From Australia to Christmas Island to Hawaii, Princess Cruise Line Makes Outdoor Movies a Romantic Event

Princess Cruises, famous as the setting of The Love Boat, launched an “Engagement Under the Stars” package beginning June 2006 aboard the Crown Princess. For $695, a proposer works privately with the ship's videographer to create a personalized on-screen proposal, which airs on the ship's giant outdoor Movies Under the Stars screen just before the evening's film -- in front of an unsuspecting partner and the full audience.

The package includes champagne, an engagement portrait session, candid proposal photos, a romantic in-room breakfast, a couples' dinner at one of the ship's specialty restaurants, and a couples' spa massage. Whether sailing to the Bahamas, Mexico, or past Christmas Island, the outdoor screen becomes the backdrop for the moment.