Michel Roux Brings Le Gavroche Back to Sea, 50 Seats at a Time

Cunard’s Queen Anne will host five residencies, with French tasting dinners, oysters in the lounge and a chance to watch the chef at work.

SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM – 30 OCTOBER, 2026: For decades, dinner at Le Gavroche meant dressing up and going to Mayfair. On five voyages in 2027 and 2028, it will mean boarding Cunard’s Queen Anne. Michel Roux Jr., whose family’s London restaurant closed in 2024 with two Michelin stars, will be aboard to bring its cooking and hospitality back to sea.

At Sir Samuel’s, Roux will present a tasting menu drawn from Le Gavroche’s repertoire, with room for just 50 diners each evening. His 2026 menu aboard the ship paired seared scallop with ginger butter and caviar, and glazed lobster with a tomato ponzu broth. A dark chocolate and cherry tart came with cherry sorbet. It’s the kind of cooking in which the sauce can be as memorable as what it’s served with.

Ursula and Silvia Perberschlager, the twins who made guests feel at home in a formal Mayfair dining room for more than two decades, will be aboard, too. Roux will talk about his life in kitchens, take questions and sign cookbooks. In live demonstrations, guests will get to watch him work through a dish from his repertoire.

On gala night, the ship’s main dining rooms will serve a special three-course menu. The Carinthia Lounge will offer oysters and other seafood every evening, an inviting way to ease into dinner after a day in Norway.

All five weeklong sailings depart from Southampton, England. The Norway voyages leave May 2, Aug. 29 and Sept. 5, 2027. The Norway and Denmark voyage departs May 21, 2028, followed by a Norwegian fjords sailing on June 4. The tasting dinner carries an additional charge, and reservations open in My Cunard six months before departure.