One of the world’s leading cruise lines in the dining department has just announced the debut of the most expansive vegan menu offerings and the only cold-pressed raw juice and vegan smoothie bars at sea.  Oceania Cruises already features a wide selection of vegetarian, kosher, and gluten-free meals, so these new offerings just expand their dietary preferences portfolio.

The juice and smoothie bars are already available onboard Marina and Riviera, and the vegan menus are available across the line’s six ships.  They will be featured in the Grand Dining Room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and include a total of over 250 dishes with everything from appetizers to desserts.

Grand Dining Room and Terrace Café

Beginning each day with breakfast, guests will be able to choose from five dishes and four sides.  Examples include Vegan Tortilla Española with potato, onions, and tofu; vanilla waffles with fresh berries, and cream of wheat with cinnamon, organic sugar, and a choice of nuts.  Sides are always avaialbe and include grilled tomatoes, vegan link sausage, sautéed mushrooms, and lyonnaise potatoes.

Lunchtime offerings include bean soup with garlic croutons, a fantasia Italian salad, a spinach, tofu, and capers pasta, and topped off with Italian chocolate vegan-ricotta pie with vanilla and raspberry sauce.

At dinner, guests can enjoy a changing menu of five-course meals, including quinoa salad and vegetable tartare, parsnip soup with chopped tarragon, Thai red vegan curry, and a dessert of vegan strawberry sable, a shortbread with passion fruit cream and strawberries.

Juices and Smoothies

The Raw Juice and Smoothie Bar is located on the pool deck and serves up delicious concoctions from 7 am to 11 am.  Choices include the Rise & Shine Juice, Coco Island Juice, Tropical Green smoothie, Sweet Green juice, Yellow Sunshine smoothie, Cacao Joy smoothie, Cold Brew latte, Acai Berry Bowl, and Chia Cashew Yogurt bowl.