When Holland America Line’s Westerdam sails her 53-day Legendary Voyage known as “Majestic Japan” in September 2024, the superstar chef who serves because the cruise line’s Recent Fish Ambassador shall be onboard for a part of the thrilling journey.
Chef Masaharu Morimoto will be a part of the ship’s voyage for six days, from September 24 to 30, 2024, because the vessel calls at Hiroshima, his hometown.
Whereas the chef is onboard, friends will take pleasure in particular actions, a cooking demonstration, and a Espresso Chat occasion the place cruisers can work together with the superstar.
Among the many particular actions shall be three probabilities to dine at Morimoto By Sea pop-up venues contained in the ship’s Pinnacle Grill. The favored eating possibility is a full restaurant on the road’s Nieuw Amsterdam, and seems within the pop-up format on all different Holland America Line ships.
“I’m excited to sail on board a Holland America Line cruise that places such a deep concentrate on my residence nation of Japan, its distinctive native elements and visits my hometown,” stated Chef Masaharu Morimoto, Recent Fish Ambassador for Holland America Line.
Along with the complete 53-day “Majestic Japan” cruise, working roundtrip from Seattle, there are three segments supplied, two of which embrace the chef’s time onboard.
The total voyage departs Seattle on September 1, 2024 and concludes on October 24, 2024. A 51-day possibility begins in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 3, 2024 and concludes on October 24, 2024, whereas a 34-day section begins in Yokohama (Tokyo) on September 21, 2024 and ends on October 24, 2024.
One ultimate section, of 19 days, operates earlier than Morimoto joins the ship, beginning with the Seattle departure on September 1, 2024 and ending in Yokohama on September 21, 2024.
Holland America Line tapped Morimoto as Recent Fish Ambassador in September 2023, the identical time it unveiled its formidable World Recent Fish program, which allows the road’s ships to supply contemporary seafood from dozens of worldwide ports due to a community of sustainable fisheries and harvesters the road created.
In April 2024, this system earned awards from the Marine Stewardship Council and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council for its success in sourcing seafood in sustainable and accountable methods.
Chef Morimoto, the star of “Iron Chef” and “Iron Chef America,” is thought for integrating Western and Japanese elements. He owns eating places in New York, Philadelphia, and different US cities, and in worldwide cities similar to Mumbai, Mexico Metropolis, and Tokyo.
“Having Chef Morimoto cruise with us is an expertise that our friends will always remember. Studying from such a famend skilled and listening to about his background whereas visiting his homeland is an ideal solution to deliver extra of Japan on board,” stated Michael Stendebach, vp of meals and beverage division for Holland America Line.
Through the cruise to Japan, friends may have alternatives to pattern native seafood sourced at varied Japanese ports as a part of the contemporary fish community.
Itinerary Encompasses a Dozen-Plus Japanese Locations
The 1,916-guest Westerdam, a Vista-class ship that launched in 2003, is crusing Alaska cruises from Seattle by way of August 2024.
Beginning on September 1, 2024, her “Majestic Japan” voyage options calls at a number of Alaska ports, together with Sitka and Haines, earlier than crossing the Pacific to Japan.
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Port calls in Japan embrace Kushiro Metropolis; Hakodate; Tokyo; Shimizu; Kobe-Osaka; Kochi Metropolis; Hiroshima Metropolis; Hakata-Fukuoka; Toyama Metropolis; Nagasaki; Kanazawa; Sakaiminato-Matsue; and Okinawa. Westerdam additionally will go to Kauai and Oahu, Hawaii, earlier than returning to Seattle.
Following the voyage to Japan, Westerdam will reposition to Australia and New Zealand, for a collection of 14-day cruises Down Beneath by way of March 2025. In April 2025, the ship will return to Seattle for an additional summer time collection of Alaska itineraries.
