Uniworld S.S. Victoria Menus: Lunch, Dinner and Golden Celebration
Dining is an important part of any river cruise, and seeing real menus before sailing can give prospective passengers a much better idea of what to expect onboard. These menus from Uniworld’s S.S. Victoria were photographed during a Castles Along the Rhine sailing and show examples of both everyday dining and a special Golden Celebration dinner.
The photos include two different lunch menus as well as a dinner menu featuring several choices for each course. There is also a separate Golden Celebration menu with dishes including lobster bisque, halibut and filet mignon.
Menus can change by sailing, destination and availability, so the dishes shown here should be treated as examples rather than a guarantee of what will be served on a future S.S. Victoria cruise.
S.S. Victoria Lunch Menu
One photographed S.S. Victoria lunch menu offers a mixture of cold cuts, salads, soup, a sandwich, hot entrées, side dishes and desserts.
The cold selection includes smoked chicken breast, Westphalian ham, smoked salmon with honey mustard sauce, grilled vegetables and an international cheese selection.
Passengers looking for something lighter could choose from salads and vegetables including Pfälzer mushroom salad, Golden Goddess salad, tomato, carrot, cucumbers, white cabbage, red kidney beans and market greens. Dressings listed include Uniworld house dressing, low-fat ginger yogurt dressing and red wine vinegar.
Cream of parsnip with croutons is the soup listed on this menu, while a ham and cheese baguette provides the sandwich option.
The hot lunch choices include “Marry Me” chicken, pilaf rice, breaded fillet of fish with remoulade sauce, French fries, fresh market vegetables, sautéed white cabbage, fusilli Bolognese with Parmesan, and whole roasted turkey with cranberry gravy.
Desserts include berry skyr slices, strawberry fruit tart, brownies and rice pudding.
The Lunch Menu Changes
A second photographed lunch menu shows a substantially different selection, providing a useful example of how passengers may encounter changing dishes rather than exactly the same choices each day.
This menu’s cold cuts include mortadella, smoked mackerel, roasted turkey breast, roasted turnips and local and international cheeses.
The salad selection includes cabbage salad, “A no lettuce salad,” tomato, carrots, cucumbers, red cabbage, broccoli and mixed lettuce. Uniworld house dressing, Thousand Island dressing and French dressing are listed alongside them.
Cream of tomato with basil oil is offered as the soup.
The sandwich option is avocado toast with spicy marinated chickpeas and zucchini, while the hot dishes and sides include classic ground meat loaf with mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes, Princess beans, pan-fried fillet of plaice with almond butter, jasmine rice, sautéed beetroots and onions, homemade cheese spaetzle with crispy onions, and lamb Wellington served with mint jus.
Desserts include cherry crisp chocolate slices, nougat rolls and banana tart.
For anyone researching S.S. Victoria food before a cruise, the contrast between these two menus is particularly useful. They show variety in the individual dishes while retaining a broadly similar lunch format.
S.S. Victoria Dinner Menu
The photographed dinner menu follows a more traditional multi-course format with appetizers, soups, main courses and desserts.
Appetizers include chicken ballotine with poached chicken, spinach-avocado mousse and grilled asparagus; a crab cake served with pineapple-mango salsa and lime mayonnaise; and a modern-style Caprese featuring buffalo mozzarella, panzanella bread and heirloom tomato.
Soup choices are vegetable consommé with brunoise vegetables and Boppard mustard with crispy scallions.
Main courses include pasta alla Norma with gnocchi and roasted eggplant in tomato sauce, oven-braised cod fish with white wine parsley sauce, celery mousseline, carrot and green peas, and a rack of lamb with mint gravy, garlic-infused mashed potato and sautéed parsnip.
There is also a sweet potato and beetroot stack served with sauce pistou and roasted pistachios.
Dessert choices include chocolate and coconut slice, banana split, pistachio ice cream, a fresh fruit plate and a selection of local and international cheeses.
The menu additionally lists alternatives including a 9-ounce U.S. sirloin steak, free-range chicken breast and Norwegian salmon fillet. These are described as being served with options including herb butter, daily grilled or steamed vegetables, and a choice of sauce.
Golden Celebration Dinner Menu
One of the most distinctive menus in these photos comes from a Golden Celebration held during the sailing.
The original post identifies this as the final night’s dinner and says that the Golden Celebration took place that evening. A comment also indicates that, on this particular sailing, the celebration occurred mid-cruise. That does not establish when or whether a Golden Celebration will be offered on other Uniworld itineraries.
The special menu starts with three appetizer choices.
Sous-vide quail breast is accompanied by grilled apple, spiced crumb, sweet onion and grape chutney, and brioche.
Smoked salmon and shrimp salad combines thinly sliced smoked salmon with shrimp and dill salad and a citrus vinaigrette.
The vegetarian-style appetizer option is creamy goat cheese with roasted pumpkin, roasted walnuts and caramelized pear tossed with maple-balsamic dressing.
Two soups are offered: creamy lobster bisque with cognac and mushroom cappuccino with truffle foam.
Main-course choices are herb-crusted halibut with Sauvignon Blanc sauce, carrot mousseline and keta caviar; slow-roasted filet mignon with morel cream sauce, Hasselback potato, herbs oil and baby roasted carrot; or gratinated eggplant with Parmigiana mozzarella and tomato sugo.
Dessert is called Golden Jubilee, described as a chocolate and orange sphere.
What These Menus Tell You About Dining on S.S. Victoria
Taken together, the photographed menus provide a useful snapshot of the range of food passengers encountered during this particular S.S. Victoria sailing.
Lunch combines buffet-style categories such as cold cuts and salads with sandwiches, hot dishes, sides and desserts. The two photographed lunch menus also demonstrate that the selections can change.
Dinner is presented differently, with defined appetizers, soups, main courses and desserts. The Golden Celebration menu is more focused still, with a smaller collection of composed dishes and a dedicated dessert.
There are also signs of regional influence in the menus. Examples include Westphalian ham, Pfälzer mushroom salad, Boppard mustard and spaetzle. That can be particularly interesting on a Rhine itinerary, where food can become another part of the destination-focused cruise experience.
Vegetarian and Dietary Options
The photographed menus use symbols to identify certain dishes, including vegetarian and local cuisine selections.
Examples of meat-free dishes visible in the photos include the sweet potato and beetroot stack on the dinner menu and gratinated eggplant on the Golden Celebration menu.
The menus also advise passengers with food-related allergies to contact the restaurant manager for assistance and note that certain dishes may contain traces of nuts.
Passengers with allergies or specific dietary requirements should therefore discuss their needs onboard rather than relying on these photographed menus to determine what will be available on another sailing.
Are S.S. Victoria Menus the Same on Every Cruise?
These photos should not be interpreted as a permanent S.S. Victoria menu.
Even within this small collection, the two lunch menus contain different soups, salads, cold selections, entrées and desserts. That makes them particularly useful for seeing the general style of onboard dining without suggesting that a particular dish will necessarily appear during another itinerary.
For cruise planning purposes, consider these menus a real-world example of what was served during one Castles Along the Rhine sailing.
S.S. Victoria Menu FAQ
What is served for lunch on S.S. Victoria?
The photographed lunch menus include cold cuts, salads, soup, sandwiches, hot entrées, side dishes and desserts. Specific selections differ between the two menus shown.
What is served for dinner on S.S. Victoria?
One photographed dinner includes chicken ballotine, crab cake and Caprese among the appetizers; vegetable consommé and Boppard mustard soup; and main courses including pasta, cod, rack of lamb and a sweet potato and beetroot stack.
Does S.S. Victoria serve vegetarian food?
Vegetarian dishes are identified on the photographed menus. Examples include the sweet potato and beetroot stack and gratinated eggplant. Availability on future sailings may differ.
What is the Uniworld Golden Celebration menu?
On the sailing represented by these photos, the Golden Celebration dinner included choices such as sous-vide quail breast, smoked salmon and shrimp salad, lobster bisque with cognac, herb-crusted halibut, slow-roasted filet mignon and gratinated eggplant. Dessert was a Golden Jubilee chocolate and orange sphere.
Is the Golden Celebration offered on every S.S. Victoria cruise?
The supplied photos and accompanying post do not establish that. The Golden Celebration shown here occurred on this particular Castles Along the Rhine sailing, so passengers should not assume the same event or menu will be offered on every itinerary.
Do the menus change during the cruise?
The two photographed lunch menus contain different dishes, demonstrating that at least some lunch selections changed during this particular sailing.
Final Thoughts
These S.S. Victoria menus provide a useful look at Uniworld dining beyond promotional descriptions, showing actual lunch and dinner choices from a Castles Along the Rhine sailing.
The everyday menus range from salads, cold cuts and lighter lunch options to dishes such as lamb Wellington, rack of lamb, cod and crab cake. The Golden Celebration takes a more specialized approach, with quail, lobster bisque, halibut, filet mignon and a dedicated Golden Jubilee dessert.
For anyone planning a Uniworld river cruise and wondering what the food on S.S. Victoria is actually like, these menus provide a useful snapshot. Just keep in mind that menus, individual dishes and special dining events can vary, so the exact selections on a future sailing may be different.
