This ship from Crystal Cruises has an impressive main restaurant that rarely repeats a menu, along with specialty spots such as Prego, featuring dishes from Valentino — Piero Selvaggio’s Los Angeles and Las Vegas restaurant — and Silk Road, offering sushi from Nobu-trained chefs.
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This is Norwegian Cruise Line’s “party” ship, designed to feel like a Las Vegas casino. And, like any great casino, it has several hot dining spots — more than a dozen in fact. At Teppanyaki, diners sit around a large bibachi grill and watch a chef put on a show while making great steaks and seafood. For serious carnivores, there is the Moderno Churrascaria where you can enjoy almost endless samples of barbecued meats carved tableside. And then there is the magical Spiegel Tent where guests enjoy a fixed menu of salad, chicken or steak and dessert, along with Cirque de Soleil-type entertainment.
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This is Princess Cruises’ newest ship and it features several impressive restaurants such as Sabatini’s, known for Tuscan-style dishes and great seafood; Alfredo’s Pizzeria; the Ocean Terrace Seafood Bar; and Crown Grill — a steakhouse in a theater-like room.
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When you step into the main dining room of this Celebrity Cruises ship and realize it’s two stories high, you know you’re in for an incredible culinary experience. There are specialty restaurants such as Café al Bacio & Gelateria serving up homemade gelato; Qsine where you order off an iPad and the Lawn Club Grill where you grill your own steak.
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Silversea’s luxurious Silver Spirit has a diverse selection of dining establishments and each is an experience. There is Le Champagne, a wine restaurant where you’ll enjoy fine wines paired with a set tasting menu; the Asian fusion Seishin Restaurant where you’ll dine on Kobe beef and spider lobster; and Stars Supper Club where you enjoy regional dishes in an elegant art deco-inspired room.
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This Royal Caribbean Cruise ship has a whopping 25 dining establishments. That’s far too many to detail here but some standout options are 150 Central Park, serving six-course menus of locally-sourced cuisine; Portofino serving up delicious antipasto, tiramisu and other classic Italian favorites; Seafood Shack that lives up to its name with delicious crab cakes, coconut shrimp and fresh-off-the-hook fish; and the Cupcake Cupboard — a gourmet cupcake shop.
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Seabourn is a member of Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, a highly respected gastronomic society. Every one of its many restaurants has earned honors. Some of the Seabourn Legend standout dining options include Sky Grill, where you’ll dine al fresco on steak and lobster. Another option, The Restaurant, offers an expansive menu with cuisine from around the world. The patio grill offers poolside grilled specialties, salads, sides and fresh-baked pizza.
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This Holland America Line ship has great food on board, but the real culinary treat comes from port stops at Australia’s Kangaroo Island. Guests take tours of a honey farm, a sheep dairy and a eucalyptus oil distillery. There are plenty of tastings.
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On this Holland-to-Romania tour, the ship stops at nine countries where there are several food-centric activities, including a strudel-making class in Austria and genever tasting in Holland. Genever is Dutch for juniper, but more importantly, in this context it means gin.
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The consulting chef on this new Paul Gauguin Cruises ship is Jean-Pierre Vigato, who holds two Michelin stars for his Paris restaurant Apicius. So, naturally, the onboard food is phenomenal. This is another cruise that makes a lot of great food stops. Because it’s a small ship, it can stop at several incredible wineries that larger ships can’t access, where great vintages are paired with tasting menus. The Tere Moana was built in France and is registered in the Bahamas.
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