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Oceania
Cruises’ Riviera will offer 10 dining venues when it launches in April 2012.
Purposely built for epicureans, the 1,250-passenger ship will offer Continental
cuisine, as well as Asian fusion and American favorites. The ship will offer
open-seating gourmet restaurants, two private-dining venues and two casual
eateries. While décor of each is different, they also will feature wood, marble
and granite, as well as wool carpets and leather. The Grand Dining Room will offer a six-course menu in a setting reminiscent of a grand European hotel. Menus include Continental and American dishes, plus spa cuisine from Canyon Ranch. The Grand Dining Room will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Toscana will feature three illuminated, etched-glass panels and Italian specialties, many of them family recipes handed down from Oceania Cruises’ staff and crew. It will be open for dinner, and reservations are suggested. The Polo Grill will serve cuts of prime, dry-aged beef, as well as chops and fresh seafood. It will be open for dinner, with reservations suggested. Jacques by Chef Jacques Pépin will be a French bistro open for dinner, with reservations suggested. Red Ginger will serve Thai, Japanese and Vietnamese cuisine in a contemporary setting that features three Buddha statues carved from a single piece of backlit glass. It will be open for dinner, with reservations suggested. The Terrace Café will feature indoor and outdoor seating and buffets for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Waves will be a relaxed, open-air brasserie serving gourmet burgers, swordfish, chicken and other grilled items, as well as a salad bar and homemade ice cream bar. It will be open for lunch. Baristas coffee bar will adjoin the library and will serve Illy espresso and cappuccino, plus homemade biscotti and coffee cake. It will be open throughout the day. Two venues will be available for wine dinners and private dining. La Reserve by Wine Spectator will host tastings during the day and seven-course pairing dinners with premium wines selected in consultation with Wine Spectator editors. A charge for premium wines applies for tastings. Reservations are required. And Privée will be a 10-seat dining room with selections from the Polo Grill and Toscana menus. A room charge applies, and reservations are required. The Riviera also will feature a Bon Appétit Culinary Center, which will offers hands-on cooking classes with a changing curriculum. In select ports, guests will be able to accompany the chef to shore-side markets to purchase fresh, local ingredients, which they later will learn how to prepare in the culinary center. |
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