Celebrity Chefs Revealed for P&O Cookery School

The Queen of Baking herself – Mary Berry – will head a line up of famous UK chefs who are hosting cookery lessons onboard P&O Cruises new ship Britannia. 

Various celebrity chefs will be on a number of Britannia’s sailings throughout the year during which they will run cookery classes, host exclusive chef’s table dinners, participate in Q&A sessions and book signings.

The two-hour classes will cost £100 per person (or £200 per person when hosted by two chefs) and take place in The Cookery Club, a dedicated cookery school with 12 stations for up to 24 people to create culinary delights. Bookings open four months before your cruise departs and can be booked via the P&O cruise personaliser.

The list of chefs, along with the cruises they will feature on, can be found below.

Nathan Outlaw – holder of four Michelin stars in total, two at Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Port Isaac, Cornwall, and one each at Outlaw’s Fish Kitchen, Port Isaac and Outlaw’s at The Capital, Knightsbridge.

Depart 28 March 2015 – 14 nts – Portugal, Spain & Morocco. From £1549pp

Pierre Koffmann – legendary French-born chef who achieved three Michelin stars at La Tante Claire and now runs Koffmann’s at The Berkeley, London.

Depart 13 June 2015 – 14nts – Spain, Monaco & Italy. From £1449pp

Mary Berry CBE – famed television chef, presenter of the ‘Great British Bake Off’ and food writer. Theo Randall  (proprietor of Theo Randall at the InterContinental Hotel London Park Lane) and James Martin will also be onboard.

Departs 6th July 2015 – 12 night British Isles. From £1,149pp

Lawrence Keogh – Head chef at the renowned Wolseley restaurant in London.

Departs 18 July 2015 – 7nts Norwegian Fjords. From £799pp

James Tanner – an English chef and television personality, co-owner of Barbican Kitchen in Plymouth, and The Kentish Hare in Bidborough, Kent.

Departs 8th August 2015 – 7nts France, Spain & Guernsey. From £949pp

Vivek Singh – one of the most successful modern Indian chefs in the country with three London restaurants, The Cinnamon Club, Cinnamon Kitchen and Cinnamon Soho.

Departs 15th August 2015 – 14nts Spain, Monaco & Italy. From £1,999pp

Daniel Galmiche – Michelin-starred Executive Chef at The Vineyard in Berkshire, a pioneer of modern French cuisine and TV chef.

Departs 5th September 2015 – 7nts France, Spain and Guernsey. From £799pp

Antonio Carluccio – a much-loved chef and food writer who is regarded as the godfather of Italian gastronomy.

Departs 9th October – 14nts Spain, Monaco & Italy. From £1149pp

Paul Rankin – celebrity chef from County Down who became the first chef from Northern Ireland to be awarded a Michelin star.

Departs 23rd October 2015. 14nts Portugal & Caribbean. From £1139pp