The Oceania Cruises Culinary Center
For those enthusiasts seeking enlightenment beyond that found in a library or a lecture, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises offer the only custom-designed and truly hands-on cooking schools at sea.
At the Culinary Center, you will learn how to prepare a variety of exquisite dishes at your own fully equipped workstation in a state-of-the-art teaching kitchen. Master Chefs from around the world offer guidance and inspiration to fine-tune your techniques, but you will actually prepare the dishes yourself. It’s the ultimate way to learn and truly absorb every step of each recipe, especially since at select ports you may accompany the instructor chefs while shopping for fresh ingredients ashore at local markets on our exclusive Culinary Discovery Tours™.
For fans of the hit TV show Top Chef, Celebrity offers the opportunity for some one-on-one time with the chefs, a who's who of Top Chef cheftestants to partake in this year'sTop Chef Signature Sailing.
Celebrity Cruises and Bravo have extended their Top Chef at Sea partnership through 2017. And their Top Chef Signature Sailing will set sail this December on the Celebrity Silhouette. Guests will be able to ring in the New Year during a 9-night Eastern Caribbean holiday getaway.
For all of our Cruising with the Chefs offerings on Oceania CLICK HERE, For Regent Seven Seas Cruises -CLICK HEREor use our "cruise search" tool to search for your dream vacation on the Oceania Riviera or Oceania Marina or Regent Explorer
THE MOST SOPHISTICATED AND ELEGANT SHIPS
TO DEBUT IN THE PAST 50 YEARS
The chefs starring on Cruising with the Chefs luxury culinary cruises work closely with the culinary teams aboard Oceania’s Marina and Riviera ships. The Oceania culinary staff, directed by legendary chef, Jacques Pepin, are pioneers of the culinary cruise trend, and personally sleuth the best markets, vineyards, villages and restaurants for their foodie guests, many not normally visited by the general public.
Sister ships Marina and Riviera are the most elegant and sophisticated ships to debut in the past 50 years. Designer touches are everywhere, from the magnificent Lalique Grand Staircase and stunning Owner’s Suites furnished in Ralph Lauren Home, and are showcases of the finest residential design and furnishings.
Comfortably mid-size, Marina and Riviera retain the same warmth and charm of their acclaimed consorts Regatta, Insignia and Nautica. While the country club casual ambiance and level of personalized service remain the same, they offer even more choice and some enticing new amenities. As the first ships designed for lovers of fine dining and travel experiences, Marina and Riviera offer guests multiple dining venues, of which six are open-seating gourmet restaurants with no surcharge. La Reserve by Wine Spectator offers enlightening wine and food pairings. The new Bon Appétit Culinary Center is the only Bon Appetit-endorsed, hands-on cooking school at sea. Artists-in-residence teach fine arts in Artists Loft, an enrichment center. For specialty coffees and snacks, there is Baristas Coffee Bar. Intimate lounges abound. Accommodations in every category are incredibly spacious, especially with regard to the lavish bathrooms.
Yet remarkably, with so many additions, the onboard ambiance and experience remains comfortably familiar. With Marina and Riviera, Oceania retains everything guests adore about its ships and raised the bar ever higher.
