Invite your loved ones or colleagues to a delicious Christmas buffet aboard one of our classic archipelago boats as it sails through the Gothenburg archipelago in wintertime. Our sumptuous Christmas buffet offers a plethora of traditional Christmas favourites such as herring varieties, a wide range of salmon, cold cuts, and warm specialities such as Jansson's Temptation and meatballs. A combination of Swedish classics, innovative dishes and our restaurateurs’ personal favourites. There are also plenty of vegetarian options. The Christmas buffet is served at different times - brunch, lunch and evening - you choose when suits you best. The Christmas buffet is available between 16 November and 22 December 2019. Book your places today for one of the most popular events of the year!
Evening cruise with classic Christmas buffet – M/S St Erik
Welcome to a delicious Christmas buffet aboard the turn of the 20th century ship, M/S St Erik. This is a dinner cruise featuring a classic Christmas buffet with live troubadour music accompaniment in the Gothenburg archipelago. In the dining room, we serve a sumptuous buffet of Christmas favourites. The buffet boasts everything from salmon and classic pickled herrings to homemade meatballs and fresh salads. Don't forget to leave space for the cheeses and irresistible sweet treats served on the dessert table. While you relish in the food, you can also enjoy the Christmas songs performed by the troubadour.
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Departures: Evening
Restaurateurs: Maxan Ylijärvi & Björn Tagesson
Evening cruise with classic Christmas buffet – M/S Göteborg
Aboard M/S Göteborg, you can enjoy a three-hour Christmas buffet cruise through the Gothenburg archipelago. It offers both a full Christmas buffet and live piano music. The evening begins with mulled wine mingle before you take your seats in the elegant dining room. Lotta Bäckström, the boat’s restaurateur, serves up a combination of traditional Christmas favourites and exciting new dishes. Saffron-poached pears, blueberry herring, smoked salmon and green pepper served with orange and chives cream, and herb-braised Christmas ham are just some of the dishes you can expect on the buffet table. Of course, we also offer a delightful dessert buffet with cheeses, pastries and Christmas sweet treats.
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Departures: Evening
Restaurateur: Lotta Bäckström
Lunch cruise with Christmas buffet aboard the M/S St Erik
Get in the Christmas spirit with a delicious Christmas lunch in the Gothenburg archipelago aboard the turn of the 20th century ship, M/S St Erik. In the beautifully preserved dining room, we serve a sumptuous Christmas buffet. Here you'll find everything from classic Christmas dishes such as Jansson's Temptation, ribs and cold cuts to innovative vegetarian options. Remember to save some space for dessert that includes homemade chocolate truffles, risalamande, almond cake with white chocolate, and a wide variety of Christmas sweet treats.
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Departures: Lunch
Restaurateurs: Maxan Ylijärvi & Björn Tagesson
Enjoy an Advent brunch at sea
A new take on our Christmas buffet – enjoy a wonderful Advent brunch in the Gothenburg archipelago. Every Saturday and Sunday in December, M/S Göteborg sets sail for a three-hour long Advent brunch. Restaurateur Lotta Bäckström serves a sumptuous Christmas buffet featuring both traditional dishes and exciting twists on Christmas food. The buffet offers everything from herring with chives, smoked salmon with fennel crudité with lemon dressing, Hilmagott's salmon tartar in Christmas style, to beetroot salad with persimmon and honey-roasted almonds topped with goat cheese.
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Departures: Brunch
Restaurateur: Lotta Bäckström
Boat sightseeing to the Liseberg Christmas Market
Take a Paddan boat to the Liseberg Christmas Market Let the journey to the Liseberg Christmas Market be an experience in itself. And it all begins on the quay with mulled wine and ginger snaps by the fire. During the boat tour, the guide will present the various sites as they pass by. Upon arrival at the Liseberg Christmas Market, you can visit Santa's workshop or why not go and see the ice show?
KRAV-certified restaurant boats
All our restaurant boats are KRAV certified and the food ingredients are sourced with great care with respect to the environment. We only serve Fairtrade and eco-labelled coffee and tea, and we never serve fish that is red-labeled in the WWF fish guide.
Our Christmas buffet cruises depart from Lilla Bommen
Strömma Kanalbolaget’s Christmas buffet cruises in the Gothenburg archipelago depart from the Lilla Bommen guest harbour, located on the Göta Älv river. The harbour is just a short walk from Gothenburg’s Nordstan shopping centre.
Address: Lilla Bommen, SE-411 04 Gothenburg, Sweden
