Oceania Cruises has unveiled a selection of its 2026 Specialty Cruises, with voyages joined by authors, TV personalities, and chefs.
Authors, television personalities, and chefs Claudine Pépin and Sara Moulton, along with Oceania Cruises’ Executive Culinary Directors and Master Chefs of France, Alexis Quaretti and Eric Barale will be providing culinary demonstrations, hosted shore excursions and dinners onboard select cruises.
Guests on the 12-day ‘Sara Moulton Cruise’ from Lisbon to Paris, departing 12 May 2026 aboard Oceania Marina, will be joined by cookbook author and television personality Sara Moulton.
Meanwhile, cookbook author Claudine Pépin, godmother of Oceania Sirena and president of the Jacques Pépin Foundation, will be aboard the ‘Claudine Pépin Cruise’. The 12-day round-trip sailing will depart Seattle on 2 July 2026 aboard Oceania Riviera.
The 10-day ‘Culinary Luminaries Cruise’ from Belfast to Lisbon will be hotels by Oceania Cruises’ two Executive Culinary Directors and resident Master Chefs of France, Alexis Quaretti and Eric Barale. The cruise will depart 15 September 2026 aboard Oceania Marina.
The ‘Oceania Club Reunion Cruise’ will be hosted by Neli Arias, Head of the Oceania Club, and other Oceania Cruises team members. The 10-day sailing from Barcelona to Rome will depart 5 November 2026 aboard Oceania Marina
Oceania Cruises Chief Luxury Officer Jason Montague said: “At Oceania Cruises, we believe that travel is most memorable when it engages all the senses and our 2026 Specialty Cruises are a perfect embodiment of that philosophy.
“With the return of celebrated culinary talents like Claudine Pépin and Sara Moulton, along with our own Master Chefs of France, these voyages offer guests opportunities to enjoy the finest cuisine, discover rich cultures, and create lasting connections both on board and ashore.
“We are still working to confirm the last details for a couple more Specialty Cruises for 2026 and will share details of these, and more on the engaging onboard events, in the coming months.”
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