Arvia, arriving in December 2022, will feature more than 30 places to eat and drink and new menus by Local Food Heroes, Shivi Ramoutar and José Pizarro. Arvia is also set to be home to new restaurants created exclusively for the ship including Green & Co feat. Mizuhana and 6th Street Diner.
Shivi Ramoutar-inspired Caribbean cooking
P&O Cruises is collaborating with contemporary Caribbean cooking specialist, Shivi Ramoutar and acclaimed Spanish chef, José Pizarro, to bring local food experiences to Arvia’s holidays in the Caribbean and Mediterranean respectively.
At The Beach House Ramoutar will celebrate her passion for Caribbean cuisine with a range of dishes including Jerk Chicken Supreme with rice and peas, coleslaw, shallow-fried plantain and a Jamaican cornmeal specialty known as festivals.
Tapas by Jose Pizarro
In The Glass House and Cellar Door guests will be able to try tapas created by José Pizarro, paired with wines selected by Olly Smith. Dishes include grilled whole tiger prawns, mango, chilli and garlic salsa; lamb cutlets, crushed potatoes, olives, dried cherry tomatoes and romesco sauce; and tuna tartare with avocado, tomato and chilli dressing.
Plant-based dishes
Green & Co feat. Mizuhana will be a new restaurant exclusive to Arvia and will offer guests crafted fish and plant-based dishes. Guests will be able to dine at the sushi bar and watch the chefs at work or be seated at tables to enjoy the views out to sea. Dishes will include: Chakalaka Wellington with a South African inspired spiced, smokey tomato sauce, red cabbage gel, corn relish, warm green bean salad, crispy corn kernels and a side of spiced sweet potato pakoras, coconut labneh, pea and mint dip; Moriawase Platters Nigiri with yellow fin tuna, Highland salmon, yellow tail, sea bass, maki and tuna uramaki and Chocolate Earth Plate with dark chocolate and beetroot pebbles, chocolate mushrooms, tarragon jelly, chocolate soil and non-dairy vanilla gelato
6th Street Diner is new for Arvia and is an all-American diner serving breakfast, brunch, dinner and sweet treats, accompanied with music and ice-cold cocktails.
Roast at The Quays is also new for Arvia with traditional lunches served with a modern twist, including a jumbo Yorkshire pudding filled with Sunday roast meats.
Other highlight on board include: Amber Lounge – situated in the Grand Atrium, where guests will be able to enjoy crafted cocktails while watching artists perform aerial vignettes above. New cocktails for Arvia include a Barbarossa (with a mixture of 3 different rums, apricot and pomegranate juice) and a Tortuga Cobbler (with Aperol, grapefruit, raspberry juice and rum from The Tidal Rum).
Anderson’s Bar – boasting a boutique distillery and a menu of craft rums and gins, is a cozy spot for drinks by day and night. During the winter season, the on-board still will create unique rum, created exclusively by The Tidal Rum and in the summer, we make bespoke Marabelle Gin.
Infinity is Arvai’s new swim-up bar.
Fresh and informal
Vistas Café Bar will be serving pastries and sweet treats with Costa coffee, teapigs™ tea and ocean views. Ripples Gelateria, in partnership with Snowflake Luxury Gelato, will offer gelato cones, cakes, and sundaes, including a rum & raisin gelato and a special Caribbean-inspired sundae while Taste 360 will feature burgers, hot dogs, oven-baked pizza, authentic street food and special dishes from Ramoutar and Pizarro.
Contemporary flavors
The Olive Grove is a Mediterranean restaurant with a menu featuring the region’s iconic dishes, from Greek mezze to Moroccan lamb tagine. On Celebration Nights, the restaurant will offer an exclusive menu from Pizarro.
The Keel and Cow – Gastropub serving dry-aged steaks, British classics and signature burger, The Prime Minister.
Epicurean will serve up classic British ingredients with a modern twist.
Signature venue, The Limelight Club, also features on Arvia and The 710 Club live-music bar that’s been crafted by P&O Cruises’ music director Gary Barlow’s where guests can list to an array of musical genres while enjoying cocktails and negronis hand-picked by Barlow . Another P&O signature, Sindhu celebrates the best of contemporary Indian cuisines.
