Taking a cruise over Shabbat: Difference between revisions

* Menuchat Ahava (vol 1, 1:2) writes that it is only permissible if a majority of the passengers are non-Jewish, otherwise, the crew is working on [[Shabbat]] for the benefit of Jewish and would be forbidden (as Amirah LeNochri). Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 30:66 (and note 221) adds if the ship travels on a schedule and would travel with or without passengers then it would be permissible even if there’s a majority of Jews, but if without the Jewish passengers they would cancel the trip it wouldn’t be forbidden. </ref>

# If the ship is owned by Jews, consult your local Rabbi. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 33:66 (not 222) writes that one should consult a Rabbi. See also http://www.yeshiva.org.il/ask/eng/?id=5290 who expressly forbids if it's owned by Jews. </ref>

# It is forbidden to board a boat on [[Shabbat]] if it will travel on [[Shabbat]] even for mitzvah purposes. <ref>Menuchat Ahava (vol 1, 1:4) forbids boarding a boat which will begin to travel on [[Shabbat]] even for the purposes of a mitzvah. Mishna Brurah 248:2 writes that it's forbidden to board a boat which will begin to travel on [[Shabbat]] but if it's for mitzvah purposes there's a dispute whether it is permissible. </ref>

# If the boat arrives to its destination on [[Shabbat]] one should try to stay on the boat until after [[Shabbat]], however, if one is unable to do so, one may not carry his belongings (even his passport) with him off the boat rather one should ask a non-Jew to carry his belonging for him. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 30:67, Yalkut Yosef (vol 1, pg 53) </ref>

==Traveling by boat for business==