Princess Cruises announced a new celebrity partnership last week with Chef Tony Gemignani, 13-time World Champion and the undisputed greatest pizza maker in modern history. In celebration of that partnership, Princess Cruises threw the “World’s Largest Pizza Party” which established a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title for the cruise line.
The celebration took place on July 12-13, 2024, across 16 ships, 3 continents, and 8 time zones. Guests ate more than 60,000 slices of pizza that had been baked by Princess Cruises’ chefs using 6,512 pounds of dough, 3.417 pounds of flour, 1,393 pounds of pepperoni, and 2,323 pounds of cheese.
“There was great excitement on board as Princess Cruises set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the World’s Largest Pizza Party at multiple venues,” said Callie Smith, Adjudicator from Guinness World Records.
Chef Gemignani has received multiple honors throughout his career including 13 World Pizza Champions, two-time Food Network, and a four-time Guinness World Record Holder. He was part of the previous “World’s Largest Pizza Party” record in 2023, and holds the record for “World’s Longest Pizza,” “Most People Tossing Pizza Dough at Once,” “Largest Pizza Base Spun in Two Minutes,” and “Most Consecutive Pizza Rolls Across the Shoulders in 30 Seconds.”
Of Chef Gemignani and the cruise line’s accomplishment, John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises said, “Princess is about delivering great experiences, and there is no more important element than pizza. While Princess has long been known for having the best pizza at sea, we decided to take it up an entirely new level with legendary Tony Gemignani and also set a Guinness World Record title in the process.”
Princess Cruises now boasts of being a two-time GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title holder. The cruise line previously set a Guinness World Record on February 11, 2020, when captains aboard three Princess ships led 1,443 couples in a vow renewal ceremony. The previous record was 1.201 couples.
Princess Cruises’ guests will find Gemignani’s signature pizzas at Alfredo’s and Gigi’s specialty pizzerias as well as on the Lido at the complimentary Slice locations.