The tax is usually included in the ticket price if you are flying on a US based airline, but please verify with your airline or travel agent. The legal age for both drinking and gambling is 18 years. It is not, however, widely enforced. To get married in Aruba one of you must be an Aruban citizen. You may have a wedding ceremony performed in Aruba only after you have been first legally married in your home country.
Regulations vary according to religion.
You must contact the authorities in Aruba in advance and bring your wedding certificate to Aruba with you. 871409, fax 878554. For Protestant weddings contact Pastor Anthony van der Doel, PhD, Bilderdijkstraat 7, Oranjestad, Aruba, Tel. 821435 or 821961. A boat captain using Aruba as his home port is not authorized to officiate at a wedding, even in international waters, according to Dutch law. A ship captain may only do so if he has been given authority by the country under whose flag the ship is registered.