Sail away on the love boat: The best romantic cruises

BAREFOOT ON THE BEACH

Tie the knot during your cruise and get a wedding and honeymoon in one. Princess Cruises organises nuptials at sea, or across a range of breathtaking locations. The Mediterranean is gorgeous or you can say “I do” in Alaska, either on a glacier or with the snowy peaks as a backdrop.

A round-trip from San Francisco takes you up the rugged coast, through the Inside Passage (between the coast and jagged islands) to Alaska. Walk hand-in hand in remote outposts such as Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan and call at pretty Victoria in British Columbia on the way back. Grand Princess is a contemporary ship for 2,000 people. Wedding packages include a wedding co-ordinator, flowers, photography, cake, champagne and all legalities. 

Princess Cruises (0843 374 2401/princess.com) offers a 10-night Inside Passage cruise from £1,028pp (two sharing), full board (ex-flights). Departs August 19. American Airlines (0844 369 9899/aa.com) offers return flights from London to San Francisco from £1,104.