Kosher Cruises

Introduction

A kosher cruise is a perfect all-inclusive solution where passengers do not have to worry about searching for kosher food where ever they decide to go. Whether it’s a trip to the Caribbean, the Mediterranean or the Red Sea, the opportunities are endless. There are a selection of cruise companies now specifically catering to Jewish guests. Below are a selection of cruise companies available.

Kosher Cruises

Koshercruises.com is an online cruise company who offer cruises of a lifetime whilst carefully selecting itineraries that remain mindful of critical dates on the Jewish calendar. All their onboard food is delicious Glatt Kosher cuisine. Kosher Cruises offer holidays all around the world including Alaska, the Baltics, The Greek Islands and Spain and Italy. Example prices for a seven night round trip cruise departing from Savona, Italy with stops at Barcelona, Mallorca, Hammamet, Sicily and Rome start from $2600 per person for an interior room and range upwards to $5700 per person for a Samsara spa suite with a private verandah. All of the cuisine onboard the ships is prepared under the strict supervision of a Rabbi. Menus are designed by a cruise line chef with close attention to Kosher standards. All of their food is Glatt Kosher and Cholov Yisroel.

Suite Life

Suite Life are another company offering Kosher cruises. They are not as well established as kosher cruises.com although they are constantly adding new destinations to their company including the Bahamas, the Baltics and the Caribbean. Onboard a Suite Life cruise is a selection of Glatt Kosher meals and snacks, Jewish concerts and endless activities. Example prices for a seven night round trip from Copenhagen in Denmark, with stops at Warnemuende, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Helsinki and Stockholm start from $2600 per person for an interior room and range upwards to $6400 per person for a penthouse suite. All of the food onboard Suite Life cruises is prepared by renowned chefs from fresh ingredients. From Kosher restaurant meals, to sit down Kosher buffets Suite Life has an excellent selection of food onboard.

Holland America

Holland America are a well known cruise company who as well as their normal selection of cruises also offer Kosher cruises to destinations worldwide. From cruises to the Caribbean, South America, the Mediterranean, the Baltics and Europe, Holland America has one of the largest selections of Kosher cruises online. Example prices for a seven night round trip from Seattle, with stops at Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan and Victoria start from $1650 per person for an inside state room and range upwards to $21,650 per person for a three bedroom garden villa including butler and concierge service. All of the food onboard Holland America’s Kosher cruises is the world renown gourmet Glatt Kosher cuisine, handpicked from the best five star hotels in Israel, and then freshly prepared and cooked onboard. Holland America also offer Jewish specific cruises such as to the Caribbean Jewish music festivals and spending Passover on the Panama canal.