andreann

We started planning in january of this year for our cruise on The Liberty of the Seas and everything came out perfect. I hired ONeisha Brown from Rose Hall Development for the ceremony in Jamaica. They have really great packages and totally nailed it. Everything was done via email and skype and it was better than I could have imagined. It was 11 am ship time, 10am local time. We didn't know if there would be time for a reception so we just had a toast at Rose Hall followed by lunch at Scotchies, a local jerk pork and chicken place, and headed to the ship. We got there at around 3, right on time. We probably could have done a lunch or some apps at Rose Hall. We did a cocktail that evening that ended up costing $400 for 40 people to book the entire lounge and have a dj play. We had our first dance, and wedding-y things there. We even hired two of the dancers from the crew to help us with our first dance, which started as a waltz, halfway through he dipped me and then we did a salsa routine that ended with me jumping into his arms. It was awesome. Then we had dinner at the italian restaurant. They set up the centerpieces I brought onboard (manzanita trees with silk flowers, fresh flowers are not allowed due to health requirements). Family style apps included antipasto, tuna carpaccio, and shrimp risotto. Mains wew a choice of lobster-scallop skewers, rack of lamb, or filet, with family style sides of mushroom pappardele and ceasar salad. Dessert was tiramisu or tartufo de cioccolatto AND they made ma a very nice white chocolate wedding cake. The cover per person is $20 plus wines (they have bottles starting at $29) Everything was fantastic. After dinner we headed to the latin bar for salsa dancing and then to the nightclub. We danced until 4am. It was a champagne wedding on a beer budget and you would have never known. All our guests loved it. We also had a dress rehearsal in the side dining room set up for us, where we did a roast and toast. They set up a projector for us. The day before the wedding, we did a TTD shoot at Labadee. We used the photographer from the ship, the company is called image. He was the best! My wedding cruise is exactly what you are describing! Not only was the wedding day itself unbelievable, but the whole week was a blast and full of activities and time to bond with friends and family. If you have any questions let me know! I would be happy to help.

Once you are onboard, plan to meet with the group coordinator. Once we did that, everything went smoothly. The problem was communication before the cruise, but we booked the cruise on the same ship immediately before the wedding cruise so my fiancee and I could meet with everyone. They did a great job, but its hard not to have everything coordinated before you set sail.

I coordinated the ceremony in jamaica with the planner from Rose Hall Development, and the reception through the group coordinator onboard. Both were fantastic, but we had to wait until we were on the ship to really coordinate anything for the reception. The ceremony at Cinammon Hill at Rose Hall was unbelievable. We did the Liberty of the Seas 5 day cruise, had a TTD photoshoot in labadee before the wedding in Jamaica. We went on the same ship for the cruise immediately before to set everything up. I prepared OOT bags, which were delivered by group coordinator to staterooms for $2 per bag. He also printed our itineraries. We used Image, the onboard photography company, and they were incredible. The photographer did pur TTD shoot, wedding in the morning at jamaica, and evening reception. We had a cocktail for everyone before dinner. It was about $400 for 40 people including dj and open bar. We had our first dance etc during that time. Then we did dinner at the italian restaurant Portofino and had dancing at the latin club and then nightclub. The dress rehearsal was done in the side dining room, so we were able to set up everything, including a projector, for our roast and toast dinner. It was an unbelievable experience. I am very happy with how things went. We had 40 people total and everyone had a blast.

We hada cruise wedding on Royal Caribbean Liberty of the seas. We did the ttd shoot the day before our wedding in jamaica, at Labadee. We used the onboard photography company, Image for all pictures and are thrilled with the results.

This is my custom made coin pearl and vermeil necklace. I also got turquoise ones for my bridesmaids and mom. I dont mean to self promote but I am a jewelry designer and work with a company in Guatemala that promotes the development of low income women through jewelry production, and I do custom work with gemstones. Pm me if you are still looking Id be happy to help.

Here is the end result