Patrons setting sail on a Princess Cruises vacation during the 2022 holiday season will enjoy a variety of new gourmet dining options as well as traditional favorites. The Princess culinary arts team, led by Chef Rudi Sodamin, has unveiled the Princess Cruise Culinary Collection of Holiday Menus, a new series of inspired fare available in the main dining rooms throughout the fleet ranging from a Thanksgiving feast featuring five entrees, to the meaningful and fun foods of Hanukkah, mouthwatering Christmas food from traditions around the world, and concluding with a dazzling New Year’s Gala menu.
Princess will offer dozens of sailings to ports of call around the world during the Thanksgiving holiday. Regardless of where they are on their itinerary, each ship will celebrate the American Thanksgiving holiday on November 24 in grand style, with festive autumnal decorations and Thanksgiving-themed activities, including football broadcasts on outdoor big screens. Of course, the elaborate Thanksgiving feast will be the focal point of the Princess Cruise Thanksgiving celebration.
“Growing up in a large family, holiday meals were always extremely important to me and a source of excitement and anticipation. But it wasn’t until I was an adult and went to work at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City that I learned about the American tradition of Thanksgiving where food is the undisputed star of the show,” said the Austrian-born Sodamin, head of Culinary Arts for Princess Cruises. “The imaginative and innovative new Thanksgiving menu honors cherished holiday traditions while also introducing some exciting fresh options that we hope can become new favorites. Collaborating with our talented team of culinary artists on this menu has been a meaningful and memorable. This year will be a totally stress-free holiday as we’ll do all the shopping, cooking and clean up too!”
“The entire Food & Beverage staff sees this new Thanksgiving menu as an opportunity to go the extra mile in impressing our guests,” says Sami Kohen, Princess’ vice president of food and beverage. “Princess has always done a great job taking the stress out of the holidays and making each holiday special for our guests, and with this new Thanksgiving menu, we have elevated the experience to a whole new level.”
There are five entrée options on the four-course Thanksgiving menu. Naturally, there will be a juicy whole roasted turkey with apple sage dressing, giblet gravy, and all the traditional American Thanksgiving trimmings like caramelized sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, and whole cranberry sauce. Vegetarians will appreciate the grilled vegetable mille feuille with roasted red pepper sauce or the homemade potato gnocchi with roasted butternut squash and sage in a light Champaign-parmesan cream. Other entrées include grilled jumbo shrimp and seared sea scallops with a tomato-caper beurre blanc and a festive pineapple-glazed ham spiked with cloves served with mashed yams in a pineapple-bourbon sauce.
The complete menu is provided below.
THANKSGIVING 2022
~ The Captain and Culinary Staff Wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! ~
OUR DAILY GIFT OF BREAD
Maple Corn Bread ~ Whole Wheat – Rye Rolls
WHET THE APPETITE
Chilled Winter Citrus Supreme
Blood orange, pink grapefruit, satsuma tangerine
Chili lime zest
Seafood Martini
Poached shrimp, calamari, scallops, basil lemon vinaigrette
Duck and Pistachio Pate
Autumn lettuces, roasted cherry vinaigrette
Roasted Pumpkin Soup
toasted almond oil, pumpkin seeds
Chilled Carrot Dill Soup
Cranberry coulis
FROM BOUNTIFUL GARDENS AND FIELDS
Autumn Mesclun Salad
sliced apple, crumbled feta, candied walnuts, maple champagne vinaigrette
MAIN OFFERINGS FROM SEA AND SHORE
Potato Gnocchi
roasted butternut squash, caramelized shallots, sage leaves, shaved parmesan
Grilled Jumbo Shrimp and Seared Sea Scallops
jasmine rice timbale, snow peas and red bell pepper, tomato-caper beurre blanc
Traditional Thanksgiving Turkey
tender breast slices, caramelized sweet potato, apple sage dressing, steamed broccoli,
roasted brussel sprouts, giblet gravy, whole cranberry sauce
Pineapple-glazed Ham spiked with Cloves
pineapple-bourbon sauce, mashed yams, broccoli and carrots
Grilled Vegetable Mille Feuille
flaky puff pastry, arugula, red-pepper sauce, balsamic reduction, basil-infused oil
TO COMPLETE THE FEAST
Traditional Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Apple Pie
whipped cream a la mode
Bourbon Pecan Pie Sugar-free Strawberry Napoleon
a la mode mascarpone cream