Holland America Line's Culinary Arts Center Program to Host More Than 60 Experts in 2009

In partnership with "Food and Wine" magazine, Holland America Line has scheduled approximately 60 celebrated chefs and wine experts to sail in 2009. On cruises that do not have a guest chef on board, classes and demonstrations in the show kitchen are scheduled with Holland America's own expert chefs.



"The Culinary Arts Center is a guest favorite, and the variety of talent we get on board is always impressive," said Richard D. Meadows, CTC, executive vice president, marketing, sales and guest programs. "Our guests look forward to seeing how we're going to 'wow' them with our enhanced enrichment program, and this culinary program is one of the many highlights of our premium cruise experience."



The line partners with "Food & Wine" magazine to provide guests on select cruises the opportunity to experience demonstrations and seminars conducted by a wide range of culinary experts.



This season Holland America Line will welcome well-known personalities such as Captain Keith Colburn from Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" sailing on ms Westerdam June 7 -- 14 in Alaska; George Duran of "Ham on the Street" on the Food Network sailing aboard ms Amsterdam Aug. 29 -- Sept. 5 in Alaska; "Top Chef" contestant Richard Blaise sailing on ms Maasdam Oct. 23 -- Nov. 6 in the Caribbean; and Christina Pirello of "Christina Cooks" on PBS sailing aboard ms Zuiderdam Aug. 8 -- 15 in Alaska. In addition to world-famous chefs, the Culinary Arts Program includes cookbook authors as well as chocolatiers and tablescape experts.



A selection of participating chefs and experts in the continuing 2009 season include:


Posted : Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:42:25 GMT
Author : Holland America Line
Category : Press Release