HAL Starts Kids Culinary Program

Holland America Starts Kids Culinary Program
Published on: June 18, 2007

Holland America Line is launching a kids and teen Culinary Arts Center activity program. Taking advantage of the fleetwide million-dollar show kitchens, the premium line now offers classes that teach kids and teens how to make dishes from breakfast to dinner. The program, which launches this summer, offers complimentary 45-minute classes. All kids, tweens and teens are welcome to attend whether or not they are registered for the Club HAL and teens program. Kids under eight years old will learn to make Bear Tracks (Alaska theme cookies), fruit leather (fruit roll-ups), ice cream sandwiches, salad people art, and Denali Peaks (Alaska theme scones). Kids eight and over will make soft pretzels, granola bars, pita chips and hummus, and saltwater taffy.

Class topics and times will be communicated through daily programs and Club HAL programs. Teens are also welcome to attend adult culinary demonstrations. As a part of the line’s $225 million Signature of Excellence initiative, Holland America Line spent more than $13 million to create and install the Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine, which is offered on every sailing of its 13 ship fleet. The Culinary Arts Centers features theater-styled venues with large overhead plasma video screens and a large cooking display counter. More than 60 top chefs, wine experts and cookbook authors will sail in each year, and classes and demonstrations will be offered on every sailing.

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