Keeping kosher on Celebrity Cruises

Continuing in my series of posts focusing on kosher food by cruise line, this time I am focusing on Celebrity Cruises. The representative I spoke with was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. The variety of products they offer were extensive, and included breakfast as well.

Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruises

Kosher Caterer: Sterling Kosher certified by OK

Meals offered:
All meals come double wrapped and frozen. In addition to the below offerings, Celebrity will allow for special ordering of kosher meats delivered raw which can be double wrapped and cooked in the regular oven if this is something you are comfortable with. There package meals are so extensive; I do not really see a need for this.

Breakfast:

• Cheese omelet with home fries
• Pancakes
• Cheese blintzes with hash browns
• Vegetarian omelet with home fries
• Eggbeater omelet with vegetarian patty

Meat:

• Veal patty with carrot kugel
• Stuffed cabbage with toasted egg, barley and green peas
• Hot dogs
• Beef bourguignon with noodles and broccoli kugel
• Honey glazed chicken with ratatouille and cous cous
• Brisket with potatoes and mixed vegetables
• Roasted chicken with noodle kugel, carrot tzimmes, pineapple and prunes 
• Sesame chicken with lo mein noodles
• Meatballs and farfel
• Pepper steak and fried rice
• Stuffed cabbage and egg barley
• Chicken tenders with French Fries

Dairy:

• Cheese pizza
• Cream of broccoli soup

Pareve:

• Chicken (consommé) soup with matzo ball
• Lentil soup
• Split pea soup
• Mushroom barley soup
• Salmon with dill sauce, rice pilaf and green beans 
• Mushroom crepe
• Mousaka
• Gefilte fish

Desserts:

• Carrot cake
• Pareve cheesecake

Notice needed for Kosher meals: Alaska/Hawaii/Caribbean needs 45 days. Europe/Australia 90 days

How are the warmed: No information available

Special food for Shabbat: Offer Barron Herzog kosher wine, which is included with beverage package. No special challah provided but there is other kosher bread on board.

Passover/Pesach: For Pesach information please see: Spending Passover/Pesach on a cruise ship

Prayer services: During holidays, a rabbi runs non-denominational services.

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