| Imagine a kitchen that is staffed and equipped to | | | | restaurants, grilles and snack bars located throughout |
| handle the 24 hours a day and 7 days a week needs | | | | the largest ships. Guests are showered in luxury on |
| of up to 5,000 diners and another 1,500 staff and crew | | | | most cruise ships with meal selections that one would |
| members. Now imagine being in charge of that kitchen. | | | | expect at the best 4- and 5-star hotel restaurants: |
| Sounds pretty exciting, doesn’t it? Now what if we | | | | beef wellington, roast duck confit, grilled sea bass and |
| say that this giant kitchen is on one of the biggest | | | | desserts to please the most discriminating diner. |
| ocean-going vessels in the world and it serves | | | | Chefs are responsible for the proper distribution and |
| beautiful and exotic ports in the Caribbean, | | | | portioning of the food stores so that no guests will go |
| Mediterranean, and Baltic Seas? Sounds even better, | | | | without. Executive and sous-chefs oversee all food |
| right? | | | | services to ensure the proper preparation and |
| These are the types of opportunities that are available | | | | distribution of meals. As you can imagine, it’s |
| to seasoned, well-trained chefs who choose a career | | | | important that food is managed efficiently to minimize |
| at sea as a chef on a cruise ship. | | | | waste and maximize what can be served from the |
| Florida Chefs are Headed off to Sea | | | | ships stores. |
| Clearly the job of a chef on a cruise ship is every bit | | | | Flexible schedules usually allow crew members to get |
| as demanding as a chef in a posh hotel or resort with | | | | out and explore the exotic destinations of the ship, |
| the added complication of everything being done at | | | | making the job of cruise ship chef not just a job but an |
| sea. | | | | adventure. |
| Cruise ships are actually giant hotels at sea. Each year | | | | This article is presented by Le Cordon Bleu College of |
| the major cruise lines like Royal Caribbean and | | | | Culinary Arts Miami. Le Cordon Bleu College of |
| Princess try to outdo each other by building the largest | | | | Culinary Arts Miami offers Le Cordon Bleu culinary |
| ships. Royal Caribbean is currently building the | | | | education classes and culinary training programs in |
| world’s largest passenger ship. At 1,180 feet long | | | | Miami, Florida To learn more about the class offerings, |
| and gross tonnage of 220,000, the Oasis of the Seas | | | | please visit Chefs.edu/Miami for more information. |
| will carry up to 5,400 passengers to various ports | | | | The jobs mentioned are examples of certain potential |
| around the world. Those 5,400 guests will need to be | | | | jobs, not a representation that these outcomes are |
| fed by an army of culinary professionals ranging from | | | | more probable than others. Le Cordon Bleu College of |
| entry-level crew cooks to executive chefs. | | | | Culinary Arts Miami does not guarantee employment |
| Cruise ship chefs must manage the operations of the | | | | or salary. |
| ships main kitchens plus the dozen or so smaller | | | | |