Lobster dish from the main restaurant on Azamara Pursuit.

Celebrity chefs,steakhouses and seafood:Six cruise lines with outstanding food

Cruise ships are introducing smaller venues and more specialised cuisines to suit a new generation of food-savvy passengers. Here are six of the best.

  • Brian Johnston
Mark Olive’s slow-cooked river mint lamb with desert lime glaze,roasted kipfler potato and charred asparagus.

Nothing to sea here:Cruise dining goes inland for some spectacular new experiences

From dinner under the stars at Uluru to foraging for wild plants in Iceland,Silversea’s onshore excursions are taking cruise dining to unexpected new heights.

  • Sarah Norris
Drinks writer Katie Spain conducting a wine masterclass on board the Cunard Great Australian Culinary Voyage in early 2024.

The first timer’s guide to the five things you need to know before a food and wine cruise

Arrive thirsty,hungry and prepared to try anything,Katie Spain advises.

  • Katie Spain
Cruise ships are introducing smaller venues and more specialised cuisines to suit a new generation of food-savvy passengers.

Thinking about booking a cruise? Everything you need to know about the food and drink

From the best food and drink on the high seas to clever drink collabs,here’s the gourmet guide to great cruising.

One of the drinks available via The Macallan Diamond Bar Cart on Oceania Cruises’s Vista liner.

There’s no more fitting location for a navy-strength gin (and other magical drinks)

A whisky’s being aged using the sea’s motion to help impart barrel flavours;a navy strength gin by Four Pillars and a Lord Nelson beer called Smooth Sailing.

  • Sarah Norris