What is Halloween like onboard?

[Qwltngcruiser]

We will be sailing on cruise over Halloween  on the Jewel. Do people usually dress up in costume?  Are there Halloween themed events?

[ampurp85]

I did Halloween in 2021. There were crew members dressed up as well as guest. Because this was right during the restart, they had small get together. The ship was very decorated. 

[taglovestocruise]

Symphony a few years ago.  Also a haunted house in studio B. Huge guest parade.

  

 

 

 

[newmercies]

We cruised on Harmony last Halloween.  Several groups dressed up.  We brought a tote bag full of candy to pass out to any kids onboard that were dressed up.  We had crew looking for us once word was spread that candy was given out.  We had costumed crew trick or treating out of that bag. 

Enjoy your cruise.

[JamesEM]

Halloween activities are a little bit different from ship to ship, seems to depend on the Cruise Director. 

[ace1zoe2]

We have cruised over Halloween 3 times now. They decorate the night before. On Halloween evening lots of people, and some crew, dress up. They have a costume contest or parade. Twice there was a flash mob who danced to Thriller. The kids made masks during the week at kids club. The next day it was like it never happened... all the decorations were gone.

 

[sealeggs]

We did a transatlantic on Liberty 8 years ago from Barcelona that was over Halloween. The crew did a great job putting up decorations and as someone else said they had a haunted house set up in Studio B. They had a parade for the guests and my son, daughter in law and grandson won the the prize. They all were dressed up as fighter pilots. That was an awesome cruise.

[paross4]

It's a lot of fun.  We cruised over Halloween last fall on the Explorer of the Seas.  A lot of people dressed up and there was a costume judging and dancing on the ice arena.  Also had a parade of kids and later adults.  I handed out candy to the kids (and as newmericies mentioned) once the crew found out they wanted the treats as much as the kids!  😉   Note to self, take more candy the next time!

 

[Morecruisesplz]

Every day is Halloween for someone on cruises. Take a seat in the promenade and watch. 

[Den7Cruiser]

Yep, we took a cruise over Halloween one year.  Many many people dressed up and they had a parade on the Promenade for the kids to walk and trick-or-treat from the spectators. 

[crazy4themouse]

I've read that the Halloween stuff is only for those cruises that are actually on Halloween, is this correct? We sail on Voyager middle of next month and we're used to Carnival going all-out with decorations and themed drinks and whatnot for the entire month of October. My Halloween-loving husband was not happy when I told him I didn't think RC celebrated that way. 😞 So is that correct that it's just a 1-day thing, basically? 

 

[emeraldcity]

Check the Daily Planner in the App for your sailing. Ours lists quite a number of Halloween activities for Oct. 31st., including Halloween themed trivia, costume parade and Monster Mash Bash. Tonight's attire is "Halloween Costume".

[Qwltngcruiser]

59 minutes ago, emeraldcity said:

Check the Daily Planner in the App for your sailing. Ours lists quite a number of Halloween activities for Oct. 31st., including Halloween themed trivia, costume parade and Monster Mash Bash. Tonight's attire is "Halloween Costume".

What boat are you on? I’m on the Jewel and nothing is listed in our planner yet. 

[Biker19]

1 hour ago, Qwltngcruiser said:

I’m on the Jewel and nothing is listed in our planner yet. 

The info in the app gets more complete/accurate as you get closer to sailing and varies by ship/sailing.

Edited September 17, 2023 by Biker19

[emeraldcity]

2 hours ago, Qwltngcruiser said:

What boat are you on? I’m on the Jewel and nothing is listed in our planner yet. 

The ship I'm on is the Explorer.

 

[Qwltngcruiser]

4 minutes ago, emeraldcity said:

The ship I'm on is the Explorer.

 

Well have a nice cruise!  I hope we get

our details soon, thanks for the help!

Edited September 18, 2023 by Qwltngcruiser

[Morecruisesplz]

5 hours ago, crazy4themouse said:

I've read that the Halloween stuff is only for those cruises that are actually on Halloween, is this correct? We sail on Voyager middle of next month and we're used to Carnival going all-out with decorations and themed drinks and whatnot for the entire month of October. My Halloween-loving husband was not happy when I told him I didn't think RC celebrated that way. 😞 So is that correct that it's just a 1-day thing, basically? 

 

No. You can wear custumes any time/any cruise.