Food & Wine Sailings: Holland America - Crystal Cruises - Oceania - Silversea

Crystal Cruises 2010 Wine & Food Festival Sailings Crystal Cruises - Wine and Food Festival.

Crystal Cruises - Wine and Food Festival.About Crystal Cruises
Imagine that a floating luxury resort, filled with everything you ever could desire, is waiting to carry you on the journey of your dreams. Crystal Cruises takes pride in navigating that magical highway of the sea, transporting you to the best the world has to offer.

Your days and nights on a Crystal cruise are effortless and carefree. You will revel in a wealth of time, a luxurious sense of leisure and ease; your hours are your own, to spend as you see fit. Released from the pressure of schedules and routines, you are free to play, to rest, to mingle and relax - to allow for the luxury of serendipity. Like the open sea, each day is limitless. You can chart a course, then change it at your whim. Let possibility fill the sails of your imagination and see what magic might appear.

Crystal Cruises gives you space to stretch out and explore. They have broad, sunny decks to stroll and inviting corners to settle into. There are cozy nooks where you can be alone. You can join a spellbound audience at an exciting Broadway-style show or get together with a few new friends over a frothy cappuccino. Your stateroom is a comforting place to call your own, where you can snuggle in and dream.

With skilled and practiced sleight-of-hand, their chefs prepare the finest cuisine from around the world. Their guests may begin a cruise alone, but within days they find themselves greeting new-found friends. There is a spirit of cheerfulness and good humor to be found wherever you are on the ship. Guests say that is the real magic of a Crystal cruise. There is no mystery to it; its simply their commitment to heartfelt service that lets them create an atmosphere of enchantment, every day.

Crystal Cruises - Wine and Food Festival.
Crystal Cruises - Wine and Food Festival.
Crystal Cruises - Wine and Food Festival.

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Holland America’s Culinary Arts Programs at Sea

Culinary Arts Sailings.The Culinary Arts Center program is a groundbreaking program that integrates guests' love for fine food and wine with a unique and entertaining experience.

From wine-country cuisine to the re-invented wholesome fare of early American taverns to Southern-influenced prime seafood, Holland America Line opens its on-board kitchens to over 70 guest chefs from around the country throughout its 2010 cruise season. 2010 Holland America Exclusive Guest Chef/Culinary Arts Experts Series Sailings

Holland America Line launched its innovative culinary program in 2005 with the installation of state-of-the-art Culinary Arts Centers aboard each of its 13 premium cruise ships offering culinary demonstrations, tastings and hands-on cooking classes aboard every sailing. The line then took the concept further by providing guests on select Holland America Line cruises an opportunity to experience demonstrations and seminars conducted by guest culinary experts.

Holland America Line showcases its own culinary stars during each of more than 500 annual cruises where one can sample fine wines from around the world or learn to make a new gourmet dish in a hands-on cooking class taught by their own Master Chefs or Culinary Guests. Plus, with the release of the premium line's new cookbook, A Taste of Excellence, guests can learn preparation techniques for some of Holland America's most delectable dishes and lavish libations as part of the Culinary Arts Center experience.

A state-of-the-art "show kitchen at sea," the Culinary Arts Centers resemble the elaborate show kitchens used by celebrity chefs on television cooking programs. Each facility features a theater-style venue, with two large video screens to display overhead and close-up video views of food preparation, and a large cooking display counter where guests can learn from the masters. Culinary demonstrations also are filmed and aired on in-stateroom televisions. Holland America Line invested more than $13 million to create and install the Culinary Arts Center facilities on each of its ships as part of a $225 million Signature of Excellence initiative.

Culinary Arts Sailings.The Culinary Arts Center also features: 
An innovative theatre-style venue with a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen

Multiple large plasma video screens so you don't miss the fine details (or you can watch the broadcast from the comfort of your own stateroom)

Cooking demonstrations and hands-on cooking classes by our own award-winning chefs and their culinary staff

Wine and cheese experts hosting special wine tastings and food pairing seminars

Special guest chefs, wine experts and leading cookbook author

Culinary Demonstrations: One-hour complimentary culinary demonstrations are scheduled on all cruises. On-board chefs lead a variety of events. Demos take place a minimum of two times on a seven day cruise. Longer voyages add additional demos.

Culinary Cooking Classes: Private cooking classes with the ship’s chef are offered at a minimal charge of $29 per person. Maximum of 12 people per class. A minimum of two classes will be offered on a 7-day cruise. More on longer sailings. More sessions will be added as demand dictates.

Wine Enthusiasts: See, swirl, sniff, sip – the language of wine lovers is spoken at Holland America Line. Onboard activities for wine enthusiasts are a feature of every cruise, and include wine tastings hosted by our expert cellarmaster, who invites guests to sample a wide variety of premium wines. Guests also may enjoy a special sommelier dinner at the reservations-only Pinnacle Grill, where each course is paired with a premium select wine introduced by the our cellarmaster. Or they may meet renowned winemakers as they join guest chefs at the onboard Culinary Arts Center to pair their award-winning wines with signature dishes. Take advantage of HAL's wine collections and experiences.

About Holland America Line
Holland America Line has been voted "best overall cruise value" by the World Ocean and Cruise Liner Society, the experienced travelers who know cruising best. Service, ambience, cuisine, personal attention - only Holland America offers you such consistent quality and more "five-star" ships than any other major cruise line.

Spacious and Intimate floating resorts. Holland America ships are fabulous destinations in themselves, offering everything you would expect in a great resort on land, and more.

Delicious Adventures. Master chef, world-renowned Reiner Greubel, a member of the prestigious society Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs, leads the award-winning culinary staff in the creation of exciting new dining options. Lovingly prepared, exquisitely presented.

Activities from Dawn to Dusk. Life on board your Holland America ship is always exciting, because there's always something happening. Join in a myriad of planned activities, or enjoy quiet time in superb surroundings.

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Oceania Launches "Epicurean Immersions" in Europe

Oceania Epicurean Immersions.Oceania Cruises launched a series of specialty food and wine-focused shore excursions called Epicurean Immersions. Produced in conjunction with culinary experts at Food & Wine Trails of Sonoma, Calif., these tours offer in-depth looks at local food and wine legacies.

Each tour showcases culinary treats at estates, centuries-old wineries and traditional restaurants; many are not open to the general public or only known by the most seasoned of travelers. Many of the tours include meals at wineries or private homes.

Oceania Culinary tours are offered in Italy, Greece and the south of France in virtually all western Mediterranean voyages. A variety of half- and full-day tours are available in Venice, Florence, La Spezia, and Sorrento, Italy; Corfu and Santorini, Greece; and Provence, France. Participation is typically limited to 25 or 30 guests.   Each tour is led by wine experts, cookbook authors, and food and wine academe such as Judy Francini, Pamela Sheldon, Judy Witts, and Padraig Fournier. Call SevenSeasTravel.com today for more details about these exclusive food and wine shore excursion offerings from Oceania Cruises.

About Oceania Cruises
 In each and every destination we call upon, our goal is to provide you with the most rewarding, enriching destination experience possible. Oceania Cruises is the world’s only upper-premium cruise line and offers a unique combination of the finest cuisine at sea, luxurious accommodations, exceptional personalized service and extraordinary value.

As the leader in destination cruising, Oceania Cruises sails to more than 180 ports in Europe, China and the Far East, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Featuring three intimate and elegant mid-sized ships, Regatta, Insignia and Nautica, the line will introduce two new mid-size Oceania-Class ships to its award-winning fleet in 2010 and 2011. For the fourth year in a row, in a testament to the exceptional quality and outstanding value that Oceania Cruises provides its guests, the savvy and sophisticated readers of Travel + Leisure Magazine and Condé Nast Traveler have ranked Oceania Cruises as one of the world’s finest cruise lines.

Oceania - The Finest Cuisine at Sea - You will enjoy the flexibility of four open seating restaurants; you dine when, where and with whom you choose. Our 5 Star menus are crafted under the meticulously watchful eye of renowned master chef Jacques Pépin, our Executive Culinary Director. Host of numerous public television series, he is one of America's best known chefs, food columnists and cook book authors. He has also served as the personal chef to no less than three French heads of state, including Charles de Gaulle.

Oceania Marina - Bon Appétit Culinary Center
In the Bon Appétit Culinary Center – the only hands-on cooking school at sea – you will learn how to prepare a variety of exquisite dishes in a state-of-the-art culinary studio under the tutelage of Master Chefs from around the world. To immerse you in the regional flavors of the destinations, you will use fresh, locally purchased produce, meats and fish. Imagine accompanying Marina’s chefs while shopping for porcini mushrooms in a quaint village market, or selecting freshly caught seafood along the waterfront.

  • The only culinary center at sea to offer hands-on instruction
  • Produced in conjunction with Bon Appétit, America’s premier publication catering to fine food and wine
  • Expert, Master Chefs provide instruction in a professional kitchen atmosphere
  • Expand your knowledge and appreciation of local cuisines through shoreside events and market tours
  • Choose from a varied curriculum or à la carte instruction
  • From great regional cuisines to the secrets of barbecue grilling, our hands-on classes are perfect for every aspiring chef
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Silversea Cruises Introduces New Cooking School
SilverSea six star cruisesThe curriculum for each of these cruises is carefully designed to celebrate the cultural flavor of the ship's itinerary.

Through its exclusive partnership with Relais & Châteaux, ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises is introducing L'École des Chefs, a new interactive cooking school that will be featured on 11 voyages in 2010.

The Relais & Châteaux L'École des Chefs program offers guests a special culinary curriculum and entertaining events hosted by Silversea executive chef David Bilsland. Bilsland's career includes several years as a chef instructor at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in London. He will present a program developed in collaboration with Jacques Thorel, the owner of L'Auberge Bretonne and a Grand Chef Relais & Châteaux.

The curriculum for each of these cruises is carefully designed to celebrate the cultural flavor of the ship's itinerary. Highlights include specialized workshops covering a range of topics from basic knife skills and kitchen terminology to sauces and baking; cooking demonstrations with wine pairings and interactive Q&A sessions; lively cooking competitions between Chef Bilsland and the ship's own culinary team; a "Lunch and Learn" event offering small groups of guests a chance to sample a meal of specially prepared dishes; and "Take It Home" recipes that will give guests an edge when entertaining at home.

Also offered on certain voyages, when the itinerary permits, is a "Market to the Plate" experience that provides an escorted tour of a local market followed by a cooking class, and a "Culinary Outing," an instructor-escorted excursion to a local restaurant, hotel or other venue where guests can enjoy a unique culinary exploration.

Select L'École des Chefs voyages will also feature Silversea's celebrated wine consultant, Lyn Farmer. The James Beard Foundation Award-winning wine and food writer will host lectures, conduct tastings and guide guests through wine and food pairings as part of Silversea's Wine Series enrichment program.

Silversea culinary director Rudi Scholdis said: "We're delighted to feature some of the world's most celebrated chefs on our Culinary Arts voyages. Our culinary theme cruises are a great way to meld together fascinating destinations with cooking events and demonstrations that entertain and edify, as well as reveal the personalities, skills – and a few culinary secrets – of the masters of haute cuisine."

About Relais & Châteaux
Relais & Châteaux is an exclusive collection of 480 of the finest hotels and gourmet restaurants in 56 countries. Established in France in 1954, the Association's mission is to spread its unique art de vivre across the globe by selecting outstanding properties with a truly unique character. Furthermore, Relais & Châteaux is also a family of hoteliers and Grands Chefs from all over the world who share a passion for and a personal commitment to ensuring their guests are privy to moments of exceptional harmony. To choose Relais & Châteaux is to experience an unforgettable celebration of the senses.

From the vineyards in Napa valley to the beaches in Bali, from the olive trees in Provence to the lodges in South Africa, Relais & Châteaux offers a chance to explore the Route du Bonheur and discover a special place in a variety of destinations. The Relais & Châteaux signature reflects this ambition: "ALL AROUND THE WORLD, UNIQUE IN THE WORLD."

Following below is a list of the L'École des Chefs voyages for 2010. Fares listed are per person based on double occupancy for a Vista Suite and do not include port charges and handling fees that range from $150 to $575 per person for these voyages, depending on the itinerary.

AFRICA & INDIAN OCEAN
 Voyage 2035: Silver Wind departs Athens Nov. 9 on a 16-day sailing to Dubai with calls in Rhodes, Alexandria, Sharm-el-Sheikh, Aqaba, Safaga and Muscat. Fares start from $7,318*pp .

ALASKA & PACIFIC COAST
 Voyage 3012: Silver Shadow departs Los Angeles May 13 on a 12-day sailing to Vancouver with calls in San Francisco, Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau, Skagway and Victoria. Guests will enjoy a Wine Series program hosted by Lyn Farmer. Fares start from $3,678*pp.

CARIBBEAN, MEXICO & PANAMA CANAL
 Voyage 3005: Silver Shadow departs Los Angeles March 5 on a 17-day sailing to Fort Lauderdale with a crossing of the Panama Canal and calls in Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Zihuatanejo, Acapulco, Puerto Quetzal, Cartagena and Santa Marta. Fares start from $5,478*pp.

Voyage 3011: Silver Shadow departs Fort Lauderdale April 28 on a 15-day sailing to Los Angeles with a crossing of the Panama Canal and calls in Santa Marta, Cartagena, Puntarenas, Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas. Silver Savings fares start from $4,838*pp.

Voyage 5039: Silver Spirit departs Fort Lauderdale Nov. 22 on a roundtrip, 10-day sailing with calls in Grand Turk, Antigua, St. Barts, St. Kitts and Spanish Town, B.V.I. Guests will enjoy a Wine Series program hosted by Lyn Farmer. Fares start from $4,182*pp.

Voyage 5042: Silver Spirit departs Fort Lauderdale Dec. 20 on a roundtrip, 14-day sailing with calls in Grand Turk, Antigua, Bequia, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Bart's, Spanish Town, B.V.I., and Key West. Guests will enjoy a Wine Series program hosted by Lyn Farmer. Fares start from $6,598*pp.

FAR EAST & SOUTH PACIFIC
 Voyage 4002: Silver Whisper departs Sydney Jan. 18 on an 18-day sailing to Singapore with calls in Brisbane, Whitsunday Islands, Cairns, Thursday Island, Komodo Island, Bali, Semarang and Karimunjawa Archipelago. Fares start from $6,118*pp.

MEDITERRANEAN
 Voyage 2033: Silver Wind departs Nice Oct. 20 on a 10-day sailing to Istanbul with calls in Portovenere, Livorno, Sorrento, Taormina, Athens, Santorini and Kusadasi. Guests will enjoy a Wine Series program hosted by Lyn Farmer. Fares start from $4,678*pp.

NORTHERN EUROPE
 Voyage 1017: Silver Cloud departs London June 7 on a 10-day sailing to Stockholm with calls in Rostock, Visby, Tallinn and St. Petersburg (extended three-day, two-night stopover). Guests will enjoy a Wine Series program hosted by Lyn Farmer. Fares start from $5,082*pp.

SOUTH AMERICA
 Voyage 4034: Silver Whisper departs Santiago Dec. 3 on a 16-day Chilean Fjord sailing to Buenos Aires with calls in Puerto Montt, Laguna San Rafael, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Puerto Madryn and Montevideo. Guests will enjoy a Wine Series program hosted by Lyn Farmer. Fares start from $6,998*pp.

TRANSOCEANIC
 Voyage 1011: Silver Cloud departs San Juan April 14 on a 15-day transatlantic sailing to Barcelona with calls in St. Maarten, Antigua, Tenerife, Las Palmas, Casablanca and Malaga. Fares start from $4,398*pp.
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Silversea's intimate, elegant ships have all ocean-view accommodation and feature a sophisticated, all-inclusive lifestyle with complimentary fine wines and spirits served throughout the ship, gourmet cuisine, a full spectrum of enrichment, and fares that include onboard gratuities.
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2010 China Wine Tours - Photographer's Wine Tour
2010 China Wine Tours.Photographer's Wine Tour Of China.
September 5 - 16, 2010 from $3925*pp
Taste the culture of 5,000 years. Join Janis Miglavs, former National Geographic photographer who is well-known for his presentations of vineyards around the world. We're blending ancient Chinese culture with the new world of Chinese wine.

Whether you're a seasoned pro photographer, or just enjoy a unique point-and-shoot experience, this is the trip for you! 12 Days: includes R/T airfare from Los Angeles, 5-star hotels, travel within China, meals, winery visits, and more. Six wineries are scheduled on this journey, along with the most familiar sites in China. Call Seven Seas Travel at 888-798-9133 for more details about this unique wine tour.

Here Are A Few Of Our Exclusive China Wine Tour Highlights...
Xi 'an, Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall Park, Emperor Qin's Terra-Cotta Warriors, Taigu, Shanxi Grace Vineyard, Qiao Family Compound, Jin Memorial Temple, Beijing, Changyu AFIP Winery, Tian An Men Square, The Great Wall of China, Chateau Bolongbao Winery, Peking Duck Dinner, Imperial Summer Palace, Hutong Rickshaw Tour, Acrobat Show, Yantai, Chateau Junding Winery, Treaty Port Vineyard, A Golf Option, Qingdao Huadong Winery.
China Wine Tours
China Wine Tours is the first travel organization with a focus on an exciting new way to visit China. We will introduce you to the history and culture of China and to what promises to be the talk of the world for those who enjoy a unique wine-travel experience. Join us!
*Rates shown are in U.S. Dollars, per person. A Chinese Visa is an extra $150.
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Club Med Punta Cana Wine And Food Festival
Club Med Wine and Food Festival.
Club Med Food and Wine FestivalClub Med Wine And Food Festival. June 6 -13, 2010 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
This premiere week-long event hosted by Club Med Corporate Chef Erik Peters will draw on your affinity and passion for world class cuisine, fine wines, and fantastic cocktails. It promises to enhance the soul, the spirit, and the sense of community from its rich and unique culinary programming. Your all-inclusive experience will consist of wine workshops, rum tastings, 4-course signature dinners, twice daily cooking demonstrations and much more.
Featuring Guest Celebrity Chefs and Sommeliers:
World-renowned Sommelier Charlie Arturaola, from "El Camino del Vino"
Award-winning Chef & author Bernard Guillas, from La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club in San Diego
Award-winning Pit-master Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe
"Top Chef Master", 2001 Food & Wine Best New Chef Anita Lo, from Anissa NYC
"Top Chef Master", author, and Globally acclaimed Godfather of Nuevo Latino Cuisine, Douglas Rodriguez.
Call Marlys at Seven Seas Travel - 888-798-9133 for bookings or more information
Club Med Punta Cana. The Club Med Punta Cana family resort in Dominican Republic reopened its doors on October 25, 2008, after a $34 million renovation. This picturesque Dominican Republic resort offers a one-of-a-kind experience in an idyllic Caribbean setting with superb natural surroundings. Nestled beside a lagoon, surrounded by a magnificent grove of coconut palms and sprawling white-sand beaches, Punta Cana is a perfect getaway for adults and families alike.
Club Med
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