Seven Seas Grandeur

Our distinctive Gourmet Explorer Tours, offered exclusively aboard Seven Seas Explorer, allows guests the unique opportunity to experience the culinary culture of the world’s most delicious destinations. From savouring the authentic flavours of a region to learning new techniques in local cooking classes, guests can choose from a variety of optional tours that take them to local markets to find exotic spices, sample delicious wines at breathtaking estates and savor gourmet meals expertly prepared by renowned chefs. Due to their unique itineraries, Gourmet Explorer tours require a discounted, supplementary charge.

Step into a welcoming environment, reminiscent of the world’s distinguished culinary institutions in both layout and design, with workstations fully equipped with top-of-the-line induction cooktops, stainless steel sinks and a comprehensive collection of cooking essentials. Guests attending classes in the Culinary Arts Kitchen will receive highly individualised, hands-on instruction. The curriculum will appeal to a wide range of tastes and cater to all levels of aptitude, from beginner to experienced chefs.

Taste, learn and share with the Culinary Arts Kitchen and Regent Seven Seas Cruises®.

Please note: Classes vary by destination and voyage to view voyages and availability click here.

Join expert chefs in a state-of-the-art teaching kitchen on board Seven Seas GrandeurTM, Seven Seas Splendor® or Seven Seas Explorer®. Learn to prepare authentic local recipes, and savour the flavours of the regions you are visiting.

From Our Kitchen, To Yours

Executive Chef and Director of Culinary Enrichment, Kathryn Kelly, has travelled throughout the world, tasting and exploring the many different cuisines and the cultures that create them. Her experience and expertise make her a natural fit to develop the curriculum for the Culinary Arts Kitchen. Exclusively aboard Seven Seas Grandeur®, Seven Seas Splendor®, Seven Seas Explorer® and Seven Seas Prestige™.

The Culinary Arts Kitchen provides everything you need to elevate your culinary skills in a welcoming environment inspired by France's finest cooking schools. Designed with both style and functionality, the space features fully equipped workstations complete with top-of-the-line induction cooktops, stainless steel sinks, and a comprehensive collection of cooking essentials. Whether you're a novice in the kitchen or a seasoned chef, you'll enjoy highly personalised, hands-on instruction from expert instructors.

Culinary Classes Details

ARABESQUE

Based on the travels of Executive Chef Kelly in Morocco and Turkey, this cruise ship cooking class explores the trending culinary traditions and recipes of two ancient and revered cuisines. Learn the basics of tagine cookery and gain an appreciation for how the foods of these two great countries have influenced modern world gastronomy. Learn how to make nut milks and preserved lemons – prized in the Arabesque region and around the world. These cuisines are a favourite amongst our chefs, and the recipes are beyond delicious.

ANYTIME BRUNCH FAVOURITES

Whether celebrating the weekend with a group of friends, spending Sunday watching your favourite sports team or gathering the family for the holidays, brunch is always a great meal for casual, comforting and delicious dishes. Brunch is also a meal we want to host effortlessly, so our chefs have assembled their favorite crowd-pleasing recipes that make brunch a breeze to host. Not a meal to be served without spectacular drinks, this culinary class also features favourite mid-day libations.

BEYOND PATAGONIAN DELICIOUSNESS

The culinary world has its eyes on the cuisine of the Patagonia region. Regarded as the hot new cuisine, chefs have travelled to these remote parts to learn the secrets of Argentine grilling, as well as Chilean roasting and baking. Attend this cook-out class that features delicious and hearty dishes that you will definitely want to make at home to impress your friends. No meal in Patagonia is complete without wine, so a special focus will be made on sampling and pairing the region’s varietals.

BOUNTY OF THE SEA

Fish is something we often order when dining out, but rarely feel comfortable making at home. In this class technique-driven class, master the basics of fish cookery: sauté and grill, deep poach, shallow poach, curing, baking, and healthy pan fry. Your Chef Instructor shares personal tips for purchasing fish from your local fish monger and adding more variety to your favourite fish choices.

EPICURIAN SAFARI

Embark on a culinary safari around the diverse countries of Africa. Enjoy mastering dishes from Morocco, such as tagine and b’stilla. Then head south and learn the secrets of mouth-watering grilled meats from South Africa and Namibia. Like all great safaris, this adventure begins with a delicious and artisan-created gin and tonic.

FIESTA ON THE HIGH SEAS

If you love Mexican food, but are reluctant to cook it at home, then this class is for you! Taking inspiration from Spanish tapas, this class provides a robust menu for a tasty Mexican snacking party, including a lesson on how to make the perfect Mexican cocktails.

FRESH HEALTHY COMFORT KITCHEN

This class was designed in collaboration with Canyon Ranch® with a focus on healthy eating. Discover the secrets and methods for preparing foods that are flavourful, comforting, plentiful...and good for you. From ingredients to cooking methods, learn the many ways you can maintain a healthy kitchen — while serving fabulous food — at home.

LA TECHNIQUE FRANCAISE

As the cuisine against which all others are compared, this class is designed around the pillars of classic French culinary technique. Learn the difference between French bistro and haute cuisine as you explore the various regional cuisines of France. Steeped in the fundamentals this class focuses on classic techniques designed to elevate your kitchen skills at home. Sample two French wines and learn the art of pairing French food and wine.

MASTER OF FIRE, HEAT & GRILL

Mastering the skill of cooking with high heat — whether on a grill or in a sauté pan — is at the core of this popular cruise ship cooking class. From achieving the perfect sear marks on a rib eye to bringing forth the flavour-enhancing char of a grilled flatbread, your Chef Instructor teaches techniques for perfect high heat cooking every time. Also learn how to use a digital thermometer, achieving internal cooking temperatures and the pillars of perfect protein cookery.

MASTERING KNIFE SKILLS

Regent Seven Seas Cruises® partnered with Zwilling Company, the makers of the chef-favorite J.A. Henckels knives, to develop one of our top guest-requested classes: Mastering Knife Skills. You’ll get a chef’s look at a complete pantry of knives and enjoy the chance to try out a few chef knives to discover the best option for you. You’ll also learn how to sharpen and maintain this essential kitchen tool, practice various knife cuts and discover how to safely use the mandolin slicer. At the conclusion of your class, you’ll receive a special Knife Skills certificate along with a savings voucher for your favourite Zwilling Company knives.

MEDITERRANEAN MELODY

The Mediterranean is revered for its cuisine and this culinary class allows you to take a virtual trip around region, celebrating signature dishes of Greece, Israel, France, Spain, Italy, Turkey, and Morocco. Each class is a reflection of your Chef Instructor’s personal favourites from their years of tasting and travelling across the Mediterranean. Expand your food and wine repertoire as part of this enrichment programme.

NORTHERN LIGHTS

Our chefs have collected their favourite recipes from Finland, Iceland and Norway to create this class that matches culinary delights to the extraordinary sight of the Northern Lights. In recent years, the culinary world has followed these trending cuisines as many of the world’s most revered chefs fuse traditional recipes with innovative ingredients and cooking methods. A highlight of the class is our signature sparkling cocktail celebrating the auroras.

PASTA PASTA PASTA

This class is a celebration of the mouthwatering mainstay dish of Italian cuisine — pasta. Pasta is traditionally served for lunch or at dinner as the second course, or secondi, in most Italian homes. Learn the fundamentals of making this dish in a traditional way, from dry and fresh pasta to pasta cookery and favourite sauces, and impress your friends and family with this new skill when you return home.

PERFECTLY SAUCED & TOSSED

Most chefs will confess that the secret to finishing most dishes is the sauce — sometimes taking years to achieve. A perfectly executed sauce is as elemental to French cuisine as a great dressing is to a composed salad. This class focuses on the nuisances of sauces and emulsions, all while mastering some delicious dishes. If you have ever wanted to learn the secrets of the classic French pan sauce or understanding the magic of vinegars and extra virgin olive oil, then this is the class for you.

A TASTE OF SPAIN

For centuries, beginning with the migration of the Moors followed by the explorers returning to Spain from the New World, Spain has held court as the epicenter of the culinary universe. Modern Spanish chefs have transformed traditional dishes through molecular gastronomy while maintaining a reverence for traditional tapas and dishes like Valencian paella. Learn to enlighten your home kitchen with some of Spain’s signature dishes, wines and of course — the festive Sangria.

SIMPLE & ELEGANT DINNER PARTY

Our Chef Instructors are frequently asked about their personal favourite dishes that they enjoy making at home. In response, they assembled some of those simple yet elegant recipes to transform the Culinary Arts Kitchen into an elegant dinner party. Take what you learn to your home kitchen and impress your friends when you return by hosting your own dinner party, complete with exquisite wine pairings.

THE CONTENTED VIKING

Culinary historians have seen a renewed interested in the Viking diet in recent years with the emergence in popularity of lower carbohydrate diets, such as the Paleo Diet. The diet of modern Nordic countries continues to feature clean, sustainable and seasonal food. In this class learn about recipes that are famously celebrated at the top restaurants across Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Indulging in the Swedish Glogg is reason enough to join the class!

THE PERFECT PAIR

As luxury travellers, we indulge in fine wines paired with delicious food, which is the main focus of this class. Whether you are interested in learning how to properly select the right wine for your preferred dish or are searching for the right meal to pair with your absolute favourite wine, this class will expand your horizons. Your curriculum includes cooking several recipes and then pairing them with wines to explore how different varietals complement the dishes.

YAYA'S GREEK FEAST

Greeks are famous for their home-cooked, savory and generously portioned meals with family gathered — singing, dancing and eating! Greek recipes are passed down from Yaya (grandmother) by showing rather than writing down recipes. So, we recreated those hands-on recipes from our favorite yayas from Santorini, Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, and Athens for this popular cooking class. Learn to make healthy, comforting Greek-inspired dishes, imbibe in our favorite Cretan Rose cocktail and plan your next party around the recipes you master.

1493: THE FOODIES’S NEW WORLD

Delight in learning about the evolution of the Mediterranean cuisine when new ingredients were introduced after the Portuguese and Spanish returned from exploring “The New World.” Discover the way tomatoes, potatoes, corn, peppers, chocolate, blueberries, and zucchini (to name a few) found their way into the Mediterranean diet and changed their traditional dishes for the better.

Every destination we sail to harbours treasured experiences waiting to be unearthed. And there's no better way to dig in than by taking advantage of our hallmark inclusion of thousands of wonderful, Unlimited Shore Excursions.

MAKE YOUR VACATION YOUR OWN

When your feet touch the ground, your cruise enters a new dimension. What's your preference? Exploring the world's great cities? Immersing yourself in local culture? Or indulging your inner beach bum? Over 4,500 Unlimited Shore Excursions across every region of the world allow you to embrace it all.

Wherever you're traveling, opportunities to maximise memories abound. Whether it's urban adventures brimming with history, architecture and culture or escapes to natural wonders that stagger the senses, our Unlimited Shore Excursions guarantee your vacation will be like no other. Start dreaming today.

Eco-Connect Tours bjuder in dig att upptäcka och uppleva hur lokala samhällen och grupper strävar efter att bevara, upprätthålla och förbättra de miljöer de lever i.

Engagera dig med lokala grupper och företag för att lära dig hur de omvandlar världen omkring sig, samtidigt som du själv får uppleva effekterna av deras insatser på nära håll.

FÖRBINDA OCH VÄX

Våra Eco-Connect Tours erbjuder berikande möjligheter att interagera med och lära från lokala samhällen världen över när de arbetar för att bevara och upprätthålla sina omgivande miljöer.

Upptäck den värdefulla och vackra floran och faunan i platser som Costa Rica, Vietnam och Australien. Smaka på produkter från hållbara jordbruksmetoder i regioner som Frankrike, Nya Zeeland och Argentina. Ta in de inspirerande innovationerna inom energiproduktion vid anläggningar i Portugal, Island och Japan. Detta är bara ett urval av de mer än 150 unika Eco-Connect Tours vi erbjuder.

Återuppväck din kärlek till världen omkring dig med dessa insiktsfulla upplevelser — många av dem finns tillgängliga som en del av våra GRATIS obegränsade landutflykter.

Varje fängslande design bär på en berättelse. Följ med oss bakom kulisserna i "Behind the Design" för att utforska hur och varför några av världens mest storslagna arkitektoniska mästerverk har skapats.

Få en exklusiv inblick i några av de mest fascinerande och briljanta designverken världen över.

STRÅLANDE ARKITEKTONISKA PRESTATIONER

Våra "Behind the Design"-turer bjuder in gäster att gå bortom ytan och fördjupa sig i skönheten i designprocesserna och de inspirationer som ligger bakom några av världens mest fängslande arkitektoniska strukturer.

Utforska en myriad av arkitektoniska underverk runt om i Europa och Medelhavet, inklusive byggnader som Munchmuseet i Oslo, Norge, MuCEM i Marseille, Frankrike, Torre Glòries i Barcelona och många fler. Detta är bara ett smakprov av de "Behind the Design"-turer som erbjuds, med många fler på väg.

Vidga din uppskattning för arkitektur och design med dessa fascinerande upptäcktsresor — många av dem ingår som en del av våra GRATIS obegränsade landutflykter.

Upptäck okända pärlor med våra Go Local Tours som erbjuder ett mer direkt sätt att lära känna en destinations kultur genom dess lokala samhällen. Tillbringa en dag på en familjeägd getfarm på landsbygden i Andalusien och lär dig den generationer gamla konsten att göra ost, eller betrakta skickliga lokala konstnärer i deras privata ateljéer på Palma de Mallorca. Upplev världen genom ögonen på dem som verkligen bor där och upptäck det bästa av det du inte visste om dina favoritdestinationer med Go Local Tours.

Ibland är det bästa sättet för den välresande gästen, och för alla som vill utforska okända platser och upplevelser, att börja tänka som en lokalinvånare.

KULTURELL UPPTÄCKTSRESA

Go Local Tours erbjuder ett mer direkt sätt att uppleva en destinations kultur genom dess lokala samhällen. Tillbringa en dag på en familjeägd getfarm på landsbygden i Andalusien för att lära dig den generationer gamla osttillverkningstraditionen, upptäck fiskelyckan tillsammans med invånarna i Portofino eller betrakta skickliga lokala konstnärer i deras privata ateljéer på Palma de Mallorca. Många Go Local-turer ingår i vårt Unlimited Shore Excursions-program, medan vissa kräver en rabatterad, tilläggsavgift. Upplev världen genom ögonen på dem som verkligen bor där och upptäck det bästa av det du inte visste om din favoritdestination med Go Local Tours.

Taste the cultures of the world with our specially curated, Master Chef-led, Epicurean Explorer Tours, unique to sailings aboard Seven Seas Splendor® and Seven Seas Explorer®. Be treated to a particularly French dining experience with Michelin-starred Master Chef René Bérard at his private estate along with a Provençal cooking demonstration in Provence or be led through the open-air, seaside market in Nice and partake in an exquisite lunch at Château Eza in Eze. Please your palate and expand your culinary knowledge with each of our delectable Epicurean Explorer Tours.

Outside of a stellar local expert, our noses may be our best guides to places beloved by foodies. Market spices drifting on a breeze, sizzling street foods, wine poured in a sun-kissed vineyard - these smells forever recall a destination as much as any photo or souvenir.

CHEF-LED SHORESIDE EXCURSIONS

Allow our chefs to be your guides on these specially crafted small-group experiences. Discover vibrant ancient markets, sample world-class restaurants, incorporate new learnings in the kitchen, and more. Exclusive aboard Seven Seas Explorer®, Seven Seas Splendor® and Seven Seas Grandeur™, these curated tours require a discounted supplementary charge.

Förhöj din kryssning genom att lägga till ytterligare ett lager av lyx till din resa med något av de många alternativ vi erbjuder. Välj bland en rad förhöjningar som engagerande land- och överlandprogram, hotellprogram före och efter kryssningen samt uppgraderingar av flygresan.

PERSONLIGGJORD KRYSSNINGSUPPLEVELSE

Ta din allomfattande lyxresa till nästa nivå genom att personifiera den. Välj bland en rad förhöjningar som våra Regent Choice Shore Excursions, hotellprogram före och efter kryssningen samt flyguppgraderingar. Ge dig ut på en specialdesignad, lyxig semester som erbjuder en upplevelse olik alla andra när du utforskar destinationens kulturer, sevärdheter och kök. Njut av allt detta med The World's Most Inclusive Luxury Experience® över luft, land och hav.

Upplev underhållning i världsklass och möt framstående experter på en resa fylld av inspiration och upptäckter. Denna fördjupande upplevelse bjuder in dig till meningsfulla samtal, medan varje framträdande är omsorgsfullt utvalt för att fängsla och lyfta din själ. Under hela din färd får du en plats i första raden till briljans.

När du reser med en framstående gästtalare, sätter kunskapen segel tillsammans med dig. Engagera dig med erkända experter, från hyllade konsthistoriker och prisbelönta författare till före detta diplomater och kulturella ikoner. Denna fördjupande upplevelse inbjuder dig att fördjupa dig i meningsfulla dialoger och knyta personliga band med våra talare under hela resan.

Utvalda gästunderhållare och talare är schemalagda i förväg och kan ändras utan förvarning på grund av oförutsedda omständigheter utanför vår kontroll.

Njut av socialt och tävlingsinriktat Bridge-spel på utvalda kryssningar. ACBL-certifierade Bridge Masters följer med gästerna för att erbjuda professionell undervisning och arrangera spel för alla nivåer.

lyx ligger i korten

Njut av socialt och tävlingsinriktat Bridge-spel på över 93 Bridge at Sea-kryssningar ombord på The World’s Most Luxurious Fleet®. Segla till hisnande destinationer tillsammans med Bridge Masters, som erbjuder professionell undervisning och värdar för spel på alla nivåer – utöver att vara kunniga och underhållande experter. Våra fartyg är ACBL-certifierade, vilket innebär att du kan samla masterpoäng medan du kryssar till platser du alltid drömt om att utforska.

Families with young travellers will enjoy our Club Mariner Youth Program on select voyages. Children ages 5 to 17 can participate in a range of specialised activities, from mini-putt tournaments to dance parties to movie nights. Each program is designed and supervised by friendly and professional youth counsellors.

Club Mariner is available on select sailings only. Please ask your travel professional for details.