Royal Caribbean International is offering an “Epicurean Discovery” package on 12 voyages on Freedom of the Seas. The package features special events throughout the week devoted to cuisine and fine dining, with each sailing hosted by a celebrity chef, such as “Iron Chef” contender Johnny Vinczencz, 2010 James Beard winner for “Best Chef in the South” Michael Schwartz, and “Top Chef” Chicago contender Spike Mandelsohn. A list of chefs and sail dates is available at www.royalcaribbean.com/epicurean.
Available to guests booking suite accommodations or higher, the seven-night “Epicurean Discovery” package includes private dinners, a wine tasting, a lecture and private tour, a tapas sampling reception, signed photo and cookbook. The experience begins at $1,874 per person, based on double occupancy.
Sailing from Port Canaveral, Freedom of the Seas sails seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruises to St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Royal Caribbean’s private island CocoCay. The Western Caribbean cruises call on Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; and Royal Caribbean’s private destination Labadee, Haiti.