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Event Highlights...

Some very important notes when considering booking this cruise.

This is not your typical cruise. Guests of Commentary Magazine will enjoy informative seminars and extensive interaction with our guest speakers; numerous social events; dining with fellow conservatives as well as guest speakers; and a wonderful sense of sharing and camaraderie.

The cruise will include cocktail receptions, dinners together, group excursions, and seminar sessions.

In addition to all the wonderful activities aboard the msSeven Seas Navigator and in port, this exclusive Commentary Cruise event includes:

Moderated panel sessions featuring our esteemed guest speakers, along with plenty of passenger Q&A.
Plenty of chances to meet, schmooze and enjoy personal interaction with our special guest speakers.
Exclusive Parties and Dining with our special guest speakers. You will dine with your fellow Commentary Cruise attendees, so that you have the chance to meet many of your fellow conservative cruisers.
Kosher Dining Option
Photo and Autograph Sessions
Five-star, All-Suite experience, with just 490 guests
FREE Airfare from many gateways + transfers
All-inclusive wine/liquor/soft drinks
FREE Unlimited shore excursions
(Excludes Regent Choice excursions, Private Arrangements and all Adventures Ashore)
Complimentary kids programs
A $400 Shipboard Credit
Optional pre-cruise tour in Anchorage, Denali & Fairbanks
Port charges, taxes, fuel surcharges & gov't fees.
Accommodations & All Meals.
Most Shipboard activities.
A fully escorted cruise.
And much more...

Conference of Ideas...

The First Annual Commentary Conference of Ideas will bring together our guest writers, thinkers, and scholars with opinion leaders like you from across the nation and the world to discuss dramatic and frightening changes inside the United States and around the world since the election of Barack Obama-how to view them, how to reply to them, how to combat them, and what the elections of 2010 and 2012 portend.

The existential threat to Israel; the new administration's accommodationist approach to world politics; the dangers of premature exits from Iraq and Afghanistan; the threats to American freedoms from aggressive new legislation on Capitol Hill; and the worshipful embrace of the current leadership from the cultural doyens of Washington and the art world; these will be just some of the matters we will discuss.

The topics are profound. The setting is exquisite: A seven-night cruise to Alaska aboard the five-star, all-suite Seven Seas Navigator - sailing with only 490 guests. The mood will be exhilarating, as you participate in panel discussions and Q&A's, dine nightly with speakers and fellow guests, and still have plenty of time to relax and tour some of the most dramatic and beautiful settings in North America.

Things to do onboard...

Work out in the state-of-the-art fitness center
Learn Yoga
Relax by the pool
Enjoy High Tea
Take an arts tour
Pamper yourself in the Luxurious Spa
Play paddle tennis
Attend a wine tasting
Surf the internet
Attend an art auction
See a first-run movie
Enjoy coffee and the New York Times
Relax in a hydrotherapy pool
Check out a book from the library

Are Kosher meals available...

Strict (Glatt) Kosher always available:

RSSC cannot prepare Strict kosher meals onboard. It is important to inform the guests that Strict Kosher meals will always be pre-prepared and provided by an outside vendor. The meals are purchased frozen and shipped to the vessel.

If the guest does observe Strict (Glatt) Kosher, please inform the guest that the vessels will always have limited quantities of the following Kosher dishes on inventory.

Kosher meals prepared by Weberman of Miami, FL.

Entrees (sampling, specific choices TBA)

  • Beef Bourguignonne
  • Chicken in Pot
  • Eggplant Parmigiana
  • Fillet of Salmon
  • Honey Glazed Breast of Chicken
  • Rib Steak, Boneless
  • Stuffed Chicken
  • Turkey

Breakfast (sampling, specific choices TBA)

  • Cheese Blintzes, Home Fries
  • Cheese Omelette, Home Fries
  • Vegetarian Omelette, Hash Browns
  • Plain Omelette, Hash Browns
  • Egg Beaters, Breakfast Patty
  • French Toast
  • Pancakes
  • Waffles
  • Spanish Omelette, Lyonnaise Potatoes

Strict (Glatt) Kosher with 90 days advanced notice

If RSSC Operations get notice 90 days in advance, the guests can select from the following Kosher dishes. Ask the guest to specify which meals for breakfast, lunch & dinner and for how many days.

Kosher meals prepared by Weberman of Miami, FL.

Appetizers (sampling, specific choices TBA)

  • Stuffed Cabbage (Beef)
  • Mushroom Crepe
  • Moussaka (Beef)
  • Gefilte Fish / Moroccan Sauce
  • Sesame Chicken
  • Mini Egg Roll
  • Potato Pirogen, large
  • Chopped Beef Liver
  • Spinach Crepe
  • Smoked Beef Crepe

Entrees (sampling, specific choices TBA)

  • BBQ Beef, Carrot Kugel, Veg Rice
  • Beef Bourguignonne, Noodles & Broccoli Kugel
  • Brisket, Mixed Veg, Oven Pot
  • Salisbury Steak, Pot Croq. Onion & Peppers
  • Corn Beef, Pot Croquette, Carrot
  • Honey Chicken-Cous Cous-Ratatouille
  • Chicken in Pot, M/B Carrt, Pot Kugel
  • Roast Chiken Breast, Noodle Kugel, Tzimmise
  • Turkey Breast Loaf, Swt Pot, Spinach
  • Grill Chicken Leg, Risotto, Spinach Kugel
  • Salmon Gingered, Baby Carrots, Veg Rice
  • Fillet Salmon: Rice, Green Beans
  • Snapper, Pot Croquette, Julienne Carrot
  • Veal Patty, Carrot Kugel, Veg Rice
  • Turkey & Lamb Stew, Minted Pot, Veg Quiche
  • Meat Balls & Spaghetti Appetizer
  • Cabbage Veg, Swt Pot, Squash
  • Veg Cutlet, Pasta Prima, Veg Medley
  • Chili Vegetarian, Swt Pot, Spinach
  • Sautee Chicken Liver: White Rice, Spinach Kugel

Desserts (sampling, specific choices TBA)

  • Rugalach o Chocolate Cake
  • Honey Cake o Apple Compote
  • Apple Pie o Apple Strudel
  • Chocolate Brownie
  • Parve Cheesecake
  • Lemon Chiffon Cake
  • Carrot Cake

All food products are Wrapped and Sealed in a Kosher Certified Package, and need to be thawed before serving. Foods that require heating are sent in Dual Therm Containers that are microwaveable / ovenable.

RSSC cannot guarantee the availability of Strict Kosher meals free of charge. If a request is made less than 90 days in advance, RSSC will try to accommodate it, but cannot guarantee delivery. If any additional cost will occur when requested less than 90 days the guest would have to pay for it. It should also be noted that availability is subject to import restrictions in the embarking port.

The company we purchase the kosher food buys, prepares and sells only kosher foods and products that are of the high standard of orthodox approved kashrus. Further more, they are under the full time supervision of the OK-organized kashrus laboratories and the MKI-maritime kosher international supervision. All of the meat products are Glatt kosher, all of our dairy products are Cholov Yisroel, our cooked items are bishul yisroel and our baked goods are pas yisroel / hafroshes Challah. Most of the prepared foods are non gebrokts.

"Non-Strict" Kosher:

If the guest does not observe "Strict" Kosher, please inform the guest that the vessels will always have limited quantities of frozen Kosher meat items on inventory.

Meat Items

  • Whole chickens
  • Veal Racks
  • Lamb Racks
  • Turkey Breasts
  • Rib Eye Steaks

The above meats are slathered by a specialist, called a shochet, and then soaked and salted in accordance with Jewish law. However, it cannot be cooked onboard according to the Kashrut standards. Make a note in the berthing comments in NVS that the guests request non-strict Kosher meals. Please inform the guest that all Kosher meals are served in the Main Dining Room and that Kosher meals cannot be served in the ship's Alternative Restaurants. Special arrangements may be made with the Maitre d' once the guests are on board.

Will there be a shabbat service...

Michael Medved will lead a shabbat service for the Commentary Cruise group.

Meet your Escorts...

Your cruise features escorts provided by The Cruise Authority. These escorts will ensure that every aspect of your cruise is enjoyable. Should you have any problems or issues, please do not hesitate to contact one of these professionals while on board this cruise. A help desk will be scheduled each day.

The Cruise Authority is an award winning cruises-only travel agency, based in Atlanta,GA, which specializes in putting on large group events like this one. The Cruise Authority has received considerable recognition for its focus on customer satisfaction and attention to detail.

David Bittner
David Bittner Co-Owner of The Cruise Authority, David has been on over 50 cruises and has 12 years experience in the cruise industry. He is an avid scuba diver and runner. David has a wife, a daughter 10 years old who plays the violin, and son 7 years old who plays the guitar.
Cindy Hoepfner
Cindy has been in the travel business for over twenty years and joined The Cruise Authority Group department in 2008. She enjoys working with organizations, meeting people and exploring new travel destinations.

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