New Catholic going on a missionary type ship called the Logos Hope- question about Mass

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Hello folks! TheCatholicGent(Gentleman) here- I am a recent Catholic convert from Islam. I have spent a good four/five months solid studying Christianity after having severe doubts with Islam which eventually transitioned to Agnosticism. But after careful comparison and a spiritual experience I fell in love with the faith(Catholicism)! I’m going to be 19 this August and have chosen that my most likely calling at this moment is to study theology with the hope’s of becoming a Catholic Apologist(I can’t WAIT for the headache’s ;P) so in order to help get into a good Catholic university I am going to do a gap year which part of it is going to be on a ship called the Logos Hope. Its a ship for all branch’s of Christians to dig deep in their faith and gain experience as a disciple of Jesus. Now i’m looking forward to this because I am going there with a mission to evanglise Catholicism which I’ve already started doing and really- really enjoying! However this is a cruise ship and I still don’t know if they have mass on board. I will most likely be on the ship from September till December/January. So my question is if I can’t regularly take part in mass on Sunday’s for reason’s such as being on sea and there will be no mass- is that pardonable in a situation such as mine? I know the Eucharist is perhaps THE focal point and distinctive part of Catholicism so not being able to take part in it is a daunting prospect by it’s self. We will be docking in countries so I will do my best to take part in mass when i’m there- but i’d love some of your opinions on this matter if you wouldn’t mind sharing!

Dominus Vobiscum people!
 
Have you been Baptized yet? If not the requirement to attend Mass every week doesn’t apply to you yet. (Not that it isn’t a good idea, when it is available.) If you have been Baptized, you can ask your priest for a dispensation, which is the normal course of action when a Catholic is going somewhere where a Mass is very difficult or impossible to attend. The ship sounds like a neat opportunity.
 
You might check the itinerary of your ship to see if the ship pulls into any ports on a Sunday. If it does you can attend a local Catholic Church there. Check www.masstimes.org for location and times of Mass around the world.
 
I would think if this is a “Christian cruise” there would be pastors from several faiths. The best way to find out is to go on line and check out the Logos Hope website. They should be able to answer all your questions.

And WELCOME to Catholicism.

God Bless You.
 
It is nice to hear there are missionary ships of this nature available to young folks.
 
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