2010/2011 offers four very unique opportunities to cruise with P&O Cruises and celebrate a sunny beach wedding in Fiji or Vanuatu.  Due to the registration regulations of ships it is not possible to get married on board.  However the 2010/2011 itineraries of P&O’s Pacific Pearl allow you to cruise with family and friends and stop off to enjoy a leisurely wedding ceremony in beautiful Fiji or Vanuatu – an inclusive wedding and honeymoon shared with the people you love!

Unique, romantic – and great value for money!

An absolute New Zealand first!  Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel has liaised with P&O Cruises and wedding coordinators in Fiji and Vanuatu to arrange the first ever Pacific Pearl wedding cruises from Auckland.  

With all-inclusive cruise fares - meaning no extra costs for a wedding reception – a cruise wedding offers fantastic value for money.   2010/2011 itineraries begin from this December so guests will have plenty of time to save for their fares.  Even better – current earlybird specials include up to 50% off fares* and an onboard credit*.

Cruise life is great for all ages and interests – relaxing and reading by the pool, sipping a cocktail with friends as you enjoy the nightly live entertainment, and the kids are kept busy with the huge range of activities offered by the kids clubs.   From nana to the kids, your wedding party will enjoy the diverse range of onboard entertainment options as they sail in celebration of your future as husband and wife.

Sail away stress-free

With the Pacific Pearl being essentially an all-inclusive floating resort, you’re free to relax and enjoy your guests’ company.  Tonia Timmins, Wedding Specialist at Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel, says, “It’s a pre-wedding holiday – just what you need after organising a wedding!”  Make the most of it and treat the girls to a pampering beauty treatment at the onboard Aqua HealthSpaFitness while the boys head to the casino for Black Jack.

The new Pacific Pearl offers the Salt Grill, an intimate venue for the ultimate dining experience, a Live Circus with outdoor trapeze acrobatics performed by Pacific Cirque, and The Cafe, Australia's first chocolate cafe at sea.

It’s even easier to relax when you know all the details for your wedding have been finalised and a wedding coordinator will be meeting you as you arrive in port.  Prior to your cruise everything will be nutted out with your wedding coordinator, including the marriage licence, ceremony location, music, flowers, cake, and so on. 

Wedding ceremony on South Pacific shores

The Big Day unfolds…
8am
• Pacific Pearl arrives in port at your wedding destination – Vila, Vanuatu or Nadi, Fiji.  
• Visit the Aqua HealthSpaFitness onboard for hair and make-up. 
• Disembark and meet your waiting wedding coordinator. 
• Be transported to the Registry Office to collect marriage licence. 
• Make your way to your pre-arranged ceremony location, whether it’s a beach, chapel or bure, and find everything waiting for you exactly as you had arranged with the wedding coordinator.
• Marry the man or woman of your dreams against a backdrop of sand, swaying palms and sparkling seas.
• Enjoy a champagne toast to wedded bliss, canapés, music and mingling with family and friends and photos taken in a South Pacific paradise.
• Be transported back to the Pacific Pearl to continue celebrations onboard, whether it’s a buffet and cocktails on the private Oasis deck or the  use of one of the Pacific Pearl's specialty bars or dining rooms.

5-6pm
• Pacific Pearl sails out of port and into the sunset as you share a toast to your new life as husband and wife.

Wedding reception on Pacific Pearl

The reception is the time to really let down your hair and have some fun!  Return exhilarated from your shore ceremony to continue the festivities on board the Pacific Pearl.  With plenty of flexibility, the possibilities include:

• Booking The Oasis on Deck 8 for informal canapés and cocktails.  Amazing photo opportunities as the ship sails out of port and into the sunset.
• Private use of one of the ship’s many bars.  Put up a bar tab for your guests and toast to your new life together.

All options can be followed by dinner in one of the ship’s restaurants – all included in the price of your cruise fare.  Furthermore, children can have complimentary care at a kids club until 10pm, with care continuing until 1am at an additional cost.  Keep the party going well into the night!

Sailing into the sunset is a romantic beginning to any marriage.  Combining a cruise with your wedding and honeymoon is the perfect way to discover the most picturesque islands in the South Pacific and celebrate the beginning of your new life together with the people you love. 

All about P&O Cruises

From the moment you step on board the new-look Pacific Pearl, you’re on holiday.  Unpack just once and get ready for a magical experience.

Your floating resort offers an amazing array of facilities with your fare, including the exciting range of activities, dining options and entertainment.  With over 75 years of experience, cruising with P&O Cruises is the perfect escape for all ages.  There’s plenty of fun options for children available through the kids clubs catering to children 3 years of age through to teenagers.

2010 cruises departing from Auckland with the flexibility for a wedding in Fiji or Vanuatu:
• 10 night Bounty Discovery – 09 January 2011. Get married in Vila  from $1968* share twin
• 10 night Pacific Discovery – 30 May 2011.  Get married in Vila from $1597* share twin
• 8 night Mysterious Wonders – 09 June 2011.  Get married in Vila from $2029* share twin
• 10 night Bounty Discovery – 17 June 2011. Get married in Vila from $2417* share twin
• 32 night Tahitian Treasures – 27 June 2011.  Get married in Nadi from $4,108* share twin

4 berth options also available.  *Plus Earlybird savings including up to 50% off and onboard credit, depending on cruise chosen and subject to availability.

*Cruise fare includes all meals and entertainment on board.  Extra costs include alcoholic drinks and babysitting after 10pm. 

View Pacific Pearl 2010 itineraries

Easy organising - What the wedding coordinator can offer you:

Wedding coordinators in Fiji and Vanuatu are very experienced in helping you to plan for an overseas wedding.  Flexible to your unique requests, these are some of the things they can help you organise:

• All marriage licence arrangements, including transport to the registry office to collect it
• Marriage celebrant, witnesses (if necessary)
• Hair and make-up for the bride
• Catering – from tropical fruit platters to a champagne lunch
• Equipment and set up, from floral archways to table settings
• Floral arrangements, eg leis, buttonholes and bouquets
• Dancers and live music
• Photography/Videography packages

Basic wedding packages are priced from around NZ$1000

Contact Tonia today to find out more about this and other wedding destination options.

tonia@bonvoyage.co.nz            0800 266 869         09 368 6804         8a Cleveland Road,  Parnell,  Auckland