Last week, due to Cyclone Oma the Pacific Explorer was unable to travel to Moreton Island where a bride and groom onboard the cruise ship were expecting to hold their wedding. 

As the 2100-passenger ship was going to stop in Eden on Saturday, February 23, Cruise Eden stepped in to start making arrangements to hold the ceremony in the town. 

But they were only able to begin work about 2pm on Friday!

"I think that's the thing about Cruise Eden, everyone rallies together - it's like a family," Cruise Eden tour guide and volunteer coordinator Marge Snijder said.  

She said in that time, along with local celebrant Kylie Grey, they pulled together a bus, decorated it, made a sign, got flowers for the bride as well as champagne for the 60-member wedding party and organised a photographer.

On Saturday, the party was taken to Aslings Beach for the ceremony and then to the reception at the Great Southern Hotel. 

"It went well, the bride and groom were so happy!," Ms Snijder said. 

"The whole day was about making Eden shine for the bride and groom."

She said the couple, Rachael Keeton and Dale Hickey from Newcastle, loved Eden so much they said they would return for their first wedding anniversary.  

Funnily enough, this was not the first time Ms Snijder helped organise a wedding at short notice. 

Last year, another cruise ship was unable to reach Moreton Island for a couple to hold their wedding ceremony so they also held it in Eden - although that time Cruise Eden had two days' notice to organise it. 

Ms Keeton and Ms Hickey were very happy with the generosity and support they received from the Eden community on their visit, Eden Visitor Centre manager Deb Richardson said.

Speaking on Sunday, she was helping welcome passengers of the MS Amadea into Eden's port.

It was a smaller ship, with about 520 passengers from Switzerland, Germany and Austria, but Ms Richardson said in general the cruise ship season had been going very well. 

"Most businesses are reporting they're still extremely busy," she said. 

She said the region's highlights cruise ship passengers talked about were to do with nature.

"They're not looking for the Gold Coast, they're looking for the natural beauty," she said.