EXECUTIVES from Crystal Cruises’ North American headquarters and Australasian office this week gathered to welcome luxury travel advisors to a celebratory dinner to mark a 16-year partnership with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa. The chef’s only sea-going restaurants, then called Silk Road and The Sushi Bar, debuted aboard Crystal Serenity in 2003...
EXECUTIVES from Crystal Cruises’ North American headquarters and Australasian office this week gathered to welcome luxury travel advisors to a celebratory dinner to mark a 16-year partnership with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa.
The chef’s only sea-going restaurants, then called Silk Road and The Sushi Bar, debuted aboard Crystal Serenity in 2003 and on Crystal Symphony in 2008.
The restaurants have since been rebranded as Umi Uma and Sushi Bar but continue to feature a fusion between Japanese and Peruvian cuisine.
Expanding the partnership even further was the announcement that Matsuhisa will bring his speciality restaurants on Crystal’s purpose-built Polar Class ship, Crystal Endeavor, which is due to set sail in 2020.
“Crystal and Nobu Matsuhisa have shared a wonderful 16 years of partnership, as he shares our passion for offering our guests the best experiences in the world, from Crystal’s beautiful ships to his many globally acclaimed restaurants,” said Crystal’s SVP and MD, Australia & New Zealand Karen Christensen.
The travel advisor dinner was held at Nobu at Crown Melbourne where guests dined on a menu of Matsuhisa’s signature cuisine including southern rock lobster tacos and hida wagyu tataki.
Pictured: Crystal’s SVP Marketing & Sales Carmen Roig, acclaimed Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Karen Christensen.
