amberdc87 Posted March 14, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 14, 2015 We are celebrating my mom's birthday on our cruise on the Dawn in November. I see online where you can purchase the birthday package and the room will be decorated upon arrival. Has anyone done this before? How was everything? Also, I know DCL allows decorating of the cabin doors on the outside, does NCL allow this also? I'm not talking about anything extravagant, just maybe a magnet sign for her birthday and something to make our room stand out. Since this is my parents first cruise, my mom has always had this idea of confetti and streamers when the ship sets sail, kinda like they do on DCL. Can we bring our own and do this? As long as we clean it up. Thanks for the information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Wilson Posted March 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 14, 2015 We had on last Nov for our anniversary the room was decorated and a cake was waiting for us. Also had a certificate for cake to take with us to dinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted March 14, 2015 #3 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Sure you can, we've seen it from time to time on NCL cruises, passing the hallways & corridors - some are unique. Beware that there's been some report of items outside on the door "disppearing" and taken by others as "souvenirs" so make it unique, distinctive to reduce the odds of it being "recycled" by another party ... Stop by your local Dollar Store or party supplies store to get creative :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLady Posted March 14, 2015 #4 Share Posted March 14, 2015 We have used magnetic door signs on our NCL cruises. We have purchased them and designed them at vista print.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberdc87 Posted March 14, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Sure you can, we've seen it from time to time on NCL cruises, passing the hallways & corridors - some are unique. Beware that there's been some report of items outside on the door "disppearing" and taken by others as "souvenirs" so make it unique, distinctive to reduce the odds of it being "recycled" by another party ... Stop by your local Dollar Store or party supplies store to get creative :D We have used magnetic door signs on our NCL cruises.We have purchased them and designed them at vista print.com Awesome! We are staying in cabin 12522 on the Dawn, can anyone tell me if that door is magnetic? I thought I had read somewhere that only some of them are magnetic? I plan on going by our local Dollar Tree for decorations. Any suggestions on how to hang them in the suite? I know tape is probably not a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanDreaming2 Posted March 14, 2015 #6 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Awesome! We are staying in cabin 12522 on the Dawn, can anyone tell me if that door is magnetic? I thought I had read somewhere that only some of them are magnetic?I plan on going by our local Dollar Tree for decorations. Any suggestions on how to hang them in the suite? I know tape is probably not a good idea. If your door is not metal, bring painters tape and use that to hang your decorations. I just make a loop - sticky side out - and use that to hang various decorations on the door or in the cabin. It's very easy to remove and clean up is a snap. Most cabin walls are metal so magnets work well inside the stateroom. Edited March 14, 2015 by OceanDreaming2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneauWhatIMean Posted March 14, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Wall clings work well, too. No tape needed. ;) NCL does a great job with the birthday packages. You'll get streamers, balloons, a banner, and a cake. Have fun! Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mitsugirly Posted March 14, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 14, 2015 We have seen door decorations on tons of cruises before, but our last cruise was the first time we decided to do our own. It was something simple that we hand made (my daughter and I) with our names and everything on it. Yes, 2 days prior to the cruise being over, someone stole if from our door. The last night of the cruise, my daughter found it hanging on another door down the hall and we stole it back! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted March 14, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I've not personally seen what DCL does for sail-away, but from ship christenings, I know that what is used is special bio-degradable, non-toxic ink confetti, so anything you bring from home probably will not be allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpyNor Posted March 14, 2015 #10 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) I went on 3 different NCL cruises last year, and on several occasions it was printed in the Freestyle Daily that large door decorations made of paper on the outside of your cabin door was not allowed and would be removed (due to fire hazard?). Smaller decorations like magnets, etc. was OK. So you might "get away with it" or you might not... PS: The same note also stated that CruiseCritic "signs" were not allowed... Edited March 14, 2015 by TrumpyNor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysNeedSun Posted March 14, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 14, 2015 We did a birthday package and cake for my youngest a few years back...might of turned 4 that year. I asked for a specific day and time. When we returned from dinner everything was set up inside...it looked great!! We were on the Star in a PH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNora Posted March 14, 2015 #12 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Please do not throw confetti or streamers . The ocean doesn't like them. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studebaker59 Posted March 14, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 14, 2015 We were on the Norwegian Jewel for a Halloween cruise in 2012 during Superstorm Sandy. The captain did a great job! Many cabin doors were decorated for Halloween, and many people brought costumes from home or created them on the ship. It was fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girr Posted March 14, 2015 #14 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Awesome! We are staying in cabin 12522 on the Dawn, can anyone tell me if that door is magnetic? I thought I had read somewhere that only some of them are magnetic?I plan on going by our local Dollar Tree for decorations. Any suggestions on how to hang them in the suite? I know tape is probably not a good idea. The doors on the new cabins on deck 12 aren't magnetic. I'll confess we used tape, but we also cleaned off the tape residue before we left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda the Book Lover Posted March 15, 2015 #15 Share Posted March 15, 2015 We enjoyed both the birthday and anniversary packages on NCL. We will decorate our cabin door this time with a $ store fiesta theme since we are a stop on the cabin crawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncklhaus Posted March 15, 2015 #16 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I went on 3 different NCL cruises last year, and on several occasions it was printed in the Freestyle Daily that large door decorations made of paper on the outside of your cabin door was not allowed and would be removed (due to fire hazard?). Smaller decorations like magnets, etc. was OK. So you might "get away with it" or you might not... PS: The same note also stated that CruiseCritic "signs" were not allowed... Where did you see this information? I was reviewing my dailies and I cannot find anything like that. I had a magnetic "Cruise Critic on Board" sign on the outside of my door for our entire cruise with no issue at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacationdreamer<>< Posted March 15, 2015 #17 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The doors on the new cabins on deck 12 aren't magnetic. I'll confess we used tape, but we also cleaned off the tape residue before we left. Oh. I'm sad to hear they won't support magnets. We loved decorating our doors on DCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetrauma Posted March 15, 2015 #18 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Always post a Cruise Critic sign on my door. Also on my last Cruise I had a small Ameican Flag on the door as it was the week including July 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medtech2 Posted March 15, 2015 #19 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Where did you see this information? I was reviewing my dailies and I cannot find anything like that. I had a magnetic "Cruise Critic on Board" sign on the outside of my door for our entire cruise with no issue at all. I organized our M & G on the Getaway and the letter I received from the Group Coordinator expressly forbade door signs... Now, whether it was enforced I don't know as I don't put up signs myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwick Posted March 15, 2015 #20 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hummm, I was planning on decorating our door so my grandson can find it easily. He tends to get there FIRST and I don't want him trying to get into someone else's cabin. We did this on our last cruise on Carnival and it stayed the whole 7 day cruise! :D We even cleaned the door better than we found it when we removed it. It was our first cruise and it was fun. We had a fish theme on the door with blowup fish...I kind of thought they might disappear, but they never did. We are heading to Alaska this time...I think we will still try it...if it gets removed...oh well. *fingers crossed* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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