Sarah Bretz, ContributorHolland America has announced that it will be revamping the sushi bar on five of its ships, replacing Nami Sushi with the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar.
The unique venue is an expansion of the Morimoto By Sea dining experience, featuring a menu by Chef Masaharu Morimoto. The sushi bar will offer a selection of Chef Morimoto’s signature sushi, sashimi, rolls, and smaller dishes. The venue comes as an addition to the existing Morimoto By Sea pop-up experience, as well as the standalone specialty restaurant on Nieuw Amsterdam.
Morimoto By Sea will seat 12 guests, with additional table seating in the surrounding area on Rotterdam, Koningsdam, and Nieuw Statendam. Eurodam will feature a small counter for sushi preparation with seating in the surrounding area.
The venue will be rolling out on Rotterdam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam, and Eurodam from March through June of this year. Nieuw Amsterdam introduced the sushi bar with the standalone restaurant in 2023.
Guests with existing bookings on these ships can make reservations for the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar pre-cruise.
“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 specialized sushi bar featuring his signature style and flavors,” said Michael Stendebach, vice president of food, beverage and rooms division for Holland America Line. “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 Menu
Items on the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar include:
Appetizer
- Toto Tartare: Wasabi, nori paste, sour cream- and chives
Sushi and Sashimi
- 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
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 program that brings 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, Holland America Line ships feature Chef Morimoto’s first floating restaurant, Morimoto By Sea. The venue is a stand-alone restaurant on Nieuw Amsterdam and a pop-up experience at least once per cruise on the remainder of the ships in the fleet.
Menu items at the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar will be priced a la carte. Reservations can be made pre-cruise or once aboard the ship.
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