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Spending Passover/Pesach on a cruise ship

Although I have never been on a cruise ship during Passover, many cruise lines do make accommodations. I have spoken to several cruise lines to learn about their Passover accommodations. Although none of these cruise lines' Sedarim appears to work for an Orthodox Jew, I am providing a summary of my findings here. Several lines do offer kosher for Passover food however. Offerings by cruise line Carnival will offer Kosher for Passover food provided by their kosher caterer, upon request, which must be received 60 days in advance. A Sedar is only offered on board if a rabbi contacts the cruise line to lead it on a volunteer basis.  (read more at: Keeping kosher on Carnival ) Celebrity stated there is a Sedar on board. The person I spoke with was unaware of who leads it or if they have only 1 or 2 Sedars. No information available on Passover food as well.  (read more at: Keeping kosher on Celebrity ) Costa makes no kosher food accommodations and makes no spe...

Keep kosher on Carnival Cruise Line

Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line Kosher Caterer: Weberman's Traditional Foods of Miami, Florida certified by OK Meals offered: All meals come double wrapped and come frozen. Food can be ordered from either the buffet or in the main dining hall, but the cruise line recommends the main dining hall, with orders placed the day before. Meat: Roasted chicken breast with sweet noodle kugel and carrot tzimmis Pot roast with kishka and vegetable  souffle Turkey schnitzel with sweet potato fries and spinach croquettes Salmon with white rice and green beans Stuffed cabbage with barley Steak with mashed potatoes Grilled chicken leg with risotto and spinach kugel Dairy: Vegetable lasagna Pareve: Snapper with potato and carrots Notice needed for Kosher meals: Carnival requests 60 days notice. Accommodations up to 2 weeks prior to the cruise, for North American cruises, can be made based on availability. How are the warmed: ...

Allstate Drivewise - Getting 10% off gift cards

Although you may not have Allstate for your car insurance, you still can use them for Drivewise. The way the program works, is you allow them to track your driving and rather than redeeming for discounts on your insurance, you cash them out for discounted gift cards. When registering, register through the app, then select that you only want Drivewise, this will give you 10,000 points added within 3 days. Once you are registered then log on through the website, this will give you an additional 5,000. Once on, you can select that you want gift cards, and most gift cards will give you 10% off using points. For example, those 15,000 points you get for signing up can be used to buy $1,500 worth of Carnival gift cards for $1,350. Not bad for about 3 minutes of work. If you want more gift cards, you just need to get more points. The app will give you 200 points for three days without stopping short, you will get another 200 points for three days of not topping 80 MPH. You will also ...