A Supreme court has ruled in favour of same sex marriage in Bermuda and three cruise lines have lined up to offers the same onboard its cruise ship at Sea.
What happened?
Three Carnival Corp. cruise lines — Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises and Cunard Line — have revealed they are now started taking bookings for conducting same-sex marriages at sea.
The ruling permits any Bermuda-registered cruise ship offering weddings at sea packages the opportunity to offer same-sex ceremonies.
Cruise ships cash in:
All P&O Cruises’ ships (with the exception of Britannia) are registered in Bermuda, while Cunard’s three-ship fleet is also registered there.
The ship’s captain or deputy captain have been authorized to perform the ceremonies while the licenses will be issued by Bermuda authorities.
Attractive packages:
P&O Cruises’ Weddings at Sea packages start from £1,200 and the first same-sex ceremony is set to take place in the Caribbean aboard the 3,096-passenger Azura in January 2018.
P&O Cruises’ senior vice president, Paul Ludlow, said: “I am delighted that following this much anticipated change in the legalities we are now the first British cruise line to be able to arrange same sex weddings onboard. Weddings at sea are very romantic and getting married by the Captain (or deputy captain) in the middle of the ocean is an unforgettable experience.”
First booking accepted:
Cunard’s senior vice president, Simon Palethorpe, said: “This is very welcome news for us and I am delighted that we have become one of the first British cruise lines to take a booking for a same-sex wedding. We look forward to welcoming this couple and many other couples too.”
Princess Cruises:
Princess Cruises, part of Carnival Corp. has revealed it intends to offer same-sex marriages on its 13 Bermuda-registered ships.
In a statement, the line said: “We are currently working on developing a range of services and amenities to meet the needs of same sex couple ceremonies and will release full information on these shortly.”
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Source: Cruise Critic
