Have you been on a xmas / nye cruise?

[kk20]

We’re counting down the days til our upcoming Christmas and New Years cruise on the Millennium! This will be our first holiday cruise and are wondering what we can expect onboard.

 

For those of you of you who have sailed over the holidays, what did Celebrity do to help you celebrate?
 

Also, we’re assuming that there will be a higher number of children on board than usual. What has been your experience in regards to having more kids onboard over the holidays?

[mahdnc]

We have taken two Christmas/NYE cruises with Celebrity with our family and thoroughly enjoyed both. 

 

Celebrity has put out a Holiday brochure for 2022:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15QX1IAPRPqOCSjqgnCEk8xDPecvC_-H6/view?usp=drivesdk

 

Here is last year's brochure:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w1PgTFx-Y2l6hdspi0TtqcBrco6m6vHB/view?usp=drivesdk

 

Here are some Celebrity Today issues for the two holiday sailings:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XshVZ-1Da6ti5f0pDL3NQ7V8uSvN2nz4/view?usp=drivesdk

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bGpGowLoG0nYCk6ps7NNtMzSx3hUtr-o/view?usp=drivesdk
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AHnEbLdeKViGjPU7eOMHRV8sQnCVZpYa/view?usp=drivesdk
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zQbJJXKpPNDopTfj_iboSbVm1-vs8zS/view?usp=drivesdk
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwsk-dPJV5Lqdk1rdXVrTndkdzQ/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-yx_oBGEGSMex2cM8G1V2Fw
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwsk-dPJV5LqWDVhUWhsajUtSTQ/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-utxEqRzqY7FWL2MJhZ7E0g
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwsk-dPJV5LqemlGZHRucFN3NVE/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-p62EA0eZplp464I9jAvLQw
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwsk-dPJV5Lqcm5McEt1RFRHTmM/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-bUL5ZykEQ4Be0adj6lDl0Q

[mahdnc]

Here is a Celebrity Today for Dec 31 2013 on board Eclipse (14 nt Caribbean):

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwsk-dPJV5LqRWZEc3dKYjhUMkE/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-1A1SPmaYswb9mhWzQQRL3w

 

Your Millennium sailing is in the Caribbean which is very good for NYE because there will also be a big party out on deck since the nighttime weather will be warm. 
 

i have a few pics to share later once I get home tonight. 

[Texed]

1 hour ago, mahdnc said:

We have taken two Christmas/NYE cruises with Celebrity with our family and thoroughly enjoyed both. 

Celebrity has put out a Holiday brochure for 2022:

 

13 minutes ago, mahdnc said:

Here is a Celebrity Today for Dec 31 2013 on board Eclipse (14 nt Caribbean):. 
ihave a few pics to share later once I get home tonight. 

Wow!  An excellent response. I am sure the original poster is very pleased. Thanks for posting. 

[Loracpin2]

While we haven't been on a Christmas cruise, we have taken 2 memorable New Years cruises on Equinox and Silhouette. Fantastic dinner, Fantastic music choices all over the ship, Fanatstic count down to midnight with hundreds of balloons dropped in the center of the ships!!!! 

 

Would also like to add (which most likley will cause some interesting replies) that both sailings were before the "casual chique" dress code and the evening's Formal dress on both sailings definitely added to the splendor of the Celebration!!!!!

[MR_T]

We were on the eclipse Dec 2013 xmas/nye cruise and it was a lot of fun, lots of decorating all over the ship and lots of holiday theme stuff going on all over the ship 😊

[kk20]

3 hours ago, mahdnc said:

We have taken two Christmas/NYE cruises with Celebrity with our family and thoroughly enjoyed both. 

 

Celebrity has put out a Holiday brochure for 2022:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15QX1IAPRPqOCSjqgnCEk8xDPecvC_-H6/view?usp=drivesdk

 

Here is last year's brochure:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w1PgTFx-Y2l6hdspi0TtqcBrco6m6vHB/view?usp=drivesdk

 

Here are some Celebrity Today issues for the two holiday sailings:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XshVZ-1Da6ti5f0pDL3NQ7V8uSvN2nz4/view?usp=drivesdk

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bGpGowLoG0nYCk6ps7NNtMzSx3hUtr-o/view?usp=drivesdk
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AHnEbLdeKViGjPU7eOMHRV8sQnCVZpYa/view?usp=drivesdk
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zQbJJXKpPNDopTfj_iboSbVm1-vs8zS/view?usp=drivesdk
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwsk-dPJV5Lqdk1rdXVrTndkdzQ/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-yx_oBGEGSMex2cM8G1V2Fw
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwsk-dPJV5LqWDVhUWhsajUtSTQ/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-utxEqRzqY7FWL2MJhZ7E0g
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwsk-dPJV5LqemlGZHRucFN3NVE/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-p62EA0eZplp464I9jAvLQw
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwsk-dPJV5Lqcm5McEt1RFRHTmM/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-bUL5ZykEQ4Be0adj6lDl0Q

 

2 hours ago, mahdnc said:

Here is a Celebrity Today for Dec 31 2013 on board Eclipse (14 nt Caribbean):

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwsk-dPJV5LqRWZEc3dKYjhUMkE/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-1A1SPmaYswb9mhWzQQRL3w

 

Your Millennium sailing is in the Caribbean which is very good for NYE because there will also be a big party out on deck since the nighttime weather will be warm. 
 

i have a few pics to share later once I get home tonight. 

Thank you so much for providing all this information! Looking forward to browsing through everything 👍

[mahdnc]

4 hours ago, MR_T said:

We were on the eclipse Dec 2013 xmas/nye cruise and it was a lot of fun, lots of decorating all over the ship and lots of holiday theme stuff going on all over the ship 😊

 

Dec 31 2013?  The NYE that the Captain parked Eclipse 3 miles off the coast of Aruba to watch their amazing island-wide fireworks display?

[SusieAV8R]

4 hours ago, MR_T said:

We were on the eclipse Dec 2013 xmas/nye cruise and it was a lot of fun, lots of decorating all over the ship and lots of holiday theme stuff going on all over the ship 😊

I agree.  There's something magical about dressing up for NYE!  (I love floor-length dresses & DH wears a tux 🙂.  )

[Stricks08]

 

 

We were on the Eclipse for Christmas/NYE in 2016 - it was one of our favorite trips. They had parties all over the ship and had a big countdown on the Lido deck at midnight. They filled all the hot tubs with ice and bottles of champagne. There were a lot more families and big groups which made the ship more fun, always people up the Sky lounge dancing late at night

Edited September 6, 2022 by Stricks08

[mahdnc]

Eclipse, Dec 312013, off the coast of Aruba

 

 

 

 

[mahdnc]

Infinity, Christmas 2016 and NYE, Chile to Argentina

 

This is not a blatant attempt to show off our kids.  It just happens to be the best photo of the how Infinity's Grand Staircase was decorated.

 

 

 

Stockings in our cabin

 

Infinity was at nearing Cape Horn on New Years Day 2017

 

[mahdnc]

Solstice, Christmas 2019 and NYE, New Zealand

 

 

 

We set up a small Christmas tree in our cabin and exchanged presents.

 

Christmas morning on the Tasman Sea.

 

A few passengers decorated their cabin doors.

 

Milford Sound on NYE!!

 

 

 

 

[mahdnc]

All 3 of our holiday cruises were extended sailings (12-15 nights) or were in far away places.  Consequently we did not see a large volume of kids on any of the sailings.  

 

You will enjoy your Millennium cruise.  It's very festive and everyone is in an extra good mood.

 

Solstice Grand Foyer

[NMTraveller]

Well there are more young children on board than usual, but not very many at all.  The few that are on board make it a very special time.  It is very entertaining to watch the few young children on board.  It is a very festive time of the year to cruise and I would highly recommend it.

 

 

[mahdnc]

14 minutes ago, NMTraveller said:

Well there are more young children on board than usual, but not very many at all.  The few that are on board make it a very special time.  It is very entertaining to watch the few young children on board.  It is a very festive time of the year to cruise and I would highly recommend it.

 

 

Any chance we will see you on the Christmas 2023 & NYE Solstice sailing (12 nt Singapore to Hong Kong)?

[NMTraveller]

18 minutes ago, mahdnc said:

Any chance we will see you on the Christmas 2023 & NYE Solstice sailing (12 nt Singapore to Hong Kong)?

We are scheduled to be on the Millenium during this time frame.

[irvington]

These pictures look so fun! I'm inspired to make this happen some year.

[Esprit]

We’ve done two Christmas and NYE cruises in the Caribbean.

Then we did the inaugural cruise on the Edge just prior to Christmas and the ship was decorated up

[Esprit]

So was the bridge

[Surfguyxxx]

We've done 2 Christmas/New Years Cruises and absolutely loved each one.  Staff was great, ship was decorated beautifully and our fellow passengers were delightful.  I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

 

[kk20]

Wow! All of the pictures, links and feedback given so far are amazing! (Keep them coming, please!)

I’m so looking forward to this cruise

[SusieAV8R]

On 9/5/2022 at 10:34 PM, mahdnc said:

Solstice, Christmas 2019 and NYE, New Zealand

 

 

 

We set up a small Christmas tree in our cabin and exchanged presents.

 

Christmas morning on the Tasman Sea.

 

A few passengers decorated their cabin doors.

 

Milford Sound on NYE!!

 

 

 

 

We are doing our first Xmas/NYE B3B and these photos are really getting us excited!  (I am a homebody who likes her Christmas Tree so wasn't certain this cruise was one of our better ideas! ). These photos (and the various posts) are convincing us that our upcoming cruise will be fabulous!  Please keep the photos and posts coming!!

[mahdnc]

Reflection, Jan 2019

[mahdnc]

There are nice Christmas decorations at the ports, too.  During our Christmas 2016 & NYE cruise (Infinity, South America), we visited a shopping mall in Buenos Aires and it was predictably very well decorated.