Guest guest Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hi there, My husband, kids, and i are going on a cruise in June to Alaska on the Princess line. When you register for the cruise they accommodate special needs such as wheel chairs, low salt diets as well as vegan and vegetarian diets! When we went on a cruise a couple years ago, they also accommodated us with vegetarian baby food! Danielle , Victoria Christison <victoriachristison wrote: > > Hi Angela, > > It really depends on the cruise line you are traveling with. There are even all Vegan or Vegetarian cruise lines out there! But on the larger ships you need to contact the cruise company directly and add to your booking details that a special diet is required. With enough notice they should be able to accomodate you. The last cruise I went on I was still eating cheese as a vegetarian (now fully Vegan). They actually had a sepearate Vegetarian menu that we ordered from the night before in the diningroom. It was not fatfree or Vegan by any means. There was a nice salad bar and the pasta station could cook up marinara for me at the buffet. My best advice is to call the company directly and speak to someone and have them send you confirmation of your request and that it will be accomodated. > > Hope you have a great cruise! > > ~Victoria > > --- On > Subjec > > > Make sure you are persistent! > > > , " angelapaulweis " > <angelapaulweis@ ...> wrote: > > > > My family and I are going on a cruise in early Spring, and I'm > getting > > a little worried about what will be available for me to eat. Yes, > I > > know there will be fruit and maybe lots of salad stuff... but I > also > > know cruises are notorious for having rich foods as their standard > > fare. I want to feel satisfied and not get too > distracted/frustrat ed by > > the lack of options. > > > > I am planning to call the cruise line and let them know I'm eating > fat > > free vegan... besides that, do any of you have any recos? > > > > Thanks for your advice. > > > > Angela > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I used to travel extensively domestically and spent considerable time in hotels. Some of my " tips " might translate to the cruise experience (admittedly, I haven't read all the e-mail on this topic): 1) certainly advice the cooks/chefs/staff well in advance (in my case, when in an area without much veg options) 2) you can always get fresh salads with fresh veggies and no-fat dressings or various types of vinegars 3) fruit fruit fruit 4) I used to empty out the honor bar 'frig, and stock it with greens, dressings, pita, avocados, marinated tofu, veggies, whatever, from a quick local trip (and you'll have stops on your cruise). Perhaps they can provide you with a small 'frig? 5) nuts'n'dried fruits 6) lotta herbal teas (some with caffeine, some not)... if there's a coffee maker in the room you can use it to make tea; it's usually always possible to get hot water 7) be creative! make suggestions to the menu (when not a buffet), like substituting mushrooms for meat or fish or prawns in a stir-fry. I've asked for vegetable fajitas (before going no added fat) to be stir-fried in oil instead of butter; now I would ask for them " water steamed/stir fried " lightly. 8) sometimes I'd ask the chef to use tofu and provide it; maybe you can arrange to have them stock up on a little tofu or tempeh or seitan in advance. 9) those dehydrated soups usually have a lot of sodium in them 10) the venerable " please make me an excellent vegetable plate " request, last time I did it at a high-end restaurant in DC (hint: Obama stayed at that hotel recently) I got to meet the chef (he came out to see me, which really impressed my client as, apparently, that was unusual) and after thanking him, he said he work towards providing a veg'n option on the lunch/dinner menus from now on (don't know if he actually did). I think, though, from what friends/family tell me, that there are a lot of buffets on cruises so that should work to your advantage. And as some noted, always tip well and be polite/thankful. Hope this helps... Mark http://www.soulveggie.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 They will provide them for folks with medical conditions that require them to use refrigerated supplies (i.e., some medications) and for baby formula. (FYI, hotels are required to do this also, but not necessarily for free.) I certainly wouldn't advocate lying, but most definitely eating healthily is a " medical " issue and your doctor would want you to do that, right? Mark Sutton wrote: > Perhaps they can provide you with a small 'frig? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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