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Dining

The best cruise lines for vegans and vegetarians

With new and expanded menus catering for vegetarians and even vegans, cruise lines are working hard to broaden their culinary appeal. Once the cruise buffet was the happy hunting ground of the carnivorous, with hunks […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 5 2018
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Best food cruises

Fine dining is now an integral part of cruising. Teresa Ooi takes a look at 10 of the cruise lines that do it best. Food glorious food. While orphans in the popular West End musical […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Nov 23 2017
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Ahoy foodies! Oceania is the cream of the crop

Oceania Cruises prides itself on its outstanding cuisine. Sally Macmillan taste-tested Insignia’s restaurants and cafes on a Mediterranean cruise to check how it measures up. It’s always reassuring to meet a chef who looks as […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 21 2017
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Best drinks package deals at sea

An updated version of this article for the 2018/19 season can be found here. Drinks package deals on cruises aren’t for everyone. But they certainly are a talking point. If you enjoy the occasional poolside […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 19 2017
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The best value specialty dining venues at sea

Can’t decide between the main dining room and that fancy celebrity restaurant? Both sound delicious – and one of them is free. Cruise cuisine has come a long way. And today, a look through what’s […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 19 2017
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Yin and Yang of Star Cuisine

Forget sweet and sour pork from your local Chinese restaurant, the Shanghai, Cantonese and Hong Kong cuisine served on SuperStar Virgo comes from Michelin-starred restaurants. Alycia Lim reports. For the past four years, Star Cruises […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 28 2017
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Britannia: Onboard magic with Marco Pierre White

Known as much for his fierce TV persona as for his groundbreaking cuisine, Marco Pierre White shares his love affair with onboard cuisine with Bernadette Chua. The original bad boy of cooking and the youngest […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 28 2017
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Best alcohol packages on cruise ships

Alcohol packages might help you save a bundle when you’re sailing on your next cruise. Cruise Passenger has found some of the best prices so you can get your bang for your buck whether you’ve […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 27 2017
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Dining

Best cuisine at sea? Yes please!

Oceania Cruises makes a bold claim in it’s advertising: “The finest cuisine at sea.” So a luncheon invitation to the Sirena, on her first visit to Sydney was not to be missed. The 684-passenger ship has […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Mar 7 2017
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The best Asian food on cruise ships

Cruise lines, once renowned for groaning buffet tables, are now turning to famous names in food to create innovative Asian dining experiences at sea. Dream Cruises Genting Hong Kong, one of the biggest players in […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Nov 25 2016
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