With Halloween season upon us, plenty of cruisers are looking forward to a festive cruise full of fanciful costume parties, exciting activities, and devilishly delicious food.
Halloween is a remarkably popular time to cruise. Ships offer a range of amenities, services, and events that are perfect for the season’s festivities. For this reason, a variety of special cruises cater to people looking for a special ocean getaway to celebrate the spooky holiday. And while many of the cruises available are great for families with kids, there are also a number of other options aimed at providing more adult Halloween fun.
For Families
Pretty much every cruise line offers at least one Halloween-themed cruise, and almost every ship on the water has a costume party or other seasonal event for passengers wishing to celebrate. Carnival’s “Frightfully Fun” event includes decorations from bow to stern and special scavenger hunts for kids from toddlers to teens. Princess offers pumpkin carving lessons and trick-or-treating, while Royal Caribbean features passenger costume parades and monster-themed dance parties.
For LGBT Passengers
A handful of ships are offering special Halloween cruises especially for their LGBT passengers. RCI’s Navigator of the Seas will feature a Halloween party, drag performances, and more during its seven-day Halloween Caribbean cruise. The Norwegian Jewel also will host a gay and lesbian film festival and special shore excursions on event company AquaFest’s 13th annual Halloween cruise.
For Singles
There’s no need to celebrate Halloween alone, either. The world’s largest cruise ship, RCI’s Allure of the Seas, is hosting a weeklong cruise out of Fort Lauderdale for singles to mingle and party. Sponsored by popular dating website Match.com, the event is billed as the “largest singles Halloween bash at sea.”
For Rock Music Fans
Even rock music lovers get their own Halloween cruise during the fourth annual KISS Kruise. Passengers will enjoy a pre-Halloween costume party, music-themed events, and lots of face paint as they rock out to favorite tunes by the famous hard-rock band KISS.
