10/2/23: Princess Cruises Introduces Expansive Vegan Menus For Plant-Based Cruisers

[LACruiser88]

October 2, 2023 9:30 AM EDT Princess Cruises Introduces Expansive Vegan Menus For Plant-Based Cruisers Seven Exciting Menu Rotations are Now Available in Main Dining Rooms Across the Fleet   SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Princess Cruises, renowned for its commitment to culinary excellence and world-class hospitality, has embarked on a new culinary journey to meet the evolving tastes and dietary needs of its guests. In response to a surging demand for plant-based cuisine, Princess Cruises is introducing a series of creatively crafted vegan menus, enhancing the dining experience for all onboard. The new menus, available in the main dining rooms, are currently rolling out across the fleet of 15 ships.     These menus exemplify the fusion of gourmet creativity and eco-consciousness, ensuring that every guest's dietary preferences are not only met, but celebrated. Prepared without the use of any animal products, the new vegan menus offer an array of starters, salads, soups, pastas and main dishes. With nightly menus served in the main dining rooms, guests can request the vegan options prior to their cruise—via the Cruise Personalizer, through their travel agent or by calling Princess—or once onboard.   "Our dedication to delivering unforgettable culinary experiences continues to evolve with current trends, including the desire for more vegan offerings," said Sami Kohen, Princess Cruises Vice President of Food and Beverage. "Our new plant-based dinner menus offer our vegan guests an extraordinary culinary journey while providing reassurance and peace of mind with dishes they know meet their lifestyle preferences." The Princess Cruises vegan menus feature a robust offering of flavorful items including:   Starters Black Beans on Toast with Tomato and Avocado Roasted Pears with Dried Apricots and Pistachios Baja-Style Cauliflower Tacos   Salads French Potato Salad with Dijon Mustard and Fine Herbs Green Goddess Salad with Tofu Endive, Beet and Pear Slaw   Soups Creamy White Bean Chickpea Noodle Roasted Eggplant and Tomato   Pastas Fettuccine with Walnut Sauce Penne with Red Pepper Pesto Farfalle and Summer Squash with Tomatoes, Basil and Pine Nuts   Mains Stir-Fried Portobellos with Soy-Maple Sauce Plant-Based Shepherd's Pie Walkaway Ratatouille   Whether guests choose to embrace a plant-based lifestyle or simply wish to explore the delights of these vegan menus, the Princess commitment to culinary excellence ensures that every guest finds an exceptional dining experience.

[ROWSE]

Fantastic news!!!  

Thank you for posting this!  

[Lady Arwen]

My DH and I don’t eat meat, but we do eat fish and seafood - Pescatarians.  There are many items listed that I would really enjoy, my DH not so much.  Good for Princess!

[voljeep]

I am happy for those of you who follow this lifestyle.  As long as it is 'in addition to' and not as a 'substitute for' regular mdr meats, fishes, potato, all is good.

 

Fettuccini with walnut sauce would be the only thing I might consider.

[Host CJSKIDS]

Some of those sound delicious so I look forward to trying them.

[LidoLiz]

Hopefully we will get some reviews of the new vegan menus soon. I don’t see where to sign up on the Personalizer, but there is a dietary preference button in the app. 

[startedwithamouse]

2 hours ago, LACruiser88 said:

October 2, 2023 9:30 AM EDT Princess Cruises Introduces Expansive Vegan Menus For Plant-Based Cruisers Seven Exciting Menu Rotations are Now Available in Main Dining Rooms Across the Fleet   SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Princess Cruises, renowned for its commitment to culinary excellence and world-class hospitality, has embarked on a new culinary journey to meet the evolving tastes and dietary needs of its guests. In response to a surging demand for plant-based cuisine, Princess Cruises is introducing a series of creatively crafted vegan menus, enhancing the dining experience for all onboard. The new menus, available in the main dining rooms, are currently rolling out across the fleet of 15 ships.     These menus exemplify the fusion of gourmet creativity and eco-consciousness, ensuring that every guest's dietary preferences are not only met, but celebrated. Prepared without the use of any animal products, the new vegan menus offer an array of starters, salads, soups, pastas and main dishes. With nightly menus served in the main dining rooms, guests can request the vegan options prior to their cruise—via the Cruise Personalizer, through their travel agent or by calling Princess—or once onboard.   "Our dedication to delivering unforgettable culinary experiences continues to evolve with current trends, including the desire for more vegan offerings," said Sami Kohen, Princess Cruises Vice President of Food and Beverage. "Our new plant-based dinner menus offer our vegan guests an extraordinary culinary journey while providing reassurance and peace of mind with dishes they know meet their lifestyle preferences." The Princess Cruises vegan menus feature a robust offering of flavorful items including:   Starters Black Beans on Toast with Tomato and Avocado Roasted Pears with Dried Apricots and Pistachios Baja-Style Cauliflower Tacos   Salads French Potato Salad with Dijon Mustard and Fine Herbs Green Goddess Salad with Tofu Endive, Beet and Pear Slaw   Soups Creamy White Bean Chickpea Noodle Roasted Eggplant and Tomato   Pastas Fettuccine with Walnut Sauce Penne with Red Pepper Pesto Farfalle and Summer Squash with Tomatoes, Basil and Pine Nuts   Mains Stir-Fried Portobellos with Soy-Maple Sauce Plant-Based Shepherd's Pie Walkaway Ratatouille   Whether guests choose to embrace a plant-based lifestyle or simply wish to explore the delights of these vegan menus, the Princess commitment to culinary excellence ensures that every guest finds an exceptional dining experience.

 

This makes us so happy since our go-to vegan place, Sage, closed the closest location to us, and now we have to deal with Crossroads Kitchen.

Thanks Princess for finally taking plant-based eating seriously. 

[capriccio]

We love the idea of an expanded menu.  We aren't vegetarians but we'd try (and no doubt enjoy) just about everything on the menu. 

[XBGuy]

As a red meat eater, I could make a meal from the menu that was presented.  Not all of the choices really seem appealing, but there is enough for for me to choose something from each category.  Actually, I might be inclined to order all three of the soups.

[BamaVol]

I’m not a vegan.  But I must avoid dairy and will often choose vegan dishes because I can count on there being no dairy in them.  I welcome this menu.  I will try a dish or two on my next cruise.

[Albinroo]

I am so happy this will be added to the regular menu, instead of having to ask for plant-based specifically. I'm not 100% plant based bit it's nice to have the option.

[Napagirl]

This is such great news!!! We won't have to work so hard to eat anymore. LOVE THIS!!!

[PescadoAmarillo]

Simply stated…YAY!! Thanks for sharing this information. Seven different menus with multiple choices on each menu is incredible. 

[Mittens101]

Finally thank you thank you thank you!!!!

[sunviking90]

This is great! It’s about time too. We are not vegan, but are also not huge meat eaters and try to base our meals around vegetables at home. It’s great to see more options than the usual traditional saucy meat and chicken dishes. 
Now I’d really like to see some Buddha bowl options at lunch too. The sad salads don’t really do it.

[Steelers36]

I wonder if they will ever introduce organic foods and meats.  Cood day in July I imagine.

[PescadoAmarillo]

1 hour ago, Steelers36 said:

I wonder if they will ever introduce organic foods and meats.  Cood day in July I imagine.

I would love that too, but, you’re right, it will never happen, at least not on Princess. Eating vegan, if you stay away from processed vegan foods which are expensive and instead stick with whole foods, is significantly less expensive than eating meat and dairy. I don’t believe the new vegan menu will raise food costs at all and will likely lower them. Organic foods, of course, are a totally different story, particularly for meats. 

[startedwithamouse]

1 hour ago, Steelers36 said:

I wonder if they will ever introduce organic foods and meats.  Cood day in July I imagine.

C'mon, that would cost more money!

[greenbeanie]

Happy Happy Happy!!!!!!!!

[MsSoCalCruiser]

Thank you OP for sharing. I’m not Vegan but I have a dairy allergy so this is good news. I love sweets so what I would really love is some soft serve Vegan Dole Whip on the Lido and some Vegan desserts in the buffet, and at the IC. And while I’m dreaming, how about some plant based cheese for the pizza? 😂

[AZjohn]

Agree this is a great start for food-base dinners and I always respect the choices anyone makes with what they eat.

 

I wish my tastebuds could get excited about these dishes but unfortunately, I seem to love eating dead animals and seafood for some reason even when I know it’s not good for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[joejoe 59]

The menu's look tasty. I wish they would put as much imagination into gluten free choices, after all being coeliac is not a choice where is eating vegan is.

[Carnevale]

Do we have to request this in advance?  I am not vegan so I don’t want this menu all the time but as I don’t eat meat or poultry there are some good options here.  Can I ask for this menu once in a while after I am seated in the MDR?

[PescadoAmarillo]

22 minutes ago, AZjohn said:

Agree this is a great start for food-base dinners and I always respect the choices anyone makes with what they eat.

 

I wish my tastebuds could get excited about these dishes but unfortunately, I seem to love eating dead animals and seafood for some reason even when I know it’s not good for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If you ever see cauliflower steak with quinoa on the menu, definitely give it a try, vegan or not. It’s one of the best things I’ve eaten on Princess. 

[mrmarklin]

You animal loving vegans realize, of course, that you’re eating your beloved animal’s food, right?