Religious Services on Cruises
JamesStep
I'm doing some research about cruise ships but am having
trouble finding info on the topic of religious activities on
ships. Can anyone tell me...
* Do most large cruise ships offer religious services?
* Are services typically conducted by a real Chaplain, or
just by one of the ship's officers or staff?
* Does anyone know of any web sites or other places
where I could get more info related to this subject?
Thanks,
Jim
Thanks,
Jim
HershYork
I am a seminary professor and former pastor, and I have served as a chaplain on
two cruises. My father, also a pastor, served only last month on the Norway.
Like most speakers, the cruise lines comp a minister and spouse and ask them to
hold religious services, officiate in the repetition of vows between couples,
etc. I have found this not only a lot of fun, but spiritually profitable as
well.
HWY
Hershael W. York
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You asked about religious services on cruises,well HAL always seems to have a
Catholic priest and a Protestant minister on board. We even observed on one
HAL ship Muslim services. I think it is a great thing to have on board ship.
> Marge
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Joanne G.
conducted on Sundays and on the other appropriate days of Easter week, by
the same priest. (The first year I went, the priest missed the boat,
literally, and the cruise line recruited a passenger to conduct services.)
Jewish services were scheduled, also.
Joanne
JamesStep wrote in message <19981211212517...@ng-ch1.aol.com>...
NormaBM
>Subject: Religious Services on Cruises
Was on a Princess last year during Hanukkah and they had services for us each
nite. The kitchen also went out of the way to have foods pertaining to the
holiday for us. It made it very special.
Over the years most ships have held Sabbath Services on Fri. evening. Since a
Rabbi is not required, the services were done by participants, if a Rabbi was
not on Board.
Happy Stitching
Norma
William H. Pittman
<joa...@midplains.net> wrote:
> On my two cruises on the SS Norway, Catholic and Protestant services were
> conducted on Sundays and on the other appropriate days of Easter week, by
> the same priest.
Friends of J.C.?
William H. Pittman
Mike Gow
ship, they had a priest/minister who conducted the Sunday services and
morning mass. As others indicated, there are also Sabbath services
arranged for those of the Jewish faith.
I had an interesting chat with the Catholic Priest on my South American
cruise last year, while we were on the bus from the ship to the city in
Chile. He gets a free trip on the ship for several months. He also
told me about an acquaintance of his, a retired Episcopalian minister in
Los Angeles, who had been offered a six-month trip on the same line on
an around the world cruise with his wife, but he turned it down because
he did not want to leave his avocado grove unattended!
Mike
JamesStep wrote:
> I'm doing some research about cruise ships but am having
> trouble finding info on the topic of religious activities on
> ships. Can anyone tell me...
>
Rich Stoler
We were on the Statendam this past August in Alaska. We also had Friday Night
Shabbat Services. There was no rabbi so one of the passengers conducted the
service and it went very well. Prayer books were provided. They were a reform
version but it mattered little and we adapted it to our own personal needs.
About a dozen people attended. It was a formal night so we were all in our
tuxes and suits which added an air of elegance. My nine year old daughter
enjoyed the service immensely. Given the locale and the people we worshipped
with, it was one of the more spiritually uplifting of shabbat services that
I've attended.
--
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George Washington University
SEAS Computing Facility, 725 23rd St NW, Washington DC 20052
sto...@seas.gwu.edu-or-(202)994-6853-or-http://www.seas.gwu.edu/staff/stoler
Russell Hill
>trouble finding info on the topic of religious activities on
>ships. Can anyone tell me...
>
>* Do most large cruise ships offer religious services?
>
>* Are services typically conducted by a real Chaplain, or
>just by one of the ship's officers or staff?
>
>* Does anyone know of any web sites or other places
>where I could get more info related to this subject?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim
Very few lines offer religious services regularly, the only exceptions being
Cunard and
Holland America, they usually have both ministers and Roman Catholic priests
on
board. However, most lines usually have clergy of various demoninations on
board for Major religious Holidays (Easter, Christman, Yom Kipper, etc.).
Russell