Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
ON BOARD<br />
Champagne Laurent-Perrier<br />
for all those sparkling moments on board.<br />
There will, almost certainly, be<br />
many special occasions during<br />
your cruise when nothing seems<br />
more appropriate than a perfectly<br />
chilled glass of bubbly. So we<br />
are sure you will be as delighted<br />
as we are that, as from June,<br />
Laurent-Perrier has become the<br />
Champagne of choice on our ships.<br />
Chocolate heaven<br />
among the stars.<br />
Within Queen Victoria’s restyled Chart Room, a setting inspired<br />
by the constellations, you will find sweet temptations.<br />
Our Godiva menu brings you gourmet<br />
Belgian chocolate in many decadent<br />
forms. Succumb to a velvety smooth<br />
Chocolixir for sipping, whether refreshingly<br />
chilled, or comfortingly hot and topped with<br />
a slowly melting chocolate.<br />
You may prefer to deliberate over the selection<br />
of luxurious white, milk and dark chocolates that<br />
will catch your eye on the Godiva Chocolate Table.<br />
Be unashamedly indulgent by ordering<br />
a mouthwatering trio of mini desserts –<br />
a chocolate cheesecake, a triple chocolate<br />
brownie and a dark chocolate and salted<br />
caramel tartlet. Perhaps the most hedonistic<br />
experience of them is the wickedly delicious<br />
fondue. After all, how could anyone resist<br />
smothering fresh strawberries, banana slices,<br />
marshmallows or croissant morsels in a rich<br />
ganache of white, milk or dark chocolate? C<br />
Laurent-Perrier is a name that carries great<br />
prestige. The family-owned house focuses all<br />
of its considerable expertise on Champagne,<br />
and Champagne alone, as it has since 1812. This<br />
is perhaps why it has been known for innovation<br />
as much as quality, not least for pioneering the<br />
saignée method of making rosé Champagne by<br />
bleeding the color from the skins of the Pinot Noir<br />
grape, to get its iconic color and flavor, rather than<br />
a conventional blend of red and white. The result<br />
was the acclaimed Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé,<br />
first launched in 1968 and, naturally, available for<br />
you to try on board.<br />
Beside the signature La Cuvée, the Ultra Brut and<br />
the Grand Siècle, you will also find a Laurent-<br />
Perrier Vintage 2007 on our Champagne lists.<br />
Laurent-Perrier has chosen to make vintages<br />
more selectively and less frequently than other<br />
houses, only choosing the very best years. This<br />
vintage has produced a fresh, elegant Champagne,<br />
with hints of white peach and Mirabelle plum. The<br />
year was a special one for us too of course, being<br />
when Queen Victoria made her debut.<br />
You can now find our full Laurent-Perrier offering<br />
on the new Gin & Fizz Menu in Queen Victoria’s<br />
elegant Midships Lounge. We have also recently<br />
introduced the luxurious Laurent-Perrier<br />
Champagne Lounge on Queen Mary 2, an elegant<br />
spot in the heart of the ship, where you can<br />
sample our complete collection of Laurent-Perrier<br />
Champagnes, served in Waterford crystal.<br />
Beside these lounges particularly dedicated to<br />
Champagne, it goes without saying that you can<br />
always order a flute or two in venues across our<br />
ships, including your restaurant. You can also<br />
indulge in Laurent-Perrier as part of our Champagne<br />
Afternoon Tea, or to celebrate the start of your<br />
cruise at our memorable “Sailaway” events. C<br />
Credit: Christopher Ison<br />
Tea served with exquisite artistry.<br />
Another reason to visit the Chart Room, Tea Forté delivers an<br />
ultra-premium experience, whatever your tastes.<br />
In every cup, you will appreciate the benefits<br />
of Tea Forté’s close relationship with their<br />
growers and the artistry of their handcrafted<br />
pyramid-shaped infuser. So sip your pick of their<br />
black teas, green teas or even a rare white tea.<br />
Naturally, there are herbal varieties too – six in<br />
fact – whose delicate flavors include rooibos<br />
herb with a hint of berries and vanilla in Africa<br />
Solstice, the soothing Chamomile Citrus and the<br />
tang of Ginger Lemongrass.<br />
"The exceptional tea experience"<br />
For ultimate refreshment with a dash of drama,<br />
you will want to order Tea Forté’s Tea Over Ice, ®<br />
presented in a pair of pitchers stacked in the shape<br />
of a pyramid. Your waiter will flash chill the tea in<br />
the top pitcher by pouring it into the ice-filled lower<br />
pitcher at your table. Go for a Ceylon Gold, or one<br />
of four subtle fruity combinations – Blood Orange,<br />
Mango Peach, Ginger Pear and Raspberry Nectar. C<br />
Credit: Christopher Ison<br />
6 | CUNARDER <strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2017</strong> Cunard.com | 7
Change language