While on our Alaska cruise last month, we ran into many lovely iterations of the classic dessert: Baked Alaska.

Here’s Master Chef Rudi’s “Hats Off” Dessert–the chocolate-and-cherry-ice-cream-filled Baked Alaska we enjoyed during the Signature Master Chef’s Dinner on Holland America Line’s M.S. Veendam. We all donned tall chef’s hats while the serving staff paraded around the dining room clanking pots and pans, tossing bread onto our bread plates, and serving up generous portions of this luscious dessert.

It was a fun experience, with serious food that included such options as Lobster Bisque, Oxtail en Croûte, Duck Breast à l’Orange, and Wild Mushroom Strudel.