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This is what food on a new $675-per-day ultra-luxury cruise ship is like, from endless caviar to a sushi buffet

July 24, 20240
La Dame serves traditional French fare for $160 per person.

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But with this fee comes several courses of traditional French cuisine, including foie gras.

Or, opt for the restaurant’s new plant-forward menu, designed to be “contemporary, lighter, and greener,” Andrea Tonet, Silversea’s vice president of product strategy, told reporters during a June media panel.

Silver Ray’s most expensive restaurant, SALT Chef’s Table, costs $180 per person.
Chef’s Table is held at Salt Lab, home of Silver Ray’s complimentary cooking class.

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The cooks start preparing the dinner hours before seating, guests get new cutlery before every course, and the ice cream dessert comes in pre-chilled bowls.

Diners are also encouraged to interact with the kitchen and ask questions throughout the two-hour meal. But if you don’t know where to start, the mic’d-up chef will spend some time explaining every course, including explaining the history of specific specialty ingredients.

SALT Kitchen is the complimentary cousin of Chef’s Table.
Atlantide is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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The sophisticated red-accented restaurant, a common fixture on many of Silversea’s ships, offers traditional upscale cruise fare like beef tartare, lobster bisque, and black cod.

It’s also open for breakfast, where guests can start their day with a warm quinoa bowl. Or, for lunch, dine at Atlantide for plates like chicken skewers and trout.

Silver Ray’s alfresco dining room is also open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
At night, guests can grill their own shrimp, filet mignon, prime rib eye steak, New York strip streak, and lamb chops.

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If SALT Chef’s Table wasn’t interactive enough for you, head to the Grill. There, you can munch on a blooming onion and Ceasar salad while using a tabletop hot rock to cook your own steaks, lamb chops, and shrimp.

La Terraza, another casual option, is also open for three meals of the day. But by nightfall, the restaurant might look unrecognizable.
The lunchtime buffet has options like crab claws and shrimp.

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And instead of a pile of bacon, guests can pick at the mound of poached seafood and freshly carved meats.

And the buffet transforms into the ship’s go-to à la carte Italian restaurant in the evening.
Silver Note has 54 seats and a bar for post-dinner drinks with live music.

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There, travelers are serenaded by a jazz pianist and singer while they dine on small, refined plates.

Food options are as casual as vegetable dumplings served in a hot stone-like dish and as whimsical as a triple-chocolate dessert in the shape of a swan.

As for music options, that depends on the performers. But expect to hear classics from recognizable figures like Frank Sinatra and Bill Withers.

The Arts Cafe isn’t technically a restaurant, but it’s a great place to grab a quick and light bite.
Room service is complimentary on Silver Ray.

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Are the late-night munchies coming on? Call room service to order cruise ship classics like hamburgers and hot dogs.

Or, if you’re feeling particularly fancy, you could have foie gras or caviar delivered to your door.

Yes, room service caviar is complimentary and served with classic accouterments like sour cream and bellinis.
The crew member who delivered my caviar and set up my dining table told me that caviar was among the most popular room service orders.

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It wasn’t the best caviar I’ve ever had (it’s one of Calvisius’ cheapest options). But if you woke from your mid-afternoon nap craving a small snack, the salty little fish eggs certainly hit the spot.

It’s over-the-top, fun, and just a tad bit pretentious — much like Silver Ray itself.