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"Together we are paving the way for couples around the world to know that their love and commitment is to be celebrated equally," said the head of Celebrity Cruises For what’s believed to be the first time, a same-sex couple married aboard a cruise ship in international waters. Celebrity Cruises reports South Florida residents Francisco Vargas and Benjamin Gray tied the knot aboard the line’s 2,850-passenger Celebrity Equinox in a ceremony officiated by Captain Dimitrios Manetas. “There are only so many firsts...

You can now get married on your next Cruise vacation! Last week, on National Coming Out Day, the Celebrity Cruises company announced that all same-sex marriages performed onboard are now legally recognized. The company, and its parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises, had already hosted gay weddings before for trips to the US, Mexico, and the Caribbean, but this new announcement is specifically in relation to trips to Malta. You see, back in July the Mediterranean nation’s parliament voted 66-1 in favor of...