Holiday decorations

[UandMe4Ever]

Hi cruisers,

Does anyone know when then start decorating the Explorer ship for Chanukkah and Xmas?:confused:

We may be planning on going early Dec. B2B and was curious?

Thanks in advance....:)

Safe sails

[reeran]

We are sailing 11/24 on Oasis and I was told by several people that they start decorating the day after Thanksgiving..

[oneputt18]

We cruise every 1st week of December and the ships are decorated and the Christmas tree is up.

 

 

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[UandMe4Ever]

We cruise every 1st week of December and the ships are decorated and the Christmas tree is up.

 

 

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Thanks for the quick replies....We thought they decorate early!! Fun atmosphere....

 

Do they do anything for Chanukkah which falls out November 28 for 8 nights?

Tjhanks

[CruisinMommas]

Several years ago we sailed on the Explorer and our sail date was Dec. 3rd. There were flowers a gigantic tree a ginger bread village and more. Each day we would see something new added until we disembarked., close to the middle of the month.

[Ladysilver]

When we were on the Rhapsody first week of december '04, the ship was beautifully decorated with lots of christmas trees, garlands and wreaths throughout the ship. In the lobby there was a huge display of a "gingerbread city" complete with christmas decorations, lights and a train that wound around the whole thing. Very festive!! :D

[smoosh21]

Hi cruisers,

 

Does anyone know when then start decorating the Explorer ship for Chanukkah and Xmas?:confused:

 

We may be planning on going early Dec. B2B and was curious?

 

Thanks in advance....:)

 

Safe sails

 

 

I have sailed several times the week after Thanksgiving. They start decorating during that week. There is usually nothing up at the start of the cruise. By the last morning, the ship is pretty well decorated

[rutgersgirl27]

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[Desertbelle]

We have done several Thanksgiving cruises and the decorations start to be put up the day after....within a week or so it's pretty much done.

 

I love Thanksgiving cruises!

[The Big Booper]

Explorer holiday pictures from 2008, 2009 and 2010.

 

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more.................

[The Big Booper]

more 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The Big Booper]

....and 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sammy Sails]

Thanks for the quick replies....We thought they decorate early!! Fun atmosphere....

 

Do they do anything for Chanukkah which falls out November 28 for 8 nights?

Tjhanks

 

:)2 years ago we were on Explored for Hanukkah. Decorations and food & wine at services every night in the Conference room. Rabbi & Cantor were very nice Services along Conservative lines. Potato latkies and apple sauce or sour cream, jelly donuts, callah bread, candles (smokeless electric due to fire hazard) . Services well atended fijrst and last nights. Kids included dradles for kids, Nice toudh .Rabbi said he come every year. Enjoy............

[luvscruising2007]

Big Bopper--Thanks for posting those wonderful pics. We will be on the 12/3 sailing of Explorer and now I am so excited to see all of the Christmas decorations. The ship looks beautiful.

[Maraprince]

Last year we did a sailing during which Thanksgiving was celebrated. Before the sailing was over, the ship was fully decorated for Christmas with a large tree on deck 5 and the Information Desk was decorated as well. We even had our photos taken by the tree by the ship's photographer.

 

MARAPRINCE

[jennmaybe]

....and 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's what I'm talking about!!! Wearing shorts and short-sleeves around Santa Claus!!! :D:)

[Nana Vegas]

Do you know if there is a Passover Seder on the Explorer of the SEas, on the March 24 sailing. Thanks for any advice.

Nana Vegas

[lady_cruiser]

We cruise every 1st week of December and the ships are decorated and the Christmas tree is up.

 

 

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Yeah. We doing a B2B starting Dec 1st and this is the first, out of thirteen cruises, that we will be sailing during a holiday season. Now we will finally get to see a ship decorated for Christmas.

[The Big Booper]

Big Bopper--Thanks for posting those wonderful pics. We will be on the 12/3 sailing of Explorer and now I am so excited to see all of the Christmas decorations. The ship looks beautiful.

 

The tree is assembled on the spot from some storage boxes. Depending on when they schedule that you can watch them build it. We have never been on the ship that early in December.