I've always liked that Holland America has done most of the serving, even pre-Covid. It does help keep things sanitary and I'm sure it even helps a bit with food waste. 👍

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree! Normally we won't the uncooked salad on a cruise buffet, but HAL is one of the few exceptions.

@lennybuttz2162

10 ай бұрын

@@TravelTouristVideos Yes, fresh fruits and vegetables are the most dangerous things to eat because of cross contamination. They fruits and vegetables looked very nice but I always worry that it was not washed properly. The food sickness you get from contaminated fruits and vegetables can manifest in as little as 4 hours.

I’m don’t even eat breakfast but I’d definitely wake up to eat breakfast here

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

May well be be worth it!

I was just on a Holland America ship (the Volendam) and can attest their sticky buns are pure addictive crack. Also not pictured - they have almond milk!

@TravelTouristVideos

21 сағат бұрын

Nice! Thanks for sharing!

Yum

@TravelTouristVideos

7 ай бұрын

😋

I enjoy hearing you say "Hi" it sounds like you are smiling when you talk to us, it's very pleasant. You have a very nice "radio" voice as we used to call it in my younger days. You would make an excellent narrator for all kinds of videos, commercials and narrating digital books.

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much- you are too kind! 😊 I certainly enjoyed those classic radio shows (which were produced from the 40's to the 60's) while growing up in the late 80's as a teen.

Excellent food, and I like your style of filming it, many thanks, I really enjoyed it.

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

Happy to hear it- thank you very much! 😊

He sounds so grown up. It’s cool that I’ve watched him grow up.

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Angela! Yeah the little guy is getting really tall!

I am very impressed with the overall look of the buffet. Clean and appetizing!

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

We agree 100%! 😋

Nicely done, I am a die-hard Holland America cruiser!

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 🙂 HAL is great!!

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. They are appreciated.

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure-thank you very much for the comment! 🙂

Thanks. Your videos and narration are still the best. 😊

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Evelyn! 😊

My favorite place on the Lido buffet is the omelet station!

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

We really enjoyed it as well! 😋

I think that Holland America just has a much more comfortable dinning experience due to the lower cabin occupancy levels vs Royal or Carnival who have a much higher number of kids per cabin.

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

Yup definitely fewer kids on HAL for sure, though for our 2 cruises in July 2023 the ship was pretty much full, and the buffet can get very busy.

I love those Filipino servers in Lido who are polite and courteous. 😊♥️

@TravelTouristVideos

2 ай бұрын

They sure were! We always had excellent service on HAL cruise overall.

Returned yesterday from a Royal Caribbean cruise in the Mediterranean. This breakfast spread looks so much better! Can't wait to go on my trans-Atlantic next April on HAL's Rotterdam.

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Yeah we think HAL's breakfast buffet is better than Royal as well. Hope you had a nice cruise!

very inviting and i do like all the smoked fish offerings. i would enjoy.

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Yes they had more of those smoked fish for breakfast than other cruise lines we've been on

Now I’m starving.

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Lots of good food! 😋

I had the congee nearly every day on the April Rotterdam TA cruise. It was my goto and the staff in Club Orange gave me some of "the good stuff" sambal they love. Perfect combo.

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

Tasty way to start the day! 😋 For us they also had the special sambal you're referring to at the buffet, though we had to request it.

That gluten free bread list made me smile! Thank you!

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

They had a nice gluten free selection for sure- thanks for the comment! 🙂

Thanks again! I see more vegan options than I had expected. We're sailing in 3 months on the Koningsdam. This was very helpful!

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Our pleasure- thanks for the comment! 😋 Yeah we thought the same as well- lots of vegan options. Have a wonderful cruise on the Koningsdam!

We are cruising on the noordam in September, I can hardly wait. 😅

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Have a great time on the Noordam- gonna be a lot of good food! 😋

Food loooked delicious... enjoyed the video🤠

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

Happy to hear it- thanks for the comment! 🙂 They had some good breakfast eats! 😋

The food looked really good. Nice variety. Nice video. Thanks and take care.

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Karen- you too! 🙂

Loved seeing the congee

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

We as well! 😋

Amazing video as always! Now I'm hungry! 😂

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Lots of good eats!😋

Nice !😋

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Good eats! 😋

We goin end off this month😂 with the Rotterdam first time,...yes!!

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Have a great time on the Rotterdam- gonna be a lot of yummy food! 😋

@janjansen5078

11 ай бұрын

Its not allone the foodprocessor,butterfly whole pakket, thans you..

I'd rather dish up my own food because I tend to take very small portions of multiple things. We are sailing HA for the first time in July so we'll see how it goes

Now I'm hungry 😢

@TravelTouristVideos

5 ай бұрын

Some good eats 😋

Hi there. I love watching your cruise food videos? How does the food on royal Caribbean compare to the food on Holland America? I saw some videos of the royal Caribbean breakfast food items and it looks so so-so. Which cruise line has better food? Have you tried Cunard food?

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Holland America has better food, but Royal has better entertainment on their big ships. Cunard was really good too- probably comes down to personal taste which one is better. You can checkout our Cunard food videos and let us know what you think!

@user-lg7es5gr3w

11 ай бұрын

@@TravelTouristVideos Yes, I will check out your Cunard videos too. I really like your channel

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 🙂

Do they have Stevia for a sweetener?

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

We saw Sweet N'Low & Equal, but don't remember seeing stevia. They might have some in the back if you ask for it, but if you need it it might be a good idea to bring some with you.

I’m hungry…

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

I was making this video and it made me hungry too lol.

@gmbh8443

10 ай бұрын

@@TravelTouristVideos you know what food i want :D.. all kind of fish and Meat… cow meat… especially that one with the grits or whatever it was.. cow and.. idk 6:52

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

That's actually a custom congee, which is Asian rice porridge 🙂

@gmbh8443

10 ай бұрын

@@TravelTouristVideos how does it tatse with meat?

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

Very tasty! 😋 You can be creative and add whatever you'd like to it.

My omelette: fish only

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

🐠🍳😋

@gmbh8443

10 ай бұрын

@@TravelTouristVideosand ham

@gmbh8443

10 ай бұрын

@@TravelTouristVideos4:48 this one.. fish and that sauce.. But what is it?

@TravelTouristVideos

10 ай бұрын

That's called eggs florentine which is poached eggs on a toasted English muffin with spinach and hollandaise sauce.

@gmbh8443

10 ай бұрын

@@TravelTouristVideos yummy... i want that too

Don’t know what congee is? Looks like grits 😅

@whiskeytango5680

11 ай бұрын

Rice gently boiled to a soupy consistency. I like mine with preserved thousand -year egg and green onions. Yum!🤪

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Yeah kind of similar but it's with rice instead

@TravelTouristVideos

11 ай бұрын

Yes that's the classic! 😋 Though on the ship they didn't have the thousand-year egg which wasn't surprising 😁