El Duero Restaurant located on deck 4 of the "Sovereing" of Pullmantur... has a total of 1968 m2 with a capacity for 737 people... when with an exceptional gastronomic offer made by the most famous chefs

Going on vacation is much more than traveling. It is to enjoy, discover new corners, rest, relax and, of course, eat well. Gastronomy is a highly valued factor in any trip, so cruise companies are increasingly competitive in this regard. On board their ships, they offer passengers the best culinary experiences that record unforgettable memories of the cruise in their memory.

The companies propose different alternatives for all tastes, from Michelin star menus and restaurants with the best chefs in the world to cooking schools and high seas competitions. In addition, to make the gastronomic experience even more complete, the cruises also bet on activities related to the ethnology and the production of artisan beer.

Pullmantur Cruises: Culinary Excellence with Paco Roncero

This 2018 Pullmantur Cruises again collaborates with Paco Roncero, the prestigious chef with 2 Michelin Stars, in the development and implementation of his gastronomic proposal where the Mediterranean diet is the central axis. Roncero, along with the on-board chefs team and its kitchen team, have produced a full of flavors to taste all the delights based on traditional Spanish cuisine, with an innovative and avant-garde touch. This year, in addition to the letter with the usual dishes, there are also daily suggestions from the chef so that every day you can enjoy different elaborations. Another novelty presented by this company is a gluten-free, lactose-free food letter that fits the needs of celiacs and lactose intolerants. In order for the guest to enjoy the gastronomy on board with full guarantee, he must only communicate it at the time of the booking of the trip.

Bruno Barbieri a record of many carats of Costa Cruises

Costa Cruises: Michelin Star Menu

Bruno Barbieri, one of the most popular Italian chefs, has designed a menu for all the ships of Costa Cruises. With 7 Michelin stars throughout his career, Barbieri wanted to tell the history of Italy through his dishes so that passengers also travel through his palate. This collaboration shows the importance that the shipping company attaches to the excellence of Italian products, not only in order to provide the most delicious gastronomy to its passengers but also to offer a unique experience. In addition, Costa Crucieros has established a cooperation agreement with the prestigious Italian hotel school of Villa Figoli in Arenzano (province of Genoa) and has created Scuole di Mestiere, a project to provide on-board staff with specific training at the highest level, including workshops and masters organized in collaboration with the most important companies in the Italian gastronomic sector.

MSC Cruises: Sabore the star dishes of chef Ramón Freixa

MSC Cruises has announced a new association with Spanish chef Ramón Freixa, awarded with two Michelin stars. Freixa, which embodies the excellence of Spanish cuisine with its innovative and modern style, will work with the team of prestigious MSC Cruises chefs, to which it will offer a detailed and interactive training to convey their skills and experience so that they can recreate their star dishes with the highest level of quality. In addition, this shipping company also plans to present a gastronomic cruise for gourmets from all over the world who want to enjoy the best gastronomic experience and travel. Another proposal to enjoy on board is the MSC Masterchef at Sea, a collaboration with the TV program producer where passengers can participate in this famous competition during the cruise. Kitchen lovers have the opportunity to demonstrate their talent and culinary skills in a competition in front of other travelers.

Royal Caribbean: Discover a world of new flavors

The company has more than 20 specialized restaurants that serve the products of each continent by the hand of renowned chefs. Among them is the first restaurant in the sea of Britain's most famous chef Jamie's Oliver, known as Jamie's Italian. In addition, Royal Caribbean ships offer a wide selection of restaurants that allow you to enjoy your gastronomy throughout the day, including the Windjammer Marketplace. It is a global gastronomic pavilion that invites guests to explore the world dish by dish, through tempting food islands, interactive stations, custom-made specialties, a bakery worker and a 24-hour service area called The Grill.

Norwegian renews its gastronomic menus

Norwegian Cruise Line: Share table with the best enologists

As part of the commitment to high gastronomy, Norwegian Cruise Line presents an innovative ethnic experience, the Meet the Winemaker Cruises program. This initiative allows guests to enjoy a dinner with renowned wine industry characters on board the Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Dawn ships and to participate in an open debate to get to know the experts more closely. These meetings, baptized as the Winemaker Dinner Series dinners, are held in the well-known wine library of the The Cellars line. To enjoy a more intimate experience, passengers will be able to participate in an interactive wine tasting and an educational seminar that will provide the winegrowing. In addition, the most gourmet will have the opportunity to attend a five-course dinner with pairing organized by experts from the sector.

CroisiEurope: French Gastronomy and European elegance

Sail the rivers of Europe on board a true French restaurant. CroisiEurope offers a gastronomic cruise on the Rhine where passengers will be able to meet chefs Estrella of French cuisine like Marc Haeberlin or receive the visit of experts such as Serge Dubs, one of the best Sommeliers in the world. This company also proposes to embark on an oenological cruise through the Rhone and the Saona. During the course of the tour you will visit the Bordeaux vineyards of Meursault, Volnay and Pommard in the region of Chalon-sur- Saône and offer different wine tasting.

Carnival Cruise Lines: Handmade Beer on board

Did you know there's a line of cruises that has a brewery on board? Carnival Cruise Lines has been associated with Concrete Beach brewery and manufactures its own artisan beer, under the supervision of a brewery master. This company offers you the opportunity to visit a brewery and make a tasting on the high seas of 3 authentic exclusive beers for cruises: ThirstyFrog Port Hoppin IPA, an aromatic mixture of flowers, with touches of passion and citrus fruit; ThistyFrog Caribbean Wheat, an unfiltered wheat beer with orange and spice flavors and ThistyFrog Java Stout a traditional black, rich and creamy beer with coffee touches. As a novelty of this year, from April, four more artisan beers will be offered on board the new ship Carnival Horizon.

The Culinary Center, driven by Oceania Cruises

Oceania Cruises: Learn how to cook by traveling

The Culinary Center, driven by Oceania Cruises, is the first cooking school with workshops at sea. Passengers learn, from the hands of teachers of the kitchen, to prepare a wide variety of exquisite dishes in their own fully equipped work space. In addition, the Culinary Discovery Tours also learn techniques in local cooking classes and buy products and ingredients in exotic markets. Land excursions also include special visits, accompanied by chefs, such as a winery in Madeira or a fish market in Tallinn.

Holland America, Crystal Cruises and Seabourn: World-class Chefs

The Holland America shipping company combines the experience, passion and creativity of five famous world-class chefs to create the Culinary Council. On board its ships, each of the executive chefs is a member of the prestigious Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, an international society of gastronomy and wines. The result of the combination of the talented Culinary Council and the chefs on board? A culinary delight. Crystal Cruises also offers a renowned gastronomy on board its ships, by the famous Japanese chef Nobu Matsuhisa, running the Silk Road restaurant, and the Italian Piero Selvaggio in charge of the Prego restaurant. In addition, this company has the largest winery in the world on the high seas, the so-called Vintage Room. Another company that has taken your kitchen to another level is the Seabourn luxury yacht shipping. With dishes inspired by the chef with Michelín Thomas Keller stars, it has contributed to making on-board gastronomy a unique experience.