Celebrate your Christmas vacation aboard ship

Will Santa bring you more presents if he doesn’t have to travel so far to find you?

You can celebrate Christmas closer to the North Pole by hitching a ride on Norwegian Coastal Voyage’s 674-passenger Troll-fjord. The ship will ply a 12-day cruise in the Land of the Midnight Sun from Bergen to Kirkenes, beginning Dec. 18.

Snow-clad landscapes will shimmer with yuletide decorations that light cities along the cruise’s 1,250-mile route, which will include calls in Copenhagen, Bergen and Oslo.

Package fares – starting at $4,010 per person, double occupancy – include round-trip flights from New York, two-night stays at first-class hotels with breakfast in Copenhagen and Oslo, plus Danish and Norwegian buffet Christmas dinners and a farewell feast.

Among excursions included: a yuletide-church concert and visits to Tivoli Gardens, the Christmas markets in Copenhagen, the colorful fish and flower markets in Bergen and three city tours. For details, call (800) 323-7436 or visit norwegiancoastalvoyage.us.

If the thought of Christmas in cold climes sends shivers up your spine, you may prefer to play among palms in the Caribbean instead.

Crystal Cruises will set a plate for you during its two-week Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s sailings on either of its two luxury vessels, Serenity or Symphony.

Serenity will depart Los Angeles on Dec. 21 on a round-trip cruise that calls in San Diego and in cities in Mexico, including Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Puerto Vallarta (overnight), Mazatlan and La Paz; fares from $6,425.

Symphony, departing Dec. 22, will sail round-trip from Fort Lauderdale to Key West, stopping at Aruba, Dutch West Indies; Curacao, Netherlands Antilles; Barbados and St. Lucia, West Indies; St. Barts, French West Indies; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and Nassau, Bahamas; fares from $5,600.

Call (888) 799-4625 or visit crystalcruises.com.

On Royal Caribbean’s holiday cruises, an “interview” with the captain will reveal how Santa finds the ship to deliver presents – followed by a visit from a gift-bearing Santa himself. The line’s popular children’s program includes Christmas story readings, crafts and caroling (866-562-7625, royalcaribbean.com).

Princess will celebrate the holidays around the globe with vessels trimmed from stem to stern in holiday décor – including, of course, Christmas trees, which will even decorate the masts of some ships (800-774-6237, princesscruises.com).

British-based Swan Hellenic will present Christmas-themed Shakespearean performances aboard the Minerva II, along with Christmas readings and caroling (877-800-7926, swanhellenic.com).

Luxe-line Radisson Seven Seas gets into the spirit with holiday cruises in the Caribbean, Panama Canal/Mexican Riviera, and French Polynesia (877-505-5370; rssc.com). Five of the line’s eight holiday sailings will offer free programs for youngsters ages 5 to 17. Such activities as ornament-making and gingerbread cookie baking are designed to keep kids occupied while their parents make merry.

In the sail-vessel category, Windstar Cruises’ Wind Surf and Wind Spirit will sail round-trip from Barbados on 10- and 11-day Christmas and New Year’s itineraries to uncommon destinations such as Roseau, Mayreau and off-the-beaten-path charmers such as Bequia, in the Grenadines; as well as to popular Tobago and Guadeloupe. Fares start at $4,180 (800-258-7245; windstarcruises.com).