The Halal Cruise Companion

The Halal Cruise Companion — A Muslim Traveller's Guide to the Sea. 25 pages, printable.

Everything the ship will not tell you.

Sea travel removes none of your obligations and creates a few questions of its own — a moving Qibla, prayer calculated over open water, water you cannot always use, and a galley that was never built for you. This companion answers them in the order you will need them, from before you book to the last morning at sea.

What's inside • Eight questions to send the cruise line before you pay — in copy‑ready wording — and what a good answer looks like • Finding the Qibla on open water: compass practice, two fallbacks, and what to do if the bearing shifts mid‑prayer • Prayer times at sea: position, clock changes, high latitudes, and where on board to pray • Shortening and combining the prayer for the traveller — in plain outline, with the points of difference stated • Wudu in a cabin washbasin, wiping over the socks, and tayammum when water cannot be used • Jumu'ah and congregation on a moving vessel • The plate: alcohol in sauces and desserts, gelatin, rennet, shared fryers and cross‑contact — with the exact sentences to use at the table • Drinks: why "0.0" and "alcohol‑free" are not the same label • Where not to go: the casino, the bars, and an honest word on music • Pools, spa, mixed spaces, same‑sex practitioner requests, and a wardrobe that meets the ship's dress code without strain • Port days, local halal food, and the clock traps that make you miss the gangway • Fasting and Ramadan at sea — suhoor, iftar and the concession • When you are unwell or the sea is rough: praying seated, and the graded concession • Three printable planners: a pre‑booking checklist, a 14‑day prayer and port log, and a faith‑kit packing list