The superior dining offered on board Regent Seven Seas Cruises is just the beginning of the high-level culinary experience you will enjoy as their guest. Shoreside epicurean excursions, tours, and land programs fully immerse you in the destinations you visit. Discover food markets and get an insider’s glimpse into authentic cooking methods that create meals to remember. Taste local foods, beverages, and specialties as you get an up close look at the gastronomy of the regions you sail.

Epicurean Enrichment

Onboard specialty restaurants range from open seating to reservations only featuring Asian, French, and Italian cuisines, plus an American steakhouse. Go beyond the restaurants to the Culinary Arts Kitchen on Seven Seas Grandeur, Seven Seas Splendor, and Seven Seas Explorer for hands-on classes and special demonstrations. Culinary experts also provide talks and presentations as part of Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ Speaker Series.

Epicurean Explorer Tours

Regent chefs accompany you ashore as your expert guides during small-group tours. Follow them as they introduce you to local markets and world-class restaurants. You may even have the chance to apply what you’ve learned once back on the ship. One culinary-focused tour choice while in port in Seville takes you on a walk through the Old Quarter of Cádiz to the Mercado de Abastos and then the Plaza de las Flores with a Chef Instructor from the Culinary Arts Kitchen and a local guide. You’ll also dine on a tapas lunch at an Andalusian restaurant along the sea.

Itineraries in the Caribbean that stop in Castries may offer a chef-led tour that delves into St. Lucian cuisine and the wonder of cacao beans and chocolate at Hotel Chocolat, including a chocolate-bar-making demonstration and lunch with chocolate-inspired delights. While in port in Harvest Caye, Belize, you can get a behind-the-scenes chef-led look at the Belize Spice Farm and Botanical Garden. Enjoy an onboard cooking class where you’ll use those spices to prepare local dishes.

Wine & Spirits Tours + Food & Wine Tours

With a focus on the beverages of the region, Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ Wine & Spirits tours can take you to the treasures of the vineyards of Bordeaux to a distillery in Ireland. They also offer a host of culinary and wine tours in partnership with Food & Wine Trails. One choice led by a guide who is also a sommelier focuses on the Mount Etna region featuring a four-course lunch paired with five wines at a family-run winery while in port in Taormina in Sicily. You’ll also have the opportunity to tour the grounds following your meal.

Local Flavors Tours

These excursions escort you to authentic dining spots favored by locals for an experience that can only be found in that destination.

Epicurean Spotlight Voyages + Epicurean Land Programs

Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ Epicurean Spotlight Voyages enhance your cruise experience even more by including special guests that can include master vintners and chefs based on a variety of culinary interests. Go a step further on your regional culinary exploration with an Epicurean Land Program either pre- or post-cruise. You can immerse yourself in the flavors and culture of even more destinations before or after your Regent voyage.