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<\/picture><\/a>Give mom a break! Let the cruise line prepare the turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, and stuffing while your family enjoys time together on Thanksgiving with no distractions. And after dinner, instead of cleaning up, your family can go do other things together that the ship has to offer. Take in a show, head to the casino, or just relax on deck. Guaranteed your family will be thankful!<\/p>\nHanukkah\u2014Get Your Fill of Potato Pancakes and Jelly Doughnuts<\/b><\/p>\n
Christmas\u2014Festivities Galore<\/b><\/p>\n Some ships have snow-making machines so their guests can enjoy a daily snowfall out at sea. \u00a0Disney Cruise Lines decks out their ships like they do their parks. You\u2019ll see the Disney characters dressed for the holidays as well as a parade and a \u201cDeck the Deck\u201d party.<\/p>\n On Christmas Eve, the cruise lines offer a special meal and offer worship services and midnight mass for all Faiths.\u00a0On Christmas Day, a holiday menu is served and religious services are also available. The kids may even get a visit from Santa.<\/p>\n New Year\u2019s\u2014Ring in the New Year<\/b><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for a first-class New Year\u2019s Eve celebration, Cunard has a black-tie gala, Seabourn has a formal dinner and holiday ball, and Windstar serves up champagne and caviar. Windstar also has a long-standing tradition where the oldest crew member rings out the old year, and the youngest crew member rings it in.<\/p>\n If college football is your favorite New Year\u2019s tradition, several cruise lines broadcast the bowl games. CruiseExperts.com can help the football fans find the right cruises so they won’t miss out on watching their favorite teams play.<\/p>\n Join our Inner Circle or “Like” us on Facebook<\/b><\/p>\n Join our Inner Circle\u00a0<\/a>, or “like” us on Facebook <\/a>to receive information on insider\u00a0promotions and special \u00a0pricing we’ve secured. The holidays will be here before you know it, so give us a call soon to book your holiday vacation. We can help you make all your travel arrangements for your entire family. Call 1-888-804-CRUIse(2784) or visit our website\u00a0www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you want to have the ultimate family holiday experience\u2014take a cruise! It’s one of the most memorable ways for your family to spend the holidays. Face it, it\u2019s getting harder to find time to gather the family together during the holidays. And the holidays can be just plain stressful. \u00a0Maybe the solution this year … I\u2019m thinking of spending the holidays on an ocean cruise. How do the cruise lines celebrate?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":44121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,36,30,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-did-you-know","category-general","category-informative","category-themed-cruises"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/picture><\/a>Many cruise lines celebrate \u00a0the eight days of Hanukkah with a customary ceremony of lighting the menorah every night. A traditional menu usually includes potato pancakes, jelly doughnuts and Kosher meals. \u00a0Some cruise lines add to the fun by giving out chocolate coins and providing special games and stories about the history of Hanukkah.<\/p>\n<\/picture><\/a>In December, the cruise lines decorate and \u00a0light up their ships for the holidays and display at least one tall, impressive Christmas tree. There is usually a tree lighting ceremony with the captain at the beginning of the cruise. Expect live Christmas shows and entertainment, caroling from the crew, professionals and passengers, and Christmas movies on the big screens or in your cabin. Special treats like eggnog, mulled wine and Christmas cookies are offered.<\/p>\n<\/picture><\/a>You can expect a party on every cruise line for New Year\u2019s Eve. Ships provide the noisemakers and party hats and a glass of champagne or sparkling wine for a toast and a countdown\u2014usually led by the captain of the ship. Expect a special menu to kick off the evening and depending on the size of the ship, there could be several parties and some with live music for the adults. Teen parties are also available on some ships. Most ships offer extended hours for child care so you can stay out past midnight without any worries.<\/p>\n