Vintage Menus of the Norwegian-America Line
Third Class Dining Room - Norwegian-America Line Steamer
Vintage Menus of the Den Norske Amerikalinje / Norwegian-America Line (NAL) Available at the Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives.
The transatlantic voyages between Oslo and New York were made with the following Ocean Liners: Kristianiafjord, Bergensfjord, Oslofjord and Stavangerfjord during the period covered by the Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives.
Daily Menus
SS Bergensfjord - 1 September 1936
Vintage Third Class Daily Bill of Fare Card from 1 September 1936 on board the SS Bergensfjord of the Norwegian-America Line featured Oatmeal for Breakfast, Potage Marie Louise for Dinner, and Ragout of Veal with Vegetables for Supper. The reverse side was the Bill of Fare in Norwegian..
SS Bergensfjord - 4 September 1936
Vintage Daily Bill of Fare Card from 4 September 1936 on board the SS Bergensfjord of the Norwegian American Line featured Oatmeal for Breakfast, Fried Mackerel for Dinner, and Mutton with Cabbage for Supper. The reverse side was the Bill of Fare in Norwegian..
SS Bergensfjord - 5 September 1936
Vintage Daily Bill of Fare from 5 September 1936 on board the SS Bergensfjord of the Norwegian-America Line featuredOatmeal and Boiled Eggs for Breakfast, and Corned Beef Hash for the Luncheon. Dinner for this date was a special Farewell Dinner Menu.
Dinner Menus
SS Bergensfjord - 5 September 1936
Vintage Third Class Dinner Bill of Fare from 5 September 1936 on board the SS Bergensfjord of the Norwegian-America Line featured Baked Filet of Fish with Tomatoe Sauce, Roast Goose with Red Cabbage, and Crocan Ice Cream with Crackers for dessert.
SS Bergensfjord - 17 September 1938
Vintage Dinner Bill of Fare Card from 17 September 1938 on board the SS Bergensfjord of the Norwegian-America Line featured Filet of Flounder sauce Mousseline, Roast Grouse with Cream Sauce, and Petit Fours for dessert.
SS Stavangerfjord - 30 September 1950
A Setesdal, Norway Folk Costume adornes the cover of this Vintage First Class Dinner Bill of Fare from 30 September 1950 on board the SS Stavangerfjord of the Norwegian-America Line featured Boiled Redfish with Egg-butter, Roast Leg of Reindeer with Cream sauce, and Vanilla pudding for dessert. The Bill of Fare was published in Norwegian and English.
SS Stavangerfjord - 21 July 1953
Vintage Farewell Dinner Bill of Fare from 21 July 1953 on board the SS Stavangerfjord of the Norwegian-America Line featured Boiled Norwegian Salmon Parsley Butter, Roast Ptarmigan Cream Sauce Compote, and Pyramide Cake for dessert. The Cover included autographs from fellow passengers.
Luncheon Menus
SS Bergensfjord - 29 July 1929
Vintage Cabin Luncheon Bill of Fare from 29 July 1929 on board the SS Bergensfjord of the Norwegian-America Line featured Hungarian Goulasch, Consommé Macédoine, and Gâteau Mille-feuille for dessert.
SS Bergensfjord - 10 September 1938
Vintage Tourist Class Luncheon Bill of Fare from 10 September 1938 on board the SS Bergensfjord of the Norwegian-America Line featured Fried Mackerel with Brown Butter, Omelet Florentine, and French Apple Cake for dessert.
SS Bergensfjord - 11 September 1938
Vintage Tourist Class Luncheon Bill of Fare from 11 September 1938 on board the SS Bergensfjord of the Norwegian-America Line featured Fried Pale Fish with brown Butter, Veal Cutlet with Vegetables, and Tartlet Jamaica for dessert.
SS Bergensfjord - 17 September 1938
Vintage Tourist Class Luncheon Bill of Fare from 17 September 1938 on board the SS Bergensfjord of the Norwegian American Line featured Norwegian Sausage, Fried Trout with brown Butter, and Fyrste Cake for dessert.
Vintage Menus from the GG Archives collection are representative of the menus, typically printed on board each steamship during the voyage onto a blank pre-printed graphic cover. The bill of fares was intended as souvenirs of the journey and provided to each passenger for that class (First, Second, Third, Tourist, etc.). Many survive today as delightful displays of gourmet meals served in elegant dining saloons on the ocean liners of yesteryear.
