MDcruzin_24601 Posted September 26, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Hi, CC members, We will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary on Mariner OTS sailing April 15, 2019 and I am thinking of surprising her with the cabin anniversary decorations and a celebration cake during dinner. :D Can someone who purchased these items give me some insight on them? Are the worth it. How was the anniversary cake? Anything you can recommend or suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted September 26, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Hi, CC members,We will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary on Mariner OTS sailing April 15, 2019 and I am thinking of surprising her with the cabin anniversary decorations and a celebration cake during dinner. :D Can someone who purchased these items give me some insight on them? Are the worth it. How was the anniversary cake? Anything you can recommend or suggest? There was a thread a few months back warning cruisers not to purchase the cake. Here is a link https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2576067&highlight=special+occasion+cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzmark Posted September 26, 2018 #3 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Hi, CC members,We will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary on Mariner OTS sailing April 15, 2019 and I am thinking of surprising her with the cabin anniversary decorations and a celebration cake during dinner. :D Can someone who purchased these items give me some insight on them? Are the worth it. How was the anniversary cake? Anything you can recommend or suggest? Not to me they aren't, I can only judge that from the pictures on the website though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted September 26, 2018 #4 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I have done it but actually find it more fun to decorate myself. In your case, if you have any friends going with you, have someone keep your wife busy with something while you or family/friends help you decorate . You can let your wait staff know it is your Anniversary and they will do something during dessert time. Once while cruising, our cabin attendant made a cake out of towels and decorated it plus I got a banner for my Birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted September 26, 2018 #5 Share Posted September 26, 2018 It’s a nice surprise but is not worth it. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted September 26, 2018 #6 Share Posted September 26, 2018 They used to have really cool decorations, now they are lame. You are better off going to the Party Store and buying your own to decorate you cabin and door. That is what we do for our anniversary or birthday on the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shipshape sam Posted September 26, 2018 #7 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Hi, CC members,We will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary on Mariner OTS sailing April 15, 2019 and I am thinking of surprising her with the cabin anniversary decorations and a celebration cake during dinner. :D Can someone who purchased these items give me some insight on them? Are the worth it. How was the anniversary cake? Anything you can recommend or suggest? I would say no, but that is me. Go to speciality restaurant and celebrate there with a great meal and desert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSKI Posted September 27, 2018 #8 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I vote for you bringing decorations and putting them up. Also decorate the outside of your door and put a dry erase board there so others can write you best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzmark Posted September 27, 2018 #9 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Skip the decorations, have flowers delivered and a bottle of quality champagne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted September 27, 2018 #10 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Do something to surprise her. Believe me she won’t really care what it is. We just like to be treated once in a while My DH bought the birthday decor for me last year. I appreciated the surprise more then the actual decorations. I did bring them home and may use them when we cruise over his birthday yet this year. ( I would have preferred wine and chocolate but I did not tell him that!). He’s also gotten me flowers a couple of times and once an anniversary package. Since he rarely does this at home I love what ever he does. And for sure treat her to Giovanni’s or Chops or the Chefs table. 20 years needs to be celebrated! And congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grest Posted September 27, 2018 #11 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I might say instead to speak with the maitre d' to bring a special dessert to your table one night to celebrate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LisaLisa87 Posted September 27, 2018 #12 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I ordered the decorations and am glad I did. Yes, they were a little cheesy, but I loved that they were in place when we got to our room. DH thought they were great. We didn't do the cake, but I did order the champagne and chocolate covered strawberries. The quality wasn't great, but we still enjoyed both. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaNana Posted September 27, 2018 #13 Share Posted September 27, 2018 There was a thread a few months back warning cruisers not to purchase the cake. Here is a link https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2576067&highlight=special+occasion+cake I was on that thread. Please note we did not have the same. We celebrated our 50th on NOS November 2017. Our cake was much better plus they brought a cake to the table from the dining staff. We had a great time. Would do it again. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwich Cruiser Posted September 27, 2018 #14 Share Posted September 27, 2018 We brought our own stateroom decorations but ordered the cake which was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodgem Posted September 27, 2018 #15 Share Posted September 27, 2018 For DS's birthday I ordered 4 cup cakes and placed an announcement in the cruise compass. Thought celebration cake would be too big for 4 of us. For parents anniversary I ordered chocs and champagne. I was not on the cruise and did not know if I could place an announcement in the cruise compass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted September 27, 2018 #16 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Skip the decorations, have flowers delivered and a bottle of quality champagne. ^^ This ^^ I know my wife would appreciate flowers a lot more than cheesy decorations. We have celebrated her birthday many times on a cruise ship. Our TA knows that we will be on the ship for my wife's birthday and she (the TA) will usually arrange for something special for her. We usually cruise with friends and ordered the cake once. It was the same cake they served everyone else. The only difference was, it came to our table as a whole cake. My wife blew out the candle and then they took the cake away and brought pieces back to all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaNana Posted September 28, 2018 #17 Share Posted September 28, 2018 ^^ This ^^ I know my wife would appreciate flowers a lot more than cheesy decorations. We have celebrated her birthday many times on a cruise ship. Our TA knows that we will be on the ship for my wife's birthday and she (the TA) will usually arrange for something special for her. We usually cruise with friends and ordered the cake once. It was the same cake they served everyone else. The only difference was, it came to our table as a whole cake. My wife blew out the candle and then they took the cake away and brought pieces back to all of us. Our family had the cabin decorated. They weren’t with us. I really liked it. We’ve celebrated many cruises at our anniversary time and never saw announcement of Anniversaries. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payitforward Posted September 28, 2018 #18 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I don't personally think they're worth it. It would be more fun to bring your own decorations and put them up. I found these great magnetic photo sheets on Amazon (link below) that work in my printer. I love creating my own custom door decorations with them. You will always know right where your cabin is! As for the cake, why pay good money for a plain cake, when there is such an array of free desserts? If you mention it to your waiter or matre'd in advance, they will do something nice. There have also been numerous occasions where I have ordered, and paid for, the cakes for someone only to learn they never got them. I do like the ideas of flowers, chocolate covered strawberries and/or wine. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008U2S0H0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodgem Posted September 28, 2018 #19 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Our family had the cabin decorated. They weren’t with us. I really liked it. We’ve celebrated many cruises at our anniversary time and never saw announcement of Anniversaries. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Have seen a couple, in the 6 years we have been cruising out of Southampton, but not many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDcruzin_24601 Posted September 28, 2018 Author #20 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Thanks everyone for the feedback. I will try to decorate the cabin myself, before she has a chance to enter. That way, I can add a personal touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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