Can we bring a small Christmas tree for our cabin on RCI?

[Tini1]

We are cruising on the Independence of the seas Dec. 12 out of Fort Lauderdale. We have never cruised in December before and I was wondering if anyone (cruisinmama) may have an idea how much RCI decorates their ships during the holiday season. We are travelling with our 3 year old son and we love the holiday season. I was considering brining our own decorations for our cabin and balcony (small christmas tree, lights etc). Do a lot of people do this or is this pretty uncommon? Would love to hear from anyone that has cruised during this time of the year on RCI.

 

Thank you!

Katrin

[cb at sea]

Folks do it all the time. Just remember that most cabins are nowhere NEAR the size of a hotel room...they are much smaller. Plan accordingly!

Don't put anything on the balcony that may blow away---when the ship is moving, the wind is quite strong!

[Keith1010]

The cruise ships decorate for the holidays.

 

I would not put anything out on the verandah as it will blow away.

 

You'll find that there is not a lot of room in the cabin. And keep safety in mind.

 

Keith

[Essiesmom]

And keep in mind there is only one outlet...EM

[crusinmama06]

Yes, Indy will be very decorated. As far as your cabin, some tips

 

-- only one usable plug in that cabin (that I can remember). So not alot of outlets, so keep lights at home.

 

--No decorations on the balcony because of fire hazards. The captain makes a request that everyone keep "all personal items" off the balconies just in case a spark from a cigarette blows onto the balconies. So no towels. No drying swim suits. And no christmas decorations. ;)

 

--what about wrapping your door like a present? Wrap it with wrapping paper. Or do what we did on a Carnival ship during the holidays, we brought a bag of inexpensive gift sticky bows. I let the kids stick them all over the door. They started migrating down the halls onto other doors. :D

 

Have a great time! The ship will be beautiful during the holidays!

[Tini1]

Thank you everyone for your replies. I can not even remember that there was only one usable outlet in the entire cabin. We went on the Freedom in May (JS). We booked a JS again this time. What about extension cords? I really really would like to bring a small christmas tree and some lights :( Do you really think that is not possible???? Can not wait to see all the decorations on the ship. Did they have anything special going on for the little once?