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Cruises To Accommodate gluten-free, Cf, Sf? Help!

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climbmtwhitney Apprentice
climbmtwhitney
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Hi all,

I need advise. We want to take a cruise in June. We need to be gluten-free as well as casein & soy free. I saw lots of posts about gluten-free cruising, but couldn't find much about multiple intolerances. I wrote to a few cruise lines (Carnival and NCL I think) and came up empty. Basically, they said they could do gluten-free, but couldn't guarantee the others because they didn't have a dietician on board. :huh:

Anyway, I THINK that Disney or Royal Caribbean might be able to accommodate, but I need the board's infinite wisdom to feel comfortable. Please help!

Thanks ever so much!

Jillian

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I'm sorry I don't have too much info, all I know is I went on a cruise in 06 (before I knew about my celiac, but I was a vegetarian at the time) with Norweigen cruise lines, and they promised "vegetarian" options at every meal. I was extremely disappointed with the food, so much that I wrote letters afterwards. Their idea of vegetarian "options" was like.. the salad greens. Or some fruit. They didn't offer any rice, any beans or tofu, any vegetarian proteins. It was all side dishes. I basically ate salad greens and potatoes for a week, it was pretty terrible.

So I guess I'm just saying be wary, even if they promise gluten free options make sure you actually talk to a representative of the company before hand to see what exactly they will offer. I think Norweigen just sucks in general, Id never recommend them, they were so booked full that you wouldn't even have a place to sit and eat with your food people would be standing in the hallway eating or taking their food back to their rooms! It was ridiculous!

Ive heard much better things about other cruise lines though, so I just recommend making a lot of phone calls and getting detailed info, and then just going with your gut. I hope you find the right one and have fun when you go! Let us know how it goes because I'd possibly like to take a cruise again one day if it was with a nicer company and they could accomodate me. :)

thleensd Enthusiast
thleensd
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Disney!!!!! Disney Disney Disney!

My little nephew is one of those kids that is allergic to everything: wheat, soy, corn, nuts (deathly to cashews and peanuts), among other things. They went on a Disney cruise last summer, and it was incident free! Disney "gets" allergies and intolerances.

(I'll also put in my vote again for how awesome all of the Disney resorts and restaurants are with food needs).

Best of luck.

-K

Hi all,

I need advise. We want to take a cruise in June. We need to be gluten-free as well as casein & soy free. I saw lots of posts about gluten-free cruising, but couldn't find much about multiple intolerances. I wrote to a few cruise lines (Carnival and NCL I think) and came up empty. Basically, they said they could do gluten-free, but couldn't guarantee the others because they didn't have a dietician on board. :huh:

Anyway, I THINK that Disney or Royal Caribbean might be able to accommodate, but I need the board's infinite wisdom to feel comfortable. Please help!

Thanks ever so much!

Jillian

mysecretcurse Contributor
mysecretcurse
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Disney!!!!! Disney Disney Disney!

My little nephew is one of those kids that is allergic to everything: wheat, soy, corn, nuts (deathly to cashews and peanuts), among other things. They went on a Disney cruise last summer, and it was incident free! Disney "gets" allergies and intolerances.

(I'll also put in my vote again for how awesome all of the Disney resorts and restaurants are with food needs).

Best of luck.

-K

Awesome, this is so good to know, thanks. :)

climbmtwhitney Apprentice
climbmtwhitney
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Disney!!!!! Disney Disney Disney!

My little nephew is one of those kids that is allergic to everything: wheat, soy, corn, nuts (deathly to cashews and peanuts), among other things. They went on a Disney cruise last summer, and it was incident free! Disney "gets" allergies and intolerances.

(I'll also put in my vote again for how awesome all of the Disney resorts and restaurants are with food needs).

Best of luck.

-K

THANK YOU!!! Appreciate the feedback!

We booked Disney sailing in June. Fingers crossed. We just came back from Disneyland 2 weeks ago & did great. I only got sick 1x (from soy I think). My kids felt great the whole time, so that's a success in my book!

Jillian

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