MIAMI, June 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Fathom,
the pioneer in social impact travel and Carnival Corporation's
(NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) 10th and newest brand, today
shared details of regional cuisine crafted by Fathom's globally
recognized Dominican chef Emil Vega,
who leads the development of Fathom's specialty restaurant concept
Ocean Grill. Fathom also unveiled more details about its variety of
onboard recreational activities.
Award-winning veteran chef and renowned Dominican Republic culinary expert Chef Emil
brings to Fathom a lifelong passion for food and vast hospitality
industry dining experience. Emil has earned a global reputation as
a celebrated food innovator who brings a modern aesthetic to
traditional Dominican Republic
cuisine, inspiring culinary creations that add a perfect touch to
Fathom's onboard food offerings. From a delicious Grilled Seafood
Salpicón to Crema de Frijoles Negros, guests can indulge in a wide
range of Dominican and Cuban inspired food and culture, helping
them further immerse and understand the cultures they will
experience.
"I set out to create for travelers an extraordinary, authentic
Caribbean culinary experience that
allows them to savor a range of gastronomical possibilities
featuring regionally inspired ingredients," said Chef Emil.
"Fathom understands that an important aspect of immersing in any
unique culture is to explore its cuisine, which we are happy to
make available to travelers from the moment they step aboard
Fathom's Adonia."
Sample Ocean Grill Dishes include:
Appetizers
- Grilled Seafood Salpicón – Grilled octopus, calamari and
shrimp served cold with Caribbean
mojito vinaigrette and crispy yaniqueque
- Cuban Ropa Vieja – Deep-fried plantain basket filled
with Cuban-style shredded beef served with a spicy red pepper
jam
- Mofongo and Aguají – Traditional mash of roasted pork
belly, green plantain and garlic served with spicy mayonnaise
Entrées
- Pescado con Coco (Fish Criollo and Coconut) – Fillet of
fresh red snapper in an authentic island coconut sauce, served with
clams, shrimp and yucca fritters
- Vegetarian Pastelón – Layers of ripe plantain, queso
fresco and sautéed spinach served with roasted vegetables and
spinach sauce
- Bistec Encebollado – Seasoned beef filet with
caramelized onions, yucca fritters, sweet plantain and chimichurri
salsa
Desserts
- Dulce de Leche Cortada – Dominican sweet caramel milk
curds with vanilla and salted caramel ice cream and yucca
dumplings
- Guava n' Cheese – Guava paste with queso fresco and
roasted gustoso pepper syrup
- Majarete Crème Brûlée – Classic Cuban sweetcorn custard
served with corn caramel and cinnamon, caramelized popcorn and
sweet potato biscuit
"We are eager for Fathom travelers to delight in the delicious
regionally inspired menu Chef Emil has created and to immerse
themselves in the flavors and ingredients indigenous to the
Dominican Republic and Cuba," said
Tara Russell, president of Fathom
and global impact lead for Carnival Corporation. "Chef Emil is a
talented and passionate culinary expert who truly is an artist when
it comes to Caribbean cuisine. He
is one of the top talents in the Caribbean, and we are grateful to have him as
part of the Fathom family."
Robust Onboard Programming Engages and Inspires
Travelers
In addition to the many culinary delights found onboard, guests
can participate in many engaging onboard impact workshops, dance
and cocktail classes, and various leisure activities and
entertainment options while preparing for their unforgettable
on-ground experience. They also may treat themselves to
one-of-a-kind products – from artisan crafts to hand-crafted
jewelry to sustainably produced attire to environmentally friendly
beauty products – at Fathom's exclusive retail outlets featuring
products with a purpose.
Fathom's core onboard programming includes fun, interactive and
educational sessions with Impact Guides, the first people Fathom
travelers meet when they board the MV Adonia. Impact Guides
introduce travelers to the Fathom experience and share additional
information and guidance to equip them for the week. Travelers can
celebrate at a Superpower Party that helps them discover their own
individual superpower and unleash their inner greatness. During an
onboard Spanish class, they can learn popular Spanish expressions,
practice Spanish language pronunciation and learn basic
conversational phrases, which will be invaluable for approaching
their time onshore.
Curiosity Advantage and Design Your Life –
two workshops created by Curiosity Atlas, a design firm focused on
driving curiosity and innovation – prepare guests for their
on-ground experiences through an exploration of curiosity.
Curiosity Advantage increases cognitive flexibility to help
travelers take on challenges with a newfound sense of wonder. The
workshop provides travelers with a 'Curiosity Quest' to utilize
during their on-ground experiences. Design Your Life session
applies the principles of design thinking to a travelers lives and
to help them discover the areas where they are truly committed to
making an impact.
Fathom and Ashoka – a network of social entrepreneurs dedicated
to accelerating lasting social change – collaborated to develop
three different workshops enabling travelers to practice
changemaking and discover their own potential to create positive
change in their communities. Based on these three workshops, guests
walk away having committed to at least one changemaking act and
having reflected deeply on their surroundings while developing
their own personal changemaker story through Ashoka's proven
storytelling methodology.
Other onboard programs include morning mediations to start each
day with a clear mind, a Fathom kick-off event with live music and
an introduction to the Fathom ethos, and the popular Lifehack
Bootcamp that provides the tools for getting more done in less
time and using that extra time to make the impact on the world.
Additional core onboard programming includes:
- Dominican Republic Orientation
Fathom helps travelers
become acculturated to life in the Dominican Republic so they may experience
their time on-ground with a sense of "comfortable discomfort"
within this new environment.
- Story of You
In this workshop, travelers identify a
moment of transformation in their lives and work through the
components that make a great story. They learn how powerful their
life story is and practice the tools to help them tell their story
in a clear and meaningful way.
- Story of Impact
This activity helps travelers create
and express their story as a specific "before and after"
transformation based on their week on-ground in their destination.
Interactive exercises practice story creation methodologies so
travelers disembark their journeys with a sense of confidence in
sharing their stories.
- Story Circle / Story of You 2.0
Travelers are
introduced to ways to make their stories more powerful. They share
stories in front of small groups who give facilitated feedback, and
they also receive tips on how to speak powerfully in front of
others.
- Guided Relaxation
Guided Relaxation, also referred to
as Yoga Nidra, provides travelers time to rest, relax and clear
their minds following the day's stimulation.
- Fathom You and Beyond
This final session with each
Fathom cohort provides moments of reflection, ways to engage in
next steps and resources for further impact.
In addition to the core onboard programming, travelers also may
participate in leisure activities, such as a photography class,
book club, karaoke, giant outdoor game night, classic board game
night, mojito and flan movie night, domino throw down, and a wine
and paint class to name a few.
Once Fathom travelers arrive in the Dominican Republic, they have a wide variety
of options for how to spend their three days on the island. They
can choose from a variety of activities, including participating in
social impact projects, enjoying the many beautiful Dominican
beaches or participating in select recreational activities and
tours available to the entire family of Carnival Corporation brands
operating in the Caribbean region.
Social impact activities include projects focused on economic,
educational and environmental development, appealing to a wide
range of individual passions and skills. During these activities,
travelers work directly alongside community members and Fathom's
partner organizations carrying out tasks that will have an
immediate and lasting impact, tailored specifically to what the
community needs most.
Prices for the seven-day trips to the Dominican Republic in its inaugural year start
at $499 per person, excluding taxes,
fees and port expenses and including all meals on the ship, onboard
social impact immersion experiences, three onshore social impact
activities and related supplies. Prices vary by season. To secure a
spot on future sailings, a fully refundable $300 per person deposit is required for all cabin
categories and occupancy levels. Final payment is due 90 days prior
to departure.
About Fathom Travel to the Dominican Republic
Fathom is a
different kind of cruise that combines one's love of travel with
the desire to make a difference in the world. Fathom is defining a
new category of travel, Social Impact Travel. Part of the Carnival
Corporation (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) family, Fathom offers
consumers authentic, meaningful travel experiences to enrich the
life of the traveler and work alongside locals as they tackle
community needs in the Dominican
Republic. Fathom is unique in that it leverages Carnival
Corporation's expertise and scale for a one-of-a-kind business
model to create long-term collaboration with its partner countries,
allowing for sustained social impact and lasting development.
Fathom will serve the sizable and growing market of potential
social impact travel consumers – approximately one million North
Americans – in addition to global travelers already pursuing
service-oriented travel experiences worldwide.
Sailing aboard the MV Adonia, a 704-passenger vessel redeployed
from Carnival Corporation's P&O Cruises (UK), Fathom will
engage, mobilize, educate and equip travelers on every Dominican Republic trip allowing for rich
personal enrichment and thousands of impact activity days per
visit– and tens of thousands of travelers a year to communities of
promise, providing unprecedented scale for impact.
About Fathom Travel to Cuba
Recently earning U.S. and
Cuban government approvals, Fathom will be the first cruise company
to sail from the U.S. to Cuba in more than 50 years. Fathom's
round-trip culturally immersive cruise itinerary will initially
feature experiences in the Cuban port cities of Havana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago de Cuba, providing travelers the
opportunity to enjoy a rich and vibrant culture that until now most
U.S. travelers have only seen in photographs. Designed for rich
immersion and ease of travel, the Fathom Cuban itinerary offers
passengers a comfortable cabin including all the amenities of a
modern hotel, plus the luxury of having to unpack only once. Every
night, Fathom travelers return to the comforts of the MV Adonia,
where they can relax knowing that all the details of getting from
location to location in Cuba are
handled.
For more information about Fathom or to book a voyage, contact
your Travel Professional, call Fathom toll-free at 1-855-932-8466
or visit www.Fathom.org.
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