Oceania Cruises introduces vegan menus, smoothie bars

The juice and smoothie bars are currently aboard Marina and Riviera and the vegan menus are available fleetwide. The vegan dishes are in addition to the line’s already comprehensive selection of vegetarian, gluten-free and kosher meals.

The vegan menus are featured in the Grand Dining Room at breakfast, lunch and dinner, and include a total of more than 250 appetizers, soups, salads, entrees and desserts.

Each day at breakfast, passengers have a choice of five dishes and four sides. Examples include vegan tortilla Española with potato, onions and tofu; vanilla waffle with fresh berries; apricot and pistachio muffins; and cream of wheat or oatmeal served with cinnamon powder, organic sugar and choice of nuts. Always available sides include grilled tomatoes, sautéed mushrooms, vegan link sausage and Lyonnaise potatoes.

Among the lunch offerings are Tuscan-style bean soup with garlic croutons; an Italian salad with assorted greens, roasted bell peppers and toasted garlic bread; and involtini stuffed with tofu, spinach and capers served with pasta and olive tapenade sauce. Dessert choices include Italian chocolate vegan-ricotta pie with vanilla and raspberry sauce.

At dinner, ever-changing five-course meals include quinoa salad and vegetable tartare, creamy truffle-flavored parsnip soup with chopped tarragon, Thai red curry with steamed jasmine rice and dessert of strawberry sable, a shortbread with passion fruit cream and strawberries.

The raw juice and smoothie bar is located on the pool deck, adjacent to Waves Grill, and serves raw, cold-pressed juices and vegan smoothies from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. 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.