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American Queen Voyages To Host Eight Culinary Voyages in 2022
WHY IT RATES: Vacationers can expertise these wealthy cultural locations like by no means earlier than, by means of the lens of meals. – Lacey Pfalz, Affiliate Author, TravelPulse
American Queen Voyages, a part of the Hornblower Group, publicizes the cruise line’s Culinary Ambassador, Chef Regina Charboneau, will host eight sailings through the 2022 season. That includes itineraries stretching throughout North America together with River, Lakes & Ocean and Expedition experiences, Charboneau will put a highlight on native delicacies by means of onboard cooking demonstrations and discussions, exploring ports with friends and regional chef mates, along with sharing tales and recipes alongside the way in which.
The “Regina Charboneau & Associates” 2022 sailings promise culinary adventures and discoveries past the Decrease Mississippi River. Charboneau made her skilled debut in Alaska and can make her return as she sails the Ocean Victory maiden voyage from Vancouver to Sitka. Extra sailings will embody the Pacific Northwest, Nice Lakes and Ohio River itineraries.
“Exploring North America by means of its bountiful delicacies is an satisfying pastime of mine, and I at all times love sharing my culinary adventures and discoveries with friends, a lot of whom develop into mates,” stated Chef Regina Charboneau, the cruise line’s culinary ambassador. “Each metropolis and port has its personal iconic dish and I sit up for telling the story of that dish, the way it has impacted the neighborhood and a lot extra. Whether or not we’re eating on native salmon in Alaska or Nashville Scorching Rooster alongside the Cumberland River, friends can count on to depart with new culinary data, full bellies and a smile on their faces.”
Charboneau is finest generally known as the “Biscuit Queen of Natchez” and for her San Francisco eating places Regina’s on the Regis and Biscuits & Blues, the latter additionally with an outpost in her Mississippi hometown. The writer of “Mississippi Currents: A Culinary Journey Down America’s Biggest River,” a meticulously researched assortment of river recipes from St. Paul to New Orleans, will now convey her profession full circle to The Final Frontier aboard the Might 6 inaugural Ocean Victory crusing. She may even host sailings on all 4 paddlewheelers in 2022.
“As American Queen Voyages embarks on our tenth anniversary, we’re excited to have fun with eight particular sailings hosted by Culinary Ambassador Regina Charboneau,” stated Kari Tarnowski, senior vp of promoting and gross sales, American Queen Voyages. “These sailings replicate the range of encounter journey experiences we provide throughout North America and I’m assured they may immediately develop into amongst our hottest.”
Regina Charboneau & Associates Sailings
– Portland (Vancouver) to Spokane (Clarkston)
March 13-21, 2022
American Empress
Charboneau will kick off the Pacific Northwest season, crusing the Columbia and Snake rivers whereas exploring the world’s wealthy historical past and numerous local weather, educating friends how they join again to the area’s delicacies. She’s going to showcase native salmon preparations paired with pinot noirs from the famend Willamette Valley, display candy berry delights, lead samplings of craft beers and extra. From Portland to Spokane, friends embark on a cruise to discover this wealthy area on the primary 2022 American Empress crusing.
– Vancouver, B.C. to Sitka
Might 6-17, 2022
Ocean Victory
The inaugural crusing of American Queen Voyages’ expedition vessel Ocean Victory to The Final Frontier will characteristic Charboneau onboard, who made her skilled culinary debut in Anchorage. She was the primary feminine chef on the Petroleum Membership at Anchorage, the place she met her husband, and even ready a signature salmon dish for the late media icon Walter Cronkite. All through this journey, Charboneau will spotlight regional Alaska dishes together with crab and halibut, whereas telling tales of her early adventures that took her a great distance from her residence of Natchez, Mississippi.
– Nashville (Clarksville) to St. Louis (Alton)
July 4-12, 2022
American Countess
St. Louis Toasted Ravioli and Nashville Scorching Rooster are two dishes synonymous with their residence river ports Charboneau will showcase on this distinctive voyage. Crusing on three of the heartland’s mightiest rivers, the Mississippi, Cumberland, and Ohio, the American Countess will have fun the Fourth of July in Nashville, Tn.
– Memphis to St. Louis (Alton)
July 17-24, 2022
American Queen
Charboneau’s rib and barbeque secrets and techniques will likely be revealed onboard this American Queen is crusing highlighting the culinary kaleidoscope of the mid-Mississippi River, visiting ports together with UNESCO Inventive Metropolis Paducah, Ky. and the quaint port Cape Girardeau, Mo.
– St. Louis (Alton) to Louisville
July 24-August 1, 2022
American Queen
Aboard the flagship American Queen, Charboneau connects St. Louis Toasted Ravioli to the Louisville Scorching Brown with bourbon tastings and distillery visits alongside the way in which. This itinerary options the Mississippi River and Ohio River highlighting the breadbasket of Kentucky and dishes which have made it one-of-a-kind.
– Louisville to St. Louis (Alton)
Sept. 12-19
American Countess
On American Queen Voyages’ latest riverboat American Countess, Charboneau will share tales of Louisville’s Mint Julep and the historical past behind the Scorching Brown because the paddlewheeler makes its approach in direction of St. Louis with stops at UNESCO Inventive Metropolis Paducah, Ky. the quaint port Cape Girardeau, Mo and extra.
– Detroit to Montreal
Oct. 2-12, 2022
Ocean Navigator
From Detroit to Montreal, the range of the North American palette is on show as Charboneau hones her craft with a concentrate on the French-Canadian delicacies of Montreal and, in fact, Detroit type pizza. With an unique tour by means of the Thousand Islands, this route provides each metropolitan aptitude and pure marvel inside one epic journey.
– Louisville to Memphis
Nov. 5-13, 2022
American Duchess
Charboneau places the highlight on the Scorching Brown whereas she reveals her secrets and techniques to cooking the very best ribs onboard the American Duchess. This crusing highlights the varied culinary flavors of the mid-Mississippi River whereas visiting ports equivalent to UNESCO Inventive Metropolis Paducah and the quaint Cape Girardeau.
In celebration of 2022 and all River, Lakes & Ocean and Expedition vessels welcoming friends onboard, American Queen Voyages publicizes the Winter Financial savings Occasion with as much as $2,700 bonus financial savings on bookings made by February 28, 2022 on choose voyages. To guide or for extra info on American Queen Voyages, contact your journey skilled or name 833-598-0119 or go to www.AQVoyages.com.
SOURCE: American Queen Voyages press launch.
