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Getting married is one of the most cherish experience of a lifetime. For a couple, there are so many venues you can pick to commemorate this wonderful moment But, have you ever thought of exchanging your wedding vows onboard a cruise ship instead? It will certainly help to create a lasting, unforgettable memory for you and your spouse-to-be.

There are wedding cruise ships choices like Golden Princess and Star Princess. Captains on board have been trained to lead through the marriage proceedings and record has shown that, more than 200 couples have been married on cruise ships up till now. And to share in this joyful occasion, cruise liners have helped to setup internet video cameras to record the proceedings of the event live back to your loves ones and friends back home.

However, marriages on board a ship are not without its complications ? legally speaking. Britain's Marriage Act of 1949 has stated that weddings are only recognizable if it is held in a "permanent, identifiable place''. That means getting married out in the open British waters does not meet Britain's lawful requirements. Because of this ruling, cruise ships liners like P&O Cruises have decided to go around the problem by registering their ships at Bermuda instead. With this change, cruise operators are able to evade the issue of maritime marriages being non legal.

Besides getting married on the sea and running the risk of being non-legally married, wedding ceremonies can be held at ports of calls whereby clergyman or civil officials can standby for this off-ship wedding arrangement. For those interested, you can find Carnival cruises that specialize in this sort of wedding cruise packages.

If you happen to be those one couples who just wish to renew your wedding vows, there are also several ?vow-renewal packages? offered by cruise liners.

Just to show further evidence that business is booming for cruise ships that conduct wedding ceremonies, Emerald Princess, debuting in the year 2007, is also including a wedding chapel in its shipboard designs. As demand for cruise wedding ceremonies increase, chances are, more cruise ships will be conducting weddings onboard its ships in the future. Cruisers who are planning for a cruise wedding can definitely have more choices to choose from then.

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