Holland America launched its 2024-2025 Caribbean season on October twentieth, and the seven ships within the area have a wide range of new destination-centric culinary, beverage, and shore tour experiences. With a deal with native flavors and cultural immersion, the cruise line is raring to supply company genuine connections to the meals, drinks, and historical past of the locations they go to.
“Caribbean culture is full of vibrant flavors that allowed us to get creative developing new dishes and cocktails that showcase the culinary traditions of the region,” stated Michael Smith, senior vp, visitor expertise and product growth, Holland America Line. “We continue to add new and exciting experiences ashore that make a memorable impression on our guests while also taking a more personal look at the destination.”
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Culinary
Regionally-themed menus within the eating room and buffet add to the culinary journey on each Caribbean cruise. Guests can get pleasure from a Caribbean-themed brunch, bask in rum tastings, and have a good time with a pirate-inspired rum punch.
The Caribbean brunch menu in the primary eating room showcases recent, native substances. Examples of dishes together with Jamaican Banana Pancakes, Sweet Potato Chowder, and a Florida Keys Mahi-Mahi Sandwich with grilled pineapple. Local flavors on the eating room menu within the night embrace Chilly Caribbean Shrimp Cocktail with orange habanero aioli; Jerked Pork Tenderloin with peanuts, rice pilaf, and black beans; Spiced Pork Belly with pineapple, salsa, roasted squash, and candy potatoes; and Chicken and Callaloo Soup with butternut squash, garlic, thyme, and toasted coconut.
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During Caribbean sailings, the informal Lido Market buffet options regional favorites like Puerto Rican Tostones, Caribbean Lamb Curry, Caribbean Roasted Pork Sandwich, and Caribbean Bread Pudding. For Panama Canal cruises, there’s a Panamanian-themed dinner within the buffet.
Pinnacle Grill additionally affords up native flavors with the addition of Caribbean dishes like Jerked Chicken Bao and a Cuban Mojo Pork Chop to the menu.
Once per cruise, Holland America affords a themed Caribbean Tea Time that features Pinacolada Mousse, Rum Baba Cupcake, Key Lime Tartlet, Caribbean Chocolate Brownie, Scones (Raisin/plain) and Gugelhupf, and diverse sandwiches.
Beverages
Holland America is introducing its unique Rum Ambassador programming on all Caribbean sailings, developed with world-renowned beverage consultants and historians David Wondrich and Jeff “Beachbum” Berry.
A brand new menu of 5 Caribbean cocktails created by David Wondrich will characteristic the flavors of the area. A pirate-inspired rum punch debuted final season and can make a return to the ships’ bars and lounges.
Green Swizzle: Choice of Planteray 3 Star or Fords Gin, Velvet Falernum, lime juice, absinthe, soda, and Angostura, swizzled
El Presidente: Plateray 3 Star, Vermouth blanc, dashes of orange curaçao and grenadine
Myrtle Bank Special Punch: Planteray 3 Star and Smith and Cross Rum, pot-still Jamaican rums plus lime, sugar, and a touch of Italian cherry brandy
Big Youth: Planteray Xaymaca Rum and Smith and Cross Rum, sweetened condensed milk, coconut water, bitters, and nutmeg
seventeenth Century Caribbean Pirate Punch: Two sorts of wealthy, pot-stilled Jamaican rum, a touch of orange curaçao, three sorts of citrus juice, and a sprinkling of fresh-grated nutmeg
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On every ship within the Caribbean, one in every of Holland America’s bartenders will prepare to grow to be a Rum Ambassador. In this position, they are going to lead rum tastings and seminars for company.
Shore Excursions
Holland America affords a whole lot of excursions in Caribbean ports. From water-based experiences to culturally-immersive explorations, the vary of shore excursions options one thing for each style and stage of exercise. Six new shore excursions can be found on Caribbean voyages:
Dominican Culture: Cooking, Coffee, and Casa Typica (Amber Cove, Dominican Republic)
Steel Band Extravaganza at Sunbury Plantation (Bridgetown, Barbados)
Traditional Alebrije Carving & Painting Workshop (Cozumel, Mexico)
Magens Bay Beach and Skyride at Paradise Point (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas)
Historic St. Thomas & Blackbeard’s Castle (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas)
San Juan Artisanal Rum Distillers Experience with Lunch (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
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