Celebrity Chefs Culinary Cruises

With so many enticing attractions on board a cruise ship today, it can be difficult deciding which cruise line to pick. In the past couple of years however, more cruise lines such as P&O, Crystal and MSC Cruises seem to be raising the bar a little bit higher than most, with the latest trend emerging of introducing a menu created by a celebrity chef…

Paul Rankin

Paul Rankin is the newest celebrity chef to team up with MSC Cruises to showcase his incredible menus. The celebrity chef joined MSC Splendida in February to create guests a host of sumptuous dishes that they were certain never to forget. The chef gave an insight into how he creates his menus with a set of cooking demonstrations and included in the line-up Rankin prepared delicacies such as Escalope of Salmon, Duck steak au poivre and apple tarte tatin. 

Marco Pierre White

The youngest chef in Britain ever to win three Michelin stars, Marco Pierre White is quite the celebrity aboard P&O. His carefully crafted menus can be found in a variety of venues aboard P&O’s impressive fleet. The White Room on the Ventura is where you can find a taste for his Mediterranean dishes, if French cuisine tickles your fancy then Aurora’s Café Bordeaux offers just that, contemporary British menus are found in the Ocean Grill and Italian inspired dishes have been created for Café Jardin on board Adonia. 

Nobu Matsuhia

This talented Japanese chef uses his expertise to create the menus for Silk Road and the Sushi Bar aboard the Crystal Fleet. Not only are his Japanese-Peruvian inspired flavours found on board, but the chef has announced that he will be stepping on the Crystal Serenity this May to personally prepare the dishes in his restaurants and he will also be showing guests exactly how he creates his menus with fascinating cooking demonstrations. 

Atul Kochhar

Another Michelin starred chef sailing with P&O, Atul Kochhar’s incredible menu can be found aboard the Azura. Famous for creating Indian cuisine with a modern British twist, this chef is proud to call the select dining restaurant Sindhu, his home. A small slice of the dishes that you can expect to find include tikka masala, slow-cooked lamb or Tandoori chicken, to offer guests an array of choice when it comes to his menu. 

Jacques Pepin

This talented chef’s signature dishes can be found in array of speciality dining venues aboard Oceania Cruises. Working closely with the team of Oceania’s chefs, Pepin creates revolutionary menus to tempt and satisfy. The Master Chef even has a restaurant on board the Marina named after himself in which you can find mouth-watering French inspired dishes including his speciality; pumpkin soup a l’Anglaise served in a pumpkin shell and free-range chicken cooked on a rotisserie.