It's refreshing to see a cruise ship with a complimentary food area with an emphasis on its country's food/beverage delicacies. Everything looks delicious especially the pea soup and fried (late in the day) food.
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the Grand Dutch Café was definitely a pleasant surprise- we wished we found out about it earlier in the cruise. Thanks for the comment! 🙂
@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын
It certainly is complimentary, though they have some items that do cost extra like wrapped Dutch snacks, beer, liquor, specialty coffee & tea.
@dorianlaumann2049 Жыл бұрын
I love the giant cream puff moments, such indulgent treats!
@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын
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@HJ-vj3uv Жыл бұрын
Your videos are informative and enjoyable. We can't wait to visit the Dutch Cafe next month on the Koningsdam. Many of these items we tried for the first time in Amsterdam last summer.
@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Have a wonderful cruise on the Koningsdam- going to be a lot of good food! 😋
@NYnative612 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderfully delicious and civilized place for lunch or snack. She's not kidding about the huge cream puff. Could easily be dry and flavorless, but it's NOT. And they have to-go coffee cups!
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Agree 100%. That cream puff was crazy! Thanks for watching & commenting!
@l.a.rivasesq.88412 жыл бұрын
I’m about to board the Koningsdam for the third time this year and frankly one of the biggest reasons is this cafe. Best cappuccino on the ship! The ham and cheese sandwich is one of my favorite sandwiches on board. The chocolate puff pastries are very rich and delicious. I try to have only one per cruise. But, I get about three chocolate chip cookies per cruise! I’m sad that my last two cruises will be on the Zuiderdam and Westerdam because they don’t have this cafe!
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
We'll have to try the cappuccino next time 😋. Thanks for sharing your experience with the café- definitely one of the culinary highlights of the ship!
@mehchocolate1257 Жыл бұрын
@@TravelTouristVideos steals the giant cream puff 😂😂😂😂
@bluebird28332 жыл бұрын
I’d love to try that enormous Chantilly cream lol The food at that Dutch Cafe look pretty good- really like the classic cheese sandwich with crispy bread and full of cheese oozing out….yum! Thanks for another excellent food review of the cruise food!💕💕💕
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure- there were some tasty food there 😋 Thanks for watching & commenting as always! 😊
@bradh31392 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this video. I will be on the Rotterdam in October on a Trans Atlantic cruise. Will absolutely be visiting this cafe.
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! We came by this cafe daily but kind of regret not checking it out earlier in the cruise. Rotterdam the newest ship- nice! Thanks for the comment!
@jlawrence01812 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Looking at cruise on the Koningstam in early December.
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! 😊
@suzieq52592 жыл бұрын
I loved your buffet tour also.
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! 😊
@maddy010102 жыл бұрын
Omg you are eating my childhood! i love how they have a pretty good bossche bol, only about 4 times bigger :)
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Lol that was silly big but good 😋
@christophercoupland52352 жыл бұрын
My wife's Dutch. Needless to say, she loved this place. It was just like home.
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Nice. Good to know that we ate some authentic Dutch food- thanks for the comment!
@laurieleonard82092 жыл бұрын
I’m now really lactose intolerant but thank you l can fantasy eat all the cheese and creamy food❤️
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
There were some good eats there! 😋 Thanks for the comment!
@hawaiianrays913 Жыл бұрын
Hello, love your videos about any particular cruise lines. I have watched your NCL ones and now have a HAL on Koningsdam booked for summer. I understand the ship is pretty full booked. Your video of Nieuw Statendam is interesting since it is about the same size as Koningsdam. Can you tell me how busy it was and especially the buffet at Lido Market? Since you do not serve yourself, it it tend to get busier and longer waits? We also don't have the dining seating times set. Is there a long wait at the dining room if you just show up without reservations?
@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙂 The buffet can get busy, but usually you don't have to wait a long time to get the food. Not much of a difference in terms of wait vs self-serve. Some stations you might see a line but you can always go get food at other stations first and then come back. For the main dining room, we've only had anytime dining on HAL. But we always go 5 minutes before opening which helps a lot in getting faster service.
@hawaiianrays913 Жыл бұрын
@@TravelTouristVideos Thanks for your information. I'm so looking forward to this Alaska cruise on the Koningsdam in June. Another input I'd love from you is how the check in and embarkation process is? Are there any tricks to avoid the long lines that we've experienced at other cruises? Mahalo!
@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! We've boarded all our HAL cruises in Fort Lauderdale, and they were all very quick. But for Seattle or Vancouver it could take a little longer. If you show up by 10 AM which is what we'd recommend, there's a good chance you'll be eating lunch by 11:30 AM.
@jimcanto33992 жыл бұрын
what’s your favorite cruise line? Love your UTube reviews. Great descriptions and you are very lovely. Bringing wife on HA next year.
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊 Holland America is certainly one of our favorites for great food & service. We also enjoy pretty much all other cruise lines as well. It's great for cruisers that there's a lot of competition.
@jimcanto3399 Жыл бұрын
Konigsdam was a big bust for us. Nov 19, 7 day Mexican Riviera. No such desserts, very poor service, mediocre food.
@monkeyb1820 Жыл бұрын
we just got off rotterdam. That tall apple pie at GDC is excellent. The marble cake looked very good but we did not try it. Surprisingly we (and others based on some hollowed out carcasses I saw on a couple of random plates) thought that the bossche bol (big chocolate puff) was just so-so. The chocolate was sort of bitter-sweet, but not overly bitter. I thought the dough would be more like an eclair or doughnut, but it was a bit tougher (and not sweet). And the cream was not a custard, but just plain whipped cream, not really very sweet. We did get two of them to confirm ;-). Not bad at all, it just didn't wow us. But the apple pie is excellent. In general, the croissants, fruit pies, breads were all excellent. Mousse/'cream' based things were more like 'good' but nothing earth shattering to us. But the food quality overall was way above our recent Mardi Gras sailing. I'd definitely do Rotterdam again. I really have no burning desire to do Mardi Gras again (although we'll probably do more Carnival out of convenience). Rotterdam had some excellent tenderloin, prime rib, lamb chops, shrimp (larger and more available than MG), scallop entree, crabcake entree. These were more upscale than what Mardi Gras had to offer. I also like smoked salmon, which Rotterdam has on the breakfast buffet, but carnival does not. The lido coffee on Rotterdam is not good at all; I let them know in my post cruise survey--but overall it was a good time, great food, I really like the pinnacle class.
@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the food from your Rotterdam cruise! Too bad about the buffet coffee, but sounds like a lot of tasty food which is what one would expect from HAL. We'll have to try that apple pie next time 😋
@MeowMeow-vo9cj Жыл бұрын
I find free coffee is often weak so you get incentives to pay for their specialty coffee.
@MeowMeow-vo9cj Жыл бұрын
I was on this same ship a month ago. Never tried the Bossche-Bol ‘cuz they only make 150 a day I heard 😢 Hopefully get to try next time as HAL is my favorite cruise liner. The apple pie and particularly the Almond cookie were very good. ❤😊
@monkeyb1820 Жыл бұрын
@@MeowMeow-vo9cj definitely, but the Hal coffee was actually much weaker than what the machines on Mardi Gras were putting out. The MG coffee was a solid 'average', the Rotterdam coffee was basically just brown water...
@monkeyb1820 Жыл бұрын
@@MeowMeow-vo9cj I really like Hal, I hope and pray they don't institute drastic food cutbacks. IMO, cruiselines that did not waste millions of dollars on gokarts and roller coasters are in the best position to keep things at a good level.
@JoleneWILLIAMSON-c2p10 ай бұрын
Are the coffees at the GDC covered in a drink package? TIA
@TravelTouristVideos10 ай бұрын
If the drinks package includes specialty coffee then yup
@melodykidwell46712 жыл бұрын
I love your videos !
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 😊
@luciennedamen8779 Жыл бұрын
All those Dutch snacks are delicious. But she must have been quite nauseous after eating all those goodies. hahaha
@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын
It's a tough job lol. Yes those Dutch treats were yum! 😋
@williamstewart46662 жыл бұрын
Can you compare dining in Princess vs. Holland America? Which do you prefer and why?
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Both are very good actually. Buffet closes later for Princess at night, but HAL has slightly better quality IMO for the buffet & the main dining room. We enjoy both just as much actually.
@amossutandi2 жыл бұрын
the vlammetjes, cheese soufles and bitterballen, are called borrelhapjes, cause you usually eat them while socialising and drinking beer.
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! Yeah this cafe had people doing some socializing & drinking for sure.
@prickles6662 жыл бұрын
oh I love you facial expressions, you are brave, I would not of even try to eat heron
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
@jlawrence0181 Жыл бұрын
On the Koningsdam, while we liked the Grand Dutch Cafe, we thought that the soup and the quiche were really lacking salt. Both the veal dishes were really bizarre - the texture was very similar to the Gerber's baby veal that you feed babies. It was rather offputting.
@TravelTouristVideos Жыл бұрын
Good to know- we'll have to avoid that veal dish in the future lol
@camilledextraze71042 жыл бұрын
I’m wondering if you did a video on the high tea served on board?
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
We sure did! Take a look here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/np-xaXSqjLKhfMU
@camilledextraze71042 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@MARIE199862 жыл бұрын
The Dessert's, 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
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@michaelvoisey84582 жыл бұрын
I have subscribed now
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙂
@Energoscels2 жыл бұрын
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@michaelvoisey84582 жыл бұрын
Newcastle Brown Ale that well known Dutch beer apart from that and Heineken the rest are Belgian beers and I have not heard of Affligem and the prices look a bit expensive with the present $ £ rate
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
That's nice to know- thanks! Yeah we thought they had some interesting selection there. Those would be "included" if you bought the drinks package.
@gmbh84432 жыл бұрын
Omg.. as soon I see it.. 00:00 I said" I KNOW THAT SHIP!!!!!!!!" IT WAS MY LAST CRUISE SHIP I SAW SAIL AWAY.. BEFORE CORONA!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 Btw I have video of it
@TravelTouristVideos2 жыл бұрын
Nice I'll have to check it out. That's the ship we were on- the Holland America Nieuw Statedam. When you saw it it was brand new and was probably sailing from Europe to the USA.
@gmbh84432 жыл бұрын
@@TravelTouristVideos I didnt know that 😳😳😳 Edit: wait huh. Brand new? 🤔 And I didnt check where it sailed 😔