av01bps Posted July 28, 2008 #1 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Does anyone have experience on a Celebrity cruise with Passover and Easter> We celebrate both. Thanks all! Amy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracecarmo Posted July 28, 2008 #2 Share Posted July 28, 2008 We were on the Summit for Easter a few years ago. There was a Sunrise service on deck, and also a Catholic Mass a little later. The children also had an egg hunt and there were baskets of candy all around the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awinner Posted July 28, 2008 #3 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Does anyone have experience on a Celebrity cruise with Passover and Easter> We celebrate both. Thanks all!Amy You and I are on the same cruise....I do not think they will do anything for Easter, as we disembark that day, but Passover will start on the 8th, from what I am told they usually hold something very nice in another restaurant with all the fixins, including a rabbi and haggadahs, etc....I am not sure though if we will attend, although I heard they go out of their way to make it nice, not sure how good the gefilte fish could actually be;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verity Posted July 28, 2008 #4 Share Posted July 28, 2008 We were on a cruise that left on Easter at 5pm. They had a very nice Easter buffet when we boarded the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fblack Posted July 28, 2008 #5 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I was on the Constellaton for the last Passover. You had to sign up for a very nice Passover dinner and a Rabbi presided over it all. It was in a large section of the casual dining area. They had all the Passover items. But since it was at 7:30 or so, we actually went to the regular dinner first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av01bps Posted July 29, 2008 Author #6 Share Posted July 29, 2008 How long was the seder- was it very conservative? We are not long seder people- bring on the fish, and matzo ball soup. Mmm.. I may have to start cooking soon. Still it will be GREAT having someone else clean up all those dishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo70 Posted July 29, 2008 #7 Share Posted July 29, 2008 I am not sure though if we will attend, although I heard they go out of their way to make it nice, not sure how good the gefilte fish could actually be;) Oh, there is nothing like freshly caught gefilte fish. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbie617 Posted July 29, 2008 #8 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Twenty years ago when Sovereign was a brand new ship, we took a cruise that didn't get us home until the day of the 2nd seder. The experience on the ship was magical. The seder was very short, and it was during sunset that evening. They served a traditional meal - gefilte fish, soup with matza balls, brisket, etc. There were some children from Mexico on the ship with their parents. The children we all day school students. They did the Four Questions and led us in songs. To be honest, I wouldn't do it again because I ended up feeling guilty about not having the first seder with family. We did call home from the ship (in those days it was $12.95 a minute!) to wish everyone a happy holiday. But that's my "schtick". YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancerOT Posted July 29, 2008 #9 Share Posted July 29, 2008 not sure how good the gefilte fish could actually be;) Is gefilte fish ever that good? As my boyfriend says, it is a holder for the horseradish :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo70 Posted July 29, 2008 #10 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Is gefilte fish ever that good? As my boyfriend says, it is a holder for the horseradish :) It really depends if it is the preserved kind in the jar, or if it is a fresh gefilte out of the ocean. I once hauled in a 32 pound gefilte (they put up quite a fight) and we filleted it and grilled it that same night. Very tasty; no horseradish needed! Just be careful when you take it off the line as they have very sharp teeth. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fblack Posted July 29, 2008 #11 Share Posted July 29, 2008 The service and dinner was not too long. 35 to 45 minutes until the main dinner was served. In addition to all the main Passover food, the main meal was Roasted Chicken (very good too), Flanken, and Salmon. They did run out of Matzo though. No seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av01bps Posted July 31, 2008 Author #12 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I make a yummy caramel chocolate Matzo. A short seder followed by traditional foods sounds fabulous. We'd love to meet Jews from other lands- we are from Michigan- and look forward to this evening! Amy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av01bps Posted July 31, 2008 Author #13 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I meant to say- I will bring the recipe and or bring chocolate matza on board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av01bps Posted February 7, 2009 Author #14 Share Posted February 7, 2009 just bumping this up to see if there is more news... interest... flying gefilte fish.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
british betty Posted February 7, 2009 #15 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Just wondering if american geflite fish is the same as british... and is it caught by rod and line or net??? ... its the little bit of carrot on the top that I'm concerned about ;) Also, while we are on the subject, we will be on board for Rosh Hashanah this year ( the angst made us change cruises to be home for YK, however not quite enough angst to go at a different time....as its a "special" birthday trip). Is anything arranged / provided ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av01bps Posted February 7, 2009 Author #16 Share Posted February 7, 2009 and the lettuce bottom (which shows Bubby really cares about plating). :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searoses Posted February 7, 2009 #17 Share Posted February 7, 2009 didn't catch which ship OP was on. the summit rollcall for 4/4 has several posts by the rabbi's husband regading this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av01bps Posted February 7, 2009 Author #18 Share Posted February 7, 2009 So, if we have a Rabbi joining us.. that would be swell. The only Rabbi posting I have read about is on the Summit like you said. I guess I could contact Celeb. and ask myself.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
british betty Posted February 8, 2009 #19 Share Posted February 8, 2009 So, if we have a Rabbi joining us.. ... better be careful what you have on your plate for breakfast :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwjoe Posted February 8, 2009 #20 Share Posted February 8, 2009 It really depends if it is the preserved kind in the jar, or if it is a fresh gefilte out of the ocean. I once hauled in a 32 pound gefilte (they put up quite a fight) and we filleted it and grilled it that same night. Very tasty; no horseradish needed! Just be careful when you take it off the line as they have very sharp teeth. :cool: LOL!! I used to pull this one on my kids but unfortunately they're now too old to fall for it. FYI: Gefilte fish is ground white fish. The actual species in a particular recipie is not usually specified. Slap enough horseradish on (I also like mayo) and it doesn't matter! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choochoocruiser Posted February 9, 2009 #21 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I was on the Mercury a couple of years ago that departed Baltimore on the first night of Passover. Easter that year was on the Sunday we were on the cruise. They had a rabbi, a Catholic priest and a protesatant minister on board who all conducted all services consistent with their faiths. The rabbi officiated at seders both nights as well as morning services every day. She used a conservative hagaddah for the seders which were geared to the mainly Conservative, Reformed, Reconstrutionist group. Celebrity provided a meal with all the trimmings for all who wanted it. It was all very nice given that there was a diversity of expectations within the "congregation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av01bps Posted February 16, 2009 Author #22 Share Posted February 16, 2009 When I booked restaurants via the celebrity call center, both of the agents I spoke to had no idea what Passover was- one did say "there's ALWAYS a Rabbi on the ship." Anyone else have ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted February 16, 2009 #23 Share Posted February 16, 2009 When I booked restaurants via the celebrity call center, both of the agents I spoke to had no idea what Passover was- one did say "there's ALWAYS a Rabbi on the ship." Anyone else have ideas? I would find the number to HQ in Miami~I am betting someone in that office knows what Passover is......I will bet you a drink;) Not Customer Service, but the HQ building down on Caribbean Way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av01bps Posted February 28, 2009 Author #24 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Anyone have new information as we get closer to the April 5 sailing? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelingmom37 Posted February 28, 2009 #25 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Hi, We were on the Constellation for both Passover and Easter in 2007. The sedar was lovely, short and sweet. Our girls read the four questions and a Cantor led the service. I was so impressed how much effort the staff put into the sedar. Do not expect much of the food. The matza ball soup was so bad we laughed. But they tried so hard! The servers were interested in our tradition and could not have been nicer. We did have to ask for matza at meals. If you keep Pesach plan on bringing a few boxes of matza of your own to make life easier.The sedar definitily formed a sense of community among the participants through the rest of the cruise. As for Easter, huge hoopla, bunny on pool deck w/ fun gifts plus an Easter egg hunt and Easter services and some yummy chocolate bunnies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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