Celebrity Cruises Announces 2011 Chef Lineup

Celebrity Cruises guest chef theme cruise program, "Savor Your Destination," is serving up a roster filled with gifted culinarians who will participate this year, among them television personality chef Sara Moulton.

Celebrity created the program to give food and wine enthusiasts more ways to experience their trips. In 2011, Celebrity will present a total of 12 guest chef theme cruises on its award-winning Solstice Class ships. Each cruise will offer food-and-wine themed activities that complement Celebrity’s overall experience, emphasizing fine food and wine. Activities may include a meet-and-greet cocktail reception, guest chef-led cooking demonstrations highlighting techniques and ingredients, book signings, and a "Star Chefs" cook-off featuring an interactive cooking competition, complete with a special recipe booklet featuring the guest chef’s creations. For a fee, guests also can participate in hands-on cooking classes led by the guest chef in the ship’s galley, or enjoy an exclusive food-and-wine-pairing dinner designed and presented by the guest chef in either Murano or Tuscan Grille, two of the five specialty restaurants onboard.

Moulton will sail on Celebrity’s newest ship, Celebrity Eclipse, on March 26, on a seven night Eastern
Caribbean cruise sailing roundtrip from Miami, Florida. One of Food Network’s founding personalities, Moulton has hosted numerous cooking programs, including "Cooking Live," "Cooking Live Primetime," and "Sara’s Secrets."

A line-up of highly regarded chefs with unique approaches to their craft is in place for 2011. Additional "Savor Your Destination" guest chef theme cruises will be led by:

 

 

Chef Dean James Max of 3030 Ocean in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and five other restaurants, sailing on Celebrity Eclipse on March 12, 2011

Chef Timon Balloo of Sugarcane in Miami, sailing on Celebrity Equinox on April 1, 2011

Chef Govind Armstrong of 8 Oz. Burger Bar in Louisiana, Los Angeles, and Miami’s South Beach, sailing on Celebrity Equinox on April 11, 2011 \

Chef John Suley of Gotham Steak at Miami’s Fontainebleau Resort, sailing on Celebrity Equinox on April 22, 2011

Chef Angel Palacios of La Broche in Madrid, Spain, sailing on Celebrity Solstice on June 7, 2011

Chef Jordi Valles of The Ritz-Carlton in Cancun, Mexico, sailing on Celebrity Solstice on October 11, 2011

 

 

 The guest chefs for two additional "Savor Your Destination" theme cruises in 2011 – one on Celebrity Eclipse on December 10 and the other on Celebrity Equinox on December 12 – will be announced at a later date.

Two "Savor Your Destination" guest chef theme cruises have already taken place this year, featuring South Beach-based chefs Sean Brasel and Dena Marino.

Rates for the remaining 2011 "Savor Your Destination" guest chef theme cruises start at $699 per person.

This year, Celebrity is also offering five "Savor Your Destination" guest winemaker theme cruises as well as five "Guest Glass Artist" cruises highlighting The Hot Glass Show at The Lawn Club, an area featuring a lawn of real, growing grass on the top deck of its Solstice Class ships.

More information is available at
www.celebritycruises.com