Reply To: Kosher Cruise

I wonder if the kosher cruise would also be a way of organizing the Jewish men to daven in a minyan while on vacation?

If these same people would otherwise go on a non-kosher cruise or vacation, the men may miss out on at least davening in a minyan.

Found this from the Lakewood Scoop:

*Traveling to a Place without a Minyan*

“In the summer months many people wish to plan vacations in remote locations which have no minyan, and the question arises if doing so is permitted. Davening with a minyan is an obligation, and not just a nice thing to do.[21]

By not davening with a minyan one misses out on answering amen, kaddish, and risks his tefilla not being heard by Hashem.[22]

Many poskim say one who is going to a remote location just for enjoyment may not go to a place that does not have a minyan. However, one may go to such a place for reasons of health, parnasa or for a mitzvah.[23]

One should not rely on this heter without consulting his Rav.” (Lakewood Scoop)