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Alaska
HAL Oosterdam
July 25, 2010

Best of the Mediterranean

HAL Noordam
July 26, 2010

Canada/New England
Celebrity Summit
August 1, 2010

Awesome Alaska
Celebrity Mercury
August 1, 2010

Baltic
Costa Deliziosa
August 8, 2010

Bermuda
Celebrity Summit
August 8, 2010

Greek Isles
Costa Fortuna
August 9, 2010

Iberian Holiday

Crystal Serenity
November 22, 2010

Eastern Caribbean
NCL Pearl
December 26, 2010

Western Caribbean
NCL Pearl
January 16, 2011

Eastern Caribbean
Celebrity Solstice
January 23, 2011
 
Glatt Kosher Cruise
7-Night Alaskan Explorer
via Glacier Bay


June 20 - 27, 2010

Holland America ms Oosterdam
 
 
Bet Yoseph meat is available for this program. Please notify us at least 6 weeks in advance if you require Bet Yoseph.
 

HAL ms Oosterdam


The Glatt Kosher Cruise adventure of a lifetime. Explore Glatt Kosher Alaska cruises into the Inside Passage and spectacular glacier wilderness where eagles and whales roam free.

Expect the unexpected on our Glatt Kosher Alaska glacier cruises and Glatt Kosher Alaska Inside Passage cruises - a massive glacier calves, a bald eagle soars above, a humpback whale clears the water and the night sky awakens to waves of color. The only thing predictable about one of our Glatt Kosher premier, week-long Alaska cruises is exquisite service, exciting excursions and a magnificent transport through the last great wilderness. Sit back and enjoy the ultimate Glatt Kosher Cruise Vacation! The perfect solution for the Jewish traveler.

HAL Oosterdam
June 20, 2010
Date Port Arrive Depart
Cruise Schedule
Sun.
Seattle, Washington
 
4:00pm
Mon.
At Sea
 
Tue.
Glacier Bay Scenic Cruising
10:00am 7:00pm
Wed.
Juneau, Alaska
7:00am 8:00pm
Thu.
Sitka, Alaska
8:00am
5:00pm
Fri.
Ketchikan, Alaska
7:00am
1:00pm
Sat.

Shabbat
Victoria, B.C. (Canada)

6:00pm
midnight
Sun.
Seattle, Washington
7:00am
 
Itinerary subject to change
Ship's Registry: The Netherlands

Kosher Alaska Cruise
 
 
All This Is Included
  • Gorgeous State-of-the-Art 5-Star Ships
  • Gourmet Glatt Kosher, cholov yisroel & pas yisroel culinary cuisine prepared on board daily by 5-Star chefs
  • Under the strict supervision of the MGK (Maritime Glatt Kosher)
  • Stimulating Jewish Entertainment and Lectures
  • Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Elazar Muskin
  • Daily Minyanim, Daf Yomi, Shiurim
  • World Class Cruise Activities and Amenities, Luxury Spa, Casino, Shopping, Broadway Style Shows
 
Maritime Glatt Kosher Logo
 
Maritime Glatt Kosher MGK

The MGK is a conglomerate of various Rabbanim who all are either currently or have previously held the highest administrative positions in mainstream Kashrus organizations. Each Rav Hamachshir is responsible for hiring and training his own group of mashgichim who will support him in the supervision of that particular cruise. Our Head Mashgichim have all had cruise supervision experience, a critical element in insuring that the highest level of Kashrus be maintained. We also send a larger team of mashgichim per cruise, in comparison to other existing programs. Our programs are Glatt Kosher, Chalav Yisroel and Pas Yisroel.

 
Rabbi Aharon Chein has been associated with the Georgian Jewish Community since 1992. He was born in Oni, Georgia and grew up in Israel where he studied consecutively at the following institutions: Rabbi Yosef Caro elementary school, Yeshivat Hanegev, Yeshiva Ketanah, and Gedola. He completed his Rabbinical studies in the Kollel of Sderot in 1982.

In 1998 he received an invitation from Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze to join him in Georgia to celebrate the 26th century of Jewish existence in the country. It was in that year that Rabbi Chein decided to form a new organization, Federation of Georgian Jews, dedicated to uniting all Georgian Jews. As a result, the Federation organized three historical projects in 2000: Rabbi Chein traveled to Georgia together with 18 volunteers from New York and Israel to make a central Hagadah on both nights of Passover with more than 600 people taking part in the events. Rabbi Chein spent many years working as a Shochet, a Kosher slaughterer and is considered an expert in Kosher Meat production. Rabbi Chein is also an expert mohel since 1980 as well as a sofer. In 1999, Rabbi Chein founded Strictly Kosher Organization and leads it presently. The highest standards of Kashrut are always observed.

With over 15 years of Cruise Ship and Resort Kosher Supervision Rabbi Miller is one of the most experienced Rav Hamachshirs in the Kosher Cruise industry. He has supervised kosher resort programs worldwide, in some of the most exotic and exclusive locations imaginable. Rabbi Miller has consistently provided the highest standard of uncompromising kosher service in venues as diverse as The Caribbean, Mexico, Canada, China, Hawaii, Europe, and throughout The United States. His resume includes both numerous National Kashrus organizations, corporate, and private clientele of the most strict and demanding standards.

Rabbi Leibel Miller-Rav Hamachshir
Carribbean and Mediterranean Cruises
Please feel free to contact Rabbi Miller directly for more information.
rabbileibel@yahoo.com
(954) 456-4696

Rabbi R. Banin of Venice
Tel: 011-393381011540

Rabbi Moishe Zahler has many years of experience as a Rav Hamachshir working for most of the mainstream Kashrus organizations. He has successfully overseen Passover programs both nationally and internationally. He recently supervised the Kashrus programs in Orlando and Sarasota under the ORB and together with his brother-in-law, Rabbi Manish Spitz supervised the Kashrus Passover program in Mexico City under the Magen David Kashruth. Rabbi Zahler has also supervised the kashrus on numerous Kosher cruise ship programs. Besides kashruth, he has extensive experience in the area of Eiruv construction and maintenance.

Rabbi Manish Spitz has worked for over 25 years in the kashruth field. He works for various national kashruth organizations and local Vadds in Florida. He previously worked for the city – state kashruth enforcement. He was the Rav and Bal Mascher for many years for the Crown Hotel and San Soucci Hotel of Miami Beach. He also gave the Daf Yomi shiur. Rabbi Spitz has trained many mashgichim and given lectures on kashruth, including a recent seminar in Yerusalaim on how to kasher the house for Passover. Rabbi Spitz has been the Bal Mascher on many cruises.

Australian born , Rabbi Ruvi New is the founder and spiritual leader of Chabad of East Boca Raton, in Boca Raton Florida. He is a sought after speaker and a featured lecturer on Chabad.org. He is the publisher and editor of Inside Out Magazine, and an accomplished singer/songwiter.

Rabbi Simpser has many years of experience working in the kosher industry on behalf of many worldwide kosher supervisory agencies, such as the CRC (Chicago Rabbinical Council), the O.U. (Orthodox Union), the O.R.B. (Florida), and the Star –K. He was the Founding Kashrus Director for MGK- Maritime Glatt Kosher and was responsible for staff (Mashgiach) training and overseeing kosher production on cruise ships that meet the highest Glatt Kosher standards. Rabbi Simpser has wide-range experience in hotel kashrut, having overseen Pesach food production at many hotels for over a decade.

He is also the Executive Director, Kashrus, of Kosher Organics. www.kosherorganics.com

Rabbi Simpser founded the Community Kollel of Des Moines in 1999 and now runs a Jewish Outreach Program in Minneapolis, Aish-Minnessota. He has been involved in kiruv and adult education for over 20 years.

 
 
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
RABBI ELAZAR MUSKIN
Rabbi Muskin serves as Rabbi of Young Israel of Century City, a position he has held since January, 1986. Under his leadership the congregation has become one of the fastest growing Orthodox synagogues on the West Coast, and is considered a leader in creative Adult Education programs. The synagogue was awarded the national citation from the Orthodox Union for its Annual Adult Education Program Calendar. Prior to assuming this position he served as Rabbi for 5 years at the Mt. Sinai Jewish Center in Manhattan, New York.

Before entering the rabbinate Rabbi Muskin served as Executive Director of T’chiya Volunteers, an organization dedicated to serving development towns in Israel. Rabbi Muskin directed T’chiya for eleven years, helping establish it as a premier summer program for American college students interested in volunteering in Israel.

Rabbi Muskin received his Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshiva University, studied at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh in Israel from 1972-1975, and earned his B.A. in psychology from Yeshiva College. He also earned a Master’s degree in Medieval Jewish Philosophy from the Bernard Revel Graduate School, and a Master’s degree in Education from Columbia University.

Rabbi Muskin has published a number of scholarly and popular articles and has lectured in numerous communities in the United States, Europe and Israel. He is a contributing columnist for the weekly Torah Portion article which appears in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal newspaper, and frequently contributed to AMIT Magazine and Olam. He also published a monograph on the Jewish attitude towards racism for the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). Appointed by Mayor Hahn, Rabbi Muskin served as a Commissioner from 2001-2006 on the Human Relations Commission of the City of Los Angeles. Rabbi Muskin is a founder and leader of Tzohar International, a rabbinic organization supporting a dynamic modern Religious Zionist rabbinate in Israel. He is presently Vice President of the Rabbinical Council of America and Past President of the Rabbinical Council of California, after serving as its President from 1992-1997.

 
 
 
 
Category
Description
Price
USD
PS
Penthouse Verandah Suite
$7,625
SA
Deluxe Verandah Suite Wait List
$5,100
SB
Deluxe Verandah Suite Wait List
$5,000
SC
Deluxe Verandah Suite Wait List
$4,200
SS
Superior Verandah Suite
$4,000
SY
Superior Verandah Suite
$3,850
VA
Deluxe Verandah Outside
$3,250
VB
Deluxe Verandah Outside
$3,150
VC
Deluxe Verandah Outside
$3,100
VD
Deluxe Verandah Outside
$3,000
VE
Deluxe Verandah Outside
$2,975
VF
Deluxe Verandah Outside
$2,950
C
Ocean-View Stateroom
$2,650
D
Ocean-View Stateroom
$2,590
DD
Ocean-View Stateroom
$2,500
E
Ocean-View Stateroom
$2,430
G
Partial Ocean-View Stateroom
$2,300
GG
Ocean-View Stateroom
$2,250
I
Large Inside Stateroom
$1,850
J
Large Inside Stateroom
$1,800
K
Large Inside Stateroom
$1,750
Airfare not included.
 
  • All rates are per person based on Double Occupancy.
  • Rates are subject to change without notice.
  • $500 per person deposit due at time of booking.
  • Payment in full is due 90 days before sailing.
  • Single rate is 170% in all categories.
  • 3rd and 4th person rate (all categories) is $1800.00 (adult or child)
  • Travel insurance is strongly recommended.
  • These rates do not include taxes and port charges of $371.94
 
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Last updated: February 26, 2010

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