Have the perfect honeymoon with a cruise

Most people like a little of the finer things in life, especially when it comes to taking a holiday and particularly when that holiday is the honeymoon following a wedding ceremony. A marriage is a massive investment and people generally save for years on end to make the day special and the honeymoon unforgettable. With that in mind it is worth thinking about luxury ocean trips with the likes of P&O cruises to make the honeymoon holiday as memorable as can be. A trip on board a luxury liner was for a long time thought to be out of the price range of the typical holidaymaker, but voyages today can be sourced which are of the highest quality and at great value prices – besides which, if you are celebrating your wedding day, why not push the boat out a bit, as it were? A honeymoon should feel like a real treat and something completely exclusive, so if you are taking a couple of weeks to celebrate your wedding day then you should enjoy something rather more lavish than a couple of weeks in the south of Spain on a package tour. Royal Caribbean cruises take the traveller around luxurious and exotic islands which are private and beautiful, the ideal places to spend that first holiday following your wedding. This is the biggest benefit of an ocean trip – the holiday takes in several locations and destinations meaning that the traveller wakes up to a different view from their cabin window every day they sail.

Excellent Equinox main dining room

"First time with P&O . Aboard the Arcadia. Only been with Cunard before . Level of service was excellent and we thought the meals far better than on the old QE2." - Wass, Derby on 25th Sep 2009 (P&O Cruises)

The height of convenience and comfort

Ocean-going holidays from leading and famous lines such as Cunard cruises are today accessible to everyone who wants to spoil themselves for their wedding honeymoon trip. A honeymoon ought to be memorable and seafaring trips let the happy couple relax in levels of comfort and luxury that simply are not available on a typical cattle-class package tour to Spanish Costas or the Greek Islands. Following a wedding ceremony the newly-married couple want to be treated a little bit special and be waited on hand and foot. Ocean voyages are quite old-fashioned in that respect, in that the staff and crew on board are only too happy to carry out any requests at all which passengers make of them – not something which can always be said of staff in the average hotel. Fred Olsen cruises for example are one of the many lines renowned for their customer service and liners typically have an average of one crew member per every two passengers on board – meaning that the newly-married couple will really feel the benefit of that personal service on their honeymoon. The smart honeymooner today knows that their vacation can start the moment the couple set foot on the gangplank of a MSC cruises liner. Not for them starting their post-wedding holiday sitting around an airport departure lounge waiting for a delayed flight. Luxury ocean trips mean that the wedding continues in style and the couple can immediately switch off and relax as they set out for the next picturesque destination.

King Penguins at Bluff Cove Falkland Isles

"The best that we have seen so far, talented, energetic youngsters performing West End shows, a brilliant comedian and a talented magician, if these are aboard the Boudicca this week in the Baltic, I bet Christine, the Cruise Director, will be smiling like a Cheshire cat." - O'Neil, Haydock on 23rd Sep 2009 (Fred. Olsen Cruises)

Better value than you might think

In the past there was no doubt that the price of a trip was the main barrier to the majority of people being able to treat themselves to an ocean-going voyage as a honeymoon holiday to celebrate their wedding day. That has changed however, because of the way in which providers are able to offer holidays on the Internet. Trips with leading companies like can Celebrity cruises can now be sourced at more than affordable prices, meaning that the betrothed couple can even funnel a little bit of wedding budget back into the day itself and spend a bit more on bespoke wedding invitations or other wedding accessories. Internet-based providers of seafaring voyage holidays are able to charge less for luxurious trips such as cruises from Southampton because they operate entirely virtually and don’t have the same overheads which go with operating a travel agency on a high street, complete with expensive rates and rents. Something that many travellers who are embarking on their honeymoon might not be aware of is that once you have paid for your trip and berth on board a luxury liner, everything else on board shop is then included in the price, including your food, drink and on-board entertainment. This means that the happy couple on luxury Caribbean cruises can enjoy an entirely different kind of holiday with no hidden extras, and without having to pay ‘tourist’ prices for things which people on package tours usually have to. Meaning more money left to spend on your wedding ceremony!

Adventurous expedition

"My sister and i have just returned from a trip to Italy on the Legend of the sea and i have to tell u that i have done quite a few cruises and this was the best from all aspects, the food was great the service as well, every thing was so organized." - Walters, Durban, South Africa on 23rd Sep 2009 (Royal Caribbean Cruises)

Several holidays in one

People who regularly enjoy luxury ocean liner trips generally return home to tell their friends and family that they have enjoyed a unique type of holiday – and this is no different for people who take ocean trips as honeymoons. Among the most oft-mentioned reasons for preferring an ocean trip to a package tour is that the liner passenger can enjoy the feeling of several holidays rolled into one – something which is sure to make a honeymoon all the more memorable. The chief reason behind this is that on board a luxury liner from someone like Princess cruises, the traveling itself is a joy and part of the holiday, rather than the unpleasant experience it can be when flying away on a honeymoon. Not for the sailing holidaymaker the chore of fighting through airport queues and rigorous security checks which are inherent to a package deal – simply walk up the gangplank, let the porter transfer your luggage to your cabin and away you go. Another reason mentioned by fans of ocean tours is that their trip typically takes them around multiple beautiful destinations without their having to unpack and repack their suitcases – something which is a luxury misunderstood until you have tried it! The days of a flight to get to your holiday destination being a novelty are gone, and air travel is not really fun any more. However trips with providers like NCL cruises are studies in luxury and the ideal way to kick off a wedding honeymoon in style.

Black Watch with green surroundings

"The ship itself is comfortable, in our opinion would suit everyones needs, able bodied or disabled. The atrium has definately the WOW factor. The freedom dining worked really well the food great and we loved meeting different people every morning and evening at meal times to suit us. Marco pierre white cafe jardin a must. VERY MEMORABLE." - Langridge, Hornchurch on 23rd Sep 2009 (P&O Cruises)