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A touchdown pad for Santa has been added to an MSC Cruises ship to reassure youngsters that they received’t miss out on a go to from Father Christmas whereas at sea this festive season.
It comes after a survey by MSC Cruises discovered two thirds of fogeys are recurrently requested by their youngsters to clarify how Santa will discover them if they’re away for Christmas.
The ballot of 1,000 dad and mom highlighted widespread questions, resembling “if I used to be on a cruise ship, might Santa discover me if the ship was transferring, and what occurs if there is no such thing as a chimney to go down?”.
To handle this, a devoted ‘sleigh pad’ has been added aboard MSC Preziosa for its week-long Christmas crusing to reassure youngsters that Santa will nonetheless be coming.
The ship is crusing from Southampton round northern Europe in the course of the festive interval. It departs on 20 December and cabins are nonetheless out there from £599 per individual.
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The five-metre festive sleigh pad is full with reindeer hoof ports and Santa spotters, guaranteeing Father Christmas could make his deliveries.
It has been constructed on the pool deck of MSC Preziosa and the massive display will show the phrases “Clear for Santa Touchdown.”
Younger passengers additionally get to satisfy and get a present from Santa on Christmas Day throughout MSC Cruises sailings, and there may be even a video displaying him getting rescued at sea by the cruise ship.
Antonio Paradiso, managing director of MSC Cruises UK, mentioned: “Santa at all times does his greatest to seek out households, however a cruise ship out at sea could be a transferring object, so we thought he’d admire the additional assist. Children ask some very legitimate questions, so we’re happy to indicate them precisely how Santa will discover us at sea.
“Our analysis highlights that being away from residence on Christmas Day typically results in tough questions from youngsters, prompting dad and mom to get inventive with their solutions.”
Mr Paradiso added that hopefully the sleigh pad will give youngsters some much-needed reassurance that Santa will nonetheless go to.
He mentioned: “Throughout our fleet, we work exhausting to create particular, memorable experiences for households, and making Christmas as magical as attainable is excessive on our agenda. ‘Santa’s Sleigh Cease’ is a part of the festive enjoyable that children – and their households – can sit up for on board.”
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Marc Shoffman , 2024-12-17 12:54:00
