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Party Planning
- Theme Party Ideas
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Cruise Ship Party Ideas Ahoy for a landlocked
cruise.
Set Sail on a Romantic Cruise
Adventure
A Cruise Ship theme is a great theme for proms, corporate
events, retirement parties, birthday celebrations, bon voyage
party or going away parties.
The key to pulling off a coordinated
Cruise Ship event: Evoke your theme throughout the affair, it should be the subtle thread that ties
everything together. Your location, invitations, flowers, menu,
cake, and favors should all cleverly reflect one common concept.
Then, get as creative as you can!
Invitations:
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Use your
computer to make invitations that look like Cruise ship tickets, inviting guests to set sail
for a Summer Cruise. The ship's
in the water
the sun's rising high...
let's get together
before summer sails by!
Join us for a
Summer Cruise
on DATE at TIME
LOCATION
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Cruise Decorations
The interior of most
ships are no more than floating hotels, but the exterior of
cruise ships are quite majestic. Plan to transform your venue
into the most exciting parts of an actual ship--the exterior
areas and lido deck.
The color scheme
that works the best with this theme is blue and white, with
touches of yellow.
Remember that the
tops of your tables provide a very large surface area, so start
your decorating with the tabletops.
Use navy blue and
white striped table linens. White chair covers with yellow chair
bands or belts. For serving tables use navy blue undercloths
with white overlays. Add white china, crystal glassware and silver flatware.
Navy blue
napkins folded in a shell shape. Place a Ship's lantern on each
table. Dress up your lantern by tying a piece of maritime rope
in a slip knot to each lantern. Add a clear glass ginger vase
filled with yellow roses. Make mini passports
in blue and white and use for name cards or menu cards. Sand
dollars also make excellent place cards. Hang
maritime flags
from the ceiling.
Set up a buffet on
your lido deck. Don't forget the Ice Sculpture, every cruise
ship buffet has one. Try a dolphin or ship's anchor or ask your
caterer for some other suggestions.
Decorating for your
cruise also depends on were you want your guests to cruise too.
Cruise to Alaska,
use scenery representing the Alaska
coastline, high snow capped mountains with blue sky and
white fluffy clouds, a rocky shoreline with
pine trees and mountains in the background or your background
could be the beautiful scenery of glacier bay. You could also
just set up an
Ocean Blue Scene Setter with
Whales, so your guests can go whale watching. Have a salmon
bake.
Cruise the Panama Canal - sail
your guests through one of the great natural resources of
Panama, Gatun Lake, surrounded by a lush rainforest. Use a
rainforest mural as a backdrop for your cruise.
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romantic, sun-swept Mexican Riviera. Sandy beaches, palm
trees with towering mountains in the background or a
beautiful sunset. Make your party a
pirate cruise along
the jagged rock cliffs of Los Cabos. Use the
Sandy Beaches and high-rises along the beautiful half-moon
curve of Acapulco Bay as your backdrop. Use a
Sunset Scene Setter & a
Cruise Ship Deck Scene to create this beautiful sunset
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Or maybe your cruise ship is out
a sea with no land visible, then you could decorate with an
Ocean Blue Scene Setter, ship's railing and place whales
and dolphins in the water. You could also place a ship's railing
alongside blue water gossamer, or cracked ice for an ocean
illusion! Activities:
Assign an "activities director" to supervise the games and
activities.
Entertainment
On board ship there are usually several different entertainment
options for guests each night.
It may be a Las Vegas show with Showgirls. If in port local folk
dancers or other local entertainers. You will also find a comedy
show or magic show.
Dancing is available every night (there are usually several
different dancefloors on board each featuring a different dance
style Disco, Ballroom, Rock and etc.) Have your DJ or Band play
a variety of different types of music (Jazz, Rock, Disco,
Ballroom, Western & etc.)
And the Casino is busy all the time.
Meals at Sea
Dinner aboard ship is a seat down affair with waiters serving
guests.
Buffets are reserved for midnight and afternoons around the
pool. The midnight buffets are fantastic with a variety of hot
and cold appetizers, salads, fruit platters, vegetable platters,
meat platters and fantastic desserts of all kinds. The ice
sculpture is always the centerpieces of these tables, along with
beautiful floral centerpieces.
Bar Area
From our experience with planning cruises a lot of the
passengers time is spent at the bar or casino when out at sea.
Decorate the bar area in a sleek style with lots of votive
candles, fresh flower bouquets, and serve lifesavers candies in
silver dishes.
When your ship's horn signals it's departure time, it's also
time for one of the highlights of every cruise—a festive sail
away deck party. Laden with trays of exotic bon voyage
“umbrella” drinks, bar servers make their way through throngs of
cheerful passengers anxious to toast the beginning of their
cruise. Without a doubt, the most popular of those tempting bon
voyage beverages is the Piña Colada.
The original Piña Colada recipe is:
2 ounces light rum
1 ounce coconut cream
1 ounce heavy cream
6 ounces fresh pineapple juice
1/2 cup crushed ice
Pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry for garnish
Pour rum, coconut cream, cream, and pineapple juice in blender.
Add ice. Blend for 15 seconds. Pour into a 12-ounce glass. Add
garnishes.
For those who prefer a tasty non-alcoholic Virgin Colada, just
leave out the rum.
Whether it's the original recipe, a variation containing other
flavors, or a Virgin-version, the Piña Colada is a perennial
favorite with cruise passengers world wide.
You will also want to serve martinis, champagne, cocktails and
other fun drinks. 
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