Saikumar Baddi – Senior Food & Beverage Director

Senior Food & Beverage Director

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Saikumar “Sai” Baddi is Food & Beverage Director for The World, the largest privately owned residential yacht on earth. Mr. Baddi is responsible for the operations of all restaurants, bars, officers’ and crew mess, and hotel stores. He also manages the Food & Beverage department’s operations, recruitment, restaurant reservations, research and product development, training programs and operating procedures, and oversees dining, public health and hygiene standards including crew dining facilities. He works closely with the Executive Chef, Beverage Manager and others to bring on guest chefs and wine makers from around the world and to plan special events that ‘bring the destination alive’ for Residents & Guests.

Mr. Baddi began his food and beverage career at the legendary Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai and from there held supervisory roles at the Jumeirah Group in Dubai and opening their exclusive Burj al Arab Hotel. His seagoing career started with Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 followed by the Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria where he oversaw their signature fine-dining restaurants. He joined The World in 2008 as Maître d’ Hôtel and over the years was promoted to Restaurant Manager, Senior Restaurant Manager, Assistant F&B Manager and his current position in 2015.

Born in Hyderabad, often referred to as the Silicon Valley of India, Mr. Baddi currently resides in Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh, east coast on India. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Hotel Management and Culinary Arts and holds a master’s degree in F&B Management from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He also completed his diploma is French language intermediate level. His hobbies include dancing, cooking, tasting, and studying wines, enjoying European cuisine, researching modern trends, studying international cultures and traditions, visiting farmer’s markets, and spending time with family including cycling with his daughter and playing soccer with his son.

ザ・ワールドについて

2002年に就航したザ・ワールド®は、165のラグジュアリーなレジデンスを備えた、世界最大の個人所有の居住型ヨットです。20か国から集まった多様な居住者が船上の住まいを所有し、世界の文化や歴史、冒険、そして魅力的な目的地の探訪に関心を共有しています。彼らは自ら選んだ特別な旅程に従い、2〜3年ごとに世界一周を行います。綿密に計画された探検や唯一無二の体験に加え、世界クラスの設備と申し分のないサービスが提供されます。このユニークなライフスタイルについて詳しくは、954-538-8449までお電話いただくか、aboardtheworld.comをご覧ください。

2023年1月