Saturday, May 14, 2011

Taste of Alaska menu

Specialty Cocktails
Lemonaskan – Vanilla Ice Cream, Lemonade, Lemon Juice & Agave Nectar (non-alcoholic) **Will cost extra

Appetizers
Green & White Asparagus Spears – with a spicy garlic-tomato aioli
Trio of Salmon – Smoked Salmon, Gravlax & Salmon Canape rolled in a potato wrap with a sill and sweet mustard sauce
Cheese & Carrot Souffle – with watercress salad and light wine cream sauce
Alaskan King Crab Legs – with butter sauce and fresh herbs

Soup and Salads
Yellow Pea Soup – garnished with sour cream and bacon
Creamy Velvety Fish Soup with Cod Dumplings and Dill
Crispy Garden Salad – mixed greens with red and white radishes, cucumbers and ranch dressing
Mixed Green Salad – watercress, frissee and arugula leaves, dressed with a citrus dressing and breaded Tilapia filets

Main Courses
Roasted Dill-Scented Chicken – with braised leeks and onions over linguini pasta with a chicken jus
Honey-Mustard Marinated Alaskan Salmon – with sautéed spinach and new potatoes with an Aquavit sour cream sauce
Juniper-Spiced Elk Tenderloin – with leaves of brussel sprouts and baby carrots on tiny noodles with a black current sauce
Grilled Vegetable Tower – layered zucchini, Portobello mushrooms, red peppers, eggplant and pearl pasta in a light tomato-thyme broth
Roasted Pork Tenderloin – served with truffle cauliflower puree, wild mushrooms and red wine reduction
Glazed Duck Breast Salad – on field greens with caramelized pears, raspberries, green cabbage, fingerling potatoes and a cardamom scented vinaigrette
Marinated Sirloin Steak – with thyme flavored parsnips, potato gratin and a cognac-peppercorn sauce
Tofu Pot Pie – with seasonal vegetables and a light herb cream reduction

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Cruise at a glance

Here is a quick summary of the cruise, main entertainment and dinner menu type per night: This is someone else's experiences onboard the first alaskan cruise on May 3-10, but it is good to know the line-up.

Tuesday - Vancouver port deparure 5pm (Everyone has to be onboard a lot sooner than this though.)
Evening attire: cruise casual
WD theater - Let the Magic Begin
Dinner Menu - rotational

Wednesday - At Sea
Evening attire: formal
WD theater - The Golden Mickey's
Dinner Menu - Golden Mickey's

Thursday - Tracy Arm
Evening attire: cruise casual
WD theater - The Comedy and Hypnosis of Ricky Kalmon (entertainment subject to change for each cruise)
Dinner Menu - rotational
There was a scenic narration, unable to hear on deck 10 due to volume restrictions. Listed from 1:45 to 5pm
There was a special deck cookout option but did not go as we enjoyed the views from deck 10 all afternoon.

Friday - Skagway
Evening attire: cruise casual
WD theater - movie special (African Cats) ---(this will probably be POTC or Cars for us)  :)
dinner Menu - Taste of Alaska

Saturday - Juneau
Evening attire: cruise casual
WD theater - Toy Story the Musical
Dinner menu - rotational

Sunday - Ketchikan
Evening attire: semi formal
WD theater - Showtime Michael Holly
Dinner menu - captain's gala

Monday - at sea
evening attire: cruise casual
WD theater - Disney Dreams
Dinner menu - Till we Meet Again