On These Cruises, It Really is All About the Drinking
Not one, but two -- count 'em -- cruise lines announced plans today for new wine-focused trips.
Small-ship operator Cruise West says it'll launch "taste of the Pacific Northwest" cruises in September on the 84-passenger Spirit of Discovery. The seven-day trips down the Columbia River will highlight the wines and wine regions of Oregon and Washington, as well as the culinary traditions of the area.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises, meanwhile, says it will offer a six-night tour through Australia's top wine regions in November that it's calling the Australia Food and Wine Experience. Featuring overnight stays at boutique hotels, gourmet meals paired with regional wines, and exclusive tastings at well-known vineyards, the trip is designed as an add-on experience to a 13-night cruise. The cruise, on the 700-passenger Seven Seas Mariner, departs Sydney on Nov. 19.
Regent says its trip begins with a visit to Australia's Yarra Valley, where local wine experts will lead tastings at vineyards such as De Bartoli, Yering Station, Green Point and Coldstream Hills. Participants then head to Melbourne for a food-focused tour with author and chef Allan Campion, followed by more winery tours in the Hunter Valley, private tastings and cooking classes.
The Regent trip costs $6,495 per person, not including airfare.
As for the new Cruise West sailings, the line says the itinerary -- the third it has announced this year that's focused on wine and food -- will include visits to family-owned wineries and vineyards along the Columbia River; tastings and meals with owners and growers; and tours through winery cave systems.
Other activities include a tractor tour through the Hood River Valley’s renowned family-run Fruit Company, plucking pears and apples along the route; and a private tour with a local farmer through the Hanford Reach National Monument’s towering bluffs.
Cruise West says prices for the trip start at $3,149 per person.
For more information on these once-in-lifetime trips, visit www.CruiseCafe.com or call us at 1-800-788-2545.
Not one, but two -- count 'em -- cruise lines announced plans today for new wine-focused trips.
Small-ship operator Cruise West says it'll launch "taste of the Pacific Northwest" cruises in September on the 84-passenger Spirit of Discovery. The seven-day trips down the Columbia River will highlight the wines and wine regions of Oregon and Washington, as well as the culinary traditions of the area.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises, meanwhile, says it will offer a six-night tour through Australia's top wine regions in November that it's calling the Australia Food and Wine Experience. Featuring overnight stays at boutique hotels, gourmet meals paired with regional wines, and exclusive tastings at well-known vineyards, the trip is designed as an add-on experience to a 13-night cruise. The cruise, on the 700-passenger Seven Seas Mariner, departs Sydney on Nov. 19.
Regent says its trip begins with a visit to Australia's Yarra Valley, where local wine experts will lead tastings at vineyards such as De Bartoli, Yering Station, Green Point and Coldstream Hills. Participants then head to Melbourne for a food-focused tour with author and chef Allan Campion, followed by more winery tours in the Hunter Valley, private tastings and cooking classes.
The Regent trip costs $6,495 per person, not including airfare.
As for the new Cruise West sailings, the line says the itinerary -- the third it has announced this year that's focused on wine and food -- will include visits to family-owned wineries and vineyards along the Columbia River; tastings and meals with owners and growers; and tours through winery cave systems.
Other activities include a tractor tour through the Hood River Valley’s renowned family-run Fruit Company, plucking pears and apples along the route; and a private tour with a local farmer through the Hanford Reach National Monument’s towering bluffs.
Cruise West says prices for the trip start at $3,149 per person.
For more information on these once-in-lifetime trips, visit www.CruiseCafe.com or call us at 1-800-788-2545.
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