Cruising
March 2024
Mar 28, 2024Cruise Lines Elevate the Onboard Fine-Dining Experience
It’s been a long time since the food on cruise ships resembled the bland, uninspired fare that gave onboard dining a bad name. These days, cruise passengers can look forward to menus created by Michelin-starred chefs made with top-quality ingredients served in stunning spaces. Choices abound as well. In addition to elegant main dining rooms, cruise ships have created a huge array of specialty restaurants that focus not only on perfectly executed traditional European and North American dishes but flavors and experiences from around the globe as well. In fact, meals served aboard cruise vessels have gotten so good, they’re drawing passengers onto ships: According to a recent report by luxury travel planning network Virtuoso, advisors report after Europe (specifically Italy and France), the No. 2 dining destination for travelers is aboard an ocean or river cruise. “This shows how cruise lines have really stepped up their culinary game, with consulting chefs and new restaurants and making that a focal point,” said Misty Belles, vice president, Global Public Relations, Virtuoso.
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Feb 29, 2024Dedicated Golf Cruises Offer an Easy Way to Play the World’s Courses
All cruise companies offer an almost irresistible promise: Unpack once and visit multiple destinations, waking every morning in a different place. Many cruises give a nod to golf, featuring putting greens, simulators and golf outings. But only on a dedicated golf cruise can you get an itinerary where playing notable courses is the raison d’être, and you don’t have to touch your golf bag until the practice range or first tee. Tee times and transportation — even club cleaning — are taken care of.