Any hanukah festivities onboard Noordam?

[jandiart]

We will be on the December 1st Noordam cruise which encompasses a good number of days of Hanukah. Is their a Rabbi on board? Do they have candle lighting ceremonies each night?

[Old As Dirt Mom]

We will be on the December 1st Noordam cruise which encompasses a good number of days of Hanukah. Is their a Rabbi on board? Do they have candle lighting ceremonies each night?

 

Based on my own personal experience, yes and yes:)

 

Karin

[Moonhead15]

Last Dec. there was a Hanukah Party. I didn't attend but friends did and they said it was lovely. Someone on board did the planning and the cruise crew went along with it. We are also on the Dec. 1st sailing.

[FlyingScotSailors]

Jandiart and Moonhead15,

 

First, please join our roll call for the Noordam December 1 sailing. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=464165

 

Last December on the Noordam, the last day of out cruise was the first day of Hanukkah, and the second Friday Shabbat service of the cruise. The service was lay lead, but we had about 250 poeple on the Queen's Lounge, with challah, wine and latkas. HAL provides siddurim, but not 250:D

 

Several years ago, on the Carnival Paradise, there was a communal candle lighting in the main atrium, with a six foot tall Menorah. There may have been a Rabbi, but we cannot remember now. We all lead the singing; Carnival provided song sheets. The group grew each night, to about 40 by the last night. The Cruise Director, who was Jewish, bought Manischewitz in Saint Thomas, and arranged for challah and latkas.

 

We toyed with the idea of asking HAL if there would be a Rabbi on board this cruise, but have not done so yet. In any event, we should have a good Hanakkah celebration.

 

Ann & Peter

[Cruisin' Carole]

Jandiart and Moonhead15,

 

First, please join our roll call for the Noordam December 1 sailing. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=464165

 

Last December on the Noordam, the last day of out cruise was the first day of Hanukkah, and the second Friday Shabbat service of the cruise. The service was lay lead, but we had about 250 poeple on the Queen's Lounge, with challah, wine and latkas. HAL provides siddurim, but not 250:D

 

Several years ago, on the Carnival Paradise, there was a communal candle lighting in the main atrium, with a six foot tall Menorah. There may have been a Rabbi, but we cannot remember now. We all lead the singing; Carnival provided song sheets. The group grew each night, to about 40 by the last night. The Cruise Director, who was Jewish, bought Manischewitz in Saint Thomas, and arranged for challah and latkas.

 

We toyed with the idea of asking HAL if there would be a Rabbi on board this cruise, but have not done so yet. In any event, we should have a good Hanakkah celebration.

 

Ann & Peter

 

Ann & Peter, you beat me to it. Yes, please register on the roll call.............we have 31 people signed up, so far.

We were also on the Noordam last Chanukah, and attended the party. It was really lovely. The services both Fridays, and the Chanukah party, happened to be conducted by a couple who were at our table, Bonnie and Hal.

We are looking forward to this year's party, and this year we will be spending all of Chanukah onboard.

I am bringing my Disney dreidles!!!!

Carole