Top 6 Healthy Cruise Ship Eateries
Going on a cruise is certainly a reason to treat yourself when it comes to dining. However, there’s no reason why you can’t treat yourself to delicious AND healthy meals on your next vacation!
With many eateries debuting on new ships, cruise lines are incorporating innovative health-conscious restaurant concepts. In addition, increasingly more lines are including plant-based and farm-to-table sourced items on restaurant menus. So whether you have dietary restrictions, particular food preferences, or just want to include at least one lighter meal during your trip, it's now easier than ever to find a restaurant offering healthy menu options when you cruise.
The following six restaurants made our picks for the healthiest cruise ship eateries.
1. Razzle Dazzle - Virgin Voyages
Razzle Dazzle is a creative concept restaurant from Virgin Voyages that serves light and healthy dishes and a few ‘splurge’ items. The eatery is open for both lunch and dinner service. Many of our members who have sailed with Virgin Voyages since the line’s debut have returned raving about the creative menu items and fun setting at Razzle Dazzle.
The menu has two distinct sections, ‘naughty’ and ‘nice.’ On the ‘nice’ side are the light and healthy vegetable-based dishes. Highlights include items like plant-based burgers and fish, heirloom squash ravioli, mushroom tartare, a melon salad, and a whole roasted cauliflower topped with curry sauce.
Check out Razzle Dazzle on all Virgin Voyages ships. Cost: Included
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2. Blu - Celebrity Cruises
Blu is the exclusive restaurant for Celebrity AquaClass guests. The eatery serves breakfast and dinner, offering inventive, spa-inspired, health-focused cuisine.
During breakfast, you can enjoy a great start to your day with several fresh-squeezed juices and smoothies and light bites like asparagus frittatas, parfaits, and steamed tofu. Come dinnertime, Blu offers two menus - one with signature entrees special to the restaurant and a special ‘Clean Cusine’ menu filled with health-conscious dishes. The menu changes daily, but some options on the Clean Cuisine menu include a zucchini carpaccio, plant-based Beyond Burgers, orichetti pasta with vegetarian parmesan cheese, and a range of steamed fish dishes.
Enjoy Blu on all Celebrity Cruises ships offering AquaClass. Cost: Included
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3. Compass Rose - Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Compass Rose is a unique main dining concept restaurant from Regent Seven Seas. This eatery has made it to our list for its variety of menu items that you can customize to your preferences, allowing you to pick the perfect healthy meal.
The menu at Compass Rose is divided into two equal portions - a mix-and-match customizable section and then the chef’s nightly specials/multi-course menu option. If you want to dine healthily, you can choose from several seafood options or meats, then select how you would like it to be prepared - grilled, baked, broiled, etc. You will also choose from a range of side dishes that include light options like brussels sprouts, asparagus, sauteed spinach, or sweet potato fries.
Compass Rose is on all Regent Seven Seas ships. Cost: Included
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4. Solarium Bistro - Royal Caribbean
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Royal Caribbean’s Solarium Bistro serves a Mediterranean-inspired menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Solarium Bistro is the only buffet that landed on our healthiest eateries list with dishes that focus on fresh ingredients, like grilled meats and vegetables.
Lighter fare menu items at Solarium Bistro typically include ceviche, Greek salads, fresh mussels, kofta, stuffed zucchini, chicken kebabs, and an assortment of grilled fish selections.
Solarium Bistro can be found on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis Class ships. Cost: Included
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5. Senses Juice Bar - Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line’s Senses Juice Bar is a great spot to recharge before a workout or unwind after enjoying a relaxing massage. The quick-service spot is open at breakfast and lunch and serves only beverages made from fruit, vegetables, and other natural ingredients.
Looking to refuel before working out? Try the ‘Blast Off: Refuel,’ made of kiwi, mango, lime, matcha, and blanched almond. The ‘Beginning’ smoothie blends a healthy combination of spinach leaves, carrots, avocado, ginger, basil, and manuka honey.
Senses Juice Bar is found on Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy. Cost: Extra
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6. The Raw Bar - Norwegian Cruise Line
You can’t get much healthier than a menu full of all raw seafood! The Raw Bar is adjacent to the Ocean Blue restaurant on select Norwegian Cruise Line ships. The menu includes a selection of fresh oysters, shellfish, and a variety of crudos (sliced raw fish). The plates are as beautiful as they are delicious and healthy.
The Raw Bar is on Norwegian Getaway and Norwegian Breakaway. Cost: Extra
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