Chef Jacques Pepin to host another foodie cruise

Celebrity chef Jacques Pépin will host anther special cruise for foodies next year in the Mediterranean.

Oceania Cruises says the well-known TV cooking show host and author of more than 20 cookbooks will lead a 10-night voyage from Venice to Rome that kicks off Nov. 1, 2016. It'll take place on the line's 1,250-passenger Marina.

The sailing will feature exclusive book signings, meet-and-greets and a special culinary demonstration hosted by Pépin. Passengers also will be treated to specially designed menus in the restaurants, epicurean-infused shore excursions and hands-on culinary instruction in the ship's Culinary Center.

Pépin has served as Oceania's executive culinary director for more than a decade. His dishes are featured in restaurants across the line's five ships, and he created the French bistro-style restaurants called Jacques found on Riviera and sister ship Marina.

Fares for the voyage start at $3,899 per person, based on double occupancy.

For a deck-by-deck look at Oceania's newest ship, Riviera, click through the carousel below.