Princess Cruises adds another celebrity culinary partnership with Pizza Chef Tony Gemignani, the 13-time World Pizza Champion. This comes on top of the Love by Britto high-end restaurant collaboration between artist Romero Britto and chef Rudi Sodamin. In celebration of the announcement, Princess Cruises set a Guinness World Record for the largest pizza party at multiple venues.
Chef Gemignani has created five unique pizzas for Princess Cruises, each with an exciting blend of savory flavors and premium ingredients from soppressata sausage and hot honey to gorgonzola and sweet fig preserve, further enhancing the line’s position as offering the Best Pizza at Sea.
Chef Gemignani’s artisan, hand-crafted pizzas will initially debut at Alfredo’s onboard the new Sun Princess, adding to the greatest assembly of culinary experiences at sea, with plans to extend to the rest of the fleet this summer. Princess chefs received specialized training under the guidance of Chef Gemignani from his acclaimed Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco ensuring they can masterfully replicate his original, hand-crafted pizzas at sea.
“Princess is the original Love Boat and its magnificent ships are known to all the world,” said Gemignani. “Bringing my original recipe hand-crafted pizzas inspired by the destinations Princess visits to the world-class line up of culinary offerings onboard its ships is not only exciting but an honor.”
Over the course of his career, Chef Gemignani has achieved 13 World Pizza Champions, two-time Food Network Gold Medalist, four Guinness World Records titles, and opened more than 30 restaurants. He’s appeared on multiple reality television series including “Food Network Challenge,” “Bar Rescue,” and appeared on the Master Class GOAT series, The Travel Channel and CNN.
“Princess is about delivering great experiences and there is no more important element than pizza. While Princess has long been known for having the best pizza at sea, we decided to take it up an entirely new level with legendary Tony Gemignani,” said John Padgett, Princess President. “Tony is the ‘GOAT’ with unparalleled world championships, expertise, and passion for crafting the perfect pizza.”
The new Chef Gemignani-designed pizzas will take center stage at Alfredo’s and Gigi’s specialty pizzerias on board sit-down restaurants, as well as the complimentary pizza Slice locations found on the Lido Deck of Princess ships.
Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess debuted earlier in 2024, and is currently sailing a series of Mediterranean voyages before its Fort Lauderdale, FL debut for its Caribbean season. To make a reservation for a cruise on Sun Princess, we recommend MEI Travel for a free, no obligation quote and free help throughout your trip.
