Holland America 2023 Buffet Lunch Food Tour Part 1 | Menus, Daily, Embarkation & Dutch Theme

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Holland America 2023 Buffet Lunch Food Tour Part 1 | Menus, Daily, Embarkation & Dutch Theme

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Tour the lunch buffet from a Holland America cruise in 2023! These were from our July 2023 back-to-back 10 and 14 day cruises on the Holland America Nieuw Statendam. All the food you see in this video are complimentary, included with your cruise fare. It was also nice to see man vegan/vegetarian and gluten-free food options as well.
We also provide some tips to help you get the most out of your HAL lido market buffet lunch experience. Some of the changes for 2023 we saw included the new the Mexican Corner. At this station you can enjoy tacos, rice, beans, nachos, guacamole, BBQ pork & more.
Part 1, which is this video, covers the food items you will see daily, including salad, stir-fries, proteins and a lot more. You'll also see what embarkation and the food from the Dutch Theme buffet were like as well. Watch part 2 here: • Part 2 Holland America...
See more of our HAL cruise food videos via this playlist: • Holland America 2023 B...
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@MPDLR Жыл бұрын

Another marvelous, informative, relevant review. It bears repeating: Your reviews are void of crazy music and graphics and wanabee Hollywood Director syndrome. You focus so well on the food in both audio and visual forms and as someone who has cruised quite a bit and hopes to cruise again - I find your reviews, including this one extremely helpful. Thanks and safe travels to you

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊 We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the videos and found them helpful!

@loriefranklyn558 9 ай бұрын

I swear by the custom stir fry station, my favorite buffet meal lunch or dinner. Although the Holland America Veendam had amazing deli sandwiches wrapped in parchment, ready to go and those were good too. We love Holland America cruises.

@TravelTouristVideos 9 ай бұрын

Yeah that custom stir fry is a big hit as it's always busy. Holland America definitely knows how to do food! 😋

@bobo3034 7 ай бұрын

Must say, this is a great video. You take time with your shots so viewers have time to read all the menus. Same with shots of various food. By far one of the best videos of this type. You really make me feel I was back on board HAL. After doing over 20 cruises with them I'm sure the food choice and quality is some of the best on the high seas. Well done.

@TravelTouristVideos 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 😊 It took quite a bit of time & effort to create the videos, so we really appreciate of your comment, especially coming from a frequent HAL cruiser. Agree with you that HAL has excellent food quality- it's a big plus especially on long cruises!

@barbarasiqueira9533 Жыл бұрын

You guys are absolutely amazing. I have no words to thank you for such an incredible informative video. 💜

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Barbara- we really appreciate it! 😊

@shadowguard3578 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the close up of the individual food items and menus. Thank you for sharing!

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it- thank you very much for the comment! 😊

@bluebird2833 Жыл бұрын

Always love going on Holland America cruises with best service and food. Thank you so much for another enjoyable and informative video. Greatly appreciated all you guy’s work and sharing.❤

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Yes agree with you that HAL has really excellent food & service overall. Thank you so much for the comment- we really appreciate it! 🥰

@kathyvelasquez3682 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Love that you don't try and plump it up with "look at me" that some creator's of these type of video's do. Thank you. Looks like Joanne is limping..hope she is okay. Bless you all.

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Kathy! 😊 Joann had some knee soreness but she is walking much better now.

@simwingscanada6246 4 ай бұрын

Love your review. Thank you so much

@TravelTouristVideos 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment! 😊

@vickieboyd3507 Жыл бұрын

Love the video😋🥰

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Thanks Vickie! 😊 🥰

@TVHouseHistorian 9 ай бұрын

Ah! Found it! And I see I already commented here. I definitely don't mind watching again. I'll have to report back after my Alaska cruise this April. Can't wait! 😄

@TravelTouristVideos 9 ай бұрын

Nice! Look forward to hearing what you think of the food from your Alaska cruise!

@chordsandnotes Ай бұрын

You have the best videos, we are planning a cruise on Holland America soon so this was fun to watch Thank you

@TravelTouristVideos Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 😊 We're glad it was helpful and fun to watch!

@Beachdudeca Жыл бұрын

I greatly appreciate your videos

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! We're happy to hear that! 😊

@sallylewis5332 Жыл бұрын

Holland America is great at presenting a variety of cuisines. I appreciate that. Everything looked good. (Except for the several herring selections 😬). I’m partial to the Asian station. And the Italian station. And the charcuterie section. And that salad bar! It always amazes me at the amount of breads choices there are too. And I’m going to look for some dragonfruit the next time I’m on HAL. It looks…..interesting 😳. Thanks for the video!

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the comment Sally! 😊 Lol yeah the herring can be a bit strong- it's one of those love it or hate it dishes. And yes that salad station is great- our favorite salad bar of all cruise lines as it is crew-served and has so many different options to personalize to your own taste. Dragonfruit is one of our favorites too when going on HAL. For this cruise when they had it, it was stashed to the side of the Asian station. Ran out quickly too.

@richardsmith4187 10 ай бұрын

Holland America has amazing choices of food on the Lido deck. We seldom eat in the main dining room as it tends to be a long affair. We have sailed on different lines and did enjoy Celebrity, but Holland America is our top choice and we are nearing 20 cruises with one in November and another in December. We like the more relaxed atmosphere and just enjoy being underway and the last couple of cruises we never went ashore as we have been to every port at least 8 -10 times. The food and entertainment on board really shine and life is good at sea LOL

@TravelTouristVideos 10 ай бұрын

We really like HAL too- terrific food quality and service. Thanks for sharing your experience with them!

@jt8280 Жыл бұрын

Feeling hungry food looks amazing but I wish they had some India curries my favorite. Wife and I wish we were on board with you guys.

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Thanks JT! 😊 Yeah agree with you that Indian curry would be something great of them to have everyday. They did have an Indian theme day at the Asian station, but yeah it was only once per cruise.

@susanriddle9408 Жыл бұрын

Great video I would try the Dutch items

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Thanks Susan! 😊 Dutch buffet was one of our favs as well!

@HOlsen-xe1xy Жыл бұрын

I appreciate thr Vegan options list

@TravelTouristVideos 11 ай бұрын

Yes they had a nice vegan selection 👍

@TVHouseHistorian Жыл бұрын

I see lots of really really nice things here. However, the “Orange Tompouce” really caught my eye. I’m always up for new flavors!

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Yes that was an interesting Dutch dessert! 😋

@bonniebaird4240 8 ай бұрын

Favorite food: All of it of course. Yum!

@TravelTouristVideos 8 ай бұрын

They had some excellent offerings for lunch! 😋

@pinksix5888 5 ай бұрын

❤ very nice job with overview of buffet! I can't wait until my June cruise time Greenland!

@TravelTouristVideos 5 ай бұрын

Our pleasure- thanks for the comment! 🥰 Greenland sounds amazing! Have a wonderful cruise!

@HOlsen-xe1xy Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the vast buffet video. Do they have the made to order pasta station, sushi and crepe station daily and is there s charge?

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Those are available every and are complimentary 🙂

@auntydale3379 6 ай бұрын

I started researching Alaska cruises in September 2019, hoping for May 2020 and we all know how that turned out. Luckily, I hadn't actually booked anything before shutdown. But I may finally be going this September! Up to now, I've been living vicariously through travel videos on this channel, especially the food options. Between the buffet, the burger bar, main dining room, specialty restaurants, and afternoon tea, I'll be eating myself cross-eyed. But I've lost 35 pounds since the pandemic started and have been on one vacation in 2 years, so maybe I deserve a week of indulgence?

@TravelTouristVideos 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely! They had some really great food so please do enjoy when you go. Exploring those Alaska ports should help burn some extra calories too 🙂

@monkeyb1820 Жыл бұрын

That looks good. We're just off of Princess, and the food was similarly good. Princess doesn't put out any sushi, and Dive-In is better than Salty Dog. Princess does have better (and more easily available) pizza. Princess' coffee is better. This Mexican section of the Hal buffet looks good and wasn't there when we last sailed Hal, 9 months ago.

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comparison vs Princess! Yeah that new Mexican station is really popular- a smart move by HAL.

@ceecee5389 11 ай бұрын

Love all your videos and look forward to each new one. I did not see fried fish on the buffet. We had it on our last HAL cruise before the pandemic and it was delicious. We are going on the Eurodam in January. Hoping they still have it...did you see it? Thanks!

@TravelTouristVideos 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 😊 For our HAL cruises 2 month ago they pretty much had fish & chips every day at the buffet, so hopefully you'll have it there daily on the Eurodam as well!

@catherine4159 10 ай бұрын

Great video thanks

@TravelTouristVideos 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it- thanks for the comment! 😊

@jellebaby 11 ай бұрын

Looks much nicer than the video i just watched of The Windjammer buffet.

@TravelTouristVideos 11 ай бұрын

Yeah this was better in quality, but the Windjammer on Royal had really good variety as well.

@ginaholshue8601 Жыл бұрын

Extremely impressive!!

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

💯!

@jeffreykyle8587 9 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you for taking the time with these.

@TravelTouristVideos 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 😊

@duhnonymous1857 4 ай бұрын

Im going to have to exercise a lot!

@TravelTouristVideos 4 ай бұрын

You can do that after the cruise! 😉

@georgemaltese Жыл бұрын

Really impressive! Wow. This buffet blows Princess out of the water. Love the daily international options. Thanks folks

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this vs Princess!

@smb2a587 11 ай бұрын

I am considering HAL for Alaska 2024 and this buffet does look better than any Princess video that I have seen.

@susanbritton-giza5054 11 ай бұрын

Just love your videos ! So much food ! They talk about a food shortage ……where ? Lol !🤣

@TravelTouristVideos 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Susan! 😊 Certainly never a shortage of food on cruises!

@pattymc4726 7 ай бұрын

I like your videos. Are the menus basically the same from one HA ship to the next?

@TravelTouristVideos 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! 🙂 They should be very similar other than some regional dishes

@pattymc4726 7 ай бұрын

@@TravelTouristVideos Thank you.

@jlawrence0181 11 ай бұрын

Another great video.

@TravelTouristVideos 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@jlawrence0181 11 ай бұрын

@@TravelTouristVideos Late night!?!?

@TravelTouristVideos 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm night owl 🙂

@jlawrence0181 11 ай бұрын

@@TravelTouristVideos I am not used to getting that kind of turnaround at 2am PDT unless the person is in the Philippines (g).

@generator6946 6 ай бұрын

It was hard to find no-low salt foods. Zaandam has a hamburger stand that is pretty good. If you can’t do a lot of salt you’ll struggle to find healthy dishes.

@TravelTouristVideos 6 ай бұрын

Yes HAL makes really good burgers. If you let the crew members know they might be able to point you to some lower-sodium options.

@practicalmagic7613 11 ай бұрын

You make my want to return to a HAL ship even worse! I'm kicking myself for not booking the Rotterdam solo in December, now the prices are up 35%.

@TravelTouristVideos 11 ай бұрын

Yeah lots of good food for sure! 😋 Keep monitoring- hopefully there will be a price drop!

@darin2 Жыл бұрын

The chocolates from Amsterdam...were they on the buffet every day or just certain days?

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Those were only on the Dutch theme buffet day which is happens once per cruise.

@aznstylez1 4 ай бұрын

Wonder if this is the same for 2024 June cruise.

@TravelTouristVideos 4 ай бұрын

Should be, but would love to hear from you how similar it was after your cruise. Have a great time!

@AKMOOSE 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely hate the chairs at the lido on pinnacle class ships! Too heavy difficult to move around

@2stateslovestory 3 ай бұрын

Are there any Indian food options?

@JBM425 7 ай бұрын

I take it that carbonated beverages such as Coke, Pepsi, etc. are not free?

@TravelTouristVideos 7 ай бұрын

That's correct- you'd need a beverage package. They have an unlimited soda package that's $8 daily per person.

@paulconnors2078 6 ай бұрын

What food? Well................................................................................................,just about everything LOL!

@TravelTouristVideos 6 ай бұрын

They had a lot of quality offerings at the buffet for sure! 😋

@MPDLR Жыл бұрын

Ugh more serve yourself. I kind of liked it the other way - - less chance of getting ill. First world problem I guess :)

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Lol yeah at least ones that really need to be extra sanitary like the salad station it's still crew-served. Due to some bad experiences in the past, on cruises we would only eat the raw salads that are crew-served such as on HAL and Royal Caribbean (at the Park Cafe).

@jellebaby 11 ай бұрын

What is the herring obsession?

@TravelTouristVideos 11 ай бұрын

Yes for every lunch as well. Perhaps they're trying to have more Dutch theme food.

@erniemarkey3877 10 ай бұрын

Never will go on Holland America again. 18 day cruise to Hawaii was a disaster. Never got a response from them after I filled out the comments survey.

@TravelTouristVideos 10 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that- what happened?

@edwardporus8326 11 ай бұрын

excellent job

@TravelTouristVideos 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! 🙂

@Ambientmopar Жыл бұрын

🛳🛳🛳 Food appearance and quality looks I viting. Looked at video posted about Carnival Madri Gras buffet. Food appearance was not very appealing in looks. Plus serving area wasn't well kept. 🛳🛳🛳

@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Yeah we also think HAL has a much better buffet than Carnival.