P&O Cruises has seen a record number of bookings for weddings at sea, particularly among millennial travellers.
In the year January to December 2024, the cruise line reported a 12% increase in weddings and vow renewals compare to the previous year. Those figures are expected to grow significantly in 2025.
Over 80% of couples chose to bring friends and family onboard for an extended, collective holiday.
Wedding packages with P&O Cruises start from £3,420, excluding the cost of the cruise. This includes hair and makeup, dining for the couple, the ceremony, dancing, and associated legalities. Speciality dining costs start from £28 a head for a four-course celebration menu.
Ceremonies are conducted by the captain in the wedding venue onboard. On the morning after their ceremony, couples can swim with turtles, kayak down fjords or relax on a Caribbean beach.
Paul Ludlow, President of Carnival UK & P&O Cruises, said: “As cruising appeals to an increasingly younger generation, we are seeing a notable trend of more millennial couples choosing to tie the knot at sea, given that they can combine a uniquely idyllic wedding day and dream honeymoon in one, at exceptional value.
“Next year will see P&O Cruises 20th anniversary of providing weddings at sea and over those two decades we have created perfect days for thousands of couples who want to escape for the ultimate romantic ceremony as well as those who bring a group of friends and family with them to enjoy an extended holiday with those they love.”
