| Porthole 17 Dec 18

CULINARY aficionados are avidly embracing the “farm to plate” movement – but until now that’s been somewhat difficult on a cruise ship.

However a newly launched residential cruise company called Storylines is promising to solve that problem, with plans for an on-board farm.

The company has announced its mission to create the world’s “first affordable premium lifestyle at sea,” developing ships where cabin-condo owners can “write a new chapter for their lives”.

The fresh produce farm will feature “ship-to-plate” menu items using hydroponic food production techniques.

“This will enable portions of the menu and indeed whole dishes to be grown right onboard our cruise condo ship,” the company said.

“Side benefits of this are better quality and better tasting food with a lower carbon footprint, as our food produced this way only travels a few feet, not thousands of miles,” it added.

The hydroponic garden will be located near the main dining room, allowing chefs to enter the two-level facility to select ingredients while preparing meals.

Green-thumbed guests would also be able to help cultivate the plants, Storylines said.