Holland America Line to introduce Morimoto By Sea sushi bar

 

Holland America Line is expanding its Morimoto By Sea dining experience with a new specialty sushi bar.

 

The intimate 12-guest venue will feature a menu created by the cruise line’s Global Fresh Fish Ambassador, chef Masaharu Morimoto, offering a selection of signature sushi, sashimi, rolls and smaller dishes.

 

The Morimoto By Sea sushi bar will be introduced on Rotterdam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam and Eurodam, from March through to June 2025. It is also available on Nieuw Amsterdam, which introduced the sushi bar with a Morimoto By Sea stand-alone restaurant in 2023.

 

Items on the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar menu, available beginning in March 2025, include:

 

Appetiser delights to start

 

* Toto tartare: wasabi, nori paste, sour cream and chives

 

Sushi and sashimi selections

 

* Chef’s combination: Sushi sashimi

* Nigiri and Sashimi: seasonal white fish, maguro tuna, sake salmon, hamachi yellowtail, kampachi amberjack, unagi freshwater eel, hotate scallop, ebi shrimp, tako octopus, Ikura salmon roe, otoro fatty tuna and cutoro medium fatty tuna.

 

Chef’s signature sushi rolls

 

* Shrimp tempura: California roll, tempura shrimp and gochujang aioli

* Lobster tempura: tempura lobster, avocado, romaine lettuce, tobiko, cucumber and scallion

* Tako yaki: tempura octopus, cabbage, tonkatsu sauce, mayo and bonito flakes

* Aburi salmon: salmon avocado roll and spicy mayo, torched

* California: snow crab, cucumber and avocado

* Spicy tuna: tuna, scallion and spicy sauce

* Spicy salmon: salmon, scallion and spicy sauce

 

Additional signature plates

 

* Tuna pizza: anchovy aioli, kalamata olives, red onion and jalapeno

* Sticky ribs: hoisin sweet chili sauce and cilantro

* Pork gyoza dumplings: with scallion ginger sauce

* Poke bowl: marinated fresh fish, cucumber, avocado, seaweed and rice

* Chicken katsu curry: panko crusted chicken breast, Japanese curry sauce and rice

* Angry lobster pad Thai: Maine lobster, rice noodles and Thai red curry sauce

 

Dessert

 

* White chocolate lime ganache: coconut foam, mango yuzu sorbet and rice pudding

 

Morimoto By Sea is part of Holland America Line’s Global Fresh Fish programme, which features locally sourced fresh fish, from port to plate in less than 48 hours, offering more than 80 varieties of fresh fish from across a worldwide network.

 

In addition to the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar, chef Morimoto’s first restaurant at sea, Morimoto By Sea, is available on Nieuw Amsterdam and as a pop-up experience at least once per cruise on all other ships.

 

Michael Stendebach, vice president of food, beverage and rooms division for Holland America Line, said: “With chef Morimoto’s knowledge and expertise in the sushi world, it made sense for him to expand beyond his Morimoto By Sea restaurant and develop a specialised sushi bar featuring his signature style and flavours. We’re excited to extend our fresh fish options and give our guests access to another specialty venue with cuisine by such a renowned chef.”

 

Morimoto By Sea sushi bar, which will be located in the former Nami Sushi venue, is an a la carte menu offered for a surcharge. Reservations can be made pre-cruise or once onboard.

 

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