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Created:	Mon Apr 23 1990
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	651
Total number of notes:	9490

650.0. "Cruise ship wedding in a foreign port?" by NETCAD::DREYER (I need a vacation!!) Wed Apr 30 1997 15:15

We would like to get married on a cruise.  The only info I see here pertains to
Boston harbor cruises.  Has anyone here been married on a cruise in a foreign
port?  I'm hoping for pointers to info on how it all works!!

Thanks!

Laura

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
650.1	Call the Cruise Lines	MROA::BERGART	Jeff-the-ref	`Wed Apr 30 1997 16:42`	18
	As a Massachusetts Justice of the Peace I know that I can only marry someone on a boat which is in Massachusetts territorial waters! The captain would have to give me the coordinates (longitude and latitude) of where we were during the ceremony to complete the marriage license. (The license would get sent back to the town hall at which it was taken out, regardless of where in Mass. the marriage ceremony takes place) For foreign marriages, I suspect you need to get a license from that local country. Requirements (such as waiting periods, etc.) will vary. I am not quite sure what happens if you get married outside of any country's territorial waters. Supposedly the captain can marry you, but some countries might not accept either his authority, or that a marriage outside their territorial limits is valid! I beat the cruise lines have all the information you need. Give them a call. They probably have done this lots of times... Jeff
650.2	It's a fantasy I'd like to make reality!	NETCAD::DREYER	I need a vacation!!	`Wed Apr 30 1997 17:11`	11
	Thanks Jeff, I will definitely call the cruise line. I also am hoping to hear some first hand experiences if anyone here has had any. I was a little disappointed when I found out that since 1958 it is not legal to be married on a ship unless it is in port. What about all those love boat episodes????!!! Laura
650.3	It happened on my cruise	JUMP4::JOY	Perception is reality	`Thu May 15 1997 16:49`	12
	I don't have many details, but the cruise I was on in Jan. in the Caribbean (Celebrity Cruises) had a wedding held while we were on board. The wedding party sat behind us at dinner. I think the actual wedding was held while we were in port in Barbados. As .1 said, call the cruise lines or check on their web pages for info. Debbie p.s. It was interesting to see everyone in tuxes and wedding garb, just on the other side of the pool!