Holland America Line ms Nieuw Amsterdam

In-Room Dining Overview

In addition to a 24-hour menu, room service offers a breakfast menu available until 10:00 a.m. and a selection available between noon and 10:00 p.m. When placing our order the phone was answered soon, and the wait for delivery was not long. Breakfast can also be ordered with the door tag (left out by 2 a.m.), designating the desired time of delivery. We found the food to be pretty good for room service, and it did not take very long to be delivered. There was no charge for room service.

Presentation

Everything comes on a tray with flowers, every plate has a lid, soups and cereals are covered with plastic wrap.

Food

The breakfast menu offered a choice of juices, fresh fruits, low fat yogurt, breads, preserves, cereals, eggs and meats, as well as hot and cold beverages.

Highlights from the 24-hour menu included smoked Atlantic salmon, mixed garden greens, a triple-decker club sandwich (which we found quite tasty), all-American hamburger, an open-faced omelet, and a selection of cheeses.

A four-course meal could be ordered from the regular menu (available between noon and 10:00 p.m.), which included a nice selection of appetizers like a bay shrimp cocktail, French onion soup, smoked Atlantic salmon and mixed-green and Caesar salads. Entrées included a seared salmon steak, penne primavera, as well as sandwiches and burgers including the triple-decker club, California chicken sandwich, grilled tuna melt, steak sandwich, hamburger and a Thai vegetarian wrap.

Desserts included apple tart, chocolate cake with raspberry sauce, vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce, fruit salad, and assorted cheeses.

The menu also has helpful suggestions for passages when the ship is in rocky waters. To soothe anxious stomachs, recommendations included beef broth and crackers, broiled chicken breast and rice, green apples and crackers, and hot tea.

Drinks

Airline-size liquor bottles were $4.95, and also available were domestic and international beers, wine, sparkling wine, water, soft drinks, energy drinks and bloody mary mix ($2.45 each). A 15-percent service charge was automatically added to drink prices.