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CruiseOne/Cruises Inc. Rank Top Romantic Cruise Adventures
Published on: February 12, 2010
CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. compiled a list of the Top Five Romantic Cruise Adventures for 2010. They are as follows.


Most Innovative Gift Registry Program: Carnival Cruise Lines. Couples planning their wedding, honeymoon or vow renewal onboard a Carnival cruise can visit carnival.honeymoonwishes.com to set up a free gift registry. Friends and family can make purchases on all major credit cards and can create a printable card announcing their gift to the couple. The Carnival Registry also gives couples access to a free wedding website, free wedding journal, wedding announcements, save-the-date cards, shower ideas and an online photo album.


Most Unique, All-Encompassing Wedding Offerings at Sea: Celebrity Cruises. The travel retailers recommend a wedding ceremony performed seaside by the ship’s captain at the Lawn Club on the Solstice-class ships. Celebrity also offers a variety of Nautical Nuptials packages that include wedding planning, save-the-date packages and thank-you gifts delivered to your guests onboard. CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. also recommend that women book the Bridesmaid Tea Party and men book the Cognac & Cigars Package.


Most Intimate Couples Spa Treatment: Costa Cruises. Costa offers a Tantric ceremony in the Samsara Spa onboard Costa Serena, Concordia, Luminosa, Pacifica and Deliziosa. The ceremony takes place in a private, lavish Couples Spa Suite and includes a Shanti Foot Cleaning Ritual, the choice of one couple’s spa treatment and a bathing ritual. Couples can add champagne and strawberries for the completion of the ceremony. Pricing is $506 per couple.


Most Decadent Romance Package: Norwegian Cruise Line. The line’s Deluxe Romance Package, priced at $329, includes sparkling wine and strawberries upon arrival, the choice of an exotic spa treatment in Mandara Spa, two 25-minute massages, afternoon tea service, breakfast in bed, a keepsake formal portrait and dinner for two in Le Bistro with a bottle of wine.


Most Romantic Itinerary: Uniworld. Starting at $1,999 per person, Uniworld’s “Paris & European River Romance” sailing is an 11-day Paris-to-Nuremberg tour that combines seven nights on the river and two nights at a Paris hotel. The cruise sails on three rivers -- the Moselle, the Rhine and the Main. Stops include tours of winemaking villages, medieval towns and a visit to the Romantic Road. This itinerary is part of Uniworld’s Epicurean Adventure program, which includes private tastings and cooking demonstrations. All Uniworld sailings include evening al fresco dining, river-view staterooms, Egyptian cotton linens, European-style bedding, L’Occitane bath products, complimentary wine during dinner, complimentary bicycles to enhance sightseeing and more.