What Gourmet Means on the Glaciers Gourmet Cruise

The name sells the premium lounge, but the from-price buys the classic deck. On the classic deck of Cruceros Marpatag’s Glaciers Gourmet Experience, from US$235 a person (checked November 2026), lunch is a box with a hot sandwich, a drink and a dessert. The gourmet meal, four courses with regional wines, is served only in the 16-seat premium lounge, from US$435 on the date it was on sale. If the food is the point, book the premium deck; if the glaciers are, the box does the job.

The premium options appear in the calendar on the dates they are on sale. Free cancellation runs until 24 hours before.

The classic deck: the box

On GetYourGuide every classic option comes with a lunch box. Cruceros Marpatag’s own pages describe the box as a hot lunch with a drink and dessert, the sandwich filled with lamb, chicken, pork shoulder or vegetables, and serve it in the Upsala channel. Sold direct by the company, the box is an add-on, ARS 50,000 on its rates page from 1 October 2026; the base ticket there covers the classic cabin and the bar.

The catamaran’s bar sells food, snacks, drinks and hot drinks for the rest of the day, and the classic cabin has free Wi-Fi.

The premium lounge: the menu

The premium lounge sits at the back of the first floor: 16 seats, its own bathroom, kitchen and balcony. Breakfast is tea and pastries; lunch is four courses with regional wines, then a glass of whisky with glacial ice, and the day ends with a sparkling toast. On the company’s rates page it costs ARS 320,000 on top of the ticket. It is not for children under 5 or anyone with reduced mobility, because of the stairs.

Read for 3 December 2026, 20 January and 27 March 2027, one adult. The premium options were not on sale on 3 December or 20 January; their prices are those of 27 March 2027. Checked November 2026.

What reviewers say about the food

Of the 350 most recent reviews of the listing, dated January 2020 to November 2026, at least 8 say the lunch was not gourmet at all. One, writing in Spanish in January 2026, got a sandwich and a drink for the whole trip; another in October 2026 called it “just a toasted sandwich in a box”; a five-star review in German in November 2026 could not see what the day had to do with gourmet. Others found the same box good and plentiful, and several who paid for the premium lounge recommend it, one adding that the comfort costs a lot (March 2026). One reviewer in October 2026 thought the VIP option not worth it because the classic box was already generous.

The word in the name, in other words, describes the premium lounge and the day’s best meal, not what everyone eats.

See the classic and premium dates

Other gourmet glacier days

Agencies sell their own versions with their own food. Patagonia Dreams' Gourmet Glacier Cruise is from US$353 with your own food; its lunch box option, US$398, is a lamb sandwich with homemade mustard and caramelised onions (checked November 2026). SALUM TOUR & TRAVEL's day, from US$330, leaves the gourmet menu out of its price. Same cruise, different seller sets them side by side.