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We will be cruising on NA in May (Alaska) with a Celiac. How accommodating is HAL? For example, is gf pizza available at NY Pizza? Buns or lettuce wraps at the Dive-in? Special rolls at Lido? Should we visit guest services when we board to discuss her needs? I would appreciate reading your experiences! Thanks!

I was on the NA 2 weeks ago. I am not celiac but am gluten intolerant. My travel agent notified them in advance that I needed to eat gluten free. There is GF pizza crust available. There are gluten free buns at the dive in. There is a section in the Lido that has gluten free breads, bagels, etc... they have gluten free pasta too. Please note that cross contamination is not a major issue for me but would be for a celiac so I can’t speak to how well that is handled in the Lido. I only ate in the dining room in the evening. They will give you the following nights menu so that you can pick what you want and they will make it gluten free. The first night the waiter recommended GF options for me.

For dessert the creme brûlée is gluten free and is really good. They are very used to handling allergies so you should not have any problems. I didn’t go to any specialty restaurants but I am sure there would be no issues there either.

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Hi I just posted some info regarding my recent cruise on NA. I need to eat gluten free. I ate in anytime dining every night. They give you the next nights menu and you order in advance. Never had a problem the whole week.

Just wanted to report on my experiences on a recent cruise on NA. We were on the Dec 13 cruise. Please note that I am not celiac but I have a gluten intolerance. I am happy to say that I had no issues the entire week. I ate breakfast in the Lido every morning. The section that makes the waffles and crepes has the gluten free products. They had bagels, brown and white bread, English muffins and frozen waffles. I really liked the bagels. I wish I had noticed the brand because I thought they were really good and I had a bagel 5 days out of 7 - with cream cheese and smoked salmon. I tried the English muffin - I wasn't too impressed with that. It was really thick - they cut it into 3 pieces - and it just tasted like a hamburger bun to me. I never tried the bread or waffles. The worst part was waiting for my bagel (which they toasted in the back) and watching the guys make Nutella crepes for other people!!

I tried the pizza also - I think it was a kinnickkinnick (sp?) crust - it seemed familiar to me. It was ok. I did not have to notify them in advance - just went and ordered it. I also tried the burger at the dive in once. They have GF buns and I thought it was quite good. I was told that the fries are not GF.

I ate lunch in the lido also. The salad bar is great. If you are not sure about something you can ask the servers. They seem quite aware of what is safe to eat.

For dinner I was not in fixed dining. We ate in the MDR every night. I had no issues here either. Every night I would get a copy of the next nights menu so they could prepare a GF meal for me. They can prepare anything GF I believe.

Overall I was very happy with the food - I am fairly easy to please especially when someone else is doing the cooking and cleaning up. Loved the creme brûlée and the flourless chocolate cake.