Princess Cruises has set a brand new Guinness World File for the “World’s Largest Pizza Celebration.” The occasion, which happened on July 12-13, 2024, happened onboard 16 ships on three continents throughout eight time zones.
The record-breaking feat concerned passengers consuming over 60,000 slices of pizza ready by the cruise liner’s cooks. The occasion concerned 6,512 kilos of dough, 3,417 kilos of flour, 2,323 kilos of cheese, and 1,393 kilos of pepperoni slices.
John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises, expressed enthusiasm over the accommplishment, saying, “Princess is about delivering nice experiences, and there’s no extra vital component than pizza. Whereas Princess has lengthy been recognized for having the perfect pizza at sea, we determined to take it up a completely new degree with legendary Tony Gemignani and in addition set a Guinness World File title within the course of.”
Princess Cruises’ occasion bested the earlier file holder for world’s largest pizza occasion set on January 21, 2023. That occasion happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma by World Pizza Champions and consisted of three,357 individuals.
The cruise line’s complete fleet can accommodate 50,580 passengers, together with 4,310 passengers on its largest ship, the brand new 177,882-gross ton Sphere-class Solar Princess, at the moment in Barcelona because it spends its summer time within the Mediterranean.
Callie Smith, an adjudicator from Guinness World Data confirmed the cruise line’s accomplishment. She added, “There was nice pleasure on board as Princess Cruises set a Guinness World File title for the World’s Largest Pizza Celebration at a number of venues.”
The achievement provides to Princess Cruises’ accolades, which embody a earlier Guinness World File for the most important marriage vow renewal ceremony in 2020 the place 1,443 {couples} re-tied the knot onboard three Princess Cruises ships.
Pizza Celebration Introduces Partnership with Pizza Chef
Princess Cruises’ achievement was an excellent advertising and marketing technique to introduce a new partnership with Chef Tony Gemignani, a 13-time World Pizza Champion, actuality TV star, creator, and top-rated pizza cooks.
“The very best pizza at sea simply received higher!” Princess Cruises posted on its social media. “We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with 13-time World Pizza Champion, Tony Gemignani. We’re trying to set a Guinness World File for the ‘Largest Pizza Celebration’ at sea to have fun.”
Gemignani, who operates over 30 eating places, together with his flagship Tony’s Pizza Napletana and Slice Home by Tony Gemignani, additionally has 4 Guinness World File titles of his personal for World’s Longest Pizza, Most Folks Tossing Pizza Dough at As soon as, Largest Pizza Base Spun in Two Minutes, and Most Consecutive Pizza Rolls Throughout the Shoulders in 30 Seconds.
Gemignani supplied recipes for 3 of his signature pizzas and created two unique pizzas for the cruise line’s record-breaking act. The brand new pizzas function components like Soppressata sausage, scorching honey, agave pesto, and contemporary goat cheese and shall be featured choices aboard Princess Cruises.
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The brand new pizzas will debut at Alfredo’s Pizzeria specialty pizzeria on the Sphere-class Solar Princess, which operates 30 restaurant and bar venues, together with a number of with different celebs like Love by Britto, The Butcher’s Block by Dario, and Makoto Ocean.
Gemignani’s pizzas shall be rolled out throughout the fleet this summer time and also will be provided at Gigi’s Pizzeria and the complimentary Slice areas discovered on the cruise line’s Lido Deck.
It can additionally be a part of the menus of Solar Princess’ sister ship, Star Princess, at the moment below building at Fincantieri Shipyard in Italy and slated to hitch the fleet in 2025.
