Princess Cruises highlights wild Alaskan seafood and local spirits

The inventive cocktails include choices like creamy cinnamon moonshine and glacial chilled martinis. There will also be hand-picked, premium wine pairings to go with Alaska seafood dishes.

30 dishes in 'Wild' program

The line's 'Wild for Alaska Seafood' program will offer 30 seafood dishes with featured items every night in all main dining rooms. Recipes created by Rudi Sodamin, head of culinary arts for Princess, include multiple varieties of Alaska salmon, including king (chinook), sockeye and coho, as well as wild Alaska cod (caught by hook and line only), halibut, rockfish, Dungeness crabs, wild spot prawns and razor clams.

'Our goal is to showcase Alaska’s deliciously diverse seafood as well its history allowing guests to truly immerse themselves in this awe-inspiring natural wonderland,' said Sodamin, who spearheaded 'Wild for Alaska Seafood.'

Specialty restaurants

Additionally, ships’ specialty restaurants, including the Crown Grill steak and seafood restaurant and the Italian trattoria Sabatini’s, will offer 'Wild for Alaska Seafood' menu inserts featuring appetizers like salmon carpaccio and choices of pan-seared, poached, pan-fried or grilled wild Alaska halibut or Copper River salmon.

Partners Pacific Seafood, Alaska Seafood, Alaska Leader Seafood

The program was developed in in partnership with Pacific Seafood, Alaska Seafood and Alaska Leader Seafood, all committed to environmentally responsible practices and, according to Princess, among the best managed, most sustainable fisheries in the world.

'In choosing Alaska seafood, not only are they choosing a world-class product for their guests, they are also supporting the thousands of harvesters and the diverse coastal communities that make up the world-leading sustainable fisheries of Alaska,' said Meghan Rider, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s domestic marketing director.