Cunard guests will soon be able to savour numerous new culinary experiences on board the flagship Queen Mary 2. Already renowned and acclaimed for creating some of the finest cuisine served in the most glamourous surroundings at sea, we are introducing new dining options as well as a raft of enhancements to each of the liner’s existing restaurants during the ship’s major refit taking place in June.
New Culinary Experiences to Debut on Queen Mary 2 Remastered
Cunard guests will soon be able to savour numerous new culinary experiences on board the flagship Queen Mary 2. Already renowned and acclaimed for creating some of the finest cuisine served in the most glamourous surroundings at sea, we are introducing new dining options as well as a raft of enhancements to each of the liner’s existing restaurants during the ship’s major refit taking place in June.
Queen Mary 2 fine dinning will see the creation of the entirely new Carinthia Lounge serving alternative breakfast and lunchtime offerings together with bespoke premium coffees; a new Verandah Restaurant evoking memories of the famous Grill on the original Queen Mary; a completely transformed Kings Court Buffet; new Queens and Princess Grill menus and completely refurbished restaurants for guests staying in the suites and a new Smokehouse alternative dining concept.
In addition, menus in the existing Britannia Restaurant and Golden Lion pub, together with Cunard’s famous Afternoon Tea selection served in the Veuve Clicquot Champagne Bar, are all being refreshed.
Many of their new menus are being finessed during months of detailed research at a specially-commissioned new Development Kitchen which has opened in Cunard’s homeport of Southampton. Here, teams of chefs have been working with other culinary experts and suppliers to create a wide range of new dishes to be served on board.
Executive Chef Jean-Marie Zimmermann, Global Culinary Ambassador for Cunard Line shares his recipe here for;
CRAB BRIOCHE THERMIDOR
Ingredients
4 small brioches
3.5 oz crab meat
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp fresh crated parmesan
1 tbsp shallots
.5 oz butter
1 tbsp finely chopped shallots
? cup white wine
1 cup chicken stock
3.5 oz Button mushrooms
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Directions
Melt the butter and add the finely chopped shallots
Sweat a little but do not color
Deglaze with the wine
Add chicken stock and reduce
Add the heavy cream and sliced mushrooms and reduce until right consistency
At the last moment whisk the Dijon mustard into the sauce and put aside
Whip heavy cream and one egg yolk and mix into the sauce
Do not reheat the sauce
Add the chopped crab meat and mix gently
Slice off the top of the brioche and scoop out a hollow, then heat the brioche under a medium grill until golden brown
Spoon the sauce with the crab meat into the brioche
Sprinkle fresh grated parmesan over the dish and glaze under the grill
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Cunard is planning another epic around-the-world cruise that will include stops at more than 30 ports on six continents.
The 107-night voyage on the 2,014-passenger Queen Victoria will kick off on Jan. 10, 2019 in Southampton, England and end in the same port on April 27, 2019.
The Queen Victoria will follow a westerly route around the globe that starts with a trans-Atlantic sailing to Bermuda and Fort Lauderdale before stops in the Caribbean and a transit through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean. From there, the ship will sail along the West Coast of Mexico to San Francisco and then cross the Pacific to Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand and Australia.
Additional calls will explore parts of Asia including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam as well as Sri Lanka and the Seychelles. Following visits to South Africa and Namibia, the ship will head north to the Canary Islands before returning to Southampton.
Overnight stays are planned for San Francisco, Sydney, Hong Kong and Cape Town.
Cunard pioneered the concept of around-the-world voyages nearly a century ago and has offered dozens of the trips over the years.
The 2019 sailing will open for bookings on Tuesday with fares for the full trip starting at $17,579 per person, based on double occupancy. Fares for passengers who board the sailing in Fort Lauderdale start at $15,799.
Cunard recently announced that the Queen Victoria will undergo a significant makeover later this year.
Cunard's Queen Victoria to get a Makeover
The nine-year-old Queen Victoria will enter a dry dock in early May for a month-long, $40 million makeover that includes the addition of new Britannia Club cabins.
Already available on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth, Britannia Club cabins come with their own private restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They're considered a step up from the standard Britannia cabins that make up the largest segment of accommodations on Cunard ships.
The revamp of Queen Victoria will bring 43 of the new Britannia Club cabins. A new restaurant to serve passengers staying in the rooms will be added on Deck 2 in a space that currently houses the vessel's Chart Room bar.
As part of the makeover, a new Chart Room bar will be added on Deck 2 where the ship's Cafe Carinthia currently is located. The Chart Room will serve illy coffee, Godiva chocolate treats and light bites by day and cocktails by night.
Taking place at a Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Italy, the overhaul of Queen Victoria also will include a complete redesign of the ship's majestic Grand Suites and several Penthouses.
The Grand Suites, which carry the names Aquitania, Berengaria, Mauretania and Laconia suites, will boast a new color scheme with purple elements that ties to the line’s early history. Each of the suites will measure 1,436 square feet.
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Noble Breaks Ground:
Marriott's dual-brand AC Hotels By Marriott and Moxy Hotel
Marriott International and Noble Investment Group celebrated the groundbreaking of what will be Marriott's first-ever combination of an AC and Moxy under one roof. The $70 million, five-story hotel project will rise on a full city block in Midtown Atlanta, one of America's most dynamic business districts and a regional epicenter for music and arts. The hotel is expected to open in the middle of 2018.
With an entrance on 14th Street, the 133-room AC Hotel Atlanta Midtown will feature guestrooms and suites with modern and sophisticated design elements, plush seating and multi-functional workspaces. The 155-room Moxy Atlanta Midtown, which guests will enter on 13th Street, will feature stylish, tech-enabled bedrooms with optional mobile check-in and check-out; keyless entry; motion sensor lighting; internet TV in-room; USB outlets; and fast and free Wi-Fi for ultimate in communication and entertainment..
Both hotels will have distinct hospitality experiences inside and will share a deck-top amenity level that will contain shared meeting space with outdoor break-out space, health and fitness and a rooftop pool and bar with outdoor fire pits.
As part of this project, Noble will also help establish the missing link in an extensive pedestrian connector. To be called the Arts Walk, the ground-level path will provide direct access for hotel guests and local residents to walk from 14th Street to the lively Crescent Avenue entertainment and dining district, to the more than 20 million square feet of corporate office and the world-renowned Woodruff Arts Center along 15th Street. The connector will eventually stretch from the Woodruff Arts Center to high-speed public transportation at the 10th Street MARTA station.
The AC Hotel Atlanta Midtown will be Noble's second AC Hotel in Atlanta and the third in its portfolio. The company opened the AC Hotel Kansas City Westport in 2015, followed by the AC Hotel Atlanta Buckhead at Phipps Plaza in 2016. The Moxy Atlanta Midtown will be Noble's second, after opening Moxy New Orleans in Downtown | French Quarter in 2016.
Midtown Atlanta is home to more than 24,000 students who attend Georgia Tech University, Savannah College of Arts and Design and Emory University Hospital. Midtown Atlanta attracts over 6.1 million tourists annually primarily driven by its arts and entertainment offerings and is home to 16 percent of the total jobs in Atlanta, 25 percent of the city's professional jobs and a fast-growing residential population that is 75 percent Gen X and Millennials.
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Seljavallalaug Pool
Seljavallalaug Pool is a protected 75 foot outdoor pool in southern Iceland. The pool is one of the oldest swimming pools in Iceland and was built in 1923.
Seljavallalaug is located not far from Seljavellir. The construction was headed by Bjorn Andrésson Berjaneskoti, who received the Ungmennafélagið Eyfelling for the work. Courses in the pool were initiated as part of compulsory education in 1927. The pool is 75 feet long and 10 metres wide and was the largest pool in Iceland until 1936.
In 1990, a new pool about 1.2 miles closer to the valley was built, but people can still go swimming in the old pool free of charge, but at their own risk. The pool is cleaned once every summer. Prior to that, it is often covered with thick ice, requiring care.
The 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull volcano filled Seljavallalaug with ash. In early summer 2011, a group of volunteers gathered to clean the pool using loaders and excavators.
Perhaps not as remote as it used to be – but still considered a hidden gem, is Seljavallalaug pool. Driving the South coast is popular amongst tourists but no bus tours take you to this place, yet.
Among the pools in Iceland that's still around, the Seljavallalaug pool is the oldest and still in pretty good shape. It even has a changing room, though there's no showers. There's no charge so just bring your swim suit and enjoy the quietness of nature. We don't want to spoil his hidden beauty so be sure to bring your respect and care as well.
The pool is situated between the famous waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss and you can reach it either by drive there on your own or go with the only tour that takes you to Seljavallalaug (this tour is also currently the only tour goes to the DC Plane Wreck). When driving from Reykjavík, take a left towards Seljavellir just before you reach Skógafoss. Then there's a 15 minute easy walk to the pool.
Seljalandsfoss is Waterfall
Seljalandsfoss is one of the best known waterfalls in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss is located in the South Region in Iceland right by Route 1 and the road that leads to Þórsmörk Road 249. The waterfall is one of the most popular waterfalls and natural wonders in Iceland. The waterfall drops 197 feet and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin in the volcano glacier Eyjafjallajökull. One of the interesting things about this waterfall is that visitors can walk behind it into a small cave.
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If you think the taste of wild boar is similar to pork, guess again. Although the wild boar is related to the domestic pig, they do not taste the same. Wild boar tastes like a cross between pork and beef, with a unique juicy succulence. The meat is a bit darker, perhaps due to the healthy iron content.
Ingredients
1.5 pounds frozen wild boar and apple sausages
Yes you can substitute pork shouldr
1/2 pound frozen apple mash
2 ounces salted butter
1/4 cup double cream
9 ounces white onion
½ bulb garlic
1/4 cup white wine
8 ounces Bisto gravy
sprinkle of fresh thyme
Directions
Peel and finely slice the onion & garlic.
Fry the onion and garlic in oil until golden brown.
Add the white wine & thyme, reduce until almost all of the liquid is gone.
Add 2 cupsl of water, bring to the boil, whisk in the Bisto and simmer for 5 minutes. Check consistency and flavor.
Warm mash in microwave for 3 minutes, then add to a warm pan with the butter and cream.
Beat vigorously.
Defrost the sausages overnight in the fridge. Roast the sausages in a pre-heated 425° Fahrenheit oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
Place mash in center of the bowl, arrange sausages on top & spoon over onion gravy.
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Jökulsárlón; literally "glacial river lagoon" is a large glacial lake in southeast Iceland, on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. Situated at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of melting of the glaciers. It is now 0.93 miles away from the ocean's edge and covers an area of about 6.9 sq miles. It recently became the deepest lake in Iceland, at over 814 feet, as glacial retreat extended its boundaries. The size of the lake has increased fourfold since the 1970s. It is considered as one of the natural wonders of Iceland.
The lake can be seen from Route 1 between Höfn and Skaftafell. It appears as "a ghostly procession of luminous blue icebergs". Jökulsárlón has been a setting for four Hollywood movies: A View to a Kill, Die Another Day, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Batman Begins, as well as the "reality TV" series Amazing Race. In 1991 Iceland issued a postage stamp, with a face value of 26 kronur, depicting Jökulsárlón.
The Jökulsárlón lake provides outstanding views of the ice cap, a vast dome of ice that rises to a height of 3,000 feet. It spills to the lagoon 12 miles away from the jagged glacier hill to the edge of the water line. The lake developed only about 60 years ago (1948 is mentioned), when the entire area was less than 100 feet of glacier, which was only 250 yards from the Atlantic Ocean, and 2 miles away from Vatnajökull. Vatnajökull was at the shore line of the ocean and dropped icebergs into the ocean. However, it started drifting in land rapidly every year leaving deep gorges en route, which got filled with melted water and large chunks of ice. These icebergs gather at the mouth of the lake's shallow exit, melt down into smaller ice blocks and roll out into the sea. The lake is the lowest point in Iceland, with land at 660 feet below sea level[citation needed]. In summer, icebergs melt and roll down the channel into the sea. In winter the lake freezes and locks the icebergs in place. Ice water and soil make a unique ecological phenomenon[citation needed]. Jökulsárlón lake, the "glacier lake", is now reported to have doubled in size in the recent 15-year period. The huge blocks of ice that calve from the edge of Vatnajökull are about 98 feet high which fills the lagoon stocked with icebergs. Some icebergs appear naturally sculpted on account volcanic ashes from ancient eruptions that partly cover them.
Given the current retreat rate of Vatnajökull, it is anticipated that there will likely be a deep fjord where Jökulsárlón is now in the near future. This retreat is also posing a threat to the National Highway Route 1 of Iceland. The lagoon is 47 miles to the west of Höfn town and 37 miles east of Skaftafell. It is accessible by the ring road, Route 1, that goes across the lake, and where parking facilities have been provided for visitors. It is also known as the "Tourist Conveyor belt". While walking on the shore, isolated large blocks of icebergs can be seen on the black sand beach.
The tongue of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier is a major attraction for tourists.
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