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F&B@Sea Awards

Celebrating the Crème de la Crème

A Toast to the Tastemakers

The F&B@Sea Awards 2025 celebrated excellence, leadership, and innovation across the global cruise food and beverage industry. With categories recognising both cruise lines and suppliers, this year’s winners truly raised the bar.

Categories
Cruise Line Awards
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Best Beverage Programme

The award recognises the cruise line that's set the standard for excellence with a diverse, exceptional selection of beverages to enhance the onboard experience.

Winner:

Holland America Line

Best Restaurant

The award honours the dining establishment that sets the highest standard for culinary excellence and ambiance at sea. 

Winner:

Atlas Ocean Voyages- Porto

Most Sustainable F&B Programme

This awards honours cruise lines that excel in providing passengers with an eco-friendly and responsible culinary experience at sea, celebrating programmes that prioritise sustainability in sourcing, preparation and service.

Winner:

Hurtigruten Norway

F&B Maverick of the Year

The award recognises exceptional creativity, innovation, and leadership in revolutionising the food and beverage offerings aboard cruise ships.

Winner: 

Sami Kohen, Princess Cruises

Categories
Supplier Awards
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Most Sustainable Product

This award recognises an innovative product/service that contributes significantly to the cruise industry's sustainability efforts, celebrating those that minimise environmental impact while enhancing the cruise experience.

Winners: 

Cafe Azul

Wellness Pioneer

Brought to you by: Plant Based Foods Association

This award celebrates a company that goes beyond conventional offerings to provide innovative products/services that enhance the well-being of cruise passengers to prioritise health-conscious practices.

Winners: 

Purely Elizabeth

Trailblazing Product of the Year

Celebrating a trailblazing product/service in cruise, this accolade recognises a supplier's commitment to innovation, uniqueness, and excellence, redefining standards & setting new benchmarks to enhance the cruise experience.

Winners:

Babylon Micro-Farms

Innovative F&B Product

This award celebrates a pioneering food or beverage product, ingredient, or packaged goods for the cruise industry. Recognising a supplier's commitment to innovation, uniqueness, flavour excellence, to enhance the overall cruise experience.

Winners: 

Aquafab 

The 2025 Judges
Our judging panel is comprised of independent global, experts, each chosen for their knowledge, objectivity and credibility.
Victor Gielisse, CMC
Principal Food & Beverage Consultant

CIA Consulting Group

Lilly Jan, PhD
Lecturer, Food & Beverage Management

Cornell University; Nolan School of Hotel Administration

David Kamen, MBA, PCIII
Director of Client Engagement

The Culinary Institute of America

Natalia Levey
Founder, Author, Speaker

Hi Hospitality Group; James Beard Foundation Women's Leadership Fellow

Shawn Loving, CMC
Executive Chef

Detroit Athletic Club

Nancy Radlauer
Nancy Radlauer
Bailli & U.S. Chaine Ambassador

La Chaine des Rotisseurs

Bret Thorn
Sr. Food & Beverage Editor

Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Rick Welch
Rick Welch
RMW Global Consulting

President

Rainer Zinngrebe
Chef, Author, Founder

HKB Designs

Awards FAQs
Who can enter?

Any individual, team or organisation within the restaurant, hotel and cruise industry are eligible to enter.

I was a 2024 winner, can I enter again?

If you were a 2024 winner, your entry will not be considered if you re-enter for the same category. However, we'd love to receive your entry for any different categories! 

Is there a cost to enter?

There is no cost to enter.

When are award submissions due?

Entries for the 2025 awards will be opening in January 2025, with a submission deadline of February 28th

When will nominations need to be live in the field so results can be measured?

The eligibility window for the awards is March 1, 2024 - February 29, 2025

When are the awards?

The awards ceremony will be held during F&B@Sea on April 10, 2025 at Mana Wynwood. 

What should I do if I experience issues submitting my entry?

If you encounter any problems with your submission, please email [email protected] for assistance, and our team will be happy to help.