Princess Cruises Umai Hot Pot Menu and Prices
Umai Hot Pot brings an interactive Japanese-style dining experience to Princess Cruises, allowing guests to build a meal around their choice of broth, vegetables, meat or seafood, rice or noodles, and dipping sauces.
The Umai Hot Pot menu shown below lists a $60 per-person cover charge and includes three broth choices, several platter options, sides, dipping sauces, and dessert. There is also a separate Umai bar menu featuring specialty cocktails, wine, Japanese beer, sake, spirits, and soju.
Umai Hot Pot is currently available aboard Sun Princess and Star Princess. Princess Cruises describes the restaurant as an interactive, cook-it-yourself experience centered around Japanese flavors and simmering ingredients at the table.
Here is a closer look at the Umai Hot Pot menu, prices, and drink selections.
Umai Hot Pot on Princess Cruises
Umai Hot Pot is one of the specialty dining options found aboard Princess Cruises’ Sphere-class ships, Sun Princess and Star Princess.
The concept centers around shabu-shabu-style hot pot dining. Guests choose a broth and platter before cooking their selected ingredients at the table.
Princess currently describes Umai Hot Pot as featuring premium meats, seafood, vegetables, and savory broths, including miso and kaffir lime options.
The menu shown here lists a cover charge of $60 per person.
Umai Hot Pot Broths
The meal begins with a choice of broth.
Three options are shown on the menu:
Classic Tomato – Shaoxing sherry and plum tomatoes.
Princess Miso – Umami-infused master broth.
Kaffir Lime & Lemongrass – Rich chicken consommé, chili and coconut.
The Classic Tomato option is marked vegetarian on the menu.
Umai Hot Pot Platters
After selecting a broth, guests choose a platter served with Umai vegetables.
The Vegetarian platter includes bean curd, fried tofu and ramen noodles.
The Seafood platter includes white shrimp, scallops, calamari, black mussels, whole clams and salmon.
The Meat platter includes pork belly, chicken breast and beef striploin.
The menu also lists a Premium Wagyu Beef Sampler for a $15 surcharge.
Guests who do not want to stick with a single platter can create their own Veggie-Seafood-Meat Combo. The menu allows guests to select two individual items from each of the three platter categories to compose their own platter.
Rice and Noodle Choices
Several sides are available to accompany the hot pot.
For rice, the menu lists steamed jasmine rice and wok-fried vegetable rice.
Noodle choices include udon noodles, buckwheat soba and rice vermicelli.
These options make it possible to customize the meal beyond simply choosing a broth and platter.
Umai Hot Pot Dipping Sauces
Guests can also choose between two dipping-sauce trios.
Trio 1: Sweet & Savory includes citrus ponzu, truffle hoisin and honey oyster.
Trio 2: All Spicy! includes Sichuan chili, wasabi yuzu and sesame sambal.
Umai Hot Pot Desserts
The menu finishes with a choice of one dessert:
- Mochi Ice Cream
- Fruit Sashimi
Umai Bar Menu
Umai also has a dedicated beverage menu with cocktails created around the restaurant’s Asian theme, along with wines, Japanese beer, sake, Japanese spirits and soju.
Umai Cocktails
Five specialty cocktails are shown.
Full of Seoul – $14
Made with soju, coconut, lemon, peach and Angostura bitters.
Umai Pink Cocktail – $14
Made with Bacardi white rum, lime, agave and strawberries.
Biru – $15
Made with Asahi beer, tomato juice, soy, lime, yuzu ponzu and togarashi spice.
Green Pea Soup – $15
Made with Patrón Silver tequila, Ilegal Aged mezcal, green pea juice, ginger and lemon.
Singapore Fling – $19
Made with Roku gin, cherry, Cointreau, lychee, pineapple and basil.
Princess Plus Wines
The menu separates its wine offerings into Princess Plus and Princess Premier selections.
Princess Plus wines are described on the menu as complimentary by the glass, with 25% off bottles of wine.
The selections shown include Prosecco, Moscato, Riesling, Chardonnay, Rosé, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Glass prices shown range from $11 to $12, while bottle prices range from $42 to $55.
Princess Premier Wines
The Princess Premier side of the menu offers a different selection of wines, also described as complimentary by the glass with 25% off bottles.
Selections shown include:
- Love By Britto Prosecco, California – $16 glass / $57 bottle
- Piper Heidsieck, France – $19 / $80
- La Crema Pinot Gris, California – $17 / $68
- Melorosa Sauvignon Blanc, California – $18 / $78
- Flowers Chardonnay, California – $19 / $82
- Chateau d’Esclans “Whispering Angel” Rosé, France – $17 / $69
- Sea Sun Pinot Noir, California – $18 / $72
- Melorosa Red Blend, California – $18 / $78
- Langmeil “Valley Floor” Shiraz, Australia – $18 / $78
- Seghesio “Old Vines” Zinfandel, California – $18 / $81
- Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon by Caymus, California – $18 / $72
The menu notes a 25% discount on bottles of wine for guests with Princess Plus or Premier.
Japanese Beer
Two Japanese beers are listed:
- Asahi Beer – $8
- Sapporo – $8
Sake
Three sake selections appear on the menu:
- Sekai Itto Umeshu, Wakayama – $14
- Tengu No Doburoku – $15
- Momokawa Organic Junmai – $11
Japanese Spirits
The Japanese spirits selection includes:
- Haku Vodka – $16
- Roku Gin – $16
- Suntory Toki Whisky – $19
- Ichiro “Malt & Grain” – $28
Oppa Soju
The Umai menu also offers Oppa Soju in two sizes:
- Original 2 oz – $8
- Original 360 ml – $38
How Much Does Umai Hot Pot Cost?
The menu shown here lists the Umai Hot Pot cover charge at $60 per person.
That price is consistent with Princess Cruises’ current specialty-dining information for Sun Princess and Star Princess, which lists specialty dining at $60 per adult for Princess Plus guests and guests without a package. Princess notes that prices are subject to change.
The menu also lists a $15 surcharge for the Premium Wagyu Beef Sampler.
All food and beverage costs, including cover charges, are subject to a 20% service charge according to the menu shown here.
Which Princess Ships Have Umai Hot Pot?
Umai Hot Pot is currently available on:
- Sun Princess
- Star Princess
Princess Cruises’ current Umai Hot Pot page specifically identifies both ships as offering the restaurant.
Princess also lists Umai Hot Pot and Umai Teppanyaki separately among the specialty dining options aboard Sun Princess.
Umai Hot Pot FAQ
What is Umai Hot Pot on Princess Cruises?
Umai Hot Pot is an interactive specialty dining experience where guests select broth and ingredients and cook them at the table. Princess describes the restaurant as inspired by Japanese flavors and centered around simmering meats, seafood and vegetables.
Which Princess cruise ships have Umai Hot Pot?
Umai Hot Pot is currently available aboard Sun Princess and Star Princess.
How much is Umai Hot Pot?
The menu shown here lists a $60 per-person cover charge. Princess Cruises currently lists specialty dining on Sun Princess and Star Princess at $60 per adult, although prices are subject to change.
Is there a vegetarian option at Umai Hot Pot?
Yes. The menu includes a vegetarian platter with bean curd, fried tofu and ramen noodles. Classic Tomato broth is also marked with the menu’s vegetarian symbol.
Does Umai Hot Pot have seafood?
Yes. The Seafood platter shown on the menu includes white shrimp, scallops, calamari, black mussels, whole clams and salmon.
Does Umai Hot Pot have Wagyu beef?
The menu lists a Premium Wagyu Beef Sampler with a $15 surcharge. Princess also describes premium Wagyu beef as one of the ingredients available in the Umai Hot Pot experience.
Does Umai have a bar menu?
Yes. The menu shown here includes specialty cocktails, Princess Plus and Princess Premier wines, Japanese beer, sake, Japanese spirits and soju.
Final Thoughts on the Princess Cruises Umai Hot Pot Menu
Umai Hot Pot offers something quite different from a traditional cruise ship specialty restaurant. Instead of simply ordering a prepared entrée, guests build their meal around a broth and selection of ingredients that become part of the interactive hot pot experience.
The menu provides considerable flexibility. Guests can choose vegetarian, seafood or meat platters, or create a combination using selections from all three. Rice, noodles and two different dipping-sauce trios provide additional ways to customize the meal.
The separate Umai bar menu continues the Japanese and Asian influence with sake, Japanese beer and spirits alongside specialty cocktails and Princess Plus and Premier wine selections.
For passengers sailing aboard Sun Princess or Star Princess who are considering specialty dining, these menus provide a useful look at what Umai Hot Pot offers and what to expect before making a reservation.
