Celebrate the festive season on the high seas with these Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s cruises.
Tis the season to indulge, after all.
Here are seven of the best cruise lines for holiday cruises in 2024.
A family of cruisers in Santa hats on board a Princess Cruises ship.Credit:Courtesy of Princess Cruises
Viking offers severalEuropean Christmas market cruisesthat combine culture-centric sightseeing with festive spirit.
Beloved Disney characters dress in holiday attire for meet-and-greets, and Santa Claus makes appearances on most sailings.
This is all in addition to Disney Cruise Line’splentiful year-round perks.
A Viking ship decorated for the holidays.Courtesy of Viking
In addition toChristmas cruises, Norwegian offers New Year, Hanukkah, and even Thanksgiving sailings.
On the latter, guests can sit back and relax as someone else prepares an unforgettable turkey dinner.
Nowthatis a reason to be thankful.
Mickey and Minnie’s Holiday Party, part of Disney Cruise Line’s Very Merrytime cruise programming.Kent Phillips/Courtesy of Disney Cruise Line
Cunard
Courtesy of Cunard
A sophisticated British cruise line,Cunardtakes an elevated approach to the holidays.
There are special Christmas menus and a cookies-and-milk corner, plus holiday classics shown on the poolside movie screen.
The Norwegian Epic.Courtesy of Norwegian Cruise Line
Decorating a gingerbread house during a cruise with Princess Cruises.Courtesy of Princess Cruises
Adventures by Disney partners with AmaWaterways to host holiday sailings on river vessels like the AmaLea, shown here.Courtesy of AmaWaterways
Ornate decorations in the Grand Lobby of the Cunard Queen Mary 2.Courtesy of Cunard
A gilded tree on Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas.Courtesy of Royal Caribbean
