Travel: Vacation with six ‘Top Chef’ contestants on Miami cruise

Gregory Gourdet, one of the chefs on the cruise (Contributed)

BY SY O’NEILL/Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Celebrity Cruises is offering “Top Chef” fans and food lovers the opportunity to vacation with a new lineup of “cheftestants” on the exclusive Top Chef Signature Sailing.

Deaprting from PortMiami Nov. 14 onboard Celebrity Reflection, the Eastern Caribbean cruise vacation will give guests an up-close-and-personal culinary experience with six former “Top Chef” competitors: Nina Compton: Top Chef New Orleans runner-up; Tiffany Derry, Top Chef D.C. and Top Chef All-Stars contestant; Ash Fulk, Top Chef Las Vegas contestant; Gregory Gourdet, Top Chef Boston runner-up; Doug Adams, Top Chef Boston finalist; and Chris Crary, Top Chef Texas contestant.

Activities include meet-and-greet sessions with the chefs; Top Chef Night in the main restaurant; and Quickfire Challenge, with teams led by the guest chefs battling each other in culinary challenges.

For an extra fee, guests can take private cooking lessons, enjoy a private dinner or experience a chef-hosted shore excursion.

Learn more at www.celebritycruises.com under the “onboard experience” menu item.