Running from October 2025 to April 2026, the season will operate across six ships. Voyages range from weeklong getaways to 14-day cruises.
The expanded menu options include new port-to-plate selections, enhanced Caribbean-themed meals and more signature dishes alongside suite room service menu items from the cruise line’s Culinary Ambassadors - chefs David Burke, Masaharu Morimoto, Ethan Stowell and Jacques Torres.
Highlights comprise:
* Holland America Line's Global Fresh Fish Ambassador Chef Morimoto has created three new dishes for the Dining Room menu (each available for a $25 supplement): crispy fried market whole fresh fish with sweet tamarind chili sauce and pickled vegetables; yuzu butter grilled lobster tails with seasonal Asian greens; and fresh catch grouper with braised, soy ginger reduction, steamed baby bok choy and baby carrot.
* New options from Culinary Ambassadors Burke, Stowell and Torres on the Dining Room menu (available for a supplement): Burke’s 15-ounce boneless rib eye ($24), Stowell’s spaghetti with confit lobster ($15) and Torres’ chocolate dipped cheesecake ($7).
* New port-to-plate dishes - which source local ingredients and are part of Holland America Line’s Global Fresh Fish Programme - featured in the Dining Room include ginger mango chicken, roasted grouper and spiced Barramundi.
The Rum Ambassador programme now includes more than 35 distinct rums only available on Caribbean cruises. Other beverage enhancements include an Aperol Spritz Tricycle and Piaggio on RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, Holland America Line’s private island, and juices and smoothies at Juice@Gelato aboard Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam.
In addition, two new cooking demonstrations in the World Stage will showcase how to make regional dishes at home.
New shore excursions have been designed to provide insight into the local culinary scene. Examples include ‘All Things Papiamento’ in Oranjestad, Aruba, which incorporates a rum and chocolate pairing experience at Bodegas Papiamento before visiting Papiamento Restaurant for an authentic Aruban meal.
