best food for top half dozen cruise boats
 

we have done a cruise. 10 days balt to halifax and return. wife loved it. i thought it "OK". since i have lost most of my ability to walk, i think i will be taking more boat trips.

which of the cruise companies are considered to have the better food? say the top half dozen. this celebrity chief stuff does not impress me. too many of them, and i presume name brand guy is on the boat about twice a year.

The best option really depends on your price point. Are you interested in high-end (Crystal, Seabourn, etc) or mass-market?

re ms europa >

hl-cruises.com/cruisefinder/EUR1716

at one point >

at another point - "Muller is on board for 70 days of the year."

wonder how seadream is these days, new crystal espirit is actually much smaller

when economy was really down, christina o megayacht took some individual reservations, with dinner by Don Alfonso 1890 (2 michelin star)

I had dinner last night on the Seabourn Quest - a great ship by the way which I wholeheartedly recommend. Only weak point was dinner at The Grill, supervised by Thomas Keller, he of The French Laundry. It was awful and nothing like as good as the food in The Colonnade, the ship's informal restaurant.

You must remember that a cruise ship does not have daily access to the sort of fresh produce that a proper restaurant enjoys. You cannot replicate high-end Michelin food on a ship, apart from fancy presentation and fawning service.

TK was not on board, was he?

I don't think so.

"Best" is a matter of personal opinion, especially regarding food. Not just on expectations of quality, but on style of food. My last cruise, I enjoyed wonderful congee and smoked fish for breakfast every day, but others would have thought it horrible....for them, they would have rated their breakfast food by the quality of the bacon and eggs.

The best food I've had on a cruise ship has been on Crystal, but I know some who've said Seabourn, and others who've said the Queen's Grill on Cunard.

Enquiring minds would like to now which line and where? One of the lines now servicing the east asian market?

On Crystal, which is based in the US but has Asian owners (at the time Japanese, now Chinese). I was on a San Diego to Auckland voyage. I understand they used to have an off-the-menu full Japanese breakfast available in the MDR, but I prefer to breakfast outside on the Lido deck. I don't know if they still offer it, since the ownership change.

Regent 7 Seas

We sail Regent now but the one time we did Crystal in the Med they had lots of Asian food for breakfast. Probably other times as well but we didn't notice.

We & our " Cruisemates " choose our ships by food & size 😉
It has mainly been Oceania when we are together .

With a range of restaurants to choose from , we are not only somewhat spoilt for choice but also assured of decent quality :-:
And because it is small , meal times are more or less genteel .
The ones we have been on had very few children & they , thankfully , were well behaved - considering one was over CHRISTmas & New Years .
Looking forward to our next in May / June

Please tell me what your post has to do with the time of day, or the OP's question.

I'm slightly curious what line the OP was on. Without knowing, why offer suggestions? Food is soooo subjective and such a wide range of cruise options......I'll opt out of giving my opinion for now. Not many will be boarding Europa anytime soon.

from link i posted - "famous Michelin-starred chefs invite you to try their creations at various chef’s stations."

id think there are celebrity chef things/'festivals' on the big cruiselines, but not necessarily michelin/etc

seadream was very well regarded

there are posts here recommending muller on europa

I love the Nobu restaurant on Crystal. If you are in a penthouse or above your butler will deliver it as room service. Nothing like some of the world's greatest sushi delivered to you. I love Crystal.