Celebrity Cruise Gluten-Free
Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you know about my cruise on Celebrity Millennium and thought I'd fill you in on how things went. Once again, I was able to cruise Gluten-Free with no problems at all. We arrived the night before departure in Vancouver and I had to be a bit careful with dinner at the Fogg N Suds Restaurant. But the waitress was very helpful…since she personally knew someone with Celiac.
The cruise was easy. There is a form you'll need to fill
out when you book your cruise. It's really simple. I got mine from my travel
agent…filled it out…and emailed it in...a copy to the cruise line, and a copy
to my travel agent just to be certain.
Once on board I checked in with the main dining room just
to warn them I was there and would need a GF meal plan. The Matre'd (who was a
bit pompous) told me that because they had received so many requests in the
past months that many of their recipes had been adjusted and could be enjoyed
without too much trouble. I was assigned an Assistant Matre'd who met me at the
table each evening. They weren't as willing to make ANYTHING I wanted like
Carnival was. But nearly half the entire menu was GF and easy for me to choose
from. Then each night he would bring me the menu for the following evening and
help me to choose from those items that were already GF and they would keep
them safe just for me. The only thing I didn't enjoy (again) was the 
Breakfast in the morning was in the main dining room and
again not as eager to please as Carnival had been. I pretty much stuck to the
eggs n bacon w/fruit. Rather boring when I saw what the others were eating. I
got pancakes one day but wasn't impressed. I didn't bother with the bread. Once again, when I got home I immediately
sent out a letter introducing them to both Udi’s and Rudi’s breads and baked
goods…no response this time.
Lunch on the Lido deck was a bit more challenging…since I
had no-one to guide me or ask questions of...Staff wasn’t quite as helpful this
time…but they did try. But when I wanted something more than breakfast or
dinner it really worked out pretty good. I just had to be a little more
selective.
So I did pretty well on Celebrity Millennium, just
nothing special. So far I think I'll stick with Carnival next time I'm in the
mood for a cruise.
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