Swan Hellenic has unveiled its 2025 Maris gourmet cruises aboard SH Diana and SH Vega. Each of these voyages showcases chefs in the gourmet organization JRE-Jeunes Restaurateurs, all rising stars under 40 who have won international accolades, including from Michelin.
For 2025, Maris offers a choice of 10 cruises from the Arctic to Europe and the Mediterranean, nine on SH Diana and one on SH Vega. The Maris chef onboard will serve a different signature dish every night, leading up to a Gala Dinner. The cruises will also include guest interactions and cooking shows by the spotlighted Maris chef, who will also lead gastronomic excursions ashore to explore the local hunting, fishing, farming, foraging and culinary traditions and specialties.
The JRE-Jeunes Restaurateurs star chefs lined up for the 2025 Maris sailings include:
- Heribert Dietrich from Switzerland (Michelin star) – Nine nights on SH Diana exploring Europe’s Atlantic coast, departing Lisbon for Portsmouth on May 12
- Kevin Lejeune from Belgium (Michelin star) – 11 nights on SH Diana, leaving Portsmouth for Dublin on May 21
- Philippe Deslarzes from Switzerland (Michelin star) – Eight nights on SH Diana, departing Reykjavik for an Iceland circumnavigation on June 2
- Herman Cooijmans from the Netherlands – 10 nights on SH Diana, departing Tromsø for the fjords and on to Amsterdam on July 21
- Franco Körperich from Switzerland – Eight nights on SH Vega, sailing from Reykjavik for an Iceland circumnavigation on July 31
- David Goerne from France (Michelin Green Star) – 11 nights on SH Diana, departing Amsterdam for Lisbon on July 31, to experience the historic ports of Europe’s Atlantic seaboard
- Federico Pettenuzzo from Italy (Michelin star) – 11 nights on SH Diana, sailing from Lisbon on August 11 to follow Africa’s north coast to Palermo
- Alberto Basso from Italy – 10 nights on SH Diana, departing Palermo for Venice on August 22
- Lukas Nagl from Austria – Eight nights on SH Diana to explore the Classical World, leaving Venice for Piraeus on September 1
- Steffen Disch from Germany (Michelin star) – Nine nights on SH Diana, departing Istanbul for Limassol on September 17
Two series of cruises in the 2025 Maris selection, all aboard SH Diana, can be daisy-chained to create a double voyage from Lisbon in May, and a choice of double or triple culinary cruises from Amsterdam in August.
For more information, visit www.swanhellenic.com.
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