cruise2480 Posted December 8, 2018 #1 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Does anyone know if the "traditional" Christmas dinner will be served on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? We are cruising aboard the Regal, if that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlp20 Posted December 8, 2018 #2 Share Posted December 8, 2018 49 minutes ago, cruise2480 said: Does anyone know if the "traditional" Christmas dinner will be served on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? We are cruising aboard the Regal, if that matters. Who's tradition. Not all pax celebrate that holiday and very few of the service crew are "American". As I understand it, on Thanksgiving, turkey is one of the selections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted December 8, 2018 #3 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) I have sailed a few times over Christmas and they have had a very nice dinner. First time, we disembarked on December 26th - so they had a very nice Christmas Eve dinner and then lunch on Christmas day (we packed that night). Next time, it was on Christmas Day. I would guess most times it would be Christmas Day. BTW - I loved all the festivities on the ship. I like the Christmas caroling, watching the kids decorate gingerbread houses and cookies, caroling, the Captain reading Twas the Night Before Christmas and Santa passing out gifts to the kids onboard. It is a wonderful time to be at sea. Edited December 8, 2018 by Coral 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toeloop Posted December 9, 2018 #4 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) As Christmas is an international holiday, there is a "traditional" holiday offering on the menu on Christmas Day. You will find that the majority of the crew celebrates Christmas. So, get your Merry Christmas greeting ready. Every time you interact, or it seems even make eye contact with a crew member, they will wish you a Merry Christmas. I have learned this having been on 10 Christmas time cruises. I will be spending this Christmas aboard the Royal. Edited December 9, 2018 by toeloop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tak8 Posted December 9, 2018 #5 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Eggnog is normally available Christmas morning. Gingerbread soufflé is one of the dessert options with Christmas dinner. Not to be missed. Edited December 9, 2018 by Tak8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI66774 Posted December 9, 2018 #6 Share Posted December 9, 2018 2 hours ago, jlp20 said: Who's tradition. Not all pax celebrate that holiday and very few of the service crew are "American". As I understand it, on Thanksgiving, turkey is one of the selections. OP didn't mention "American." If you don't already know, Christmas is celebrated all over the world. Stop with the ridiculous PC mumbo jumbo and just answer the OP's questions without being rude. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug R. Posted December 9, 2018 #7 Share Posted December 9, 2018 17 minutes ago, CI66774 said: OP didn't mention "American." If you don't already know, Christmas is celebrated all over the world. Stop with the ridiculous PC mumbo jumbo and just answer the OP's questions without being rude. Not PC mumbo jumbo at all. I believe that the point is that what is considered a "proper" Christmas dinner varies by country, region and even by family. I do agree about the remark about the crew to be unnecessary boarding on the rude. Why would the nationality/religion of the crew have any bearing on what dinner is being served to the passengers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted December 9, 2018 #8 Share Posted December 9, 2018 We've had it served once on Christmas Eve, and the rest of our Christmas cruises, the special menu was on Christmas night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted December 9, 2018 #9 Share Posted December 9, 2018 There will be some nice special menu selections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted December 9, 2018 #10 Share Posted December 9, 2018 16 hours ago, jlp20 said: Who's tradition. Not all pax celebrate that holiday and very few of the service crew are "American". As I understand it, on Thanksgiving, turkey is one of the selections. Not to exaggerate but they seem to do very well with other "Christmas traditions" such as Santa, Christmas caroling, gingerbread houses, decorating of cookies, decorations of trees and garland everywhere, etc... They do provide a very classy traditional Christmas experience "on the sea". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roatanfans Posted December 11, 2018 #11 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Christmas is celebrated around the world with many different traditions- as an American taking her family on a holiday cruise for the first time, I am sincerely hoping that there are traditional Christmas treats from countries other then just the US- travel for us is about experiencing new things and the different ways we do some of the same things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nattie Posted December 11, 2018 #12 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Thank you for an overview. We are cruising first time Xmas cruises and are super excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nattie Posted December 11, 2018 #13 Share Posted December 11, 2018 On 12/8/2018 at 7:06 PM, toeloop said: As Christmas is an international holiday, there is a "traditional" holiday offering on the menu on Christmas Day. You will find that the majority of the crew celebrates Christmas. So, get your Merry Christmas greeting ready. Every time you interact, or it seems even make eye contact with a crew member, they will wish you a Merry Christmas. I have learned this having been on 10 Christmas time cruises. I will be spending this Christmas aboard the Royal. We will be there with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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