Alaskan king crab

[Toad]

Is this ever served in any restaurant on HAL anymore. It is Dh birthday when we are cruising and that is his favorite.

[Gigi1977]

I have not seen King Crab on any menu including Pinnacle in a long time.  Most recently the Pinnacle had crab legs (not King) for an up charge but even that was prior to shutdown.   Rudi’s which is no longer onboard, at one time had King Crab.   Your best bet is to find them shoreside depending on your cruise destination.  

[jljcruise]

27 minutes ago, Toad said:

Is this ever served in any restaurant on HAL anymore. It is Dh birthday when we are cruising and that is his favorite.

IIRC, the king crab is not available anywhere due to a decimation of their numbers. The crab season was closed last year, not sure how they're doing this year. Other varieties of crab may be available, though. 

[Mary229]

The king crab season is still suspended. There is very little production until the population rebounds 

[Toad]

Oh dear I will have to think of an amazing alternative 😏

[ottahand7]

1 hour ago, Gigi1977 said:

I have not seen King Crab on any menu including Pinnacle in a long time.  Most recently the Pinnacle had crab legs (not King) for an up charge but even that was prior to shutdown.   Rudi’s which is no longer onboard, at one time had King Crab.   Your best bet is to find them shoreside depending on your cruise destination.  

I am curious what they are doing with the Rudi's space on the Konigsdam since we are sailing her next year.  

[Blackduck59]

Go with the Dungeness crab, We had King Crab in Alaska, we have also had it here at home. Strangely the crab we had here was better than Alaska, We prefer the Dungeness.

[Crew News]

14 minutes ago, ottahand7 said:

I am curious what they are doing with the Rudi's space on the Konigsdam since we are sailing her next year.  

Rudi's is still taking reservations for my Apr 27, 2024 Alaska cruise.  I will will investigate Rudi's future in a few more weeks.  Maybe even create a live thread.

[CNSJ]

It is my understanding that the small amount of King Crab available is from Russia.  Enough said.

 

[RedIguana]

22 minutes ago, CNSJ said:

It is my understanding that the small amount of King Crab available is from Russia.  Enough said.

I would suspect it comes from Norway. The US has banned seafood imports from Russia, including King Crab.

[Lildare]

I had King Crab on an Alaska cruise on Koningsdam 9/2/23 sailing last year, I believe I was in the Orange Club and paid extra for the Alaskan special dish that included clam chowder.  The dish was excellent and crab legs were cut easy to eat.  It was probably also offered in the main dinning room and the prices was $25 or $35.

[2inSETexas]

3 hours ago, Crew News said:

Rudi's is still taking reservations for my Apr 27, 2024 Alaska cruise.  I will will investigate Rudi's future in a few more weeks.  Maybe even create a live thread.

Rudi’s is listed on our August 24th Northern Lights cruise. It’s still listed on HAL website. https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/onboard-experiences/dining/sel-de-mer notes King Crab Meat on the menu.

Edited March 31 by 2inSETexas

[Mercruiser]

20 hours ago, CNSJ said:

It is my understanding that the small amount of King Crab available is from Russia.  Enough said.

 

Chile and Argentina have sizable King Crab fisheries. We had excellent King Crab recently in Puerto Natales Chile and Ushuaia Argentina.  Ushuaia is on many South American cruise itineraries. I thought the taste was as good or better than Alaskan KC.

 

They also have local KC in Norway, but the price makes Alaskan KC seem like a bargain.

Edited March 31 by Mercruiser

[CNSJ]

I look forward to trying the King Crab of the Southern Hemisphere!

[Woofbite]

We bought King Crab at Tracy's in Juneau a couple of years ago after the King crab season closed and they charged $75 a leg. Now it is $75 a pound.

 

[terrydtx]

On 3/30/2024 at 4:34 PM, Toad said:

Oh dear I will have to think of an amazing alternative 😏

[Woofbite]

Ah, but you miss the fun of cracking open the leg and extracting the succulent meat - before throwing away half a pound or more of very expensive shell!🤑

[Blackduck59]

3 minutes ago, terrydtx said:

Key word "Imitation", not an amazing alternative, but passable in budget sushi or on a salad.😉

[Toad]

Somehow I don’t think my Dh will find “chicken of the sea” to be an excellent alternative birthday dinner….. but I am sure with a ship full of choices he might find something. Maybe I should have picked a South American cruise, rather than the North Atlantic.

[Cruise Junky]

There are lots of sources of Alaska King Crab in Vancouver but ouch $$$$$$$ on the price per pound.  

[dchip]

On the Volendam, Tales of the South Pacific, 11/20/23 (my birthday) the Lido had a seafood extravaganza. I believe this was King Crab. If it wasn’t it sure tasted the same. 😁 This was seriously the most amazing buffet I have seen in 20 years of cruising. 
Denise

 

 

 

Edited April 1 by dchip

[ottahand7]

On 3/30/2024 at 8:02 PM, RedIguana said:

I would suspect it comes from Norway. The US has banned seafood imports from Russia, including King Crab.

As of Valentine's Day 2024 HA still stocked Russian caviar.   This time I asked to see the jar before ordering.  This was the Eurodam.  I have seen others posting caviar and the lid definitely didn't say RUSS.   Needless to say I passed.   

[Mercruiser]

9 hours ago, terrydtx said:

I see in your signature that you have a Santiago to Buenos Aires cruise in 2025. You will have to let us know how the Ushuaia KC compares to Chicken of the Sea. 😁

[tunafish]

On 3/30/2024 at 8:02 PM, RedIguana said:

I would suspect it comes from Norway. The US has banned seafood imports from Russia, including King Crab.

costco sells russia caught crab so is other fish dept here in FL

[Mary229]

34 minutes ago, tunafish said:

costco sells russia caught crab so is other fish dept here in FL

I thought there was an embargo, silly me