erniebert Posted June 14, 2014 #1 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Myself and my husband are considering booking Legend of the Seas for a 12 night Christmas & New Years South Caribbean cruise - what are people's experiences of spending Christmas with RC? I love Christmas and it's also my birthday on Christmas Day so would like it to be special Next cruise: Oasis of the Seas 12-night Westbound Transatlantic 15.10.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 14, 2014 #2 Share Posted June 14, 2014 The ship will be decorated for Christmas, and they will usually offer religious services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEMAMI Posted June 14, 2014 #3 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Myself and my husband are considering booking Legend of the Seas for a 12 night Christmas & New Years South Caribbean cruise - what are people's experiences of spending Christmas with RC? I love Christmas and it's also my birthday on Christmas Day so would like it to be special We are booked on this cruise! Come and join us!!! The ship will be decorated, beautifully! we had so much fun for NYE, on Liberty!!! X-mas decorations on BR OTS!!! Sent with my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted June 14, 2014 #4 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Myself and my husband are considering booking Legend of the Seas for a 12 night Christmas & New Years South Caribbean cruise - what are people's experiences of spending Christmas with RC? I love Christmas and it's also my birthday on Christmas Day so would like it to be special Next cruise: Oasis of the Seas 12-night Westbound Transatlantic 15.10.2014 Did Xmas on the Radiance 2012... best Xmas ever! :p Centrum all decked out, tinsel, HUGE 3-4 deck high tree, nativity scene, etc. Xmas Eve Christmas caroling with the whole ship at the centrum... I think the whole ship was there, incredible having 2000+ singing Xmas songs all at once Santa hands out gifts to a line-up of kids Xmas morning... really neat And then you go up to pool deck in 80+ degree weather to sun-tan and enjoy your day!!! :eek::D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose Posted June 14, 2014 #5 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Doing a family cruise over Christmas this year. We are Jewish but excited to see all the decorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merly Posted June 14, 2014 #6 Share Posted June 14, 2014 We did a Christmas and new year cruise, and my birthday is also at Christmas. Although the ship was beautifully decorated we felt Christmas was a bit of a let down. Missed the family, had to be careful what gifts we took, as we were flying, not used to warm weather at Christmas. New year however was brilliant. The best party ever. All said, I am pleased we did it, but I wouldn't do Christmas/birthday again. I would spend that time at home and then go for new year. But until you try it you don't know and I am sure that you will have a great holiday if you decide to go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirious9876 Posted June 14, 2014 #7 Share Posted June 14, 2014 We did Christmas & New Year on Mariner of the Seas and it was awesome. The ship made an effort but the stars of the day were the passengers who were so happy and wanting to have a good time. We made it all work together to feel special. As another poster said, New Year was the best New Year we'd had. It was in the days of the midnight buffet and the Captain asked people to ballot if they'd like a midnight buffet or free wine for 2 hours on New Years Eve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyher Posted June 14, 2014 #8 Share Posted June 14, 2014 We did a Christmas and new year cruise, and my birthday is also at Christmas. Although the ship was beautifully decorated we felt Christmas was a bit of a let down. Missed the family, had to be careful what gifts we took, as we were flying, not used to warm weather at Christmas. New year however was brilliant. The best party ever. All said, I am pleased we did it, but I wouldn't do Christmas/birthday again. I would spend that time at home and then go for new year. But until you try it you don't know and I am sure that you will have a great holiday if you decide to go for it. You sound so much like my DW. She will pack up and leave 364 days a year at a seconds notice, but Christmas isn't Christmas without the kids and the family being home all together . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erniebert Posted June 14, 2014 Author #9 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Thanks so much for all the replies! I think we're going to go for it :) we don't have any kids yet (just me - the big kid at Christmas) so it's probably the one time we'll be able to do it! We actually went away (to Chicago) for Christmas 2 years ago and didn't particularly like it but I think that might be partly because it wasn't a cruise, staying in a hotel just seemed to pale on comparison Next cruise: Oasis of the Seas 12-night Westbound Transatlantic 15.10.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted June 14, 2014 #10 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Myself and my husband are considering booking Legend of the Seas for a 12 night Christmas & New Years South Caribbean cruise - what are people's experiences of spending Christmas with RC? I love Christmas and it's also my birthday on Christmas Day so would like it to be special Next cruise: Oasis of the Seas 12-night Westbound Transatlantic 15.10.2014 we did it 2 years ago. way too many large( multigenerational) family groups and port calls on Xmas day was a complete waste( nothing was open) the Xmas day menu was 'slightly' more upscale. the ship was decorated beautifully we won't do it again as there were just way too many kids on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted June 15, 2014 #11 Share Posted June 15, 2014 The ship is beautifully decorated. Beautiful buffet tables of Gingerbread houses in the Windjammer. Fellow passengers all have the Christmas spirit and are relaxed and happy. Ship never felt crowded and hardly saw any kids - must have been enjoying the kids clubs (the kids all came out of the woodwork on Christmas morning for Santa) Be aware most Christmas festivities happen on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas Day. Loved the carolling with crew, Christmas story, free champers, all in the Centrum. Christmas Day itself is a bit low-key. Santa for the kids, Formal night for dinner in the MDR with crackers on the table and lobster. I loved cruising at Christmas. Would do it again in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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