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Royal Caribbean Christmas and New Year cruise deals are a "mega ship" travel choice for inexpensive December Holiday vacations. RCI's best features are the world's biggest cruise ships ever, top sea travel destinations and signature uniqueness.

The list of exotic RCI Xmas destinations includes Asia (from Singapore and China), Australia (Sydney to NZ and the South Pacific Islands), South America (from Brazil) and Europe (Mediterranean itineraries with UK departures).

Just like with the rest of the "big ship" companies, most RCI voyages for Christmas are roundtrips to the Caribbean, with departures from Florida (Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Port Canaveral).

Royal Caribbean's Caribbean ships also depart from New York/New Jersey, Baltimore, Galveston, New Orleans, plus the special roundtrips from Puerto Rico (San Juan) and Panama (Colon).

Royal Caribbean Holiday specials feature unique onboard activities and signature activities offered by no other line. The special cuisine and one-time-in-the-year-only entertainment menu on the ship is another reason to spend the year's merriest time at sea. As to the prices on RCCL cruise package deals, their ticket prices are not cheap, and often perfectly match the size of their ships. Following the most common pattern for big lines Holiday itineraries, the majority of Royal Caribbean voyages for New Years are round-trips departing from Florida ports (Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, and Port Canaveral). Another set of highly popular deals includes the round-trips to the Caribbean leaving from New York (NYC and Bayonne NJ), Baltimore, Galveston, and New Orleans, along with the line's deals from Puerto Rico and Panama. The list of the Royal Caribbean New Year destinations also includes Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe and South America (Brazil departures).

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By Meemp , August 21, 2018 in Royal Caribbean International

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I am interested in what the ships are like on a New Year's Eve week cruise. Decorations..........still Christmas? Special events on New Year's Eve, etc? :)

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Our experience has been that the Christmas decorations come down after New Year's Day, during the first week of January.

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Loved New Years Eve aboard the ship. Christmas decorations still up. On NYE they handed out free champagne to everyone & at midnight dropped balloons from the top of the atrium. We had an absolute blast.

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There will be a countdown and smaller celebrations throughout the ship (some may be for a charge). Specialty dining may have extra charges for more elaborate meal/wine pairings. Party favors may be given out (I've seen this most in the MDR ... which can lead to a noisy meal).

Still Christmas Decorated on New Years prices of on board restaurants go up. They even charged for seating in some prime public spaces for when the "Ball Drops"

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Sue & I have made several NYE cruises.

Our favorite was on the Enchantment on year on a 4 Night Bahamas cruise visiting CoCo Cay and Nassau. Day 2, NYE was at CoCo Cay... Nice day on the island.

Dinner was formal, steak & lobster night, party hats and favors on all the tables for everyone's use later.

The ship was one big party... Two Rock/Pop band playing in the Centrum, a Latin group Playing in Boleros, piano soloist/singer in the Schooner Lounge, the ship's orchestra played big band music in the Spotlight Lounge. Trays of champagne started appearing about 11:40pm. Big balloon drop in the Centrum at midnight. BBQ buffet on the pool deck at 12:15am. Then the First Party of the New year in the Viking Crown Lounge also at 12:15am (The Viking had been closed earlier to set up the party...

Similar parties on following NYE cruises.

One cruise on NYE we were in Nassau, The Captain left port about 11:30pm and anchored about 3 miles off shore, we watched fireworks displays from all about the Island..

The best is you can party as long or short as you wish. No driving. Just a short walk/crawl back to you cabin...

Dennis & Sue

We have been onboard for New Years a few times and noticed a considerable change (not for the good) last year when we sailed on the Serenade. The party favours on the dining room tables and the special menu for dinner remained the same which was wonderful. There was, however, a great deal more of the public spaces around the centrum roped off for paying only guests leaving much less space for non-paying guests. They also moved all of the furniture to the areas where you had to pay extra leaving no chairs in the public areas. Guests who wanted to enjoy the evening but could not stand for long periods of time ended up leaving or bringing chairs from their rooms. The balloon drop in the centrum was wonderful but no complimentary champagne but they had lots to purchase at a huge cost! Unlike past years it just felt like Royal's focus was on making more money. Overall we were very disappointed.

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