Hello,
My mother will be taking her first cruise with me in January on the new Sun Princess and we are very excited! Unfortunately, during one of our camping trips this summer she got a tick bite and has developed Alpha-gal Syndrome. I have included the description of what that is below. My questions are does anyone have experience cruising with this and what would be the best way to ensure that she does not accidentally get served the wrong thing. She was interested in doing a pescatarian diet on the ship as well. Anyone with experience with that, I would love to hear about that as well. Thank you all for your help and happy cruising!
What Is Alpha-gal Syndrome?
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic condition that can occur after a tick bite. It's named for a molecule, galactose-α-1,3-galactose, that's found in most mammals.
Symptoms occur after people eat red meat or are exposed to other products made from mammals. Because of this, AGS is also known as red meat allergy or tick bite meat allergy.