Explora Journeys Explora Lounge Food Menu
The Explora Lounge offers a casual food menu aboard Explora Journeys, with options ranging from poke bowls and shareable dishes to sandwiches, club sandwiches, and desserts. For travelers researching Explora Journeys dining before a cruise, this menu provides a useful look at the lighter meals and snacks available outside of a more traditional restaurant setting.
The menu shown here includes a particularly strong selection of plant-based dishes alongside seafood, meat, and vegetarian choices. It can also be useful for embarkation day planning, when passengers may be looking for an alternative place to grab something to eat after boarding.
Explora Lounge Club Sandwiches
One section of the Explora Lounge menu is devoted entirely to club sandwiches, with four different versions available.
The Original is a substantial triple-decker sandwich made with roasted striploin, chicken, bacon, lettuce, Swiss cheese, boiled egg, tomato, and mayonnaise on white toast.
The Italian combines slow-cooked chicken breast, roast beef, mortadella, pancetta, spinach, arugula, provolone, tomato, pesto, and mayonnaise. Rather than white toast, it is served on triple-decker rustic ciabatta.
Seafood fans have the Polar apple wood smoked salmon club sandwich. It combines smoked salmon with tomato, Boston lettuce, radish, cucumber, boiled egg, alfalfa, red onion, and tangy tamarind mayonnaise on Swedish flat bread.
There is also a vegetarian club sandwich featuring grilled Mediterranean vegetables, tofu, arugula, tomato, cucumber, and plant-based mayonnaise on whole wheat toast.
Sweets and Desserts
The sweets section provides several choices for passengers looking for dessert or something lighter.
Options shown on the menu include:
- Vitamin Sea smoothie with almond mylk, mixed red berries, pineapple, and banana
- Vanilla crème brûlée
- Tiramisu verrine
- Warm roasted apple with toffee sauce
- Fresh fruit minestrone
- Ice cream in vanilla, strawberry, or mango
- Plant-based chocolate ice cream
The selection is varied enough to include traditional desserts such as crème brûlée and tiramisu as well as fruit, smoothies, and plant-based alternatives.
Poke Bowls
The Explora Lounge menu also features two very different poke-style bowls.
The Tuna Tataki poke bowl combines Mediterranean red tuna with organic sushi rice, wakame, mango, edamame, carrots, white cabbage, ginger pickles, and miso mustard vinaigrette.
For a plant-based alternative, the Loire Valley Buddha bowl features quinoa, Beluga lentils, roasted vegetables, sweet potato, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, and Dijon vinaigrette.
These options make the lounge menu useful for passengers looking for something beyond conventional sandwiches and snacks.
Food to Share
Several dishes are specifically presented as items “To Share.”
The Mezze platter is plant-based and includes hummus, tzatziki, falafel, aubergine baba ghanoush, marinated olives, and pita bread.
Vegetable spring rolls are served with plant-based mayonnaise and Thai chili sauce.
The California rolls are another plant-based option. Six pieces are served with lettuce, avocado, and asparagus, accompanied by plant-based Shiro miso mayonnaise and Thai chili sauce.
Additional Sandwich Options
Beyond the dedicated club sandwich selection, the menu shows additional sandwiches.
The Croque-monsieur is made with grilled premium York ham and Gruyère cheese on white toast bread.
There is also a plant-based wrap filled with hummus, sweet potato, and avocado with plant-based mayonnaise.
Together with the four club sandwiches, these options give passengers several choices when they want a handheld meal rather than a bowl or shared plate.
Plant-Based Choices at Explora Lounge
One of the most noticeable aspects of this Explora Lounge food menu is the number of dishes specifically identified as plant-based.
The Loire Valley Buddha bowl, Mezze platter, vegetable spring rolls, California rolls, wrap, Vitamin Sea smoothie, fresh fruit minestrone, and plant-based chocolate ice cream are all marked as plant-based on the photographed menu.
There is also a separately identified vegetarian club sandwich.
For travelers researching vegetarian or plant-based food on Explora Journeys, this menu therefore provides several choices across savory dishes, sandwiches, snacks, and desserts rather than a single alternative.
Explora Lounge on Embarkation Day
The original source for this menu specifically reported getting food at the Explora Lounge on embarkation day and using it as an alternative to the buffet.
That can be useful information for passengers planning their first few hours onboard. The exact food offerings and availability can vary, so passengers should check the current onboard information once they embark.
FAQ
What food is available at Explora Lounge?
The photographed Explora Lounge menu includes poke bowls, dishes to share, sandwiches, club sandwiches, sweets, smoothies, ice cream, and several plant-based options.
Does Explora Lounge have club sandwiches?
Yes. The menu shows Original, Italian, Polar apple wood smoked salmon, and Vegetarian club sandwiches.
Are there plant-based options at Explora Lounge?
Yes. Multiple dishes on the photographed menu are specifically marked plant-based, including the Loire Valley Buddha bowl, Mezze platter, vegetable spring rolls, California rolls, wrap, Vitamin Sea smoothie, fresh fruit minestrone, and plant-based chocolate ice cream.
Does Explora Lounge have desserts?
Yes. The sweets menu includes vanilla crème brûlée, tiramisu verrine, warm roasted apple, fresh fruit minestrone, ice cream, plant-based chocolate ice cream, and the Vitamin Sea smoothie.
Can you eat at Explora Lounge on embarkation day?
The source accompanying this particular menu reported that food was available at Explora Lounge on embarkation day. Availability and menus can change, so passengers should confirm the current schedule onboard.
Does Explora Lounge have seafood?
Yes. The photographed menu includes a Tuna Tataki poke bowl and a Polar apple wood smoked salmon club sandwich.
Conclusion
The Explora Lounge food menu offers considerably more variety than a basic lounge snack selection. Poke bowls, shareable dishes, conventional and club sandwiches, desserts, and a substantial selection of plant-based choices give passengers several options for a casual meal onboard.
For passengers planning an Explora Journeys cruise, this menu is also a useful reference for what may be available on embarkation day when looking for an alternative place to eat after boarding. Menus and availability can change between sailings, but the photographs above provide a detailed example of the Explora Lounge food selection.
