It’s time for some “new ship” announcements…Carnival is adding three but none will have the familiar funnel design…The newbies are going to less familiar members of the Carnival family — Costa and AIDA, the latter a little-known branch of the family residing in Germany…Costa will get a 3,700-passenger ship in 2014, its 17th and largest… Continue reading Notes from Around the Cruise World
Tag: Jacques Van Staden
Celebrity Cuisine's Changing Tastes
Passengers who cruise on Celebrity ships will tell you, whether you ask or not, that they enjoy the finest food on the seas. There is no validation, of course, because food likes and dislikes are among the most subjective things in life. What is clear is that Celebrity can never be accused of not taking… Continue reading Celebrity Cuisine's Changing Tastes
Van Stadens…Celebrities of Celebrity
Four years ago, Celebrity hired Jacques Van Staden as its Vice-President of Food & Beverage Operations. He was just 36, a rising star in the culinary world (nominated as such by the prestigious James Beard Foundation), and eager to make his mark on what the general population considers fine dining. On the Celebrity Eclipse, a… Continue reading Van Stadens…Celebrities of Celebrity