Hard for some of us to believe, but with Advent about to begin, it is not long until Christmas. If you plan a cruise for the period over-lapping Christmas you will surely want to attend Mass. Depending upon the cruise line’s itinerary, you may be in port and be able to attend Mass at a local church. Be sure to check out your port of call and see what time the ship will arrive and depart. You may not be able to attend a Mass if the ship sails away in the early evening.
In the case most river cruises in Europe you overnight in most cities and, attending Mass in one of the local churches or cathedrals is not only easy but would be a special treat. The cruise line should be able to help you arrange transportation to and from the ship.
But for some ocean cruises that may be a sea day and you won’t have that opportunity. So we recommend you consider a cruise line that will have a Catholic priest on board. Only a couple of lines have a priest on every cruise, but several others have a priest on their Christmas cruises as well.
So check out our page on which cruise lines will have a priest on board at Christmas.
