Easter Sunday - Morning Services - The DIS Discussion Forums

MDTerp · 02-06-2012, 08:22 PM

Not sure if this has been asked before...what, if any, Christian/Catholic services are available on board the Dream on Easter morning?

I was thinking a sunrise service, on an open deck, before we dock in Nassau could be an amazing thing...

DynamicDisneyDuo · 02-06-2012, 08:54 PM

They do make an effort to arrange clergy on major holidays like Easter & Christmas. They make space available for the service but I believe it will be an interior space.

kcashner · 02-06-2012, 08:56 PM

I don't know what they'll do--normally they don't do services on Sunday when the ship is disembarking that day. I think the logic is that people boarding can do services before they come to the terminal and people getting off can catch a service later in the morning if they choose. On the Magic, which sails on Saturday, they will have Roman Catholic and non-denominational services.

MDTerp · 02-06-2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kcashner

I don't know what they'll do--normally they don't do services on Sunday when the ship is disembarking that day. I think the logic is that people boarding can do services before they come to the terminal and people getting off can catch a service later in the morning if they choose. On the Magic, which sails on Saturday, they will have Roman Catholic and non-denominational services.

This year, the cruise over Easter sails on Thursday and disembarks on Tuesday - its a 5-night double-dip.

Sarabi's Cubs · 06-12-2012, 10:39 AM

Stumbled across this and thought I'd comment for future reference. There were both a sunrise nondenominational service and a Catholic mass on the Dream on Easter Sunday. There were also Catholic services on at least Friday and Saturday. I think it just depends on whether there are any ministers/priests on board. A cast member told me that they do try to have a priest on board for the crew to attend services, because many are Catholic, but Easter is obviously a difficult time for a minister/priest to be away. The priest on our cruise was some sort of Vatican ambassador and so did not have a parish.

Laurie

Gigi22 · 06-12-2012, 03:21 PM

Nassau is a highly religious city. If you are up for it, you could Google religious services near the port area and attend a church of your choice on land.

MDTerp · 06-12-2012, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarabi's Cubs

Stumbled across this and thought I'd comment for future reference. There were both a sunrise nondenominational service and a Catholic mass on the Dream on Easter Sunday. There were also Catholic services on at least Friday and Saturday. I think it just depends on whether there are any ministers/priests on board. A cast member told me that they do try to have a priest on board for the crew to attend services, because many are Catholic, but Easter is obviously a difficult time for a minister/priest to be away. The priest on our cruise was some sort of Vatican ambassador and so did not have a parish.

Laurie

Laurie - you are correct - the priest this past Easter was originally from South Africa and was assigned to the United Nations. It was neat to have Easter Sunday mass in the Walt Disney Theater. I would have liked to have made the nondenominational service on deck, but i just couldn't get up quite that early.

02-06-2012, 08:22 PM	#1
MDTerp Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 317	Easter Sunday - Morning Services Not sure if this has been asked before...what, if any, Christian/Catholic services are available on board the Dream on Easter morning? I was thinking a sunrise service, on an open deck, before we dock in Nassau could be an amazing thing... __________________ Monica DH and DD (15) October 2007 - Western Caribbean - Disney Magic September 2009 - DVC SSMC - Disney Wonder September 2010 - DVC SSMC - Disney Wonder July 2011 - 10-Day Mediterranean - Disney Magic April 2012 - 5 Night Double Dip - Disney Dream November 2012 - Bahamas - Disney Dream March 2013 - Mexico/Castaway Cay - Disney Wonder DVC Member Since 2007 - AKV and BLT Trips to the World...2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

02-06-2012, 08:54 PM	#2
DynamicDisneyDuo DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,224	They do make an effort to arrange clergy on major holidays like Easter & Christmas. They make space available for the service but I believe it will be an interior space. __________________

06-12-2012, 10:39 AM	#5
Sarabi's Cubs DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 633	Stumbled across this and thought I'd comment for future reference. There were both a sunrise nondenominational service and a Catholic mass on the Dream on Easter Sunday. There were also Catholic services on at least Friday and Saturday. I think it just depends on whether there are any ministers/priests on board. A cast member told me that they do try to have a priest on board for the crew to attend services, because many are Catholic, but Easter is obviously a difficult time for a minister/priest to be away. The priest on our cruise was some sort of Vatican ambassador and so did not have a parish. Laurie __________________ Contemporary 1972, Fort Wilderness 7/79, WDW offsite 6/84, WDW offsite 12/89, GF 9/96, BC 11/03, Disneyland offsite 6/05, BC 4/08, YC 1/2010, POR 12/2010, Disney Magic New Year's Cruise 12/2010, DIS Unplugged Knights & Lights ABD 9/11, Easter Dream cruise 4/2012, BWV 10/2012, Kidani 4/2013

06-12-2012, 03:21 PM	#6
Gigi22 DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,890	Nassau is a highly religious city. If you are up for it, you could Google religious services near the port area and attend a church of your choice on land. __________________ Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend; inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx

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02-06-2012, 08:56 PM	#3
kcashner DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 33,275	I don't know what they'll do--normally they don't do services on Sunday when the ship is disembarking that day. I think the logic is that people boarding can do services before they come to the terminal and people getting off can catch a service later in the morning if they choose. On the Magic, which sails on Saturday, they will have Roman Catholic and non-denominational services.