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.
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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.