The Ritz Carlton
For the First Class passenger willing to pay extra for richly prepared ala carte fare, then we suggest the Ritz Carlton Restaurant located on B Deck and led from the Wintergarden.
Our First Class guests will surely delight in the intimate, rich surroundings of the world-famous Ritz Carlton. Rich in its appointments befitting the wealthy sea traveler, our Ritz Carlton Restaurant is wonderfully designed in a light and refreshing blend of sculpted mahogany and walnut and with finely polished marble columns throughout. Further elegance is delivered with decorative leaded-glass work, a dome ceiling, and raised sculpture work running in panels just below the ceiling.
For your listening and dining pleasure we proudly present the Imperator's Ritz Carlton orchestra whose first pleasure nightly is to serenade our First Class guests. Please note their playing times.
Ritz Carlton Orchestra schedule
Daily: 1:00 ~ 3:00 pm
Nightly: 7:00 ~ 11:00 pm (with a short break at 9:00 pm)
Seeking the most elegant, private diningroom on the Imperator?
For our distingusihed First Class passengers we proudly offer for your dining pleasure, our private Ritz Carlton diningroom. Located just aft
of the Ritz Carlton, it is available for small dinner parties, luncheons, or private business meetings.
For Reservations
please contact our Ritz Carlton staff or
reserve through your courteous Head Steward.
As the Ritz Carlton is one of the most popular retreats for the First Class passengers, we politely recommended to our guests that they make a reservation well in advance of their attendance. And as is customary in all Ritz Carlton restaurants, no alcohol will be served without a food order. Similarly, in keeping with the strict formality of the Ritz, please refrain from game playing, such as cards or dominos.
Meet Our Master Chef: Georges Auguste Escoffier
To make the Ritz Carlton aboard the Imperator of the highest class, Mr. Albert Ballin has hired French master chef, Georges Auguste Escoffier to marshal the Imperator kitchens. Even before the distinguished Auguste Escoffier took assignment aboard the Imperator, he was already a maverick in European cooking circles. During his tenure as head chef at the European famous Carlton Hotel from 1898 to the early 1900s, his innovations in both French cooking and the presentation of food raised the status of chefs from that of laborers to artists. Nightly aboard the Imperator, he sets a new standard on the high seas. On one noted occasion, Escoffier cooked for Wilhelm II who was quoted as saying,
"I am the Emperor of Germany, but you are the Emperor of chefs."
Please note that Mr. Escoffier will transfer to the SS Vaterland in a few months for the maiden voyage of our newest liner. At that time, Mr C. Dienz will be in charge of the Imperator kitchens.
