Week in the Life: Cruising Edition | Holland America: Nieuw Statendam | Eastern Caribbean

I really appreciate you taking the time to talk about your dietary restrictions and the options available to you. My youngest daughter has Celiac disease, so any type of travel is stressful for us. I would love to know your thoughts on if you consider the cruise food options to be Celiac friendly. With Celiac, cross contamination is a big issue. It's not just about gluten free ingredients but nothing containing gluten can come in contact with my daughters food. Did the cruise have gluten free options in separate areas? or was it amongst gluten food. I noticed a lot of buffets and those can be really hard to prevent cross contamination. Do you happen to know if the kitchen took any additional precautions, separate pans or separate cook top surface, changing gloves before preparing GF food? I don't expect you to be able to answer all these details but I really appreciate you bringing awareness of food intolerance, allergies and auto immune conditions.

Thanks for taking us along! It looks incredible! I’ve cruised twice as a kid, but my hesitation now is stomach illness while aboard. You see to cruise often enough to report if this is a rational concern.