Decorating your door!

[hannahsmomtoo]

For those of you who have cruised a lot (and that's most people here, right?), do you decorate your door and/or see a lot of doors that have been decorated?

 

I've only been on one cruise so far (another booked in 400+ days!) and don't recall seeing any doors that were decorated.

 

 

This is our first cruise - we sail on my birthday and the door will be decorate by dd :-)

[maggiemouse]

I put the gel clings. They usually disappear little by little during the week.

It use to bug my DH and DS, not they just go along with it :D It also helps them find the cabin.

love these gels. Were they stolen or did they fall off Try to figure out if I want to do this. We were on disney last year not only decorated our door but did fish extender also--LOL

[Had2cruz]

love these gels. Were they stolen or did they fall off Try to figure out if I want to do this. We were on disney last year not only decorated our door but did fish extender also--LOL

 

We just got off Disney's Fantasy two weeks ago and we had our doors fabulously decorated with great magnets! I am hoping that the doors on the Glory are magnetic! I thought about bringing our FE too! The whole family isn't going on the Glory (just my daughter, 18, and me) so I feel guilty taking the FE. We will definitely be decorating our door this time though!! It's a graduation cruise for nine senior girls and three moms!!!

[the_monkey]

We always do some kind of door decoration whenever we go on vacation - yes, even land ones. I always hit up the clearance section at Party City to find things like tablecloths that I can use to cover the door, and then I use that sticky poster tac to adhere everything to the door.

 

 

That small hand drawn card is one of the "introduction cards" our son made. He would sometimes carry them around in a metal binder with a world atlas, and if someone struck up a conversation with us, he would ask them to show them where they were from on his maps. He was 6 at the time.

 

Cabin door decorations by Martinsville, on Flickr

 

Here's our last door from '09. I printed up a ton of travel-related quotes and put them on card stock with photo corners, and then changed them every day. By the end of the cruise our neighbors were looking forward to the new ones. I just came across them the other day, so I can't wait to re-use them this time.

 

Yes, I'm a dork. I'm ok with that. :)

[nolababe504]

This is our door last week on the Elation!!

 

 

Here is our door for our Halloween Cruise on the Ecstasy last year, some of the stuff fallen off or something:

 

This is from our first cruise, Yes we went right after the superbowl!!!!

Edited April 27, 2012 by nolababe504

[reno3]

love these gels. Were they stolen or did they fall off Try to figure out if I want to do this. We were on disney last year not only decorated our door but did fish extender also--LOL

 

I don't think they feel off because it was more then one item missing each time. Once a two piece palm tree and each time I would look on the floor and would not find them. I also brought a extra package and replace some as they went missing. They would stick pretty good as long as you did not peel them off to try and move them around. I have used them my last couple of cruises and some dissapeared back them also. My sons female friends liked them :D

[alexieb]

Are the cabin doors on the Liberty metal?

[lymah]

Are the cabin doors on the Liberty metal?

I was wondering the same thing..

[JO-TRAVEL ALOT]

We like to decorate our doors. It does make it easier to find your cabin and if your with a group it is hard to remember what cabin everyone is in. Plus, it just makes it more festive.

[tattoos]

We use "Sticky Tack" reusable adhesive or Scotch removable mounting putty. You tear off a piece and soften it between your fingers and adhere the product to the door. It peels off easily and cleanly and leaves no residue and does not harm your product.

 

I have a great online resource that carries a lot of great stuff for decorating your door. If you would like the information, let me know and I'll send you their email address.

 

Rose

[sunshineonmymind]

My very first attempt at door decorating...Steelers won superbowl and Gators won BCS the same year!

 

 

 

A little bit more details in this one!!

 

 

 

This is my best one.....Tebow was playing in playoff game that weekend.

 

Edited April 27, 2012 by sunshineonmymind
adding

[alwaysvacation]

A few are listed in this thread but I think there's a bunch more - where do you get things to decorate your door? and what kinds of things. I would love to do this for our cruise in May!

[tattoos]

alwaysvacation....include your email address and I'll send you the web site that sells great decorations and are very inexpensive...they are located in Chicago, products are exactly as described and they ship promptly. I have used them for years with no problems or complaints.

 

I don't know if I can mention their name on the Boards or not.

[alwaysvacation]

Sorry! I didn't get to 2nd page before posting - but again - where do you find the best stuff?

[sparkscruiser]

Mine is a bit over the top - full door sized banner a friend and I made together. Attached easily to the door with stick tack that you can buy at Wally World. Take down was a breeze and just threw the small bit of adhesive away when done. We were on a great cruise that had an incredible roll call for the Pride repositioning through the Panama Canal. Door decorating contest was just one of the many great things we did.

 

 

Have a great cruise!

Edited April 27, 2012 by sparkscruiser

[uppitycats]

I've never decorated our door. I'm able to read the cabin number, don't have children, am not yet so senile I can't find the floor/cabin, so don't see the reason to spend vacation time doing it.

[GloriaF]

I think it's fun to see the door decorations, but until we cruised with son & d-i-l on Ecstasy never considered decorating our own door. We decided to decorate their door as a surprise, and they loved it.

 

Upcoming Fascination cruise - probably will decorate door to celebrate our niece's birthday and high school graduation.

 

I plan on going to Dollar Tree and Party City for supplies.

Edited April 27, 2012 by GloriaF

[pinkpumpkin]

This our first cruise and we will me married while on it! We are decorating our door because it seems fun and we are just fun people! Both his and my parents are cruising with us so we made a sign for both of their doors as well. :D We used www.makesigns.com it was fast and affordable.

Edited April 27, 2012 by pinkpumpkin

[Paul's_wife]

I'd like to know the name of the store in Chicago where Rose gets her door decorations. Since people have mentioned Party City would it be ok for her to give the name of the place? Also one of the last posts gave the email address of a place to have signs made so I would think it would be ok.

[EastTexas]

First cruise - 35th anniversary. Just purchased fish window clings from a party supply store for the door decoration!

 

Can't wait! :D

[teetee6263]

I was so upset last year when I realized that I forgot my decorations & then didn't feel so bad when I noticed I didn't see any decorated doors. This year my decorations are already packed:D

 

My question to those who decorate is was there a door decoration contest on your cruise?

[beej]

Always decorate the door. Best reason in the world: easier to find your cabin at 3 in the morning:>)

[maggiemouse]

mine is a bit over the top - full door sized banner a friend and i made together. Attached easily to the door with stick tack that you can buy at wally world. Take down was a breeze and just threw the small bit of adhesive away when done. We were on a great cruise that had an incredible roll call for the pride repositioning through the panama canal. Door decorating contest was just one of the many great things we did.

 

 

 

 

have a great cruise!

love it!!

[sparkscruiser]

love it!!

 

Thanks! That banner carries alot of great memories!

[carolmacey]

Silly question, are the cabin doors metal? I never thought to notice on my previous cruises. We will be on the Fantasy in 5 weeks. My soon to be 8 year old daughter loves arts & crafts and we have sheets of magnet with drawing paper on one side. I was thinking about doing the gummy window clings, but if the doors are metal then the magnet sheets would work. Decorating the door will be fun for her, and help her find our cabin easier because she has their odd thing about wanting to be the official door opener with the room keys (does this at hotels too). Obviously she can read the cabin number but she would be able to spot the door with the fancy drawings/magnets.

 

I believe some ships' doors are metal. I have used the mag sheets before, but maybe not on Carnival. Check with your cabin steward before using anything sticky.

Edited April 28, 2012 by carolmacey