Cruising News Magazine Cruising News February 2019 | Page 10

New Steakhouse Dining Concept
Cunard has announced the
introduction of a new dining concept,
‘Steakhouse at The Verandah’, on
board its three Queens – Queen
Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen
Elizabeth. Taking influence from both
sides of the Atlantic, Cunard’s team
of chefs have curated a menu that
showcases prime USDA grain finished
New York strip steak, Maine lobster and
Alaskan king crab alongside dishes
celebrating British provenance such as
Scotch grass-fed, dry-aged beef and
Salt Marsh lamb rack. Grass-fed Wagyu
beef from Australia also features on the
menu.
The launch of the concept in the ships’
alternative dining restaurants follows
the success of the new Steakhouse
menu featured
on board Queen
Mary 2 last northern
summer. In addition
to the new menu,
a new selection
of craft cocktails
will be available
at The Verandah
bar, reflecting
contemporary
mixology trends from some of the
world’s most dynamic cities. The wine
selection has also been specifically
chosen to focus on ‘steak heroes’
and features classic peppery Syrahs
alongside more contemporary juicy
Malbecs and rich Chardonnays.
Steakhouse at The Verandah will be
open for lunch and dinner. Dinner
reservations are pre-bookable on
Cunard’s Voyage Personaliser or once
on board, while lunch reservations will
be available once on board. A US$25
per person cost will apply for lunch
and US$39 per person for dinner, with
some menu offerings requiring a further
supplement.
P&O Cruises Announces its Third ‘Tribute to the King Cruise’ in 2020
Marking the King of Rock and Roll’s
eighty-fourth birthday, P&O Cruises
announced a ‘Tribute to the King’
cruise has been made a must-do
feature of its exciting 2020 program.
P&O’s third ‘Tribute to the King’
celebration at sea will be the central
theme of a four-night Pacific Explorer
cruise to Moreton Island departing
from Sydney on 17 May 2020.
The cruise is already available for all
those diehard fans who still refuse to
believe that their rock and roll idol
ever ‘left the building’. Even better,
the tribute cruise is being offered with
P&O’s legendary $1 deposit deal. The
2020 cruise follows the resounding
success of the first ‘Tribute to the King’
cruise on Pacific Eden last year and
the growing excitement surrounding
this year’s tribute onboard Pacific
Explorer from Sydney in May.
P&O Cruises President Sture Myrmell
said it was entirely appropriate to
announce the 2020 ‘Tribute to the King’
cruise on the rock idol’s 84th birthday
marking his humble origins in Tupelo
Mississippi where he was born on the
poor side of town in a tiny ‘shotgun’
house on January 8, 1935.
The family later moved to Memphis
Tennessee where record producer Sam
Phillips of Sun Recording Studio fame
ultimately ‘discovered’ the King of
Rock and Roll and his sensational fusion
of rockabilly and rhythm and blues
music styles.
“As we discovered with the first of the
Tribute to the King cruises last year, the
King’s unique showmanship and the
power of his music are still alive and
well more than 40 years after it was
claimed he had left the building,” said
Mr Myrmell.
Order for Two Next Generation Allura-Class Ships
Oceania Cruises has announced an
order for two new ships from Fincantieri
S.p.A. The ships will be delivered in
2022 and 2025. “This new class of
ships will represent an evolution of the
Oceania Cruises experience with all
the elements our guests treasure – a
warm, intimate, residential style; the
most spacious standard staterooms
afloat; amazing suites, and of course,
the finest cuisine at sea,” stated Bob
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Binder, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Oceania Cruises. convenience and many new luxury
amenities.
The two 67,000 gross tonne Allura-
Class ships will each accommodate
approximately 1,200 guests. This new
class of mid-size cruise vessels will
retain all the warmth, popular design
elements, and signature amenities
of the line’s award-winning Marina
and Riviera while affording guests
an additional level of comfort, “We are excited to expand the
Oceania Cruises fleet with our new
Allura-Class ships to meet the strong
demand for upscale culinary- and
destination-focused cruise vacations
around the globe,” said Frank Del Rio,
president and chief executive officer
of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.