Review of our 1/14-1/28 Riviera cruise.

[Lane412000]

Thanks for the review.  Do you know if cooking classes were offered during the cruise?

[Host Jazzbeau]

1 hour ago, Lane412000 said:

Thanks for the review.  Do you know if cooking classes were offered during the cruise?

Yes – as demonstrations only [with no tasting] thanks to the CDC.  Maybe if NCLH decides that the latest CDC 'voluntary' rules are crazy-talk they will be able to return to a format that lets passengers taste the wonderful creations Chef Steph makes!

[ORV]

12 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

Yes – as demonstrations only [with no tasting] thanks to the CDC.  Maybe if NCLH decides that the latest CDC 'voluntary' rules are crazy-talk they will be able to return to a format that lets passengers taste the wonderful creations Chef Steph makes!

I always thought it wasn't necessarily about the tasting, but the actual hands on preparing by the guest with the instruction by the Chef. I'm pretty sure that's what the Culinary center is supposed to be about. Of course tasting it at the end is the icing on the cake. Personally I don't like cooking, so this has never interested me. I do know plenty of people who love to cook. 

[tvmovielover]

The cooking class format was preparing parts of the recipes at stations and then tasting with wine at the end.  They were fun on sea days.  But there were also sometimes cooking demonstrations on the stage sometimes with tastings afterwards.  The chefs made lots of jokes and they were fun too.  The demos would be fun even without tasting. Sometimes a demo recipe was served in one of the restaurants.

[KatieBelle]

9 hours ago, ORV said:

I do know plenty of people who love to cook. 

I hope you live with one of those people.  😊

[ORV]

58 minutes ago, KatieBelle said:

I hope you live with one of those people.  😊

Well , she doesn't love it, but does a great job of it. I do all the cleaning so it works out. 

[Host Jazzbeau]

37 minutes ago, ORV said:

Well , she doesn't love it, but does a great job of it. I do all the cleaning so it works out. 

As Chef Steph says, "I have a self-cleaning kitchen."  That makes being a gourmet chef much more doable...

[rbtan]

On 2/15/2022 at 9:11 PM, Lane412000 said:

Thanks for the review.  Do you know if cooking classes were offered during the cruise?

At the time of the cruise, no. Hopefully they will be offered again in the near future.