Oceania has unveiled food themed cruises hosted by renowned chefs and TV celebrities to explore popular cruising destinations in the Mediterranean and Alaska in 2025 at up to 30 per cent discounted fares.
Guests will also be able to go on exclusive hosted shore excursions, participate in cooking classes and specially curated dinner menus with celebrity chefs.
“Our 2025 Specialty Cruises continue to raise the bar even higher,” said Frank A. Del Rio, president of the line. “These voyages are a celebration of our commitment to creating one-of-the-kind travel experience, offering an unparralled fusion of culinary and cultural offerings for our guests.”
Top names include chef Claudine Pepin, Best New Chef Aisha Ibrahim and the line’s culinary directors Alex Quaretti and Eric Barale.
Highlights of Oceania’s 2025 Specialty Cruises
The 14-day sailing from Barcelona to Dublin onboard Sirena departing 20 May 2025 will be hosted by cookbook writer and chef Claudine Pepin with special cooking classes and a Chef’s Market dinner. She will also accompany guests on select shore excursions.
In addition, guests will have the option to include overnight stays in two cities renowned for incredible food and wine, Seville and Bordeaux.
Prices start from $6660pp – a discount of $2000 pp – for an inside stateroom.
There’s a 9-day sailing from Barcelona to Athens onboard Marina departing on 26 May 2025 will be hosted by author and tv personality Sara Moulton. Guests can look forward to cooking demonstrations where they can savour her signature dishes. She will also accompany guests on select shore excursions. The cruise will sail to Malta, Greece, Turkey and overnight in Istanbul. Prices start from $4380pp – down $2000pp – for an inside stateroom.
A 10-day sailing onboard Riviera from Seattle to Seattle departing on 18 August 2025 will see chef Aisha Ibrahim as the host. There will be special cooking demonstrations with wine pairings to experience epicurean discoveries at sea and on land. Guests will immerse themselves in food-focused shore excursions. The Alaskan cruise will call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and British Columbia. Prices start from $5770 pp – down $2000pp – for an inside stateroom.
The 12-day sailing onboard Vista departing Barcelona to Istanbul on 14 September will be hosted by resident master chefs Alex Quaretti and Eric Barale. This voyage promises to be ultimate epicurean adventure for food aficionados. There will be cooking demonstrations, destination focused dinners at the Terrace Café, culinary panel discussions and the line’s legendary gala brunch.
The sailing will visit Nice, Tuscany, Santorini and Greece with prices starting at $7950pp – down $2000pp – for a French Veranda stateroom.
