Caribbean chef and author Shivi Ramoutar has been named as a ‘local food hero’ as part of P&O Cruises culinary line up ahead of the launch of new ship Arvia in December 2022.
She will join Jose Pizarro, from Spain, and Kjartan Skelde, from Norway, as the line seeks to bring destinations the ship plans to visit to life through authentic recipes in on board restaurants.
Ramoutar, renowned for contemporary Caribbean cooking, will bring her dishes to Arvia for its maiden season from Barbados with an exclusive collection of dishes at the Taste 360 and Beach House dining venues.
She grew up in Trinidad and sealed her reputation for exciting Caribbean cooking through two cook books. She is now resident chef on ITV’s Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best as well as many other television appearances.
P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “Shivi’s passion, bold flavour, colourful ingredients and joyful style will bring traditional Caribbean food to our guests.
“As Shivi joins Marco Pierre White and Olly Smith, as well as José and Kjartan, I am so proud that we have an extraordinary line up of chefs lending their skills and talents to our dining choice.”
Ramoutar added: “Caribbean food is proper fusion food, influenced by all the people who have travelled through the region.
“I hope to make the dining experience on Arvia as much about limin’ – the Caribbean art of relaxing with friends – as it is about the food. The dishes will be my interpretation of the Caribbean flavours which have influenced my life.”
Arvia will offer 14-night Caribbean fly-cruises from January 2023 to March 2023 and from October 2023 to March 2024.