When Do the Decorations Go Up

[sawtooth]

Do they put up the Christmas decorations for Thanksgiving or shortly thereafter.

We have a short cruise planned for the first week of December and wondered if the Christmas tress will be up and decorated.

[dorisis]

They generally go up right after Thanksgiving. They should be up for your cruise.

[Princess Patches]

No guarantee, but they usually go up right after Thanksgiving. I cruised during Thanksgiving two years ago and they started decorating on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

[ASeaPrincess1]

Might depend on the ship.

I was on CB last year two days after Thanksgiving.

They didn't start decorating until the day we disembarked, which was December 7.

They brought in a crew to do it. It wasn't from the ship staff.

[karena1]

They should be up right after Thanksgiving.

 

I am taking my little tree to decorate in the cabin when we leave on Ruby on Dec 13th. Have done this on many cruises, love the Christmas feel not only on the ship but in our cabin

[OCruisers]

Princess contracts with a company that specializes in this sort of the thing.

Normally, some things begin immediately after Thanksgiving ... with all getting done the first sailing afterwards.

LuLu

[msw.delafield]

We've cruised the last several years during the weeks before the Christmas holidays.

Our observation was that decorations come out slowly and progressively over the four weeks between holidays.

A few decorations in early December and more as you get further into the month - some new display or decorations almost every day in different areas of the ship.

It's the trip just before the holiday cruise when the last of decorations really appear, by the final day of that trip the ship is fully decorated for the embarkation of the holiday cruise voyage.

[paul929207]

We have sailed twice over the US Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations were up before we debarked

[ar1950]

We have sailed twice over the US Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations were up before we debarked

 

Interesting. We did not see any Christmas decorations going up after Thanksgiving on our Hawaii cruise on the Star last year. And there were none when we disembarked on Dec. 5th. I guess as ASeaPrincess1 stated it must depend on the itinerary.

Edited November 26, 2014 by ar1950

[Lovetocruiseprincess]

They've loaded them on thr Royal right now and have them stored on deck 4. One night this week after Thanksgiving they'll be putting them up.

[Lovetocruiseprincess]

Still no sign of any Christmas decorations today. Maybe tonight?:confused:

[Craving A Cruise]

Hope to see some decorations tomorrow,

11/29/14, when we sail on the Crown Princess :)

[sunsetme]

not a fan of the Christmas decor

[karena1]

not a fan of the Christmas decor

 

How can you not be a fan of Christmas decorations!!! Christmas is my favorite time of the year. House is decorated by the 2nd weekend of Nov. Love being on the ship in Dec and all the decorations are out. So pretty!!! We have cruised over Christmas and saw Santa and everything. Wonderful:)

[marysb]

How can you not be a fan of Christmas decorations!!! Christmas is my favorite time of the year. House is decorated by the 2nd weekend of Nov. Love being on the ship in Dec and all the decorations are out. So pretty!!! We have cruised over Christmas and saw Santa and everything. Wonderful:)

 

Maybe you wouldn't love it if you are Jewish or Muslim. I could see how it certainly wouldn't be for everyone.

[Lovetocruiseprincess]

Still no sign of any Christmas decorations on the Royal. It looks like their waiting till the end of this cruise & they return to Ft Lauderdale although my wife saw them loading what appearde to be boxes of decorations on the last return to Florida.

[KruzPrincess]

In my experience, an outside crew comes on the ship on a port day after Thanksgiving and puts up most of the decorations. This is what has happened on my Hawaii cruises for the last two years. They get most of it done while most passengers are off the ship.

 

 

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[marysb]

On the Royal this coming Thurs- hope they are up!

 

Can't wait!!

[shastatroy]

They are up on the Golden!!