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Chef Curtis Stone's SHARE Restaurant Set to Debut Down Under on Sun Princess This Month

Australian holidaymakers will be able to enjoythe first taste of Curtis Stone's cuisine close to home, with the celebratedAustralian chef's acclaimed new restaurant SHARE now featuring on PrincessCruises' superliner Sun Princess following a multi-million dollar refurbishmentthis month.

As part of the chef's exclusive partnership with the cruise line, SHARE byCurtis Stone has been added to select Princess ships with Sun Princess thefirst to offer the signature restaurant down under. Emerald Princess, whicharrives in Sydney in November for its first Australian season, also featuresChef Stone's SHARE restaurant.

As the name suggests, the SHARE menu and restaurant has been designed toencourage diners to connect with each other and share holiday memories over adelicious meal.

Princess Cruises Vice President Australia and New Zealand Stuart Allison saidit was a thrill that Sun Princess has become the venue for Curtis Stone's firstAustralian-accessible restaurant at sea. The internationally-known chef openedhis award-winning restaurant in 2014, Maude, located in Beverly Hills, and isexpected to open his second restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, this summer.

"We couldn't be more excited about SHARE's debut down under on Sun Princess.Australians are very familiar with Curtis Stone but without a restaurant here,they haven't been able to taste his dishes – until now. We know our guests willenjoy the special menu Chef Stone has created for SHARE and will relish theopportunity to share some wonderful food with friends and family in his newonboard restaurant. We'll be revealing some of the exclusive dishes to beserved onboard in the coming weeks," Mr Allison said.

During its 14-day dry dock in Singapore, Sun Princess also became the firstAustralian-based ship to offer the new Princess Luxury Bed, designed inpartnership with US sleep expert Dr Michael Breus, known as "The Sleep Doctor"and US TV design star Candice Olson. Developed exclusively for the cruiseline by the manufacturer of some of the most comfortable hotel beds in theworld, the luxury beds feature a plush, five centimetre thick mattress topper,a 23-centimetre, single-sided medium firm mattress for enhanced support,individually wrapped coils for less partner disturbance, a European-inspiredduvet and 100 per cent luxurious Jacquard-woven cotton linens.

In entertainment enhancements, Sun Princess has provided the stage for theAustralian debut of Princess' highest rated stage show, Bravo, a celebration ofmusical theatre and opera featuring many of the ship's musicians, singers anddancers, plus guest soloists serenading guests through an evening of musicalappreciation.

Meanwhile, the ship's Kai Sushi restaurant has become the Kai Seafood Bar witha brand new wine and fresh seafood experience exclusively designed for theAustralian market and unique to Sun Princess. The Kai Seafood Bar will satisfycravings for freshly shucked Australian oysters, prawns, sashimi and shellfishat sea. A New Zealand Natural ice cream outlet will be added to the pool deckand Amuleto Café will offer Italian-style coffee and cakes as part of arefurbishment in the Horizon Court dining area.

Like Sea Princess, Sun Princess now also sports a new Legends bar, showinggreat Australian sporting moments from weekly AFL and NRL matches through tothe Australian Open on multiple LED screens.

Sun Princess will sail from Brisbane, Sydney andFremantle with fares starting from $1199* per person twin share for a 10-nightroundtrip cruise from Sydney to New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

For information about Princess Cruises visit www.princess.com, call 13 24 88 or visit a licensed travel agent.

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