Maik Albrecht and Franziska Pauli have built an outstanding reputation in Germany’s fine-dining scene over many years. Most recently, they jointly shaped the culinary profile of Schlosshotel Burg Schlitz. During their tenure, their work received numerous accolades, including 7 pans from Gusto, 2 red toques from Gault & Millau, 3 FFF from Der Feinschmecker, and a Falstaff rating of 90 points.
Before that, Albrecht worked at Traube Tonbach, where he was responsible for the Köhlerstube and Bauernstube restaurants, and at Varieté Palazzo Hamburg alongside three-Michelin-starred chef Harald Wohlfahrt. Pauli, an IHK-certified sommelier with WSET Level 3 certification, gained experience at Hotel Hohe Düne and at the Michelin-starred gourmet restaurant Der Butt.
For SEA CLOUD CRUISES, the two are already familiar faces – they first met while working aboard the ships, where their professional relationship eventually blossomed into a personal one. Maik Albrecht served as Executive Chef with SEA CLOUD from 2007 to 2019, while Franziska Pauli worked as Maître d’Hôtel aboard both SEA CLOUD and SEA CLOUD II.
