Newsarticle March 21, 2008

Holland America Line's Eurodam to have Italian and Asian Specialty Restaurants

By Johanna Jainchill

Holland America Line's upcoming new-build, the Eurodam, will have an Asian restaurant, an Italian restaurant and an all-day pizzeria when it debuts this July.

The Eurodam will feature the line's As You Wish dining program, allowing passengers to choose traditional, pre-set seating and dining times or a flexible dining schedule.

Those that choose flexible seating may make reservations until 4 p.m. daily during a cruise or simply walk up anytime during dining hours.

Holland America ships currently have one specialty restaurant, the Pacific Northwest-themed Pinnacle Grill, in addition to its main dining room and Lido deck eateries.

Tamarind, the new Asian restaurant, will be reservations-only and will seat 144 diners. The Silk Den lounge will be adjacent to the Tamarind and will overlook the ship's magrodome (a glass roof over a swimming pool). Holland America has not decided if it will charge a fee to dine there.

An area of the the Lido restaurant will become the dinner-only Canaletto Italian restaurant. Holland America will encourage cruisers to make reservations for the casual, 72-seat restaurant, but walk-ins will be welcomed.

Slice will be a daytime-only pizzeria, aft of the pool.

The reservations-only Pinnacle Grill will charge $30 per person for dinner and $15 for lunch.