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How do you feed as many people as you will find on a large cruise ship like the MS Volendam from Holland America? The last time we were on the Voldendam we took a tour of the kitchens on the ship. An impressive number of people man the dining room and kitchen.
The dining room staff includes:
| Dining Room Manager | 1 |
| Lido Manager | 1 |
| Assistant Dining Room Manager | 2 |
| Head Steward | 7 |
| Dining Room Steward | 38 |
| Assistant Dining Room Steward | 31 |
| Room Service Steward | 8 |
| Assistant Lido Steward | 12 |
| Doorman | 2 |
| Wine Steward | 11 |
The kitchen staff includes:
| Executive Chef | 1 |
| 2nd Executive Chef | 1 |
| Pinnacle Grill Chef | 1 |
| Sous Chef | 2 |
| Demi Chefs | 10 |
| Bakery | 4 |
| Pastry | 6 |
| Butcher | 2 |
| Assistant Cook | 20 |
| Apprentice Cook | 2 |
| Pantry | 16 |
| Crew Kitchen | 3 |
| Chief Steward | 1 |
| Foreman Service Area | 1 |
| General Purpose Attendant | 21 |
And during an average week the ship’s passenger’s will consume:
| Meat and Meat Products | 8,500 lbs |
| Poultry | 4,000 lbs |
| Fish | 2,000 lbs |
| Seafood | 2,500 lbs |
| Butter and Margerine | 1,100 lbs |
| Fresh Vegetables | 12,000 lbs |
| Potatoes | 4,500 lbs |
| Watermelon | 1,800 lbs |
| Eggs | 18,000 |
| Dairy | 4,000 quarts |
| Sugar | 700 lbs |
| Sugar Packets | 20,000 |
| Rice for Crew | 2,100 lbs |
| Caviar | 20 lbs |
| Flour | 2,900 lbs |
| Ice Cream | 200 gallons |
Other resources
- More video episodes from the Amateur Traveler.
- Holland America Cruise Discounts – Save up to 75%!
- MS Volendam – Holland America Cruise Ship Tour Video
- Here more about our cruise on Amateur Traveler Episode 113 – Theme Cruise to Panama (Shakespeare at Sea / MacMania)
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by Chris Christensen
I am the host of the Amateur Traveler. The Amateur Traveler is an online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations and what are the best places to travel to. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog. I am also the Director of Engineering for TripAdvisor.com/Flights.3 Responses to “MS Volendam Cruise Ship Kitchen Tour”
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Says:December 14th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Well the kitchen of this ship is really amazing. I have boarded to ship cruise ship once, and really was amazed by the service on board. Actually can you imagine how will be looking the kitched of Oasis of the Seas?
chris2x
Says:December 14th, 2008 at 10:46 am
No, I can’t imagine how huge the kitchen on the Oasis of the Seas must be!
Ross
Says:January 28th, 2010 at 2:44 am
It’s interesting to see from the amount consumed that the traditional meal of meat and two veg is likely to be the most popular onboard, with ice cream for afters I suppose!
Also, with that many cooking staff, it’s hard to imagine the size of the kitchen without seeing it.