P&O Cruises registers ‘record number’ of wedding bookings

P&O Cruises has had a “record number” of bookings for weddings at sea, which it has attributed to its “widest ever appeal” with millennials.

The line registered a 12% increase in weddings and vow renewal bookings in the year to December 2024, which is anticipated to grow “significantly” in 2025.

Wedding packages are available for all ships in the fleet, Iona, Arvia and Britannia, from April 2, 2025, with prices starting at £3,420, excluding the cost of the cruise

This includes hair and makeup, dining for the couple, the ceremony and associated legalities.

Special dining costs from £28 per head for a four-course celebration.

More than 80% of couples choose to bring friends and family on board to go on an extended holiday together.

Couples can choose their ceremony to be in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Norwegian Fjords or part of a world cruise.

P&O Cruises has a dedicated wedding and ceremony team, with weddings and vow renewals are conducted by the captain in an exclusive venue on board.

Carnival UK and P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow 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.”