Mmm Mmm Marina!

As A First-time Visitor To French Polynesia Aboard The 1,258-passenger Oceania Marina, I Must Admit That Culinary Pursuits Were The Last Thing On My Mind.
 

- Judi Cuervo

I’d found an idyllic sun-drenched paradise here with a sparkling sea in a million shades of turquoise, overwater bungalows bordering emerald lagoons, watercolor sunsets, dazzling sea life, and a riot of brilliantly-colored flowers. I’d be content to just slip into my swimsuit and lose myself in the surrounding beauty forever, but I’m sailing with Oceania Cruises — a line that, since its beginnings in 2002, has consistently amassed a staggering number of consumer and industry awards for superb, innovative dining and food-related enrichment activities that educate and entertain guests while firmly connecting them with a destination’s nature, culture, and people.

With no less than the celebrated Jacques Pepin as executive culinary director and a line-up of superb onboard restaurants (all included in the fare except for the intimate, 24-person winepairing feast of La Reserve by Wine Spectator), it’s no surprise that Oceania has again demonstrated a fierce commitment to culinary excellence with the expansion of its Culinary Discovery Program from 50 largely Mediterranean, Scandinavian, and Caribbean ports to those of French Polynesia.

Island Eats…