Decking the Decks and Doors

You can have it all when you Caribbean cruise at the holidays—sun and sand, and sizzle, sparkle and Santa. Here are just a few ways the ships don holly and make jolly:

Eye candy from Harmony of the Seas' gingerbread village

Light and bright. From Princess’ glittering piazza railings to Royal Caribbean’s ceiling-suspended stars and massive ball-laden trees, eye candy abounds.

Pointing to the holidays. As Christmas nears, poinsettias dot many a deck. On Celebrity’s Constellation, they line the grand staircase. On the Regal Princess, they’re everywhere.

Figuring it out. Holiday figurines pop up here and there, like around Guest Services on Harmony of the Seas.

Guests get into it. Then there are the passengers. Like the ones who wear Santa hats. Or the teens with the reindeer headbands. Those who do up their doors.

It takes a galley to create village. The frosting on the cake, though, is when the gingerbread village appears. The Constellation’s houses with their gumdrop tops was the centerpiece in a common area. Harmony’s frosty, candy-coated village was planted in the Promenade.

It took a galley to create this village on Celebrity's Constellation

The gingerbread village brings out the cameras—and the kid in us all. It reminds us how sweet and surprising cruising—and life—can really be. Happy holidays from Musing About Cruising!