Norwegian Cruise Line Returns With Chefs Making Waves In May 2025

In March 2024, the Norwegian Pearl sailed out of Miami with a four-night roundtrip Chefs Making Waves cruise. The event was so successful, a second Chefs Making Waves cruise is set to hit the waves in May 2025. Meanwhile, Norwegian Cruise Line is once again collaborating with Sixthman on the second Chefs Making Waves cruise, but this time on the Norwegian Gem. Read on to find out more about this epic culinary event and how foodies can book their place.

Norwegian Cruise Line and Sixthman collaborate on the second Chefs Making Waves

It’s the culinary cruise of a lifetime as Norwegian Cruise Line teams up with Sixthman for the second exciting voyage of Chefs Making Waves. Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises, has partnered with EBC and Agency 21 Consulting and has recently announced the second, four-night round-trip food, wine, and spirits festival at sea.

Hosted on the Norwegian Gem, the event will feature today’s top celebrity chefs, authors, personalities and more. The cruise will sail from the Port of Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on a roundtrip voyage from May 5-9, 2025.

Meanwhile, bookings are already open exclusively at chefsmakingwaves.com. Guests can reserve their space for just $100 down per person while enrolling in Automatic Monthly Billing before Monday, September 9, 2024.

Unique culinary experience

This second round of Chefs Making Waves will feature many of the world’s best chefs and mixologists to provide a truly unique culinary experience. Guests will enjoy cooking demonstrations, curated dining, and buffet spotlights from award-winning chefs, TV personalities, food activists, cookbook authors and restaurateurs.

Notably, the Norwegian Gem will host Richard Blais, Maneet Chauhan, Tom Colicchio, Scott Conant, Robert Irvine, Antonia Lofaso, Jonathan Waxman, Geoffrey Zakarian, Claudette Zepeda and more to be announced.

Chefs Making Waves will offer guests a spectacular selection of opportunities to indulge their palates and sharpen their cooking skills. Among these, is an immersive menu of options, including theme nights, mixology experiences, autograph opportunities and many more.

Meanwhile, the luxurious Norwegian Gem will once again provide the best background for Chefs Making Waves, including fully stocked bars, delicious dining experiences, the Gem Club Casino, Body Waves Fitness Center, and Mandara Spa. Sports Court and the Pool Deck with its several hot tubs for total relaxation.

Exciting ship-to-shore excursions in Cozumel, Mexico

Besides the onboard culinary excitement, Chefs Making Waves guests will also have the opportunity of an exciting shore excursion in beautiful Cozumel, Mexico, a destination known for snorkeling and diving, fishing adventures and visitors to historic and fascinating Mayan ruins.

Please note that bookings for shore excursions will only be available around 4-6 weeks before sailing. However, guests will have the chance to book on receipt of their official booking number.

As a reminder, bookings are open exclusively at chefsmakingwaves.com for a culinary cruise of a lifetime on the Norwegian Gem in May 2025.