Super helpful coordinator. Took care of everything. Really willing to work with our budget

Their food are great. Staff are nice and helpful (thanks Ashley our wonderful wedding planner, Susan, our account manager, Tyler, our service manager and many others). After our wedding on May 18, 2014, our guests commented on how wonderful our wedding was and how they enjoyed every minute on the cruise. Given the guaranteed high quality of their professional service, it seemed to me the only variable key factor to a perfect wedding with Odyssey cruise is whether the weather is good since the ceremony will be held on the observation deck. We were very lucky to have a gorgeous wedding day with the most amazing Chicago skyline and breathtaking Michigan lake.

We got married on the Mystic Blue in November. We couldn't have been happier with our choice in venues. We had a small wedding ( 60 guests), we had both our ceremony and reception on board the cruise ship. Our wedding planner, Joe, was amazing. He answered close to 100 emails over the course of the planning process and was there the day of the wedding to ensure things went fabulous. The entire staff was very accommodating and willing to go the extra mile to make my husband and I's vision a reality.

We had a lunch reception, the food was amazing, as was the DJ.
We had our ceremony outside (in the cold!) and I couldn't imagined having it inside - the views were amazing, everything went great!

My wedding was a small party not big enough for a private room. Either way the experience was phenomenal. The team on the boat are there with you all the way to help you and your party with anything needed.

Entertainment cruises was amazing! Made our day perfect and they were so responsive to our needs. We did a day wedding on the Odyssey which was great value! The food was delicious! Our wedding coordinator was Joseph Altobelli! He did a great job, was really attentive, really friendly and very organized! Only negative things were we didnt get a dessert tray that we ordered but we got reimbursed for it and didnt need it anyways! We also werent that happy with how the rehearsal the day of the ceremony was organized!

Other than that, it exceeded EVERYONE'S expectations! Would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone! Amazing company, friendly staff, beautiful scenery and great prices!!!! It looked gorgeous with all of the renos too!

We chose the Odyssey 11 in Chicago as our venu to have our wedding. It was absolutely beautiful. They just had a multi-million dollar renovation on the boat and it is stunning. I am very happy we chose to have our ceremony and reception on the boat. Made for forever memories. The ceremony is held on the upper most deck of the boat and with the views of the city and the pier around you it is amazing. The reception was all the we expected and then some. Beautiful room, amazing food. All of the servers and staff are incredibly nice and helpful. The wedding coordinator is amazing. They keep everything so organized to make sure your day goes smooth. I had no stress or worry at all planning our event with them. Looking forward to our one year anniversary on the boat. I would highly recommend anyone to have their wedding with the Odyssey Cruises.

After attending one of their engagment gala's on The Odyssey, we decided to book our wedding for June 9, 2012. This was such a fantastic decision. Throughout the entire process, the whole staff was beyond accomodating and friendly. From when we began working with sales (Karri) to craft the package we wanted, to coordinating actual wedding day details and vendors (Susan), to the actual day of with making sure things were going smoothly (Sandra) I can't say a single negative thing about the experience.

I've received so many emails and messages saying this was by far one of the most memorable weddings they've ever been to. It's so different and such a unique way for people that are traveling in to see Chicago. And my parents couldnt stop telling me how impressed they were with the attentiveness of the crew - they really made our day awesome!!

One word of advice though - we did a day cruise instead of evening, and it was absolutely gorgeous weather (And cheaper) but it is more than worth it to buy at least the one extra hour after docking. Even with that, our wedding went by so quickly.

I loved hosting my wedding aboard the Odyssey Chicago River! I wanted indoor/outdoor space and for my guests to also receive a Chicago experience as most guests were from out of town. Having food, alcohol, music and staff onsite was a major bonus. We were given the option to provide our own dessert which helped us feel as if our own touches could be included with the evening. The boat, bar, and city skyline speak for itself so having little details accommodated provided for a wonderful evening! I highly recommend this venue for your wedding. If I could go back in time, I would choose the Odyssey Chicago River again!

We are so thrilled about our choice to have our wedding on the Odyssey Lake Michigan. Amy and Rachael were so wonderful to work with, not to mention kind and just so incredibly patient with me when I felt like I was losing my mind trying to plan a wedding while still in medical school and in the midst of graduation. The Odyssey is just such a beautiful venue especially with the backdrop of Navy Pier from the top ceremony deck, and when we decided to sign our contract for a June wedding, we never imagined that it would rain on our wedding day! I was having anxiety about the weather for days leading up to our wedding day. Amy was there with me from the very beginning, reassuring me that it was my night and they would make it special rain or shine. Mother Nature tricked us into thinking that the rain had passed and that we would be able to get through our ceremony without it raining again. So when I made the call not even 20 minutes before the start of our ceremony that I still wanted to proceed with having the wedding outside on the top deck, the Odyssey crew made it happen and in record time set up 150 chairs so that our guests had dry chairs to sit on. In fact, our ceremony actually started five minutes early to try to beat the rain. We were able to get all our 150 guests seated, and the entire wedding party down the aisle without a drop of rain. However, the moment my song started playing and I was walking down the aisle with my mom and dad, a fat drop of rain hit my face and I knew it was coming! My officiant just went with it, and I was drenched by the time umbrellas made their way to us (the Odyssey brought out a ton of umbrellas for our guests too), but it was just so beautiful and so much joy and laughter was caught in pictures and video as we got married in the rain. I had so many guests tell me that our wedding was the most memorable and unforgettable wedding they have ever attended, and the most fun they have ever had at a wedding, beginning to end. It was also a plus that everyone dried off pretty quickly once they got inside for the reception, and the staff had coffee and tea ready. I had guests texting me even days after our wedding complimenting the appetizers and the food (I had one guest say she still dreams of the lobster quiche that was served). We had an open bar all night and the bartenders were great, the DJ was amazing as was our live band, and the two giant macaron towers that they put together for us were beautiful and delicious. The rain cleared up pretty much right after the ceremony and it turned out to be a beautiful evening, so the Navy Pier fireworks show still went according to plan! It was the best day of our lives for sure, and so many people told me that they had never seen my husband smile so much. Only issue I can think of bringing up is that there were some communication issues with the Odyssey staff and our photographers and videographer, and they weren’t informed that the plan was to start the ceremony five minute early (to try to beat the rain), which led to our videographer not catching my husband and his mom walking down the aisle, along with the first couple of people in our wedding party which we are pretty bummed about. There was also some miscommunication regarding the meals we had ordered for our vendors, and with the craziness of the evening, they ended up not getting a chance to eat. However, we also know that the weather that evening threw off our meticulously planned schedule. We had an hour by hour schedule of when things would happen (reception, dinner served, speeches, cake cutting, first dance, etc) and that ended up going out the window because the weather really threw off our timing for certain things. But it was still a perfect evening! We are so grateful for the entire Odyssey staff and for Amy and Rachael who helped with so many aspects regarding the details. We can not wait to be back for our one year anniversary cruise!

My husband and I wanted to have a smaller yet memorable wedding ceremony and reception and chose the Odyssey. It was the perfect decision!!! Everything was so easy and perfect!!! The staff we worked with both when planning the event and the day of the event were nothing short of awesome!!! We would not have changed anything. We had a perfect wedding day and great memories to last a lifetime!!!