The Best New Cruise Ship Restaurants
Donna Heiderstadt | April 18, 2025
While cruise ships keep outdoing themselves with increasingly bigger and more outrageous bells and whistles like waterparks and bumper cars, they're also continuously innovating when it comes to cuisine. Creative new dining concepts introduced by cruise lines on new ships or during an older ship's refurbishment have recently garnered rave reviews. They've also elevated cruise ship specialty dining beyond the traditional steakhouse, romantic Italian eatery, and sushi bar. Here are the nine best new cruise ship restaurants introduced in the 2020s. Almost half are included in the cruise fare — and all are at the top of their game.





