vacation.
Hurricane Policy:
In the event that the ship cannot safely dock in your wedding
port due to a hurricane or tropical storm or other inclement
weather conditions, Celebrity Weddings will make every attempt
to reschedule a symbolic ceremony for you either onboard the
ship or another port of call. If this is not possible and all
arrangements must be cancelled, couples will be refunded
the cost of their Celebrity Weddings event minus the $200.00
administrative fee. Unfortunately, fees for marriage licenses are
non-refundable.
Boarding:
Priority boarding is provided for bridal couples (as well as their
guests) who are being married on the day of sailing. If you have
not registered online, please have your cruise documents com-
pleted prior to arriving at the cruise terminal. All wedding couples
must present themselves to the Wedding Coordinator to check
in and to be escorted to the ship. There may be lines for regular
passengers to check-in and to board the ship, therefore, checking
in with the Wedding Coordinator is the only way we can ensure
bridal couples and their guests do not wait in line unnecessarily.
The boarding time is controlled by U.S. Customs and Immigration.
No one is permitted to board the ship until U.S. Customs and
Immigration clear the ship. A Wedding Coordinator will greet the
bridal party and guests at the security desk inside the terminal
area and escort them onboard ship and then escort the couple
to their stateroom. Couples may board as soon as US Customs