Dine in Floating Elegance

This is a sampling of the cuisine you will enjoy aboard Aurora. Having traveled extensively, Gisele has developed a distinctive style that combines her French sensibility with the cuisines of the world. Gisele will be happy to tailor menus to your specific preferences, taking advantage of the availability of ingredients in each of the ports we visit. She is adept at catering to any special diet.

To Start the Day
Fresh-squeezed juice
Fresh fruit martini
Blueberry-pecan scones hot from the oven
Peach almond streusel
Rustic Italian frittata
Brioche French toast with homemade morning sausages

Midday Gourmet
Sea scallop ceviché
Grilled sesame tuna burgers
Carpaccio of veal with crème fleurette of avocado
Duck confit roulade
Pavé of salmon with watercress sauce
Summer chicken melon salad

Amuse Bouche
Wasabi mini crabcakes
Crostini of tapenade
Blinis à la crème de caviar
Aurora-smoked trout canapés
Vegetarian gyoza with sauce Gisele

Starters
Fresh spinach gnocchi with aged gorgonzola
Poached foie gras with cherry sauce
Lobster terrine with roasted red-pepper coulis
Yellowfin tuna tartare with blood orange and passion fruit dressing
Chèvre-artichoke spring rolls

Dinner
Grilled blackened mahi mahi with caramelized fennel and apples, grilled asparagus and cherry tomatoes
Paupiette of duck au pain d’epices, confetti of vegetables and brulée of aubergines
Beef tenderloin au cognac, onion confit, wild mushroom terrine and, sweet carrot allumettes
Double-rib lamb chops aux herbes fraîches with sweet pea purée à la crème, and morel couscous poached black figs
New England clambake with lobster, steamers and fresh-picked corn

Sweets
Rocca di cioccolato
Champagne sabayon croque-en-bouche
Roulée de crêpe with chestnut mousse
Espresso soufflé with cacao sorbet
Aurora’s sour cherry ice cream flambé

A Feast for ALL the Senses
Gisele believes that every meal should be a visual experience as well as a gastronomic feast – one that inspires you to focus and savor. Her “tablescapes” – different for every sitting – feature her own hand-made tablecloths, brilliantly