How Much Does an Ocean Cay Wedding Cost?

 The Quick Answer: The MSC Ocean Cay Wedding Package is $3,100*

When this guide was written, the MSC Ocean Cay Symbolic Wedding Package cost $3,100 and included the couple plus six guests, for a total of eight participants.

Have a larger wedding? Additional participants can be added for $20 per person beyond the eight people included in the package with a maximum of 60 guest at the wedding pavilion.

But here's the important part:

The $3,100 wedding package is not the total cost of your destination cruise wedding.

Your complete budget will also depend on your cruise accommodations, number of guests, wedding-planning services, reception plans, travel expenses, photography or video upgrades, attire, welcome bags, and any extras you choose to make your celebration uniquely yours.

 The Ocean Cay Symbolic Wedding Package includes much more than simply use of the Wedding Pavilion.

At the time of writing, package inclusions include:

• A private symbolic ceremony at the decorated Ocean Cay Wedding Pavilion
• Consultation with MSC's wedding coordinator
• Participation of Ship's Officers in the ceremony
• Pre-recorded ceremony music
• Preserved bridal bouquet
• Matching boutonnière
• Special vows
• Symbolic ceremony certificate signed by the Captain
• Wedding cake
• Champagne toast
• Two hours of wedding photography
• Ten printed 8" × 10" photographs
• Thermal-area spa passes for two
• Hair styling and grooming for the couple
• Couples manicure and pedicure
• Stateroom décor on the night of the ceremony
• Continental breakfast for two in your stateroom the following morning
• Ironing of the couple's ceremony garments
• Round-trip transportation for the bride plus four people to the Wedding Pavilion

For $3,100, that's a considerable amount already built into the wedding experience before you begin adding your own personal touches.

 The $3,100 Ocean Cay package includes:

The couple + 6 guests = 8 participants

As of this writing, additional participants are $20 per person.

Here are a few examples:

20 total participants
$3,100 wedding package

• 12 additional guests × $20 = $240
  Wedding package + additional participant fees = $3,340

40 total participants
$3,100 wedding package

• 32 additional guests × $20 = $640
  Wedding package + additional participant fees = $3,740

60 total participants
$3,100 wedding package

• 52 additional guests × $20 = $1,040
  Wedding package + additional participant fees = $4,140

Remember, these figures cover the MSC Ocean Cay wedding package and additional participant fees only. They do not include cruise fares, travel, professional wedding planning, reception arrangements, or optional wedding enhancements.

 This is where every couple's answer becomes different.

Think of your budget in five pieces:

1. Your MSC Ocean Cay Wedding Package — $3,100*

This creates the foundation of your Ocean Cay wedding experience.

2. Additional Wedding Participants — $20 per person over eight*

The size of your ceremony affects this portion of your budget.

3. Your Cruise

Your cruise accommodations are separate from the $3,100 wedding package. Your price will depend on the ship, sailing date, itinerary, stateroom category, promotions, and whether you choose something such as an Interior, Oceanview, Balcony, Suite, or MSC Yacht Club experience.

4. Professional Wedding Planning & Coordination

MSC's wedding coordinator handles the services provided by MSC as part of its wedding package.

Your Events by Sun Coast wedding-planning team works with you and helps bring together the bigger wedding vision.

Depending on the level of service you select, that can include planning, timelines, communication with MSC, guest experience, reception planning, décor considerations, group logistics, and onboard day-of coordination.

5. Your Personal Wedding Extras

This is the fun part!

Your budget may also include attire, welcome bags, favors, upgraded photography or video, reception arrangements, beauty services, transportation, pre-cruise hotels, travel protection, décor, entertainment, and other personal touches.

  One of the biggest misconceptions about a destination cruise wedding is that the couple has to pay for everyone's vacation.

You don't.

Your guests can reserve and pay for their own cruise accommodations.

And you don't have to manage all those reservations yourself either.

Our Senior Booking Agent, Albert, works with your guests individually to assist with cabin reservations, payments, cruise questions, and other travel needs.

That means you can concentrate on your wedding instead of answering:

"When is my payment due?"

"Which cabin should I choose?"

"Where do I check in?"

"What time are we supposed to be there?" 

That's Albert's world. Let him handle it!

 Don't start by asking:

“What's the cheapest way to do this?”

Start by asking:

“What matters most to us?”

Maybe having 50 family members and friends there matters more than staying in the Yacht Club.

Maybe you're having only 15 guests and want to splurge on your accommodations.

Maybe photography is your biggest priority.

Maybe you want our team sailing with you so you can wake up on your wedding morning knowing we're there to help coordinate everything.

Your wedding budget should reflect your priorities—not someone else's wedding.

That's one of the reasons we don't believe there's one “correct” Ocean Cay wedding budget.

There is simply the budget that works for your wedding.