On
a cruise, any night is a good night for a party, but none is better than
Halloween. Many ships decorate their public spaces for the celebration – you
may see ghosts swooping around the ship’s main atrium and haunted houses popping
up on deck.
Many
ships host costume parties, sometimes with attractive prizes for the most
outrageous, beautiful or creative costumes. Given the setting, nautical-themed
costumes are popular: in addition to pirates and mermaids, you may see
penguins, sharks, sailors and characters from the Love Boat TV series.
For
efficient packing, you may want to keep your costume simple, or focus on a creepy
make-up effect or glamorous mask. Of course, there are always quite a few
toga-clad revelers at cruise ship Halloween parties: a closer inspection will
reveal that these ancient Romans have simply borrowed the sheets and towels from
their cabins.
Some
ships take the celebration a step further, running Halloween-themed movies and holding
costume parades for kids and adults. Family-oriented cruise lines, such as
Carnival and Royal Caribbean, offer extensive programs of Halloween fun for
kids, including costume-making workshops, face painting and Halloween arts and
crafts. Kids will delight in scavenger hunts, on-deck trick-or-treating, and scary
storytelling sessions (but not so scary that younger kids won’t eventually go
to sleep that night). There may even be a different type of trick-or-treat for
adult passengers, such as a cabin-to-cabin wine and cheese tasting.
On
Disney Cruise Lines, even the beloved Disney characters get into the spirit,
wearing special Halloween costumes. Disney chefs do their part, too, whipping
up special treats for the celebration, including chocolate cake with pumpkin
filling, tempting “spider cakes” and a mysterious “Witch’s Brew.”
To
find out what your ship of choice has going on this Halloween, or to make a
last-minute booking, talk with Anita, your Cruise Holidays personal cruise
expert.
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