Renewal

[miniwheat]

I have reserved for a vow renewal on the Coral Princess in July, does anyone know what day the will be doing the renewal the first 2 days are glacier days and I wasn't sure if they would still do them on the first formal night or not since its also a glacier day.:confused: Also do you get to pick the flowers you want? Also do they have cake you can buy for after?

[candycane823]

we did the vow renewal 4 years ago and we did NOT get to pick out the flowers but the bouquet was beautiful! mostly white flowers (real flowers) so it will go with anything you wear. the cake was given to us with a bottle of champagne and two glasses. it was delivered to the room and was already there when we got back to the room. A photographer will be there to take pictures at the ceremony also. you get to keep the glasses and you get a certificate. I brought the cake to dinner the next evening to share with our tablemates. The cake is about an 8 inch cake I think. no need to purchase! wait until you see the vows the captain recites to you...absolutely beautiful! it is not your typical vows, the words had to do with the years of marriage, and the years you are together. at the time when we did it, it was our 25th anniversary. he talked about the trials and tribulations to get to that milestone. you will love it! I found this to be more beautiful then our actual marriage ceremony because you are so busy trying to pull off the perfect wedding. they do that for you in a vow renewal and its perfect in every way possible. The captain will ask if you will be exchanging rings before the ceremony starts. We did this on Diamond princess. be sure to ask them to turn on the camera before the ceremony starts. My family watched the entire ceremony online. I wish you many years of happiness!!!

Edited April 22, 2014 by candycane823
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[miniwheat]

I have reserved for a vow renewal on the Coral Princess in July, does anyone know what day the will be doing the renewal the first 2 days are glacier days and I wasn't sure if they would still do them on the first formal night or not since its also a glacier day.:confused: Also do you get to pick the flowers you want? Also do they have cake you can buy for after?

 

I guess I should say it will be in Alaska! :D If anyone does there's between now and then I would love to hear how it goes, as I think Princess has changed things since last year.

[miniwheat]

we did the vow renewal 4 years ago and we did NOT get to pick out the flowers but the bouquet was beautiful! mostly white flowers (real flowers) so it will go with anything you wear. the cake was given to us with a bottle of champagne and two glasses. it was delivered to the room and was already there when we got back to the room. A photographer will be there to take pictures at the ceremony also. you get to keep the glasses and you get a certificate. I brought the cake to dinner the next evening to share with our tablemates. The cake is about an 8 inch cake I think. no need to purchase! wait until you see the vows the captain recites to you...absolutely beautiful! it is not your typical vows, the words had to do with the years of marriage, and the years you are together. at the time when we did it, it was our 25th anniversary. he talked about the trials and tribulations to get to that milestone. you will love it! I found this to be more beautiful then our actual marriage ceremony because you are so busy trying to pull off the perfect wedding. they do that for you in a vow renewal and its perfect in every way possible. The captain will ask if you will be exchanging rings before the ceremony starts. We did this on Diamond princess. be sure to ask them to turn on the camera before the ceremony starts. My family watched the entire ceremony online. I wish you many years of happiness!!!

 

Thanks so much, I'm wondering if its changed since 2013 because its not private anymore. Did you get to keep the flowers??

Edited April 22, 2014 by miniwheat

[AKman2495]

We did a renewal of vows in November. It will most likely be on a formal night.

 

Currently Princess has two packages for Renewal of vows:

 

Here is the site that explains the packages: http://www.princess.com/learn/onboard/gifts_services/celebrations/renewal_vows/index.jsp

 

And here is what you get:

 

This package includes:

Personalized ceremony*

Floral Bouquet & Boutonnieres

Commemorative certificate for "renewal of vows" signed by the Captain

One bottle of champagne for your stateroom

Chocolate-dipped Strawberries

Two Princess Cruises engraved souvenir champagne glasses

A framed formal portrait

Godiva heart-shaped box of chocolates

Item #1103 - $225.99

^Add a 25 minute massage or facial for $117.99 per couple

Item #1119 Package with massage or facial – $343.98

 

Deluxe Renewal of Vows

This package includes:

All the benefits of the Renewal of Vows Package plus these fabulous extras:

Champagne breakfast in bed - a half bottle of French champagne delivered with breakfast to your stateroom the morning of your choice

Two Princess Cruises waffle robes - gifts for you to take home

A visit to the Lotus Spa® - one 25-minute therapeutic massage or facial per person

Canapés or petit fours delivered to your stateroom on a selected evening

A personalized invitation from the Captain to visit the bridge while in port

Item #1104 - $499.99 per couple

 

We used our Princess visa point to get the deluxe package. We actually skipped the breakfast as we were too full from cruise food as it was.

 

The ceremony was very nice. The captain did a great job. The pictures came out well and we splurged on the package (we did get one picture free with a frame as per the package).

 

Congratulations on your renewal.

[AKman2495]

Thanks so much, I'm wondering if its changed since 2013 because its not private anymore. Did you get to keep the flowers??

 

Actually, ours was private. We had it in the wedding chapel on the Caribbean Princess and you, you get to keep the flowers.

[miniwheat]

Actually, ours was private. We had it in the wedding chapel on the Caribbean Princess and you, you get to keep the flowers.

 

Thanks for the info. I hope mine is private but I'll do group if needed. :o

[miniwheat]

Still trying to find someone that did the vow renewal this year out of Whittier would like to know what day they do them. :confused:Thanks:)

[luv2c00k]

Just posted this in the thread below - we were on the June 3rd SF to Alaska Star Princess cruise.

 

We booked the Vow Renewal prior to the cruise (think that you must do this) - it was the $225.99 package.

 

It was only my DH & myself on the cruise but it was our 31st anniversary so we said "why not?" We had a letter in our cabin when we embarked letting us know that our Vow Renewal would be on the next day - I want to say that it was scheduled for 4 or 4:30 pm. This was also our first formal night. Worked out great for us as it was on our actual anniversary. I also got a call from someone going over details and I told them we had written our own vows.

 

The letter told us to arrive at the chapel 15 minutes before our time. We arrived at the proper time and were greeted by a crew member in white uniform. She had DH's boutonniere and my bouquet (the bouquet was beautiful - I kept it in water for the entire cruise). The photographer arrived, then the captain. They started music and we walked down the short aisle together. The captain went through a beautiful ceremony with us saying our vows to each other. The photographer took loads of photos. Afterwards we were shown our certificate which was signed by the captain. They arranged to have the certificate & my bouquet brought to our cabin so we could head out to dinner.

 

When we got back to our cabin later we had a bottle of champagne with glasses waiting for us. We also got chocolate strawberries and a box of Godiva chocolates.

 

The photographer contacted us a couple days later to look at our pictures. There are multiple packages you can buy but you get one picture in a commemorative frame.

 

We also received an invitation from the captain to visit the Bridge on one of our sea days. It was all done very tastefully and we felt special for our day. Considering how much you can spend on doing a Vow Renewal this was just right for us.

__________________

 

Our renewal was private and very special.

Edited June 22, 2014 by luv2c00k
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[miniwheat]

Just posted this in the thread below - we were on the June 3rd SF to Alaska Star Princess cruise.

 

We booked the Vow Renewal prior to the cruise (think that you must do this) - it was the $225.99 package.

 

It was only my DH & myself on the cruise but it was our 31st anniversary so we said "why not?" We had a letter in our cabin when we embarked letting us know that our Vow Renewal would be on the next day - I want to say that it was scheduled for 4 or 4:30 pm. This was also our first formal night. Worked out great for us as it was on our actual anniversary. I also got a call from someone going over details and I told them we had written our own vows.

 

The letter told us to arrive at the chapel 15 minutes before our time. We arrived at the proper time and were greeted by a crew member in white uniform. She had DH's boutonniere and my bouquet (the bouquet was beautiful - I kept it in water for the entire cruise). The photographer arrived, then the captain. They started music and we walked down the short aisle together. The captain went through a beautiful ceremony with us saying our vows to each other. The photographer took loads of photos. Afterwards we were shown our certificate which was signed by the captain. They arranged to have the certificate & my bouquet brought to our cabin so we could head out to dinner.

 

When we got back to our cabin later we had a bottle of champagne with glasses waiting for us. We also got chocolate strawberries and a box of Godiva chocolates.

 

The photographer contacted us a couple days later to look at our pictures. There are multiple packages you can buy but you get one picture in a commemorative frame.

 

We also received an invitation from the captain to visit the Bridge on one of our sea days. It was all done very tastefully and we felt special for our day. Considering how much you can spend on doing a Vow Renewal this was just right for us.

__________________

 

Our renewal was private and very special.

 

Thanks so much, sounds like a great time. I'm still not sure what day they might do ours since the 2nd day is a glacier viewing day, I sure hope it is!!!:)

[MauiLvrs]

we did NOT get to pick out the flowers but the bouquet was beautiful!

The bouquet was very nice....

DSC_0358 by MauiLvrs, on Flickr

 

The captain will ask if you will be exchanging rings before the ceremony starts.

What I didn't tell DW was that when we exchnged rings ...

she was getting a new, fancy wedding band :D

[miniwheat]

The bouquet was very nice....

DSC_0358 by MauiLvrs, on Flickr

 

 

What I didn't tell DW was that when we exchnged rings ...

she was getting a new, fancy wedding band :D

 

Beautiful picture, love the flowers.:)

[MauiLvrs]

Beautiful picture, love the flowers.:)

Thanks.

Turns out handy that they do the renewal on formal night:)