What to expect on a cruise ship this Halloween

Face paint, silent discos and fancy dress. Halloween on-board a cruise ship is a frightfully-fun place to be!

If you’re planning on setting sail towards the end of October, don’t be alarmed if you see spooky goings-on during your time on-board. Whether you’re planning to get involved or not, it helps to see what trick-or-treats to expect, so here are some of the upcoming events for cruise lines this Halloween.

Celebrity Cruises

Expect to hear things go bump in the night as you enjoy a Halloween-themed silent disco, complete with spooky decorations and themed drinks.

There’s also a best costume contest, costume parade for you to strut your stuff and theatres play iconic scary, family-friendly Halloween classics such as Beetlejuice, Ghostbusters, Hocus Pocus and Casper. To keep the ghostly vibes throughout the ship, staff-manned stations and Guest Services also hand out sweets on their travels for the perfect treat!

Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line boasts a special Halloween programme, Frightfully Fun, which involves plenty of spook-tacular events across the fleet. This is a month-long celebration including costume contests, trick-or-treating and a ghostly spin on regular ship activities such as deck parties, DiveIn Movies and bingo.

Patch the Pumpkin Pirate serves as the cruise line’s Halloween mascot, as he stands guard at the atrium for a fun atmosphere. Enjoy pumpkin carving, as well as many adult-only events with Halloween-themed cocktails and festive trivia to test your horror knowledge – there is also a dance party on-board!

Disney Cruise Line

Full of fun and jam-packed with kid-friendly activities, Disney Cruise Line celebrate Halloween in style! The cruise line transform their ships in to haunted mansions, complete with live music and pumpkin trees for a truly terrifying Halloween season.

There are plenty of themed parties to enjoy as well as themed treats, music and decorations. Your young ones will love the Halloween-events especially for them including story telling, scary films and trick-or-treating, with something for all to enjoy.

Holland America Line

Not only can you celebrate Halloween on-board Holland America ships, the cruise line also offers excursions for you to partake in! Explore the Mysteries of Palermo or the Ghost of Old Quebec, with the chance the uncover some of the spookiest parts of the world while sailing.

On-board, there are still some fun and exciting activities for you to get stuck into including pumpkin carving, movie screenings, costume masquerades, as well as tasty treats from the kitchen. Try themed-cocktails or take a nibble at some pumpkin-based dishes made especially for the spooky occasion!

MSC Cruises

Get your best zombie-stockings and your witches’ hat – MSC have a grand Halloween party for all guests on-board during the season. This star-studded costume ball has a horror twist so dress to kill and perfect your Thriller moves for a night to remember. The best-dressed even takes home a prize!

Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line offer plenty of sweet treats to tantalise your tastebuds, as well as themed-food and drink to really get you into the spirit!

Enjoy getting involved as guests dress in their most daring and creative costumes, or enjoy the events such as dance parties, movie screenings, quizzes and trick-or-treating.

Princess Cruises

There are more treats than tricks during Halloween on-board Princes Cruises, with spooky decorations and speciality movies to enjoy. The central event is the Fright Night party – where guests gather in their Halloween finery to dance the night away!

There are plenty activities for children to enjoy as well, with scavenger hunts, costume parades, carved pumpkins and candy kits.

Royal Caribbean

Enjoy a thrilling time on-board Royal Caribbean during Halloween, starting with zombies on the prowl for ‘fresh meat’ to attend that evening’s costume parade. As the evening draws in, prizes are awarded to the scariest, funniest and most creative fancy dress, while gymnasts and aerialists wow the crowds from above.

Other activities on-board include face painting, movie screenings and trick-or-treating through the many neighbourhoods on-board some of Royal Caribbean’s ships.

Look forward to a spook-tacular Halloween with Cruise118.com

Book yourself on-board one of these ghoulishly-tempting cruises and look forward to a frighteningly-fun sailing with some of the world’s top cruise lines.

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