Carnival Cruise Honeymoon Registry

I don't have experience doing that but it sounds like you'll be taking a risk leaving for the cruise on the same day as your wedding. Is there any way you leave on a different date?

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That's what my fiance and I wanted we have debated doing the day before but he wanted the day of more, it'll be a sunrise wedding on the beach with a breakfast reception. something short and sweet

The general consensus on here is not to do a honeymoon registry.

I recommend not doing Carnival, Royal Caribbean is the absolute best. And they have amazing food and service and drinks!!! Brawls break out Carnival ships its nickname is the floating Walmart

I've heard honeymoon registries take a cut from the registry so if you do do it definitely look into that. Personally I'd rather just book the cruise and have a very limited registry and people will get the hint to give cash/checks that you can use towards something in your married life. There's no guarantee that you'd get much towards the cruise anyways.

I wouldn't want to take a Carnival cruise at all, much less for my honeymoon. And really, I'd suggest you reconsider leaving the same day no matter how early your wedding is. You'll likely be tired and wind up "losing" a day of the trip that way.

I would strongly recommend not trying to leave for a cruise the same day as your wedding. Those ships do not wait for anyone. Also, I hate Carnival and will never cruise with them again. I would look into a better option for your honeymoon. We just did a Royal Caribbean cruise for our honeymoon and loved it. As far as the honeyfund goes, they will take a percentage of the gift so they are highly discouraged.

I have been on over 10 Carnival Cruises and have NEVER seen a fight break out. With that being said, I agree with what FutureMrsV said about the honey fund.

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It's not about the fights. It's the poor quality food (empirical evidence- Carnival only spends $8pp/pd as opposed to other mass market lines as much as 50% higher), poor service (they keep increasing the number of passengers that each staff must take care of ), and the terrible passenger to space ratio.

My honeymoon will be on Oceania.

Y'all, she wasn't asking you to comment on her choice of cruise line, she was asking about the honeymoon fund.

The general consensus on this forum is that honeyfunds are the devil. Along with Carnival cruises, apparently. : P

If you don't have a registry at all, it's pretty common that people who want to give a gift will give you cash/check, which will work the same as a honeyfund, you just cut out the middle man. : )

Also, side note, if people bring gifts to your wedding, will you have somebody who can keep those for you so you don't have to take them on the cruise with you?

Your wedding day sounds like a blast!

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Agreed! The food is terrible, the service is worse, and the carnival cruise I went on was the only cruise I've done that the ship felt crowed all the time. On RC the only time I felt crowded was on the Promenade during the 50% off sales.

You will have to pay for the HM before you actually travel. Don't count on money you *might* get to fund the trip.

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Thank you! lol our honeymoon is already booked! And I am happy with our decision of the cruise line, my fiance has been on at least 8 carnival cruises and loved them all. I only have been on 1 Carnival and 2 Royals, so I have no preference and will take his word. The cruise is already taken care of so I am not depending to pay for the cruise itself with the honeymoon fund just the extra activities.

The beach wedding will actually be near my fiance's parents condo so they will hold any gifts given to us the day of the wedding. We have thought of doing cash only but are not sure how to ask for it to be just cash.

View Quoted Comment If you want only cash, either do no registry at all or a very small one. People will get the hint and bring money.

We had no registry at all at our wedding, and all 60 people brought cash except one cousin who regifted a Crock-Pot from their wedding a year prior.