Silversea will feature entertaining Relais & Chateaux cooking schools at sea on twenty voyages in 2012.
This innovative program is yet another complimentary activity available to guests on Silversea’s intimate, ultra-luxury cruise ships. Guests can participate in hands-on classes from Silversea’s culinary trainer David Bisland, a former instructor at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in London.
There will be culinary demonstrations with wine pairings, presentations on sauce preparation, knife skills, baking techniques and a variety of regional recipe preparations. The program has been developed in conjunction with Jacques Thorel, the owner of L’Auberge Bretonne and a consulting Grand Chef Relais & Chateaux
Also offered on several voyages will be Market to Plate experiences, providing an escorted tour to a local market, followed by an entertaining cooking class and an escorted excursion to a local restaurant or hotel for a unique culinary experience.
Each L’Ecole des Chefs cruise will reflect the region the ship visits.
In Asia an 11day Silver Shadow sailing on 25 April from Tokyo to Shanghai will call at Hiroshima, Busan, Jeju, Dalian and Tianjin (Beijing). Silver Savings fares start from AU$6930 per person double occupancy.
In Northern Europe, Silver Cloud departs Copenhagen for London on 10 July visiting Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn, Stockholm, Riga, Warnemunde, Hamburg and Amsterdam. Silver Savings fares start from AU$7670 per person double occupancy.
In South America a 7 day sailing on the flagship Silver Spirit from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro is priced fromAU$3964.
Silversea will also offer L’Ecole des Chefs cruises in the Caribbean aboard Silver Whisper and a September transoceanic sailing on Silver Shadow from Vancouver to Tokyo.
For full details on Culinary Cruising opportunities www.silversea.com
For more information please contact Silversea Cruises on +61 2 9255 0600 or toll free 1300 306 872 (Australia) or 0800 701 427 (New Zealand), or visit www.silversea.com
Silversea Cruises is recognised as an innovator in the luxury cruise line industry, offering guests large-ship amenities aboard its intimate vessels, Silver Cloud, Silver Wind, Silver Shadow, Silver Whisper and the new Silver Spirit, all designed to offer an atmosphere of conviviality and casual elegance. With the inclusion of the regal expedition ship Silver Explorer, Silversea Cruises’ itineraries encompass all seven continents and feature worldwide luxury cruises to the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Asia, Caribbean, Antarctica and the Arctic and over 450 fascinating destinations in between.
In the U.S., Silversea has been voted "World's Best" by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler (nine times) and Travel + Leisure (seven times), and rated Number-One luxury cruise line by high-net-worth consumers in the 2008 Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI). International awards include "Best Innovation in Products and Services" from the Italian Innovazione Marketing Oggi Awards (2009); "World's Leading Small Ships Cruise Line" from World Travel Awards (2009); "Five Star Diamond Award" from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (2010); "Number One" small-ship line in the Readers' Choice survey conducted by Britain's Condé Nast Traveller magazine (2010); "Best Luxury Cruise Line" Excellence Award by Spain's Cruise News Media Group (2009); "Best Luxury Cruise Line" by Australia's Luxury Travel & Style Magazine (2011) and Cruise Passenger (2010); and "Best Luxury Cruise Operator" according to Travel Weekly China (2010).
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