Cruising offers a combination wedding and honeymoon

Planning a wedding or honeymoon that is truly 180 degrees from the ordinary may be easier than you think, especially if you combine the two into a memorable wedding vacation.

For the ultimate wedding experience customized to your particular needs, try a Windstar cruise.

Cruising offers a wedding and honeymoon experience unlike any other in the travel industry, making it a popular honeymoon and wedding as well as anniversary option. One cruise line, Windstar Cruises, averages 10 honeymoon and anniversary couples a week. Nuptials can be arranged at sea and on shore throughout the Caribbean, the Americas, and Europe, including new destinations of Costa Rica, the Mayan Riviera and the Panama Canal.

Cruise lines like Windstar make planning your event of a lifetime easier than ever with a personal wedding planner to assist in advance and on site. Planners can attend to personal touches from fresh flowers and a wedding cake at your sunset wedding on board the ship to native musicians and dancers at your elaborate ceremony on the beach. Couples can customize their romantic vacation with packages including a fully customizable wedding and vow renewal program.

For those who wish to celebrate their honeymoon ashore, Windstar offers excursions specifically designed for couples. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, for example, partake in excursions such as an overnight interlude at the luxurious Carl Gustaf Hotel in St. Barts; champagne Sunday brunch at Caneel Bay Resort in St. John; a Harleys in Paradise tour on St. Martin in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The possibilities are endless. No wonder Windstar was voted as one of the "World's Best Honeymoons" by Modern Bride magazine, the "Most Romantic Dining Ambiance" by Porthole magazine, and the "Most Romantic Cruise Line" by CruiseCritic.com.

Whether you choose the 148-passenger Wind Star, the 148-passenger Wind Spirit, or the 308-passenger Wind Surf, the ships exude a private yacht-like atmosphere and provide the ultimate romantic escape as guests are cradled in pampered comfort.

To arrange a wedding, call The Wedding Experience at (877) 580-3556, or visit www.theweddingexperience.com. For more information, visit Windstar Cruises online at www.windstarcruises.com. To make reservations, contact a professional travel agent or call Windstar at (800) 258-7245.

Index of advertisers