Four years ago today I was married aboard the Carnival Inspiration in Tampa, Florida. I have to say, it was one of the best decisions I ever made. About 40 friends and family members attended the ceremony and cocktail reception while the ship was in port. The best part was once the wedding was over, all the guests left, and we sailed off on our honeymoon.
Carnival did an excellent job of taking care of all the details. Really, the only thing I brought on board was my dress and favors. Everything from the flowers, cake and decorations to the food, cocktails and even the minister, were provided by Carnival. It really was the perfect wedding for our lifestyle.
After, we spent 5 nights aboard the Carnival Inspiration where we sailed to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
In each of the ports we did shore excursions. We snorkeled and swam with stingrays in Grand Cayman, and went on an ATV tour through the jungle in Mexico.
Our wedding/honeymoon was an amazing experience I will never forget. Since then, we haven’t taken another cruise because I was afraid our daughter was too young. That’s about to change as we are set to travel to Charleston, South Carolina to take our first family cruise on the Carnival Fantasy next month! I am BEYOND excited. During the cruise, we will be celebrating both my daughter’s birthday and our anniversary (yes, a few weeks late).
I will be sharing those details, along with our first family road trip, shortly 🙂
Idaho Jill
Yes, I know this post is over a week old, but I just saw it & had to comment! 1st off, Happy Belated Anniversary! I got married on a cruise, too! It was the most wonderful weekend. We took a 4 day cruise out of San Pedro, CA. We did the 4 day so everyone could actually cruise with us. It was so much fun – my mom always jokes that 18 people went on our honeymoon with us :-). We were in the newlywed game aboard the ship, so that was fun too. And we sailed a different cruise line, but they took care of everything, too. They opened the salon early for just me, so I got my hair done on the ship, then went to the room to dress, then got married at 2:30 pm as other people were just starting to board. That was in 1998. Such good memories!