Swedish Culinary Team partners with Baltic cruise company

Gastronomic delicacies and high-quality food are an important part of the travel experiences offered by Finnish cruise company Viking Line. A variety of theme weeks have added flavour, along with celebrity chef partnerships and new onboard restaurant experiences.

Recently, a long-term partnership was launched with the Swedish Culinary Team, which competes in cooking competitions around the world. The partnership aims to develop taste experiences on the company’s seven vessels, which cruise between Finland, the Aland Islands, Sweden and Estonia. The Swedish Culinary Team will create brand new food concepts, provide restaurant and kitchen staff with continuing training and make guest appearances onboard.

Altogether there are nearly 40 restaurants and cafes onboard Viking Line’s vessels, offering everything from traditional buffets and homemade pastries to seafood platters, fine dining options and innovative tasting menus. The Swedish Culinary Team comprises 12 chefs and pastry chefs who, under the direction of team captain Fredrik Andersson, have successfully represented Sweden in international culinary competitions. Next in their sights are the Culinary World Cup 2018 and the Culinary Olympics 2020.

“We are very proud to launch a gastronomic partnership with Viking Line. The kitchen staff members on the vessels are really knowledgeable, and it is great to be able to start developing taste experiences on the Baltic Sea in partnership with them,” said Andersson.