Mickeysbabe Posted December 12, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Has anyone sailed on Ventura for Christmas, is it traditional do they have a Christmas lunch or Christmas Dinner and what activities do they have onboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy 27 Posted December 13, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Yes we were on Ventura at Xmas 3 years ago. They did do Xmas dinner. Each passenger has a captains present and it was a good happy day. Nothing special entertainment on the day to the best of our recollection. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooked cruiser Posted December 14, 2014 #3 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Santa also visits the ship and hands out the christmas presents to the children in the Atrium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted December 14, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Well these are the things which we have seen. Midnight Mass Christmas morning Carol Service Santa coming down the funnel on Christmas Eve Staff in red hats Mince pies Christmas cake with your coffee ( all cruise) The ship covered in decorations a village made of Christmas cakes and gingerbread houses. Santa visits the children Full Christmas dinner in the evening. It's a formal night BTW. Christmas crackers on the table A gift on you bed when you go to bed. I am sure there are others as well. There is certainly more of a Christmas feel than most people get at home Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kersh Posted December 14, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Christmas Day is fabulous on board. Lots going on but there is a break after lunch wen all of the crew get served their Xmas dinner by the officers. A tradition from many years ago. As Dai has posted lots to look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiana123 Posted December 14, 2014 #6 Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) Christmas on Oriana a couple of years ago was very nice, lovely Christmas food, and Santa came up the funnel but we were a bit surprised that no special entertainment was laid on. We really enjoyed our cruise but did get the impression that some passengers (even us a little) may have cruised to escape all the hype. As said, it was lovely but there wasn't any overdoing on the Christmas theme. Edited December 14, 2014 by indiana123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted December 14, 2014 #7 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Christmas Day is fabulous on board. Lots going on but there is a break after lunch wen all of the crew get served their Xmas dinner by the officers. A tradition from many years ago. As Dai has posted lots to look forward to. Forgot the pantomime. Oh no he didn't ....Oh yes he did. (Not on Christmas Day but on a Christmas cruise) Did I say passenger choir Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_uk Posted December 14, 2014 #8 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Looking forward to all of it on Arcadia next week. Possibly no Santa, however - no children on Arcadia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiana123 Posted December 14, 2014 #9 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I think he might appear..... he did on Oriana and that was child free. All us big children were there cheering and waving. I think we all had a lump in our throat. It was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kersh Posted December 15, 2014 #10 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Can't wait, we are joining Oriana in 3 days for Xmas and New Year. Just got 2 days of work to get through first. Love the crew Pantomime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorsetlad Posted December 15, 2014 #11 Share Posted December 15, 2014 We board the newly refurbished Aurora on Sunday. New Year's Eve in Madeira, that's another must do item ticked off.:):):) Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiana123 Posted December 15, 2014 #12 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Never been but have heard from people that offshore Madeira is the best place ever to be on New Years Eve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winniesbestm8 Posted December 15, 2014 #13 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I am not sure how they will work it next year, Azura has passengers getting on and off on Christmas Day next year in Barbados, we fly Christmas Day, and then the same on Boxing Day. We won't get on the ship until about 4pm, I am hoping the kids will still get to see Mr FC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winniesbestm8 Posted December 15, 2014 #14 Share Posted December 15, 2014 We board the newly refurbished Aurora on Sunday. New Year's Eve in Madeira, that's another must do item ticked off.:):):) Brian This is on our list too, I am very envious ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manilow fan Posted December 15, 2014 #15 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I am not sure how they will work it next year, Azura has passengers getting on and off on Christmas Day next year in Barbados, we fly Christmas Day, and then the same on Boxing Day. We won't get on the ship until about 4pm, I am hoping the kids will still get to see Mr FC Yes Winniesbestm8 - I'm wondering what to expect next Christmas Day - will it be a Christmas dinner on the plane going to Barbados or Christmas dinner on board in the evening? Or perhaps it will be just a cheese sandwich! Has anyone else joined a ship on Christmas Day before and can tell us what to expect, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winniesbestm8 Posted December 16, 2014 #16 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Yes Winniesbestm8 - I'm wondering what to expect next Christmas Day - will it be a Christmas dinner on the plane going to Barbados or Christmas dinner on board in the evening? Or perhaps it will be just a cheese sandwich! Has anyone else joined a ship on Christmas Day before and can tell us what to expect, please? From what I can gather it will be a formal night on the Christmas evening on the ship still with all the trimmings :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P&O Lynn Knickers Posted December 16, 2014 #17 Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) is a break after lunch wen all of the crew get served their Xmas dinner by the officers. A tradition from many years ago. Not at all true. Sometimes the senior officers arrive in the mess, serve a few crewmembers, have a photo or two taken and leave. They may even "munch" on a mince pie in the crew mess, go through the motions and then go to the officers mess to be "Served" their lunch. Officers Serving the crew is a tad OTT. Its all about the PR really. Most crewmembers I have spoken with, tell me its the part they dislike the most about christmas day working on the ship. The part that their "bosses" mingling with them whilst they are on their break. Edited December 16, 2014 by P&O Lynn Knickers Lynn needed to fart and did a silent one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manilow fan Posted December 16, 2014 #18 Share Posted December 16, 2014 From what I can gather it will be a formal night on the Christmas evening on the ship still with all the trimmings :) I wonder if that will count as one of our 4 formal nights then? Also the ship will only be half full as the other half wont arrive until the following day. They will certainly have to get our cases to our rooms ASAP if it is going to be a formal night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winniesbestm8 Posted December 17, 2014 #19 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I wonder if that will count as one of our 4 formal nights then? Also the ship will only be half full as the other half wont arrive until the following day. They will certainly have to get our cases to our rooms ASAP if it is going to be a formal night! We were on Ventura and boarded the day of the Royal wedding, they bad embarkation day a formal day because of the wedding, all our cases were sent pretty quickly :) Although this was from Southampton! Some people don't leave until Boxing day don't forget ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted December 29, 2014 #20 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I wonder if that will count as one of our 4 formal nights then? Also the ship will only be half full as the other half wont arrive until the following day. They will certainly have to get our cases to our rooms ASAP if it is going to be a formal night! It will almost certainly be a formal night. My experience on Oceana this year was it just did not feel like christmas dinner. Probably because I have always had christmas dinner as 'lunch' mid afternoon and not a formal affair. IMO it would be better to have a formal meal on xmas eve and go all out on xmas day for a proper lunch. Other things wrong were there was no atmosphere in the dining room because it had a lot of empty tables, due to many passengers wanting early sitting and being dissapointed. Turkey was the only xmas main course offered. In fact the menu was essentially a formal night one with a turkey option, plus a paper hat and cracker!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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