Holland America Line is partnering with Art of Tea to elevate its Royal Dutch Tea, Regional Afternoon Tea and Standard Afternoon Tea services with a custom blend that celebrates the cruise line’s Dutch heritage.
The Dutch Tea Time Blend will be available during every afternoon tea service in the main dining room on board all Holland America Line ships. About each event: Royal Dutch Tea is served on the first sea day of each voyage, while a regionally themed afternoon tea is offered on the second sea day. For voyages lasting seven days or longer, a standard afternoon tea service is also available on the third sea day. Guests can also enjoy this bespoke blend at all coffee and specialty dining outlets while sailing. Additionally, it will be part of the cruise line’s tea sampler pack, available for purchase in the ship gift shops. This sampler pack also includes Art of Tea’s Earl Grey Crème and Pacific Coast Mint teas.
When Drew Foulk, Holland America Line’s senior manager of beverage and dining operations and innovation, and Art of Tea founder and CEO Steve Schwartz set out to create this custom blend, they wanted to honor Holland America Line’s roots. To achieve this, they traveled to Amsterdam to answer the question: What is an authentic Dutch Tea Time blend? During their trip, the two experts tasted various local blends, visited the famous outdoor Albert Cuyp Market to explore Dutch flavors and florals, and spent time with Tess Posthumus, one of Holland America Line’s global beverage program partners. Posthumus provided a comprehensive history of Amsterdam’s drinking culture, including the Netherlands‘ role in introducing coffee and tea to the world through the Dutch East Indies Company.
The final blend is a traditional robust black tea with notes of orange, bergamot, marigold and rose hips. It will be available to guests fleetwide when they board their next voyage.
To learn more, visit hollandamerica.com.
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