Selestyl Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Hello! My fiancé and I are getting married on the Oasis of the Seas in January 2020 - we're three weeks away now and boy it snuck up on me! I wanted to know if anyone else has experience with weddings on Royal Caribbean! Our pre-cruise coordinator was absolutely fantastic at helping us plan everything, but I'm starting to get the nervous jitters waiting for the last confirmation to roll in and am seeking any sort of advice! If it changes advice or experience, it's just the two of us with the ship providing our witnesses - we're super private and plan to visit everyone throughout the year ellcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Check out this podcast that @Matt released only a couple of weeks ago regarding RCL weddings! https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/podcast/episode-328-getting-married-royal-caribbean Selestyl and Matt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 I would advise seeking out the on-board wedding coordinator to confirm your plans as soon as possible after you board the ship. My sister-in-law attended a cruise wedding where most of the information didn't get transferred from the shore to the ship. Venues for the service and reception weren't actually reserved and she basically said anything that could go wrong, did. The on-board coordinator did her best but was essentially working without plans. I highly doubt this will happen to you, but it never hurts to double check! (Also, I don't think this was on Royal but I'm not positive.) Selestyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selestyl Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: Check out this podcast that @Matt released only a couple of weeks ago regarding RCL weddings! https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/podcast/episode-328-getting-married-royal-caribbean Thank you @SpeedNoodles! I'll give it a listen on the commute home tonight! SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selestyl Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, Atlantix2000 said: I would advise seeking out the on-board wedding coordinator to confirm your plans as soon as possible after you board the ship. My sister-in-law attended a cruise wedding where most of the information didn't get transferred from the shore to the ship. Venues for the service and reception weren't actually reserved and she basically said anything that could go wrong, did. The on-board coordinator did her best but was essentially working without plans. I highly doubt this will happen to you, but it never hurts to double check! (Also, I don't think this was on Royal but I'm not positive.) Oh my gosh, this is my worst nightmare! Maybe I should bring a copy of our planning forms just in case. I'm told there will be a note from the coordinator once we get into our stateroom and I hope to find them shortly after. Thank you for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Congratulations! I'm on board Oasis now. Last week Labadee was setup for a wedding, it looked beautiful where they had it arranged. If I can be of any assistance reaching the coordinator on board let me know. I'm on the next cruise as well. Selestyl and KristiZ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selestyl Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, twangster said: Congratulations! I'm on board Oasis now. Last week Labadee was setup for a wedding, it looked beautiful where they had it arranged. If I can be of any assistance reaching the coordinator on board let me know. I'm on the next cruise as well. Thank you so much!! We'll be having the ceremony on the first day at sea, but hearing how beautiful it looked makes me happy! Thank you for the offer! I don't know their name yet, or I would gladly take you up on that. I think I was told that there will be a different coordinator before our sailing as well, so I'm not sure who we will be working with just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 No advice but congratulations! I love that it's just you two and I wish you all the best! Selestyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRebecca Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Congrats! I wish I had thought to do that, enjoy!! Selestyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8erguy1978 Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 We utilized a cruise to Bermuda for our wedding but separate from Royal Caribbean. Destination weddings are the way to go! Just wanted to express congratulations. Share your experience when you return. As mentioned by @SpeedNoodles check out that podcast episode, I enjoyed it. Selestyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 I think this blog post should be helpful: 10 tips for an amazing Royal Caribbean wedding Selestyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selestyl Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 18 hours ago, ellcee said: No advice but congratulations! I love that it's just you two and I wish you all the best! 18 hours ago, PRebecca said: Congrats! I wish I had thought to do that, enjoy!! Thank you both so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selestyl Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 18 hours ago, sk8erguy1978 said: We utilized a cruise to Bermuda for our wedding but separate from Royal Caribbean. Destination weddings are the way to go! Just wanted to express congratulations. Share your experience when you return. As mentioned by @SpeedNoodles check out that podcast episode, I enjoyed it. Thank you so much! I'll definitely update after the wedding sk8erguy1978 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selestyl Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 33 minutes ago, Matt said: I think this blog post should be helpful: 10 tips for an amazing Royal Caribbean wedding Thank you for this, Matt! Your point about being flexible is a really important one I want to remember for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingKitty Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 On 12/12/2019 at 10:03 AM, Selestyl said: Thank you so much! I'll definitely update after the wedding We are all anxiously waiting for the update. I'm the MOB and we have been in the planning stages since April 2019 for a Oct 2020 wedding "Vows at Sea" aboard the Harmony in the Dazzles Venue. Our land coordinator has been "on-point" fantastic to work with thus far and has answered all of our questions as well. We are scheduled for the ship tour this month and hopefully we will be meeting with the on-board coordinator for our cruise. I have also discovered a FB Page (Royal Caribbean Brides and Grooms) that has been an instrumental place for information, photo's and advice. @twangster - Let me know if your also attending this cruise. It's going to be a blast! We bring the party with us. Congrats on your wedding @Selestyl I'm hoping it was EPIC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selestyl Posted February 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, CruisingKitty said: We are all anxiously waiting for the update. I'm the MOB and we have been in the planning stages since April 2019 for a Oct 2020 wedding "Vows at Sea" aboard the Harmony in the Dazzles Venue. Our land coordinator has been "on-point" fantastic to work with thus far and has answered all of our questions as well. We are scheduled for the ship tour this month and hopefully we will be meeting with the on-board coordinator for our cruise. I have also discovered a FB Page (Royal Caribbean Brides and Grooms) that has been an instrumental place for information, photo's and advice. @twangster - Let me know if your also attending this cruise. It's going to be a blast! We bring the party with us. Congrats on your wedding @Selestyl I'm hoping it was EPIC! Thanks for reminding me @CruisingKitty! Apologies for the delay; things have been wild since coming back! (Returning to work, adopting kittens, legal paperwork, etc ) Everything went off fabulously and without a hitch! Our coordinator met with us the night before, had us double check all the documents for spelling, and went over our package choices with us to make sure everything was still good. They even took my tiny selfie stick/Bluetooth tripod to get it set up the night before so there was no surprise with it the next day It was just the two of us so very low key, but that was exactly how we wanted it. It was perfect for us! Our photographer was also fantastic and captured every big moment! I'm so thankful to the entire Royal Caribbean team for making our day so incredibly special. And everyone on the ship was so kind, stopping us to congratulate us even days after because they recognized us Best wishes for the upcoming wedding as well!!! ellcee, Skigoofy, KristiZ and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingKitty Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 40 minutes ago, Selestyl said: Thanks for reminding me @CruisingKitty! Apologies for the delay; things have been wild since coming back! (Returning to work, adopting kittens, legal paperwork, etc ) Everything went off fabulously and without a hitch! Our coordinator met with us the night before, had us double check all the documents for spelling, and went over our package choices with us to make sure everything was still good. They even took my tiny selfie stick/Bluetooth tripod to get it set up the night before so there was no surprise with it the next day It was just the two of us so very low key, but that was exactly how we wanted it. It was perfect for us! Our photographer was also fantastic and captured every big moment! I'm so thankful to the entire Royal Caribbean team for making our day so incredibly special. And everyone on the ship was so kind, stopping us to congratulate us even days after because they recognized us Best wishes for the upcoming wedding as well!!! @Selestyl OMG! I'm so glad it all worked out perfectly for your special day! The photo's are amazing and y'all look super happy! You look so beautiful and your bouquet is to die for gorgeous. Thanks for getting back to me on your big day and congrats to the both! All my best...MOB Cruising Kitty! Selestyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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