MSC Cruises has revealed two new food & beverage partnerships for the line’s upcoming flagship MSC World Europa.
Michelin-starred chef, TV personality and author Niklas Ekstedt will collaborate with MSC Cruises to design the menu for the speciality restaurant Chef’s Garden Kitchen.
This new restaurant will feature the first-at-sea hydroponic garden with the master chef preparing Ekstedt’s creations in an open kitchen against a backdrop of panoramic sea views.
Award-winning brewmaster Teo Musso, who created the Baladin Farm Brewery will create a bespoke range of MSC signature craft beers that will be brewed at sea in the ship’s full-scale micro-brewery.
The brewery will produce and serve a range of “Oceanic” beers made with desalinated sea water exclusively on board, offering a pils, a bitter and a wheat beer.
These partnerships bring together international experts in their field who have been carefully selected as they share common values with MSC Cruises.
Chef Ekstedt said: “Working with MSC Cruises to develop a new dining concept on MSC World Europa has been an exciting experience and we have created something really special and unique.
“The menu is rooted in my core philosophy that everything needs to start with the very best natural ingredients and as such the dishes are simple but full of flavour and will feature the hydroponic micro-greens that are grown in on board in the restaurant to enhance the flavours, texture and colours.”
Birra Baladin founder and brewmaster Teo Musso, said: “I have always loved to experiment and be creative with my beers.
“This partnership with MSC Cruises was a gift, a chance to create not only three new beers but to do so in the most romantic of ways: at sea.
“The result is three totally new “Oceanic” brews, a pils, a bitter and a wheat, each with its own unique array of flavours.
“A chance for MSC Cruises’ guests to discover new tastes, just as they discover new destinations.”
Restaurants and cafes onboard MSC World Europa include The Chef’s Garden Kitchen; Masters of the Sea Pub and seven brand new bar and lounge concepts, and new dining locations, including:
Coffee Emporium; Raj Polo Tea House; The Gin Project; Elixir Mixology Bar; Fizz Champagne Bar; La Pescaderia; and Luna Park Pizza & Burger.
MSC World Europa will welcome its first guests in December 2022. She will spend her inaugural season in the Arabian Gulf region with 7-night cruises from Dubai.
The ship will sail to Abu Dhabi, on to Sir Bani Yas Island, Dammam in Saudi Arabia and Al Ahsa oasis, before heading back to Doha, Qatar and Dubai.
Departing Dubai on March 25, 2023, MSC World Europa will head to the Mediterranean Sea.
In summer 2023, she will offer 7-night cruises calling at the Italian ports of Genoa, Naples and Messina, as well as Valletta in Malta, Barcelona in Spain and Marseille in France.
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