Star Clippers to Feature Culinary Themed Sailings

Categories

 

Star Clippers to Feature Renowned Gourmet Chefs and Wine Experts on New Culinary Themed Sailings in Summer 2013

MIAMI (Feb. 27, 2013) -- Star Clippers is introducing a series of culinary-themed voyages aboard its three tall ships -- Royal Clipper, Star Clipper and Star Flyer -- for summer 2013 featuring some of Europe's top gourmet chefs and sommeliers.

During select sailings from May 5 to Oct. 26, 2013, guests will have the opportunity to take part in complimentary cooking demonstrations, wine tastings and culinary lectures. Each theme will reflect the region in which the ship is sailing. While in the Mediterranean guests can learn about cooking with lemons, capers and olives, and those sailing in the Baltic region can learn how to prepare German tapas or a traditional Swedish smörgåsbord.

"Star Clippers is all about creating unforgettable experiences for our guests, both ashore and on board our ships," said Mark Carlson, director of marketing for Star Clippers Americas. "By offering enriching culinary lectures and classes from celebrated international chefs, we make our sailings even more memorable."

Guest chefs featured on select Star Clippers summer 2013 sailings:

Chefs Timo Bobzin and Holgar Voelsch from Hamburg’s Pluto restaurant, along with Sommelier Thorsen Kühler, will demonstrate the art of making soused herring on a four-night Star Flyer Baltic cruise from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Hamburg, Germany, May 5.

Chef Marc Fosh from Simply Fosh Restaurant in Mallorca, Spain, will host culinary lectures on herbs and perfumes during Star Clipper’s five-night sailing from Monaco to Civitavecchia, May 18.

Chef Matthias Diether and Sommelier Gunnar Thietz, both from First Floor Palace, one of Berlin, Germany’s, finest gourmet restaurants, will conduct wine and chocolate themed lectures and culinary demonstrations during Royal Clipper’s seven-night sailing from Marseille, France, to Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, May 18.

Chef Martina Kömpel from the Lucas Carton restaurant in Paris and Sommelier Axel Biesler will conduct culinary demonstrations on making German tapas and gourmet open sandwiches on a Star Flyer sailing from Travemünde, Germany, to Stockholm, Sweden, May 19.

Chef Jörg Nöcker, from the Elb Lounge in Hamburg, Germany, assisted by Sommelier Lidwina Weh, will host culinary lectures on cooking with lemons, capers and olives during Star Clipper’s nine-night voyage from Civitavecchia to Athens, Greece, May 23.

Chef Stephan Bernard from the acclaimed Le Jardin de France restaurant and award-winning Sommelier Nathalie Lumpp will instruct guests on how to create a smörgåsbord during Star Flyer’s 10-night voyage sailing round-trip from Stockholm, May 25.

Chef Christian Loisl along with a top sommelier from the renowned French Champagne house Cattier will host culinary and wine demonstrations aboard Royal Clipper during the ship’s seven-night round-trip voyage from Civitavecchia, June 8.

Chef Sebastian Bartsch will instruct guests on the art of sharpening knives and how to make sushi during Star Flyer’s seven-night Stockholm to Travemünde voyage, July 27.

Chef Christian Loisl and Champagne Cattier’s Sommelier Philippe Bienvenu will host lectures about Champagne during Star Flyer’s seven-night Travemünde to Hamburg cruise, Aug. 18.

Chefs Timo Bobzin and Holgar Voelsch from Hamburg’s Pluto restaurant will be back on board to discuss wine and chocolate on a 10-night Star Flyer voyage from Ostend, Belgium, to Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 28.

Journalist Dagmar von Cramm from Cicero magazine and award-winning Sommelier Arno Steguweit will discuss Mediterranean cuisine during Star Clipper’s nine-night Athens to Civitavecchia cruise, Oct. 5.

Mama Lazzari, head chef at La Casa Lazzari in Lazio, Italy, will conduct cooking demonstrations on Ligurian cuisine during Star Clipper’s five-night Civitavecchia to Monaco voyage, Oct. 14.

Chef Volker Drkosch from the Michelin-starred Victorian Restaurant in Düsseldorf, Germany, will teach guests how to cook with olives and olive oil during Star Clipper’s seven-night sailing from Monaco to Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 19.


Star Clippers operates three of the world’s largest and tallest sailing vessels. Visiting ports often untouched by larger cruise ships and offering passengers the activities, amenities and atmosphere of a private yacht,

Star Clippers is recognized as one of the premier specialty cruise lines. The ships currently sail throughout the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Costa Rica and Northern Europe/Baltic.

 

For more information and to book one of these exciting cruises please contact Linda Kolanko at Cruise Planners - Cruise Pros Plus.  


940-453-8904 or 607-358-4193