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ship cruise line Windstar Cruises says that it has renewed and strengthened its relationship as the Official Cruise Line of the James Beard Foundation,
with the non-profit organisation’s mission is to celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind America’s food culture and champion a standard of good food anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability, aligning with the small ship cruise line’s commitment to fresh and local epicurean experiences around the world.

Windstar Cruises and the James Beard Foundation have partnered in some capacity for the past five years, with the new partnership extending until 2025 and including three themed cruises per year hosted by a James Beard Foundation-affiliated chef beginning in 2022 (dates and chefs to be announced soon).

Pictured, Chef Jennifer Jasinski performs a culinary demonstration aboard Windstar Cruises. Jasinski won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Southwest Chef in 2013 and sailed with Windstar as a James Beard Foundation guest chef in 2017.

The themed cruises will include chef demonstrations, as well as a hosted four-course dinner. Each of the themed cruise chefs will provide recipes for the sailing, which will also be featured on Windstar’s menus across the fleet and sailing regions. The partnership includes a variety of events and cross-marketing promotions, plus sponsorship status for the James Beard Awards in 2021.

Windstar President Christopher Prelog said, “The long-term partnership is a result of past successes of the unique travel-culinary program, which hand-picks acclaimed culinary experts to share their knowledge of cuisines of the world with travellers, and showcases exclusive recipes on sailings across Windstar’s fleet of six elegant yachts,” adding, “After so much time eating in our homes, we’re excited to travel and taste the best the world has to offer again.

Kris Moon, President and COO of James Beard Foundation said, “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Windstar allowing us to pair James Beard Foundation-affiliated chefs with sailings to some of the world’s most delectable destinations”.

Windstar Cruises is returning to operations in a phased manner, requiring vaccinated guests + crew among a host of health and safety precautions., with four of the line’s six yacht fleet are now back in the water cruising.

A report by John Alwyn-Jones Cruise Editor, Global Travel Media and Global Cruise News