gottagoacruzn Posted January 12, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hi guys, will be on the Nieuw Amsterdam in June, was wondering if anybody knows how much it cost to dine there and does anybody have the menu? If not that's ok to. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunterke Posted January 12, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Lunch at the Tamarind is free and dinner was $15 IIRC. Unfortunately I do not have a menu, but I'm sure there are many others here who do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sppunk Posted January 12, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) The menu is available on HAL's site. Main dining page: http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruise-vacation-onboard/Dining.action PDF of menu: http://www.hollandamerica.com/assets/cruise-vacation-onboard/menu_tamarind.pdf Dinner is $20pp. Edited January 12, 2016 by sppunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunterke Posted January 12, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Thanks for the update on the price. It has been a few years since I've been on either the Eurodam or the Nieuw Amsterdan. Posting that menu just made me hungy. Thanks a lot for that ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karennella Posted January 12, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 12, 2016 With the price, is there a tax on top of the $20? And is it customary to tip? We (and the Canadians, I imagine), are getting a little anxious about the plunging currency, plunging sharemarket and plunging retirement savings! Might have to confine ourselves to the ordinary dining, drink water not wine and have that funny standard coffee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 12, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 12, 2016 There isn't any tax on the $20 since it is all food. We do leave a tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 12, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 12, 2016 The Thai Doughnuts is a new dessert. We both tried and loved them. Now I have 2 desserts that I love in the Tamarind restaurant -- the Chocolate Almond Fortune Cookie and now the Thai Doughnuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted January 12, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 12, 2016 that fortune cookie is out of this world and I am not a chocoholic! Asian restaurants are not know for their desserts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dogo88 Posted January 12, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 12, 2016 With the price, is there a tax on top of the $20? And is it customary to tip?We (and the Canadians, I imagine), are getting a little anxious about the plunging currency, plunging sharemarket and plunging retirement savings! Might have to confine ourselves to the ordinary dining, drink water not wine and have that funny standard coffee! No tax. Depending on what level of HAL Mariner you are there may be a discount. Others indicate they tip, we don't. Not that we eat in the speciality restaurants a lot but never seen anybody leave a tip. Use you own discretion. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyling Posted January 12, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 12, 2016 It is understanding that the Tamarind is not open for lunch any longer ...just dinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted January 12, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) There isn't any tax on the $20 since it is all food. It doesn't matter if it's food or not. There's no sales tax on anything once you leave port. (Except VAT on certain European cruises.)It is understanding that the Tamarind is not open for lunch any longer ...just dinner How recent is your info? On the Eurodam at the end of Nov it was open for lunch 3 days out of 7. The PG was also open for lunch just 3 days, and two of them were concurrent with the Tam, leaving 2 days when neither were open. Those two were embarkation day and HMC day.. Edited January 12, 2016 by jtl513 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted January 12, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 12, 2016 It doesn't matter if it's food or not. There's no sales tax on anything once you leave port. (Except VAT on certain European cruises.)[/size]How recent is your info? On the Eurodam at the end of Nov it was open for lunch 3 days out of 7. The PG was also open for lunch just 3 days, and two of them were concurrent with the Tam, leaving 3 days when neither were open. . This info is very recent. It's been reported by a number of posters. Iirc Ruthc was one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted January 12, 2016 #13 Share Posted January 12, 2016 The Thai Doughnuts is a new dessert. We both tried and loved them. Now I have 2 desserts that I love in the Tamarind restaurant -- the Chocolate Almond Fortune Cookie and now the Thai Doughnuts. I love those Thai doughnuts. I haven't had the fortune cookie for years. Last time I had it, it was huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted January 12, 2016 #14 Share Posted January 12, 2016 With the price, is there a tax on top of the $20? And is it customary to tip?We (and the Canadians, I imagine), are getting a little anxious about the plunging currency, plunging sharemarket and plunging retirement savings! Might have to confine ourselves to the ordinary dining, drink water not wine and have that funny standard coffee! I'm more concerned about the economy as it's impossible to get a job here for the many people that have lost their jobs due to the collapse in oil prices. The price of the tamarind isn't going to break me. I'd be sticking close to home otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted January 12, 2016 #15 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) This info is very recent. It's been reported by a number of posters. Iirc Ruthc was one of them. Her last mention of the Tam that I can find was Oct 4. I want to hear it from someone who saw it closed for lunch every day of a cruise sometime in the last 6 weeks.. Edited January 12, 2016 by jtl513 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted January 12, 2016 #16 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Her last mention of the Tam that I can find was Oct 4. I want to hear it from someone who saw it closed for lunch every day of a cruise sometime in the last 6 weeks.. Friends of ours were on two weeks ago and no Tamarind lunch was offered on any day. Technically, this does not meet your criteria because I wasn't the one on the ship and I'm not sure that our friends checked in at the restaurant every day to make sure that it was closed. Their daily programs only showed dinner hours for Tamarind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyling Posted January 12, 2016 #17 Share Posted January 12, 2016 On this thread it is mentioned that it is closed for lunch. It's the NA so maybe that's the difference? Either way I still love this venue for dinner. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2298889 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted January 12, 2016 #18 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Friends of ours were on two weeks ago and no Tamarind lunch was offered on any day. Technically, this does not meet your criteria because I wasn't the one on the ship and I'm not sure that our friends checked in at the restaurant every day to make sure that it was closed. Their daily programs only showed dinner hours for Tamarind. If you get a sworn statement that might do :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted January 12, 2016 #19 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Their daily programs only showed dinner hours for Tamarind. I'll take that as conclusive - thanks. I guess we got in on one of the last times. :( Edited January 12, 2016 by jtl513 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted January 12, 2016 #20 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Here is a thread that talks about the tamarind lunch. See post # 41. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2275799&highlight=tamarind+closed+for+lunch&page=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted January 12, 2016 #21 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Here is a thread that talks about the tamarind lunch. See post # 41. That post was made from the NA on Nov 3. I ate lunch in the Tam on the E'dam on Nov 24. However, POA1's friends were apparently on the E'dam two weeks ago, so I guess now it is true on both ships.. Edited January 12, 2016 by jtl513 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted January 12, 2016 #22 Share Posted January 12, 2016 That post was made from the NA on Nov 3. I ate lunch in the Tam on the E'dam on Nov 24. However, POA1's friends were apparently on the E'dam two weeks ago, so I guess now it is true on both ships.. The op was inquiring about the NA and that is what I was talking about. I also ate at the tamarind for lunch on the eurodam in October. Things change. I'm noticing over and over on cruise critic posters are doubting what people say unless they experience it themselves. It's extremely off putting. Pretty soon people will stop reporting anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted January 12, 2016 #23 Share Posted January 12, 2016 That post was made from the NA on Nov 3. I ate lunch in the Tam on the E'dam on Nov 24. However, POA1's friends were apparently on the E'dam two weeks ago, so I guess now it is true on both ships.. Like many things on ships, I'm sure it's subject to change. I wouldn't be surprised if they started to offer lunch again in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted January 12, 2016 #24 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) I'm noticing over and over on cruise critic posters are doubting what people say unless they experience it themselves. It's extremely off putting. Pretty soon people will stop reporting anything. The person I asked was reporting second-hand info It is understanding that the Tamarind is not open for lunch any longer ...just dinner and I had, in fact, eaten lunch in the Tam since it had been reported by some as being closed. All I asked was "how recent" was his/her info. You'll notice that he/she didn't get bent out of shape by my question. I wouldn't be surprised if they started to offer lunch again in the future. Me either.. Edited January 12, 2016 by jtl513 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted January 12, 2016 #25 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Like many things on ships, I'm sure it's subject to change. I wouldn't be surprised if they started to offer lunch again in the future. Just a thought: it could be a temporary thing due to staffing up the Koningsdam. Or they might be thinking of bringing it back with a fee and a non-fixed menu, like the PG lunch.. Edited January 12, 2016 by jtl513 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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