Azamara Cruises is conducting a culinary journey with chef-led experiences onboard and local tastings ashore. The cruise line offers longer stays, late departures, and overnight calls for self-paced exploration.
Their culinary programming extends the Destination Immersion Elevated ethos to feature regionally inspired menus and cooking demonstrations. The company reiterates that smaller ship sizes enable Azamara to dock closer to destinations, allowing for access to local culinary experiences.
Culinary sailings include voyages from Lisbon to Miami, Port Louis to Singapore, and Singapore to Melbourne in 2025-2026.
- Lisbon to Miami, Nov. 17-30, 2025, The Azamara Onward, The voyage across the Atlantic is a 14-day sailing featuring Portuguese and Moroccan cooking demonstrations, regional street food festivals on deck and a Latin American destination showcase.
- Port Louis to Singapore, Nov. 28 to Dec. 14, 2025, The Azamara Pursuit, The voyage through the Indian Ocean is a 17-day sailing featuring a Sri Lankan culinary presentation, Indonesian and Singaporean cooking demos, a street food festival at sea and a sushi-making class.
- Singapore to Melbourne, Dec. 14, 2025 to Jan. 4, 2026, The Azamara Pursuit, The festive year-end journey blends culinary traditions from Southeast Asia to Australia with experiences such as Singaporean, Balinese, and Australian cooking demonstrations, a sushi-making class and an on-deck street food festival.
Autumn and Winter 2025-26 highlights include the following:,
- The Caribbean (October 2025 to January 2026), Philipsburg, St. Maarten: Beach BBQs, French pastries and island rum tastings, and, Pierre, Martinique: Boulangeries and distilleries with a French-Caribbean twist.
- Australia and New Zealand (January to February 2026), Sydney and Hobart: Waterfront dining, local oysters and boutique wine pairings, Wellington and Napier: Artisanal coffee, craft brews and cocktail culture, and, Dunedin (overnight): New Zealand’s emerging slow food movement.
- Japan and South Korea (March to April 2026), Tokyo and Kobe (overnights): Kaiseki dining, yakitori alleys and sushi experiences, Busan (overnight) and Late Departures from Hiroshima and Kitakyushu: Seafood markets, sake tastings and night-market street food.
The company shared that the culinary programming is “an extension of its Destination Immersion Elevated ethos. Due to its smaller ship size, Azamara can dock closer to each destination.”
