5 Exotic Cruise Ships with Five-Star Dining

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 23:36 IST
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Bangalore: Major cruise lines these days have various programs and age-appropriate fun activities catering to everyone from toddlers to adults. But the best offers passengers can get are the ones that please their taste buds. The best cruises have now joined hands with celebrity chefs, honored cooking schools and iconic food magazines. Chefs obsess over prime ingredients, latest development and sense of place. A number of these bistros are as quality driven and progressive as the creme de la creme on terra firma and the ship that once sailed on classics like vegetables stifled in hollandaise seems to be long gone. So next time you mull over a bon voyage, consider these cruises that won't want you to go ashore. Crystal Serenity
Known quite simply as the very best cruise ship in the world, the Crystal Serenity is the first luxury line to combine forces with superstar chefs and restaurateurs, assures top notch dining from stern to bow. The European inspired cafe and the main restaurant - Crystal Dining Room- nails elaborate provisions while seldom repeating menus. Prego serves dishes from Valentino Los Angeles' and Vegas' revered Italian eatery by Piero Selvaggio. The Silk Road and the Sushi Bar, where Nobu-trained chefs turn out tuna tataki and miso black cod are perfect and take you on a tour to gastronomic heaven. The Vintage Room hosts dinners that are over-the-top feasts, with rare bottles like 1959 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild. But even the straightforward easy food at relaxed venues stand out: Croissants evoke France, Kobe burgers drip juice, and house-barbequed duck quesadillas are smoldering. Stick out from the crowd with classes with an Italian aristocratic noble, or explore terroir in Europe. The cruises costs range from $4045 to $9975 per person, double occupancy.

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