Issues trying to plan a RCCL wedding

[heatherw731]

So here is my experience so far with Royal Caribbean:

 

1. They gave me an 3 options of times to have my wedding, when I picked 3-6 they told me then I won't get the photographer the entire 3 hours if I choose that option (they didnt tell me that until after I picked that time)

 

2. They gave me 2 options of venues but then when I picked one I was told that venue wasn't approved by the ship (then why was it offered?)

 

3. They told me I have the choice of 3 dinner menu options, but then I was told there are no tables to sit at to eat "dinner".

 

4. Since they can't do sit down dinner in the same venue as the ceremony, I asked to book a private sit down dinner (restaurant buy-out) and they told me they can get 12 of us at 5:30, 12 of us at 6:00 and 12 of us at 6:30. So my guests who are spending a lot of money to come to my wedding cannot eat with me on my wedding night?!?!

 

Has anyone experienced this? Did it get better? I just want options to be given to me that I can actually choose. I want a photographer for the full time I am paying for it, and I want a sit down dinner in a private space with all my guests. Thats all I want, is this really that hard of a request? I don't care what the menu is, I dont care if its round tables or rectangle tables, I dont care the color of the flowers, I don't care about any of those details, etc. I just want the very basic wedding events.

 

Has anyone had success with Royal Caribbean? I could really use hearing some success stories of a wedding on the ship...

 

(off-ship wedding not an option for the cruise I want).

 

Thanks guys!