Cruise EatsSample menu published by Holland America, dated November 2026.
What’s served changes by ship and sailing, so treat it as a guide to the kind of dishes you’ll find. As shown on Holland America's website in November 2026. Pinnacle Grill also adds a few regional dishes that change with the itinerary; the Alaska set is shown here.
See Holland America’s original menu.
Appetizers
Table-Side Caesar Salad
Caesar salad dressed at your table
Clothesline Candied Bacon
Thick sweet-and-smoky glazed bacon
Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
Pan-fried cakes of lump crab meat
Vine Ripened Beefsteak Tomato Salad
Sliced large tomatoes with a light dressing
Lobster Bisque
Creamy lobster soup with a hint of sherry
Steakhouse Wedge Salad
Iceberg wedge with bacon, blue cheese and tomato
Entrées
Table-Side Dover Sole
Whole sole boned at your table, with lemon butter
Lemon Butter, Honey-Glazed Chilean Sea Bass
Honey-glazed sea bass in lemon butter sauce
Braised Short Ribs with Chow Fun Noodles
Slow-cooked beef ribs over wide rice noodles
Mafaldine, Marinated Grilled Eggplant, Burrata & Chiles
Ribbon pasta with grilled eggplant and creamy burrata
Panko Fried Stuffed Mushroom Caps
Cheese-and-herb-filled mushrooms, crumbed and fried
Steaks
American Wagyu strip loin, filet mignon, or a tomahawk rib eye for two
Sides
Creamed Spinach
Asparagus with Hollandaise
Roasted Baby Beets with Blue Cheese
Mashed Potatoes
Baked Potato
Sautéed Mushrooms
Mushrooms cooked in garlic-herb butter
Desserts
Not-So-Classic Baked Alaska
Cake and ice cream under toasted meringue, with a twist
Jacques Torres Chocolate Soufflé
Warm chocolate soufflé with a soft middle
Warm Chocolate Daelmans Stroopwafel Cobbler
Warm chocolate pudding topped with Dutch caramel waffle cookies
Crème Brûlée
Vanilla custard with a burnt-sugar top
Key Lime Pie
Lime custard pie with whipped cream
Regional dishes (Alaska sailings)
Alaska Crab and Corn Chowder
Creamy soup with crab and sweetcorn
Dungeness Crab and Tarragon Salad
Crab over greens with a tarragon dressing
Seared Alaskan Halibut, Thai Coconut Red Curry
Halibut in a coconut red curry sauce
Sautéed Prawns, Garlic Butter
Prawns cooked in garlic butter
12 oz. Lobster Tail
A large broiled lobster tail with melted butter
Strawberry Romanoff Bread Pudding
Warm bread pudding with strawberries and cream sauce
Rate dishes at the table and keep a log of what you loved, so you know what to order next time. Members also get a one-line, plain-English description of every dish.