Ryndam Menus - KW, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel

Day #1

Appetizers:

Fruit Cup au Natural

Crab Tower with Avocado Salsa

Carpaccio of Beef Tenderloin

Grilled Four Mushroom Crostini

Soups and Salad:

Seafood Soup Provencal

Cream of Chicken and Artichoke Soup

Chilled Carrot and Orange Bisque with Cumin

Heart of Romaine Lettuce Nicoise

Entrees:

Penne with Crisp Pancetta

Farmer's Choice Salad

Sauteed Rockfish

Prime Rib of Beef au Jus

Veal Cordon Bleu

Guava-Stuffed Chicken

Asian Vegetable Noodles

Available Daily (Except on Master Chef Night):

French Onion Soup "Les Halles"

Classic Caesar Salad

Grilled Coho Salmon

Perfectly Grilled Breast of Chicken

Broiled Strip Loin Steak

Idaho Baked Potato

White Rice

Steamed Vegetables

Dessert:

Red Velvet Cake

Banana and Coconut Cream Trifle

Viennese Apple Strudel

Passion Fruit Mousse Torte - no sugar added

Vanilla Ice Cream

Chocolate Ice Cream

Pineapple Sorbet

Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

No Sugar Added Vanilla Ice Cream

No Sugar Added Mint Chip Ice Cream

Brownie Hot Fudge Sundae

Sliced Fruit Plate

Artisan Cheese Selection

Day #2

Appetizers:

Fruit Ceviche

Seared Ahi Tuna Carpaccio

Eggplant Caponata

Caribbean Fish Cake and Crispy Shrimp

Soups and Salad:

Caribbean Pepper Pot Soup

Curried Breadfruit Soup

Chilled Guanabana Soup

Great Sound Salad

Entrees:

Pasta Parcel with Zucchini Ribbons

Avocado Citrus Salad

Dark and Stormy Ginger Yellow Fin Tuna

Grilled Ribeye Steak with Spicy Pear Salsa

Island Spiced Rack of Pork

Caribbean 'Jerk' Chicken Breast

Curried Vegetable Cutlet

Desserts:

Frozen Calypso Espresso Torte

Key Lime Pie

Pina Colada Cake

Lemon Torte - no sugar added

Vanilla Ice Cream

Praline Ice Cream

Chocolate Frozen Yogurt

No Sugar Added Cookie Dough Ice Cream

No Sugar Added Triple Chocolate Ice Cream

Mango Sundae

Sliced Fruit Plate

Artisan Cheese Selection

Day #3

Appetizers:

Fresh Fruit Medley

Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail

Mille-Feuille od Duck Foie Gras

Steamed Manila Clams in White Wine

Soups and Salad:

Dos Frijoles Soup

Cream of Four Mushrooms

Chilled Strawberry

Salad Caprese

Entrees:

Linguine with Scallops and Shrimp

Brazilian Shrimp Salad

Spice-Rubbed Grilled Swordfish Steak

"Land and Sea"

Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb with Mint Basil Pesto

Pheasant Breast in Sage Walnut Sauce

Grilled Polenta and Eggplant Napoleon

Desserts:

Chocolate Souffle

Master Chef Rudi's Double Strawberry Cheesecake

Tiramisu

Black Forest Cake - no sugar added

Vanilla Ice Cream

Coffee Ice Cream

Lemon Sorbet

Peach Frozen Yogurt

No Sugar Added Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

No Sugar Added Chocolate Fudge Ice Cream

Cherries Jubilee Sundae

Sliced Fruit Plate

Artisan Cheese Selection

Day #4

Appetizers:

Citrus Delight with Amaretto

Salmon Ceviche with Orange Zest and Capers

Chilled Green Asparagus with Oven-Roasted Tomatoes

Dim Sum

Soups and Salad:

Pistou Soup

Corn and Yellow Squash Soup with Crabmeat

Chilled Blueberries Soup

Chilled Salmon, Pear and Fennel Salad

Entrees:

Gnocchi with Garlic Cream Sauce

Grilled Lamb Brochette and Marinated Vegetable Salad

Crispy Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp

Slow Roasted Strip Loin of Beef

Osso Buco Milanese

Roasted Chicken Breast with Fig Balsamic Reduction

Sweet-and-Sour Tofu

Desserts:

German Chocolate Cake

Tarte Tatin

Crème Brulee

Forest Berry Dream Cake - no sugar added

Vanilla Ice Cream

Banana Ice Cream

Raspberry Sorbet

Cookies N Cream Frozen Yogurt

No Sugar Added Coffee Ice Cream

No Sugar Added Triple Chocolate Ice Cream

Hot Fudge Sundae

Sliced Fruit Plate

Artisan Cheese Selection

Day #5

Appetizers:

Fresh Fruit with Peach Schnapps

Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail

Duck Foie Gras Pate, Smoked Eel and Smoked Salmon

Escargots Bourguignon

Soups and Salad:

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Tomato and Fennel Soup

Chilled Anjou Pear Soup

Mixed Greens Salad with Fresh Pear

Entrees:

Mushroom Ravioli

Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad

Broiled Halibut with Lime-Tarragon Aioli

Surf and Turf

Roasted Rack of Veal

Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Breast

Oven-Baked Eggplant Parmigiana

Desserts:

Chocolate Avalanche Cake

Master Chef Rudi's 'Premiere'

Poached Pear

Cheesecake - no sugar Added

Vanilla Ice Cream

Cinnamon Ice Cream

Watermelon Sorbet

Cookies and Cream Frozen Yogurt

No Sugar Added Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

No Sugar Added Chocolate Ice Cream

Banana Foster Sundae

Sliced Fruit Plate

Artisan Cheese Selection

Day #6

Appetizers:

Summer Fruit with Sambuca

Seafood Ceviche

Spanish Serrano Ham

Seafood Croquette

Soups and Salad:

Bourbon Street Chicken Gumbo soup

Cream of Carrot

Chilled Watermelon Gazpacho

Romaine Lettuce Spears

Entrees:

Spaghetti Puttanesca

Grilled Chinese Five Spice Salmon and Crispy Tortilla Salad

Alaskan King Crab Legs

Master Chef Rudi's Favorite Braised Short-Ribs

Grilled Pork Chop with Pineapple Rum Glaze

Turkey Roast with Giblet Gravy and Cranberry

Baked Spinach and Ricotta Lasagna

Desserts:

Sacher Torte

Frozen Watermelon Pie

Wild Berries Bread and Butter Pudding

Passionfruit Mousse Torte - no sugar added

Vanilla Ice Cream

Rum Raisin Ice Cream

Heath Bar Crunch frozen Yogurt

Peach Melba Sundae

Sliced Fruit Plate

Artisan Cheese Selection

Day #7 (Master Chef Dinner)

Appetizers:

Dialogue of Salmon Tartare with Avocado

Golden Baked Brie in Phyllo Dough

Soups and Salad:

Oxtail en Croute

Lobster Bisque

Master Chef Rudi's Salad

Entrees:

Tagliatelle with Roasted Chicken

Sauteed Shrimp Provencal

Apricot-Glazed Salmon

Roasted-Whole Tenderloin of Beef

Grilled Lamb Chops with Oregano and Apple Chutney

Duck Breast a l'Orange

Wild Mushroom Strudel

Desserts:

Baked Alaska

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Individual Baked Alaska - no sugar added

Sliced Fruit Plate

Artisan Cheese Selection

Vanilla Ice Cream

Burgundy Ice Cream

Passion Fruit Sorbet

Heath Bar Crunch Frozen Yogurt

No Sugar Added Fudge Track Ice Cream

The Master Chef's Sundae

And, thanks for these as well as the other ones you posted. It appears you were on a Collectors cruise, as are we. I've lost track -- did you make it into Falmouth, or is Ryndam diverting to Ocho Rios? Is Falmouth even open yet?

Dave

Yes -- we did the Collector's Cruise.

Falmouth is not ready for any cruise ships.

We docked at Reynold's Pier in Ocho Rios. It is the Industrial Pier. Years ago it was always referred to as the James Bond Pier as it was used in the movie Dr No.

:) Since we are on the Ryndam Nov. 28, I was excited to review the menus you posted. My DH will be very happy on day 5 to have Escargots, as on the Oosterdam last year, we missed them. He will also be going each day for the Bread Pudding at the Lido. My favorites are there too...the lambchops and sugar-free coffee ice cream. Since it is only a 7 day cruise, we will pass on the salt-free menu, but HAL has always done well in this regard. Thanks again. It helps us to plan ahead.

You are welcome.

Hope you have a great cruise.

Thanks K K . One can tell you are in the Caribbean from these menus. Sounds like there will be something new to try. I am sooo tired of Osso Buco and Escargots (NOT!).

The first week my DH ordered the escargots (he loves them) and they were covered with a tomato sauce -- so he didn't order them the second week.

The first week my DH ordered the escargots (he loves them) and they were covered with a tomato sauce -- so he didn't order them the second week.

K K -was this the Escargot Bourguigon listed on day 5? My DH will be dissapointed too, as he loves them swimming in garlic and butter-period.

I googled it from Julia Child and it is made with red wine and a little tomato paste and mushrooms, so HAL's dish might be their own creation. Oh, well

there's always lots to choose from, so not to fret.

K K -was this the Escargot Bourguigon listed on day 5? My DH will be dissapointed too, as he loves them swimming in garlic and butter-period.

I googled it from Julia Child and it is made with red wine and a little tomato paste and mushrooms, so HAL's dish might be their own creation. Oh, well

there's always lots to choose from, so not to fret.

Yes -- they were on day #5 on this cruise.

The last couple of years DH has had them prepared differently.

He also loves them with the garlic and butter -- they are the best.

Yes -- they were on day #5 on this cruise.

The last couple of years DH has had them prepared differently.

He also loves them with the garlic and butter -- they are the best.

Maybe if enough people don't like this new recipie they'll bring back the garlic and butter preparation.

KK, do all of the 7-day Caribbean itineraries follow the same menu schedule, or does it vary among ships?

K K, awesome posts. Great info. We have a 7 day cruise on the Ryndam in December. Could you please tell me which nights were formal? Am trying to determine the best night to eat at the Pinnacle.

Thanks for all your info.

K K, awesome posts. Great info. We have a 7 day cruise on the Ryndam in December. Could you please tell me which nights were formal? Am trying to determine the best night to eat at the Pinnacle.

Thanks for all your info.

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Day #1 --board ship - smart casual

Day #2 - Key West - smart casual

Day #3 - Sea Day - Formal

Day #4 - Jamaica - smart casual

Day #5 - Grand Cayman - Formal

Day #6 - Cozumel - smart casual

Day #7 - Sea Day -- last night of the cruise -- Master Chef dinner

We'll be doing this cruise in 13 days (but who's counting?). Does anyone know if the information in this thread is still valid? For example, are formal nights still nights 3 and 5? Are the menus still the same? THANKS.

Thanks for asking this, Aruba!!

Ricki

They are very similar to the Caribbean menu we had on the Eurodam in October. I have a hunch there will also be similarities to our upcoming 7-day Caribbean on the Nieuw Amsterdam in March.

All of this helps with planning.

Again, thanks.