Gala Dinner Menu

See below for a selection of dishes available on Gala Dinner Night.

Jumbo Prawns with Tomato Mousse
Plump and juicy prawns and a smooth and lightly spiced mousse.

Smooth and Silky Lobster Bisque
Pink and creamy with lobster and cognac.

Fettuccini with Parma Ham and Smoked Duck
Ribbons of egg pasta with slivers of lightly cured Italian ham, savoury duck,
and drizzled with a light mixed herb pesto, and a parmesan crisp.

Creamy Chocolate Pot
With Amaretto macerated sweet dark cherries and a crisp shortbread biscuit.

British Night Menu

See below for a selection of dishes which could be available at dinner on British Night.

Ardennes Pate
With a cranberry sauce, apple salad and melba toast.

Crumbled Stilton Salad, with pears, walnuts and endive
Dressed with honey mustard and orange segments.

Toad in the Hole
Big pork bangers baked in a Yorkshire pudding with lashings of thick onion gravy
with crispy onions on the top.

Classic Sherry Trifle
Seasonal berries marinated in sherry, moist cake, creamy custard and whipped cream.

Wine List

The vine is first thought to have been cultivated between 6000–4000 BC by late Palaeolithic or Early Neolithic peoples in western Asia.  We learn from the Psalmist that “wine maketh glad the heart of man”.  Indeed, the fruit of the vine has carried great symbolism through the centuries.

Today the cultivated grape – Vitis vinifera – is appreciated worldwide.  The rediscovery of cork and the beneficial effect of maturing wine in bottle have allowed its potential to be realised.

This list reflects the global diversity of wine.  Here is an opportunity to enjoy wine from many different backgrounds in terms of climate, geology and grape variety with the methods of production and ageing still considered an alchemy between art and science.

I hope these wines will enhance your enjoyment of the cruise and that, along with Shakespeare, you find “a marvellous searching wine”.

Conal Gregory
Master of Wine