Norwegian Cruise Line Recipes

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Here are a few popular NCL Cruise Line recipes.  We invite you to visit our blog section which offers hundreds of cruise line recipes as well as our Pinterest board with over 600 cruise line recipes. Also if you love recipes & food traditions, we invite you to read out post on New Years Lucky Foods.

Norwegian Cruise Line Recipe:  Bouillabaisse Provencal

Welcome to a cuisine scene unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. With a wide range of complimentary and specialty restaurants you have more dining options than days of your cruise. So unfold your napkin and enjoy experiences of gastronomic proportions.

Ingredients

 

  • Star Anise: 4 each
  • Saffron Leaves: 4 pinches
  • Fingerling Potatoes: 2
  • Monkfish Loin: 4 pieces
  • Red Mullet Filet: 4 pieces
  • Cold Water Lobster Tail: 4 pieces
  • Seabass Filet: 8 pieces
  • Shrimp: 20 butterflied
  • Fleur de sel salt (French Sea Salt)
  • Baguette: For croutons
  • Garlic
  • Olive Oil

Preparation

  • For the Potatoes: cut the potatoes in into 1 inch pieces. Cook them in saffron broth and cool down in the broth. Separate for use.
  • Place the fish fillet, lobster and shrimp in a pan.
  • Slice the potatoes ½-cm thick and place 4 slices over.
  • Season the fish with Fleur de Sel. Spread a few saffron leaves, one star anise and pour the hot broth to cover the fish 1-cm over.
  • Bring to boil and then place in the oven at 350°F for 4-minutes.
  • Remove the pot from the oven.
  • For the garnish: cut the baguette into 1 inch cubes, and mix with grated raw garlic. Coat with olive oil and roast at 475°C.
  • Serve immediately.

Norwegian Cruise Line Recipe: Cordero en Salsa de Vino Rojo

Norwegian Cruise Line, Serves 6

This is a delicious recipe from NCL Cruise Line. You can exchange the lamb for oxtail, brisket or bone-in short rib.

Ingredients

  • Lamb shanks – 3lbs, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
  • Red wine – 1 cup
  • Chicken – 1cup, stuck
  • Tomato – 1/2 cup
  • Oregano – 1 tsp
  • Cumin – 1 tsp
  • Brijol – 1 tsp, powered
  • Onion – 2 cups, chopped
  • Carrots – 3, diced
  • Garlic – 5 cloves
  • Salt and pepper – to taste
  • Paprika – for seasoning lamb
  • Sweet Potato – 1, cut into julienne, fried
  • Eggplans – 10 slices, seasoned and grilled
  • Zucchini – 10 slices, seasoned and grilled
  • Carrots – 10 slices, seasoned and grilled

Cuban Beans

  • Black beans – 2 lbs
  • Red onion – 6 oz, chopped
  • Green peppers – 6 oz, chopped
  • Garlic – 3oz, chopped
  • Bay leaf – 6
  • Salt and pepper – to taste
  • Olive oil – 2oz
  • Apple cider vinegar – 1oz
  • Ground cumin – 1oz
  • Cilantro – 3oz, chopped
  • Sazon Completa – 2oz

Ingredients

Snapper

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup cumin
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 1/4 tsp cilantro juice
  • 2 cups vinegar
  • 1/4 tbsp white wine
  • 10 pieces Snapper
  • 5 pieces plantains
  • 10 slices zucchini
  • 10 wedges eggplant
  • 4 pieces yucca
  • 10 springs oregano

Chimichurri

  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 fresno chili or red jalapeno
  • 1/2 cup cilantro
  • 1/4 cup flat parsley leaf
  • 2 tbsp fresh oregano
  • 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Norwegian Cruise Line is famous for its dining variety. For the most comprehensive NCL recipe collection, see our updated guide to Norwegian Cruise Line Recipes. Also check out Royal Caribbean Recipes and Viking Cruises Recipes.

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Sue Lobo is a four-time Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist (2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026) and Senior Travel Advisor at Atlas Travel Center, one of the most decorated travel agencies in the United States. With more than 35 years of experience in the travel industry, Sue has planned, booked, and personally accompanied trips for thousands of clients — from first-time cruisers to seasoned luxury travelers who have circled the globe multiple times. Sue's areas of deep expertise include ocean and river cruising, European tours, group travel coordination, luxury travel, honeymoon planning, and family vacation design. She is a CLIA-certified cruise specialist and works within an agency that holds IATA and ARC accreditation and maintains an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. Over her career, Sue has been involved in more than 30,000 bookings and has personally coordinated over 200 travel groups — from faith-based group cruises and HBCU alumni trips to women's retreats, family reunions, and corporate incentive travel. What sets Sue apart is not just the credentials — it is the firsthand experience behind them. Sue has personally traveled to more than 20 countries across three continents, including Cuba, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and throughout Europe. She has sailed on dozens of cruise ships across nearly every major line, walked the river cruise routes she recommends, and eaten at the restaurants she suggests to clients. Her recommendations come from personal experience, not brochures. In addition to advising clients, Sue writes extensively about travel for The Traveler's Atlas blog — covering everything from cruise line comparisons and overtourism trends to destination guides and practical travel tips. Her writing is grounded in the same expertise she brings to every client conversation: honest, specific, and built on decades of real-world travel experience. Sue is based in the United States and available to help travelers plan cruises, European tours, group trips, river cruises, honeymoons, family vacations, and more. To work with Sue, contact Atlas Travel Center at atlastravelweb.com.