Holland America Dinner Buffet Food Tour (4K)
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2022
- Checkout what food Holland America serves for dinner at its buffet restaurant Lido Market! Menus for different sections of the buffet are included. These were from our January 2022 cruise aboard the HAL Nieuw Statendam. Overall we were very impressed with Holland America's dinner buffet food. It was nice to see that HAL didn't cut back on their food quality, as there were many premium items such as filet mignon, shrimp tempura and even half lobster tails, which is rare to see at a all-you-can-eat cruise ship buffet nowadays. All the food shown in the video are INCLUDED with your cruise fare.
Be sure to watch our other Holland America food videos (ua-cam.com/users/playlist?list..., as well as the ones from our Nieuw Statendam cruise ( • Holland America Nieuw ... ) as well!
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I’ve watched all of your cruise food videos. I think you do the best job showing all the different types of food and your editing is spot on. Keep up the great job.
Glad you enjoy them- thank you so much for the support! 😊
Of all the cruise lines buffets, this Holland buffet looks the best !
I would have to agree- thanks for the watching & commenting! 🙂
It is !!!!
Holland American is my cruise line of choice, done cruises on a few others and Holland America is much better. We are now on 17 cruises On Holland and love the service we receive on board. We have dined in the main dining room only a few times, takes too long and we really enjoy the variety of the Lido Buffet. There are so many selections you always find something you like. The salad bar .... OH the salad bar we absolutely love and have 2-3 salads a day ( they are that good ) The pasta bar is always a great selection and made to order. We also dine at some of the specialty restaurants on board, but the Lido is fantastic. There are other places such as the Dive in for Nathans hot dogs and burgers, pizza served on the forward pool deck and then you also have room service if you might want a snack. Holland America is a great line and its a pleasure every time we board.
Agree 100%! Yes the salad bar is one of our HAL favorites as well, and their snack offerings are superb just like the rest of their buffet & MDR food. Thanks for the comment!
@@TravelTouristVideos Have a 7 day planned for December and can't wait !
@@richardsmith4187 Niiiiiice!
I love the music you put to these videos. Blues and jazz
Thank you! 🙂 It's tough sometimes trying to pick a suitable background music so it's nice to hear that you liked them!
Just wanted to say thank you guys for your videos. I love how they are so detailed. Common items, daily items, what they taste like. I'm always so excited when a video is posted. Keep up the excellent work, you're very much appreciated. 😊
Ditto!
Our pleasure- we're happy to hear the videos are helpful! 🙂 Thank you so much for the comment! 😊
Thank you for this tour on Holland America. This is one of the ships I am going to try in 2023. Amen
Our pleasure- thanks for the comment! 😊 HAL has some really good food- have a wonderful time!
What a fantastic ride-along. You made me feel like I was there. I'm glad you didn't speed through the food selection, and site tour. The selection of food was outstanding. This is a trip worth taking someday. Thanks for sharing, I truly enjoyed this video!!!
Glad you enjoyed it- hope you get to go sooner than later! Thank you so much for the comment! 😊
My crew and I were on the Statendam for the December 26th departure.
I’ve only cruised twice.
Both times on the Statendam.
I think I would be disappointed anywhere else.
Creat crew and staff.
My first cruise was the last before COVID shutdown.
We were held in port for more than 8 hours before departure.
Once the crew caught wind of the delay, the opened the buffets and bars back up.
They handled that so well, I made it a point to go back when cruising resumed.
Great video representation of the food selection and quality
I have seen multiple food videos of yours on different cruise lines. May I say your sweet lady does such a great job describing what the food is like. Thanks so much for the great videos!
Thank you so much- we really appreciate your comment! 😊
I will never be able to go on a cruise. I enjoyed seeing the foods people enjoy while they're cruising. Great choices!
The food looks appetizing and not overcooked. Thank you! For those of us who are infirm and elderly, we appreciate an honest look at what the rest of the world enjoys.
Our pleasure- thanks for your comment! 😊 Hopefully someday you'll get to go on a cruise!
Thank you for sharing and with such detail!
Our pleasure! Thank you so much for the comment! 😊
Binging your HAL content now…love it. Sailing on Nieuw Amsterdam 4 weeks from today!
Thank you so much- happy to hear that you're enjoying our videos! 😊 Have a fantastic cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam- gonna be a lot of good food!
Hi Joann and David, thanks again. Hi from Bob and Jill in Connecticut
Our pleasure- thanks for the comment as always Bob & Jill! 😊
I concur with the last comment that your presentations are incredible, informative, and enjoyable! Thank you! :)
We really appreciate that- thank you so much! 😊
My crew and I were on the Statendam for the December 26th departure.
I’ve only cruised twice.
Both times on the Statendam.
I think I would be disappointed anywhere else.
Great crew and staff.
My first cruise was the last before COVID shutdown.
We were held in port for more than 8 hours before being allowed to disembark.
Once the crew caught wind of the delay, they opened the buffets and bars back up.
They handled that so well, I made it a point to go back when cruising resumed.
Great video representation of the food selection and quality
Thank you! 😊 We were actually on the same cruise leaving 12/26. Like you we also think HAL has excellent service!
The Pinnacle ships are the best
Wow! Excellent video! Thank you, with so many choices in the buffet idk if I’d ever eat in the dining room!
Thank you so much! 😊 Lots of choices and good food for sure at the buffet- you can check out our dining room videos and see if the dishes there seem interesting 🙂
Great video except….leave that woman out！
I really look forward to your food tours. Your wife is very descriptive and loves to give the ship a fair shake in her comments. I find other channels quite jaded when they review. You don’t.
Thank you- you're too kind but we really appreciate that! 😊
Thank you....love your videos!!!
Thank you so much! 😊
90-something days until we board HAL Rotterdam, Trans Atlantic, Rotterdam to Ft Lauderdale. Most everything looked amazing. Not a big fan of staff serving to you, but I’ll live. Have never heard Joanna say “Oopsie” before 🙂
Brad- that must be very exciting to HAL's newest ship! Thanks for the comment as always! 🙂
Outstanding and thank you for this video. I am schedule to cruise on this ship early October 2022. My schedule dinner hour is the late one at 8 pm (my fault and the early dinner is fully booked). Anways I now know what's available at the lido. Shared the video with my companion so this option is terrific. I hope we have lobster as an option. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much! 😊 Don't give up on the early seating- just show up at the first seating the 1st night and I'd be surprised if they're not able to switch it for you for the whole cruise. Have a wonderful cruise!
They no longer serve lobster on the Lido buffet, you can go to the main dining room OR have it served to your stateroom by room service. We find on lobster night its much easier to have it by room service.
Thank you; this helps with our dreams of a HA cruise!
Our pleasure- hope you get to go on one sooner than later! 🙂
The food (and service) on HA has been significantly better (variety, freshness, taste, temperature) than the food we've had on other cruise lines (Princess, Carnival, RCL). The buffet was always very good; however, the Tamarind was absolutely wonderful.
Yes! We tried Tamarind once and it was wonderful as you described! 😋
The soup looks so good!
Yes! 😋
We have found the Food on Holland American never
lets You down always good ....Either Buffet or Dinning Room ...
Agree 100%!
@@TravelTouristVideos Disagree 100 per cent. Soup alwayslukewarm. Remember sending it back twice to get it heated, Finally the "chef" showed up. Asked him if he had a microwave in his kitchen. 2 minutes would do.
Even worse in the dining room Soup consisted of a few dried pieces in the bottom of a cold bowl. Then the server would show up with some broth which had been poured into a cold pitcher. That was then poured into your cold soup bowl and that was the soup served that day. Sad.
Sailing on Eurodam Sept 2022 to Alaska. It’s our 3rd voyage on HAL and really enjoy it
Nice! Have a great cruise!
Like usual a great video. I think that the two most impressive things was the variety of Caribbean dishes as well as the various Asian cuisines. I have to admit that with the exception of a couple of the top Las Vegas buffers, that was the best buffet that I have seen. Have you ever considered doing a food video featuring your son and his opinions on the cruise food. I have been doing a lot of HiHo style food tastings with my nephews, nieces and cousins aged 5-12 and I have always been amazed at the differences between how they react to foods versus the adults in the room. I will have to look at HAL down the road.
Thank you so much! 😊 Yeah I actually though about having my son (who's 11 now) talk a bit about what he thinks of certain dishes. He says he rather not for now, though I'm able to squeeze in a comment from him here & there. But let's just say he *REALLY* enjoys HAL's food 😁
Glad to see this. I only go to their buffet in the afternoon for the ice cream. Breakfast and dinner I mainly eat at Club Orange (or specialty restaurant).
For sure checkout their buffet- it's definitely one of our favorite buffets among the mainstream cruise lines. Thanks for the comment! 🙂
Hello again and thanks for your time and effort creating another excellent video! I keep getting interrupted by work, but I priced some of the locations/resorts and they were very economical, so THANK YOU for giving me options. I have a question for you, on Embarkation day, do they serve breakfast buffet or MDR, Seaday Brunch... We will be in port, is it port day menu, we leave port, is it sea day menu. One day has me stumped LOL
Thank you! 😊 On embarkation the breakfast buffet is only for the guests disembarking that day, and is usually over by 9 AM, so nope no buffet breakfast on boarding day. Some cruise lines used to have MDR lunch on embarkation day, but from what we've observed it seems like that is no longer an option unless you are staying in a suite. But the lunch buffet is definitely the most popular option, so it will be pretty busy. Other lunch options for boarding day usually include fast food burgers, pizzas, Mexican food & sandwiches. Hope that helps!
You are a pleasure to listen to.
Thank you so much! 😊
The varieties of food spread very good.👍👋👋👋
I would say so- good quality too!
Well it looks all good like always and your wife does such a good job but consuming the food in a way That's so graceful
Thank you very much! 😊
Really good video! Seems they have food from all over the world available.
Thank you! 🙂 They do have many types of cuisine & rotate them as well.
What? Lobster and filet mignon in the buffet??? With that kind of spread, who needs the MDR?? Oh man, I see so many things here I would thoroughly enjoy. It’s all just too much! 😂. The dill turnips turned my eye. I’ve never had turnip before. Oh, and those desserts? Man, I would be so sick from eating all that. It’s all just too much… ❤️
Anyway, after my not-so-great food experience with RCL a few weeks ago (plus all the loud families, ugh!) I really need a more “family-free” cruising experience that provides a classier menu. HAL looks like it might be right up my alley. Been thinking about booking an Alaska voyage with them very soon 👍
I know right? Very few lines nowadays will have those. HAL might not have the biggest buffet selection, but the quality is really top-notch most of the time. Would love to hear what you think about your Alaska voyage afterwards, whether it be HAL or another line! 🙂
Thank -you.
Our pleasure- thanks for the comment!
We are going on Koningsdam for my previous question.
You picked a really good ship- have a wonderful cruise!
Looks delicious!
😋
I gained 10 pounds just watching. Great video, thanks
Lots of great food! Thank you very much! 😊
You guys are awesome! What is served on In Port Days? Same or do they shut down? Thanks
Thank you so much! 😊 The buffet & main dining room dinner are available on port days, though main dining room lunch is only available on sea days.
Good morning~brother!love it- beautiful done!;)
Thank you so much! 😊
Looked very tasty.
It was! 😋 Thanks for the comment! 🙂
Excellent video. We did a new years cruise on Koningsdam almost 5 years ago. The lido was indeed awesome. Really loved the bread pudding. And sometimes they had some salmon in a puff pastry that was really good. So many good choices that put my normal weeknight slop dinners to shame. I think the deli place out by the pool would kind of skimp on meat, but once I asked them to put extra salmon on my bagel with cream cheese, then I was good to go.
Thank you! 😊 Oh yeah they have really excellent bread pudding & high quality food overall. Service is fantastic as well.
We did Alaska a few years ago on the Westerdam and all excellent especially the bread pudding..
@@tomtom7299 I think I remember reading or seeing that they're famous for the bread pudding; that suff was good. We've got our second Hal lined up for Christmas week, can't wait.
I went on a cruise with HAL 20 years ago. They were famous for the bread pudding
Oh I love a pasta made to,order station!
Yes! They had a nice selection of pasta & sauces. Thanks for the comment!
You do a great job showing the foods. I love your reactions. I would love to try the foreign food I would've of never get. Did they serve goat?
Thank you so much! 😊 They did have many interesting foreign foods but did not have have goat.
Looks delicious
It was! 😋
Crepe station!!! Yum 😋
Yes! 😋
Last two HAL cruises never saw Yorkshire pudding. Hope they have it on our Christmas cruise.
The sugar free almond cake in Holland America was absolutely delicious!
🍰😋
Great video. I love HAL but never eat Lido for dinner. Love the MDR and meeting people but I eat Lido for breakfast and lunch. I love the Asian station for lunch! I didn’t see it here. Maybe I missed it.
Yeah they didn't have sushi for dinner but there is a custom Asian stir-fry station. Thanks for the comment! 😊
I like the expression when its not very good. Lol
Thanks! 😊
The camera moves down the menus too fast
I pause the video and take notes LOL
Thanks for the feedback!
That overcooked steak was massive. Same with the salmon portion. The whole reason I enjoy buffets is that I can take a tiny little bite-sized portion and try many things. And I don't like food waste, so I'm not going to take two bites and throw a steak away, so the huge portions really take away from the experience for me (I prefer serving myself for the same reason). Presentation may also be less exciting because it's set up for the staff to dole out whereas a buffet is often laid out to look like a crazy beautiful feast. I was looking for a Holland America cruise in my research but I've chosen an RCL one now. Thanks for your videos, they've helped a lot! You make everything look so good but also I like how you were honest about that crepe. I could tell even when he made it - didn't spread it out enough and didn't cook it enough to get any browning. He'll get better.
Our pleasure- glad the videos are helpful! Thanks for the comment! 😊 As far as portions go at the buffet, you can always ask them to slice it and the crew serving would be happy to do it.
I like HAL because it’s not self serve.
I’ve watched others self serve,
Yuk
If you wanted to eat buffet and main dining room in the same night each day with your family, which one would you go first. Kids like buffet but I want my children to experience sit down and try new dishes so we are planning to go to both each night. How would you schedule it?
That's a great question! For the fastest service, we recommend you go to the main dining room a few minutes before it opens for dinner- that's when it's not as crowded. Then afterwards let's say you want to eat some extra fruit, veggies, or just curious what the buffet has for the night, then you'd have plenty of time to check it out before it closes. On Holland America ships the buffet closes kind of early for dinner- usually at around 8:30 PM.
Excellent video. Thank you so much. Can I suggest you stay on the menu's just a little longer for those of us who are slow readers
Our pleasure- thanks for the feedback! 🙂 I'll slow it down for future videos.
GREAT video again. All my cruises have been Regent and Celebrity. 10-12 years ago I felt Celebrity was slightly 'better' than mass-market. Now, I think they are mass-market. IMO - - the food you've shown here reminds me of the old Celebrity I remember. Question - -- salad bar- - - was the salad cold? Thanks
Thank you very much! 😊 Yes it seems to us that Celebrity's buffet, especially their older ships, has dropped in quality. On the newer ship like the Apex, the buffet was still very good- I'd say better than the Royal Caribbean sister brand. The salad from the salad bar didn't taste cold, but they looked freshly washed.
Looks good. Unfortunately, I don’t think HAL comes to Japan so I might not have a chance to try.
Hopefully they'll sail Japan in the future- their food is very good overall!
What's the review on the authenticity and flavor of the Vietnamese cuisine?
The breads looked amazing. Were they fresh/soft as appropriate?
Pretty sure they were as there was the freshly-baked bread aroma 🙂
They are baked fresh daily.
Hi where can you see the buffet menu? I’m thinking about doing a cruise with HollandA and am trying to see whether the buffet on the itineraries I’m considering will do lobster tails.
You can see the menus in the video 🙂
@@TravelTouristVideos Hi thanks for the response. I was refering to upcoming cruises. I was looking to book a cruise with Holland but is there a way to see if they do lobster buffet before I book? Sorry I hope this makes sense
@@Jason-gm9dq That is an excellent question which I don't have the answer to. Maybe someone who cruised recently on HAL can provide a definite answer.
@@Jason-gm9dq They did not have lobster on the buffet the last 2 cruises we did this year. They do offer lobster tail in the Pinacle Grill Specialty Dining Restaurant for a fee.
What's artist/title, lst tune heard in this video?
It's "Blue's Blast" by John Deley
Nice video, I think holland america has the better food and I'm thinking on booking a cruise next year
HAL would be a terrific choice. Thanks for the comment! 🙂
love your vids, how you stay so thin eating all that, I gained 2 lbs. just watching you dinner vid
😊 thank you very much!
Whilst I found the diversity of food very satisfying; there was a heck of lot of vegetarian dishes which I would say fair enough however; the bulk of the food were sugarless. I cannot consume aspartame sweeteners, saccharin or any form of artificial sweeteners. I much prefer sugar, which I add to my tea or coffees. Incidentally, were the restaurants you ate at on board available for breakfast lunch and dinner (wasn't sure if you also said there was supper after 10pm) and if the former were case; could passengers have breakfast in one cafe; lunch in another and dinner in the third restaurant, and are the costs of the meals included in the ship board fare? Just one further question please. Are tips and gratuities extra as they are on Cunard ships, or are they inclusive as on P & O Ships. Thank you for sharing.
The buffet is available for breakfast, lunch & dinner, while the main dining room is available for breakfast & dinner, though also for lunch during sea days. From 10:30 to 11:30 PM there is late night snack buffet. All the food you see in our videos are INCLUDED with your cruise fare, unless specifically indicated otherwise (i.e. specialty restaurants). Tips on Holland America is $15.50 daily per person, and a little higher for suites. Thanks for watching & please let me know if you have any other questions! 🙂
@@TravelTouristVideos Thank you kindly for your prompt and succinct response. I most certainly will look into cruising with Holland America. Oh sorry there are just a couple of quick questions if you do not mind) 1. Would you know if Holland America run tours from Australia (I know I could not get any information from P & O regarding the departure and destination points for their ship "IONA" I know Cunard at times do depart Australia however; Fort Knox declined my application for a loan to pay for the fares. 2. Is the $15.50 per person per day all inclusive (by that I mean tipping for food and cabin stewards), and most likely the currency quoted is in US$? Oh yes; there is but one more question; do you require a "PENGUIN" suit to attend the restaurants as they do on Cunard? Many thanks again for your kind response.
Anytime! It looks like HAL will do cruises in Australia starting in November this year with the Westerdam & Noordam cruise ships. And yes the $15.50 includes the gratuity for all crew members, though you can always tip extra via cash for exceptional service (we usually do that for our room stewards). The dress code is way less strict than Cunard's formal nights. You're fine with a sports jacket & a collared shirt & slacks.
I also can not have any artificial sweeteners, they give me migraines. It has become a trend to use these instead of sugar. I guess their thought is that anyone can eat it but that is not the case. I also noticed when watching these videos, that they put carrots in almost all of the dishes. I know they are a cheap filler, but it is not necessary to have them in the majority of the dishes.
Your wife is funny 😂😂
Thanks! 🙂
There seems to be quite a bit difference in the food quality over the different nights.
is there any cosher (halal) foods
You (or your travel agent) would have to let Holland America know 90 days before your cruise so they can order the kosher food for you. You can call their Ship Services Department at 1-800-541-1576 (or email: hal_ship_services@hollandamerica.com).
Sad to say, but the last two cruises I've been on Holland, not even half the food shown here were offered, just basic fare.
That's too bad! Which ship(s) was it and when was your cruise?
i have just started watching your videos. i just wonder how much you throw away? you seem to get a lot of dishes and sample ,
Between the 3 of us, we usually eat most of the food you see, unless it's really bad tasting.
When I was on the Eurodam we could serve ourselves
That's surprising to hear- is it a recent cruise?
We were on the Eurodamn 2 yrs ago, they sure didn't have the array of food that's in the video.
U put Marsala vino hahaha
While the selection was commendable, most of the food looked tired. Most of the items, if cooked freshly and served right away, would be sensational, but this food sits around for ages until it all tastes the same. When I cruise, I always eat at the premium or specialty restaurants. I usually have room service breakfasts.
I suppose you use the stairs a lot
Yes- helps a bit with the tiny bit of extra calories 😁
Lobster tormidor
Lasagna very good Italian sabrozooo
Marsala Souce are u sure hehehe I'm saucier before
IM GONNA SEE THIS AHIP AGAIN TO,ORROW!!!!!!!
Nice! It's a very nice ship!
@@TravelTouristVideos ik.. and i know which LifeBoats i need to focus on.. cuz i want to see the LifeBoats the Crew killed… 😔
@@gmbh8443 Hope you saw the ship & the lifeboats!
@@TravelTouristVideos well uhm..i just found out that the ship is on the other Dock…. The place where we cant see it and cant come.. and i dont understand Why its there…
Cuz if the draugh is how much the ship are in Water etc…. THEN Costa favolosa are deeper…. And I saw that in summer.. where it was hot and blablabla…. Bruh…
I’m pissed 😔
@@TravelTouristVideos nvm I did never see it.. cuz.. on any reason.. it again.. (as that one 8th july) SAILED 2HRS EARLIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😭😭
I seriously broke inside....😭😭
Also it arrived 06.00 at morning and I'm again.. like.. "everyone's sleeping and noting is open atm"
And I checked 15.34 or something.. the ship was still there....
16.12 my sister ask "is the ship there?"
I go check again.. I see it ISN'T there...
I zoom out and see it sailed 😭😭😭 and im dead......😭😭
We have mailed the port thingy.... etc.. about why they are out there and why they have arrived that early..
Edit: mby the ship are in port for 10hrs.. but the tourists only get like 6-7hrs..... 2hrs not open.. and they they need to drive.. cuz they are .. idk away from main place... (normal cruise port..)
And they ofc need to get back to ship in time.. 💀
Enough bread lol
That steak was well done, not medium. Lol
2:46 pls dont 💀
Nazi goreng Indonesia good menu
OK USA kahit wala ka cash makaka cruise ka
And who is this Asian Food Critic ...
Any steak done medium well or well done is simply a waste of good meat.
We actually like medium-rare, but to be fair we didn't request that and just asked for the steak. They would grill it to your liking, but seems like the "default" is medium-well.
@@TravelTouristVideos Like I said, Medium-well is waste of good beef.
Where is DUTCH cheese? Everything is garbage and cheap! They have a lot a good European aged cheese and wine,you got to ASK to open a SAFE BOX