2disneydads Posted October 14, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Hello, Everyone: I have not sailed on HAL for a while, so I am not aware if HAL still offers Catholic Mass each day on its ships. Is Mass still offered? My mother would like to sail on a ship that offers daily Mass. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loreto Posted October 14, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, 2disneydads said: Hello, Everyone: I have not sailed on HAL for a while, so I am not aware if HAL still offers Catholic Mass each day on its ships. Is Mass still offered? My mother would like to sail on a ship that offers daily Mass. Thank you! Yes, Holland America offers daily mass with a priest on board. Mass is at 8 am on sea days and 5 pm on port days, but schedule is subject to change. This was the schedule last month on the Eurodam, Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffElizabeth Posted October 14, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 14, 2023 We had Mass on our Voyage of The Vikings this Summer. The priest did take some time off. Mid cruise he got Covid-19 and went into quarantine. He was fine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted October 14, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Two weeks ago on the Volendam we had daily Mass for 2 weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted October 14, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Yes, on Zaandam in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted October 14, 2023 #6 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Yes on both Nieuw Statendam in August and Rotterdam in September/October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jljcruise Posted October 14, 2023 #7 Share Posted October 14, 2023 2 hours ago, 2disneydads said: Hello, Everyone: I have not sailed on HAL for a while, so I am not aware if HAL still offers Catholic Mass each day on its ships. Is Mass still offered? My mother would like to sail on a ship that offers daily Mass. Thank you! I've seen daily Mass posted on all of our cruises. I was told that the ships usually do have priests aboard due to the many Catholics on the crews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ferry_Watcher Posted October 14, 2023 #8 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Yes, daily on the Westerdam at least Oct 1 - 15, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn single Posted October 15, 2023 #9 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Yes on the Zuiderdam for 09/29 thru 10/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted October 15, 2023 #10 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Check the current 'live from' threads, where those currently on a HAL ship are posting their Daily Programs. Every one of them has Mass showing as an activity. It is something I do look for, and notice, on the Daily when it is posted. So long as the priest actually makes it to embarkation, then Mass is scheduled daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mightycruisequeen Posted October 15, 2023 #11 Share Posted October 15, 2023 We've been on a bunch of HAL cruises, and there was only one that we didn't have a priest onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2LoveBikes Posted October 15, 2023 #12 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Just got off Zuiderdam Sep 30 thru Oct 10. We had a priest and daily Catholic Mass. Fr. Paul Parker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunset Viewers Posted October 15, 2023 #13 Share Posted October 15, 2023 One tip-- At the first Mass of our last cruise one of the parishioners asked if we could change the Mass to start at 4:30pm so we could make dinner on time. The priest asked if that was OK with the rest of us and he spoke to the HAL staff and, the next day, Mass was at 4:30pm. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2disneydads Posted October 15, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted October 15, 2023 23 hours ago, DaveOKC said: Two weeks ago on the Volendam we had daily Mass for 2 weeks. Thank you! How was the Volendam? I would like to do the Canada cruise between Boston and Montreal. I see a lot of negative reviews and comments on the ship. How is its condition? Thank you again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2disneydads Posted October 15, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Thank you for all of the good information. I appreciate all of the responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loreto Posted October 16, 2023 #16 Share Posted October 16, 2023 4 hours ago, 2disneydads said: Thank you for all of the good information. I appreciate all of the responses. You are welcome! I think your mom would be very happy with Holland America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted October 17, 2023 #17 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/15/2023 at 4:12 PM, 2disneydads said: Thank you! How was the Volendam? I would like to do the Canada cruise between Boston and Montreal. I see a lot of negative reviews and comments on the ship. How is its condition? Thank you again. Just off her two weeks ago - was on for 12 days. Thought the ship was in very good condition, seemed to have recently been upgraded. Only negative was the limited (and not very good) entertainment. Easy to get around, due to three elevator banks and smaller ship size. Great crew! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2disneydads Posted October 18, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted October 18, 2023 16 hours ago, DaveOKC said: Just off her two weeks ago - was on for 12 days. Thought the ship was in very good condition, seemed to have recently been upgraded. Only negative was the limited (and not very good) entertainment. Easy to get around, due to three elevator banks and smaller ship size. Great crew! Thank you. That is good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouChamp Posted October 18, 2023 #19 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Aloha. In my opinion there is nothing more beautiful than Mass at sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bforget Posted November 17, 2023 #20 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Please tell me that Holland still has priests on their ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted November 17, 2023 #21 Share Posted November 17, 2023 They do. That is so long as the priest makes it to the sailing! Once in a rare while a priest can't get a necessary visa in time, but that happens so seldom as to be not worth worrying about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted November 17, 2023 #22 Share Posted November 17, 2023 The aim of HOLLAND AMERICA is to have a priest on each sailing. These priests ae\re vetted by the Apostleship of the Seas of the United States. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipWalker Posted November 17, 2023 #23 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) I had never heard of the "Apostleship of the Sea of the United States" so I looked up their website. https://www.aos-usa.org/ Interesting information. Over 100 years in operation. If you look deep enough into the site one will even find a .pdf of the "Cruise Ship Priest Manual". Edited November 17, 2023 by ShipWalker 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BruhnSisters Posted November 17, 2023 #24 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Hello. Approx. how long does the daily mass usually last? I hope to attend a service. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted November 17, 2023 #25 Share Posted November 17, 2023 My February Eurodam roll call just added Father Weselka (well-traveled HAL chaplain), moving to Nieuw Amsterdam in March, and then joining the Noordam in May for Alaska. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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