By
Alex Smith |
Oceania Cruises is to introduce new ‘Relaxed Yet Refined’ dining venues onboard its eight luxury ships.
New sushi and Indian cuisine offerings at Terrace Cafe and a revamped poolside lunch menu at Waves Grill will be added across its fleet.
The daily sushi station at Terrace Cafe will offer 45 new recipes created by Oceania Cruises newly appointed executive culinary directors, Chefs Alex Quaretti and Eric Barale, and their team. These will include two types of sashimi per day, two types of uramaki, three kinds of nigiri and a daily vegetarian option.
The new Indian Corner will operate once every cruise during dinner service and feature 15 Indian recipes.
“Our staff hail from every corner of the globe and being able to bring their knowledge and their experience to the table, literally, is a wonderful thing,” said Chef Alex. “Creating the new Indian dishes for Terrace Cafe is a perfect example of this; some of these recipes have been handed down through generations. It’s a privilege to be able to see them through a new lens and to bring them to new audiences. The butter chicken and the dhal are already proving to be popular choices with our guests.”
The revamped Waves Grill menu, meanwhile, now features more than 20 revised options, including a new selection of cold sandwiches, hot sandwiches and burgers. These include a signature Surf & Turf Wagyu burger; a wagyu beef patty with lobster medallions and truffle mayonnaise; and a Philly Cheesesteak hot sandwich with shredded sirloin steak, provolone, sauteed onion, bell peppers and mushrooms. All are now served with either French fried or sweet potato fries.
“At each of our relaxed yet refined venues, our guests can still savour the ritual and theatre of a dining experience,” said Chef Alex. “You can linger, relax, and enjoy. Guests are not rushed through, these are absolutely not ‘fast’ food options; it’s simply a different ambiance and setting.”
The culinary directors are also continuing to conduct a review of all menus across all of Oceania’s ships.
“We have so much going on ahead of the launch of Allura in just over a year,” said Chef Alex. “But there are exciting plans afoot for all our ships. We have new dishes to unveil in Red Ginger, our signature pan-Asian venue; there will be an expansion of Oceania Cruises’ exclusive wine pairing luncheon options; and a fresh look at the menus for the grande dame of the line’s dining venues, The Grand Dining Room.”