Experience world-class cuisines with Gourmet voyages onboard the MSC Cruises
This winter, MSC Cruises will be serving guests world-class cuisine prepared to perfection by specially-invited celebrity chefs from Spain, Italy, France, the United Kingdom and Germany. Guests can choose from five delicious cruises, each designed to offer a true gourmet voyage of discovery, beginning with MSC Fantasia on November 27, 2011, continuing with MSC Splendida on January and February 2012 and finishing with MSC Lirica in June 2010. Among the line-up of celebrity chefs are:
On board the MSC Fantasia, cruising from November 27- December 8, 2011, guests can indulge in some of the finest Spanish cuisine with two-time Michelin Star winner Paco Roncero at the helm. A specialist master of the different textures and flavors of olive oil, Chef Roncero is a leader of the molecular gastronomy movement.
The MSC Splendida, cruising from January 7-14, 2012 will see Chef Mauro Uliassi from Italy welcome lovers of fine food and wine with authentic flavors from his home. With two Michelin Stars under his apron, this master of fish is the co-owner of Uliassi in his hometown, Senigallia.
The second itinerary on the MSC Splendida, cruising from January 28- February 4, 2012 will see Chef Gilles Epié joins MSC Cruises from France. Awarded a Michelin star at the age of 22, Epié has seasoned his career with a 10-year tenure in the United States and will be delighting MSC guests with the acclaimed fusion of French and New World cuisines that can also be found at Epié’s restaurant in Paris, Citrus Etoile.
On the MSC Splendida cruising from February 4-11, 2012, celebrity Chef Antony Worrall Thompson from the UK, known for his stint on “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here” will come on board. Always at the forefront of food and health trends, Thompson’s latest book, The Essential Low Fat Cookbook: Good Healthy Eating for Everyday, highlights deliciously healthy dishes and will be offered aboard MSC Splendida. The recipe for his flavorful career includes his first restaurant, Ménage à Trois, which was a favorite of the late Princess Diana.
The MSC Lirica, cruising from June 1-12, 2012 will have German celebrity chef Kolja Kleeberg for several nights in succession, making the cruise from Hamburg to Amsterdam an experience to savor. Chef Kolja’s well known restaurant, VAU in Berlin, serving gastronomic creations won him a Michelin star and 17 points in the Gault Millau Guide within a year.