curry767 Posted April 13, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Hi all, Taking our first Christmas cruise this year. We will be on Ovation ex Sydney and I am keen to hear the usual RCI procedure on Christmas Day. Any do's and don'ts would be greatly appreciated too. I should add we will be at sea on Christmas Day. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted April 13, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 13, 2016 The ship will be decorated, Santa will arrive in the morning and hand out gifts for the kids and there will be a special dinner menu that night. Carolling on Christmas Eve. On Oasis last year for Christmas and we waited until we boarded to purchase our specialty restaurant reservations and drink packages and found that they raised the prices on board for the Holiday sailing by $5pp from what they were in the cruise planner before the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeCodCruiser Posted April 13, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I brought along some LED Christmas lights, One set was battery powered and I put them on the outside of the cabin door with the battery pack on the inside. I used the museum putty to stick the battery pack to the door - worked like a charm. I put some on the mirror using suction cup hooks. For many years my DH & I did not exchange gifts - it was always fun watching the kids and other family members open theirs and really neither of us wanted anything or what we did want we just went out & bought. After a couple years away from family I decided Christmas morning was not very fun without presents so I decided we would start exchanging gifts...with a twist. Each year we set the "rules" about 6 or 7 of them. Each person must buy the other one gift for each rule. Some of our rules have been: Something orange (I use a random color generator website) Something from aisle 13 at the grocery store (again random number generator) Something form the dollar store A gift card to a restaurant or store you've never been Something you can wear Something from a thrift store Something you really want yourself Something that starts with your initials There are variations - my brother & his wife did something that starts with each letter in their names. These gifts are usually small in size & price and could easily be wrapped and packed for a cruise making your Christmas morning at sea extra special & fun. You could even get one of those tissue paper trees that fold flat and attach it to a mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curry767 Posted April 13, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Thanks for the replies. We are travelling with 7 & 4 year olds, so obviously looking to make sure they have a great day. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2cruise523 Posted April 13, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 13, 2016 We love, love, love sailing for Christmas! Brought Command Hooks and attached to cabin walls hung stockings, brought a small tree and mini lights and ornaments. The cabin looked very festive. Our childern are 14 & 15 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merly Posted April 14, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 14, 2016 We sailed Christmas a couple of years ago. Ship was nicely decorated and pretty tree in dining room. There were nice table decks in the Schooner bar and Windjammer including lots of sweets, which disappeared over the period of the cruise. Carols on Christmas Eve and Santa came on Christmas morning to give all the children a gift. It was a sea day and was very quiet. It was formal night Christmas night, but I don't remember the meal being anything special. We took small gifts to exchange. But all in all I remember it as being rather quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curry767 Posted April 14, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Hadn't thought to think about ornaments but thanks for pointing this out to me, will need to get planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readytolose Posted April 14, 2016 #8 Share Posted April 14, 2016 For many years my DH & I did not exchange gifts - it was always fun watching the kids and other family members open theirs and really neither of us wanted anything or what we did want we just went out & bought. After a couple years away from family I decided Christmas morning was not very fun without presents so I decided we would start exchanging gifts...with a twist. Each year we set the "rules" about 6 or 7 of them. Each person must buy the other one gift for each rule. Some of our rules have been: Something orange (I use a random color generator website) Something from aisle 13 at the grocery store (again random number generator) Something form the dollar store A gift card to a restaurant or store you've never been Something you can wear Something from a thrift store Something you really want yourself Something that starts with your initials There are variations - my brother & his wife did something that starts with each letter in their names. These gifts are usually small in size & price and could easily be wrapped and packed for a cruise making your Christmas morning at sea extra special & fun. You could even get one of those tissue paper trees that fold flat and attach it to a mirror. I love this! How fun! I'm going to show my hubby and suggest we do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haoie Posted April 14, 2016 #9 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I'll be on the Radiance right before Christmas [the cruise before] - will the decorations be out by then? Anything special on the menu maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 14, 2016 #10 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I'll be on the Radiance right before Christmas [the cruise before] - will the decorations be out by then? Anything special on the menu maybe? They start decorating the ship the day after Thanksgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curry767 Posted April 14, 2016 Author #11 Share Posted April 14, 2016 They start decorating the ship the day after Thanksgiving. Different for Australian cruises, as we don't celebrate Thanksgiving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulipBee Posted April 14, 2016 #12 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I'll be on Radiance on Christmas Day. As it is a sea day, do they do special meals at lunch as well as dinner? (My family traditionally do Christmas lunch). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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