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Nishikant Sunil Thakur
Executive Chef, Celebrity Edge
From a young age, he’s had a knack for the culinary arts, a passion Chef Nishikant Sunil Thakur inherited from his family of restaurant owners. After training in one of the best culinary institutes, he began his career as a culinary associate in the hotel industry.
A travel lover by nature, he was always interested in seeing the world. He eventually combined his two biggest passions when he embarked on a new journey in the cruise industry and began exploring new-age flavors across the globe.
Nishikant joined Celebrity Cruises ten years ago and worked his way to the top-ranked position he currently holds as Executive Chef. In this position, he oversees all culinary venues on board Celebrity Edge and leads a team of more than 150 sous chefs and cooks responsible for creating 12,000 meals a day. He also serves as the main point of contact with the shoreside headquarters on all matters from menus to the supply chain.
“People might be surprised to learn how much everyone here works like a family,” he said. “Everyone is very cooperative and striving to get the best guest satisfaction. I’ve never had a day in my career since I started here when I didn’t feel like coming to work.”
Celebrity Cruises has won many awards for having the best food in the industry over the years, thanks in large part to the passion, talent and dedication of our culinary teams.
“One thing I love about Royal Caribbean Group is that, even though we are cooking for thousands of people at a time, we still do things like grandma would at home and make everything from scratch – the traditional way,” he said.
Chef Nishikant enjoys keeping up with culinary trends across the globe and working with the test kitchen in Miami, where corporate chefs and culinary directors constantly come up with innovative menus using new ingredients inspired by our ports of call.
Celebrity’s ability to transport our guests to the most beautiful destinations on the planet and serve them palette-pleasing, authentic flavors inspired by local cuisine – well, that’s our secret sauce.
“I’ve been around the globe two times, so I’ve seen most of the wonders of the world,” Chef Nishikant said. “I’ve seen many places, tasted ingredients from different continents, and met so many people that I have a lot of experiences to share with my family when I go home on vacation.”
