Click here to download and save as a PDF Q. Oceania Cruises has a reputation for food, but how did it go from eating in the restaurants to cooking in the Culinary Center? A. We started 15 years ago with a hands-on cooking class on Marina, where we developed a curriculum and a Culinary Center. Back then, we had a tiny space dedicated to our cooking school and we used to go out and buy food at markets and bring it back for the chefs.