I read in another post that the french fries were fried in peanut oil?  Did you get that information on the cruise?  DD & I are sailing in Sept.

We sailed with pn/tn allergic child a year ago and will sail again in 2013. It was amazing. Call and let them know of allergy and mark on all forms. When you arrive, give them notice when registering child. All children's staff are trained for allergies and will carry your epis. There is only 1 food activity in kids club and they can accommodate or skip it. All sit down meals can accommodate allergies and our child ate all sorts of desserts she had never had. Instead of them saying. "you can't have this" they said, "you can have all of these because we'll make them special!" It was incredible. The one buffet we did visit, the head chef walked the line with my child and asked what she wanted. Then, went into the kitchen and got her fresh, untouched food to be sure to avoid cross-contamination. Again, above and beyond. We love both the cruise line and the parks for this reason.

I called the cruise line in advance of our trip for information about accommodating food allergies.  I don't remember who I spoke with, but I had originally called the special diet specialist at Disney World who was so helpful when we visited the parks, and asked her who her counterpart was on the DCL.  The person at DCL was also very helpful and was able to give me the names of specific brands of food items that they serve, and even emailed me menus in advance so I could see what types of foods were offered on the ship. 

My son was 6 when we sailed and has all of the same allergies as your DS, plus milk.  We have a very strict comfort zone, and it was a huge leap of faith for us to trust the chefs to safely prepare his meals.  We tend to error on the side of caution, and when ordering meals, felt that "plain and simple" preparations were less risky.  We only ate at the sit-down restaurants, where our head waiter had already made arrangements for ds.  Each night at dinner, our head waiter showed us the menus for the following day, and took ds's order for the next day's meals.

On our Disney Cruise, we ordered mostly plain foods for dinner – steak, broiled chicken, baked potato, french fries, rice, rice pasta, steamed vegetables, safe dinner rolls, fruit, jello.  All of DS's food was prepared in an allergen-free area of the kitchen, and was always delivered to the table by our head waiter.   

Our head waiter was wonderful and if I asked about ingredients, he would even bring packages to the table so that I could read them myself.  He asked what kind of foods DS enjoyed at home.  I told him how I made chicken nuggets using olive oil and Rice Krispies crumbs, and they made some for DS for lunch.  They also made him a special batch of chicken noodle soup, with rice pasta, after asking me how I make it at home. 

My ds loves bacon, so he ordered a large plate of it every morning.  He also ate gluten-free pancakes (because they were egg-free), and sometimes cereal (they had the little individual boxes on the ship) with rice drink or soy milk. 

We were allowed to bring sealed, pre-packaged snacks aboard the ship such as fruit and jello cups, pop-tarts, beef jerky, chips, soy nut butter, fruit gummies, Enjoy Life cookies, tortilla chips, salsa, cereal, and rice drink boxes, etc., which we kept in the room for snacks, and took on shore excursions.

Sorry I couldn't give more specific examples, but this was our first cruise experience, and we "played it safe" food-wise, sticking with simple entrees and brought familiar snacks from home. 

Hope you have a wonderful trip!

Another Disney Cruise question: We are booked for a DCL cruise in August 2012.  My DS is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, egg, sesame and some fruits and veggies.  Can anyone with similar allergies who has been on DCL give me an idea of the specific foods you were able to eat (such as, hamburgers, pizza, any desserts?). I am trying to get my DS prepared for what he may (and may not) be able to have.  Specifics and detail very much appreciated!