Sample menu published by Holland America, dated July 2025.
What’s served changes by ship and sailing, so treat it as a guide to the kind of dishes you’ll find. One night's dinner menu, from a European sailing; the menu changes every night. The date comes from the PDF file, which isn't dated on the menu itself.
See Holland America’s original menu.
Starters
Breaded Atlantic Cod Slider
Fried cod on a brioche bun with malt-vinegar mayo and slaw
Crab Seafood Cocktail
Snow crab, shrimp and scallops with boiled egg
Sweet Tomato and Buffalo Mozzarella
Tomato and mozzarella with basil, balsamic and focaccia
French Onion Soup
Onion soup under a Gruyère crouton
Classic Caesar Salad
Romaine, Parmesan, croutons and anchovies
Red Beet, Frisée, Orange Salad
Beets and orange with goat cheese and hazelnuts
Alder Smoked Salmon Chowder
Creamy smoked salmon soup with potato and kale
Main courses
Citrus Grilled Rainbow Trout
Grilled trout with gingery crushed red potatoes
Salmon Bucatini
Thick pasta with salmon, lemon cream and crunchy breadcrumbs
New York Strip Loin Steak Fries
Strip steak and fries with garlic-herb butter
Chicken Kiev
Butter-filled breaded chicken with rice and peas and zucchini
Rustic Home-Made Lasagna
Baked lasagna in tomato sauce
Seared Haddock
Haddock over saffron risotto with mussels and clams
Southwestern Salmon Bowl
Salmon on brown rice with black bean and corn salsa and avocado
Pork Medallions with Huckleberry Jam
Pork with a berry jam and garlic sweet potato mash
Vegan Curried Vegetable Cutlet
Spiced vegetable and chickpea patty in tomato sauce
Extra charge
5 oz Filet Mignon & Lobster
Surf and turf with asparagus and a baked potato
12 oz Pinnacle Grill Strip Loin Steak
The specialty steakhouse's strip steak, with creamed spinach
Fresh Halibut XO
Chef Morimoto's halibut with Asian vegetables and a dried-seafood XO sauce
Lobster 2 Way
Two lobster tails, one crumbed and one grilled, with lemon soy butter
Desserts
Mango Blueberry Crisp
Baked fruit crumble with vanilla ice cream
Princess Cake
Swedish layer cake with vanilla cream under marzipan
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Date sponge with butterscotch sauce and walnuts
Lemon Torte
Lemon cream tart
Artisan Cheese Selection
A plate of four cheeses
Strawberry Sundae
Vanilla ice cream with strawberry sauce and biscotti crumbs
Ice Cream of the Day
Ask for the day's flavors
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.
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