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Australians Get a Double Serving of Curtis Stone with Princess Cruises
Australian holidaymakers will soon havethe chance to dine at two Curtis Stone restaurants close to home, with theaward-winning chef's restaurant SHARE featured on two Princess Cruises'superliners sailing in local waters.
Officially opening SHARE by CurtisStone onboard Sun Princess in Sydney today, Chef Stone said he was thrilled thatthousands of Australians were now enjoying his cuisine at sea.
Aspart of the chef's exclusive partnership with Princess Cruises, SHARE by CurtisStone is available on Sun Princess, which is based in Australia full-time, aswell as Emerald Princess, which arrives on November 15 for its first Australianseason. Princess Cruises' Ruby Princess,which sails in the northern hemisphere, also features a SHARE by Curtis Stone restaurant.
"So much of myfood ethos comes from my Australian upbringing so it means a lot to me that twoof my SHARE restaurants are so close to home for Australians," Curtis said.
"SHARE combines all the things that I'mmost passionate about – being on the ocean looking over the water, escaping tovisit new destinations, and sharing stories and good times over a deliciousmeal."
Curtis said he had worked closely with the Princessteam to bring his vision to life onboard Princess' ships, describing the newrestaurants as a "real labour of love".
"From a food perspective, the Princessculinary team have come into my test kitchen in Los Angeles and I've workedwith the chefs at sea to develop our offering. The menu for Sun Princess alone took about twomonths to finalise – I wanted to get the look and feel just right for the Aussiemarket, so I've developed a menu unique to the ship.
"I'm a very hands-on chef – I've beenheavily involved in sourcing produce from the best Australian suppliers for SunPrincess and when the ship is at sea I'm often on FaceTime with the SHARE kitchento see how everything in the galley is going."
Curtis said his passion for SHAREextended to the restaurant design.
"I have a very specific vision of how Iwant my restaurants to look and feel as well as taste. With SHARE, I've sharedpersonal family photographs for the walls and even selected the books on theshelves – they're the same books you will find in my living room at home. It'sthe personal touches that are really important to me."
PrincessCruises Vice President Australia and New Zealand Stuart Allison said SHARE had been a hit with local guestssince its introduction on Sun Princess earlier this year, with its roastchicken with bacon slab and charred onion slaw, and its warm bread pudding withtoffee sauce proving particularly popular.
"SHARE centres on a philosophyimportant to both Curtis and Princess – a dining experience with friends andfamily in an environment designed for exploring new tastes, while sharing inwonderful memories and great holiday experiences. We're thrilled to have Curtisonboard and very excited to be offering two SHARE restaurants to Australiancruisers this summer," Mr Allison said.
Australiais the biggest market for Princess Cruises outside the US. With three Princessships based in Australia year round and two deployed over summer, Australiansspend more nights on Princess' ships than on any other cruise line.
SunPrincess cruises includea 12-night South Pacific cruise sailingfrom Sydney on April 25, 2017 priced from $1499* per person twin share plus anonboard credit of $100 per person. Meanwhile, an 11-night South Pacific cruise on Emerald Princessdeparting March 7, 2017 is priced from $1199* per person twin share plus anonboard credit of $100 per person.
For more information visit www.princess.com, call 13 24 88 or visit a travel agent.
*Subject to availability, conditions apply
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Libby Moffet/Christine Allen MG Media Communications +612 9904 0011
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