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Nice to Venice Wine Cruise
22 July - 1 August 2008
2008 Wine Cruise
A&C have chartered the fabulous super-yacht Ponant for a magni½cent eleven day voyage from Nice to Venice. We sail right round Italy, calling in on Corsica, Sicily and the Croatian island of Korcula. In the tradition of our Italian, Sicilian and Greek wine cruises, this will be a wonderful voyage of discovery taking in dramatic sites, out of the way places and great food and wine. Well discover the best of the local wines. From the famous wines of Tuscany, the rising stars of Sicily and Puglia, to the relatively unknown wines of Croatia.
2008 Wine Cruise Itinerary
22 July Flight with BA344 Heathrow 11.40, Nice 14.40 . Transfer to the ship in Nice harbour and depart for Genoa. 23 July We arrive in Genoa. You will have plenty of time to explore. We will taste wines from the Cinque Terre today. 24 July We arrive in Corsica, at the sea-side resort of Macinaggio. We taste wines from Cap Corse, and there is an optional drive down the spectacular coast to visit a winery and to visit the fascinating town and castle of Bastia. 25 July Today we drop anchor off the coast of southern Lazio and offer visits to the lovely town of Gaeta on a headland dominated by its magni½cent Aragonese castle. Whilst here we will taste the wines of Falerno, ancient Romes Grand Cru.
Korcula Deck Plan
26 July Arrive Agropoli. Close to the ruins of the Ancient Greek city of Paestum with its famous temples, and the lovely town of S. Maria di Castelbate, this region is also home to Mozzarella cheese and wines from the Cilento DOC. 27 July We sail past Stromboli late at night. Arrive Naxos for Taormina, Sicily. We will have a round up tasting of Sicilian wines and an optional visit to Barone di Villagrande on Etna. 28 July Arrive Gallipoli, Puglia. (The name is a corruption of the Greek Kali Polis, meaning beautiful city.) 29 July Arrive Monopoli or Trani on the Puglian coast. These pretty small ports are close to the vineyards of Puglia.
SY Ponant Wine Cruise Includes
Scheduled ¾ights Heathrow-Nice, Venice-Gatwick*; all taxes; transfers to and from the ship; breakfasts; buffet lunches with wines from the ships cellars; afternoon tea and pastries, gourmet dinner with wines selected by A&C; additional on board tastings. Crew tips. The maximum party size is just 48. 2 3 members of the A&C team will accompany the trip. (*Complimentary transfer Gatwick-Heathrow if required) The Wine Guide is Tim Clarke.
Cabins Price £ pp in twin Price 4899 £ pp in tin Deposit £ pp Deposit 500 £ pp
30 July We arrive into Croatian waters and visit Korcula. 31 July As we sail past the Istrian coast we will taste the wines from the region which are made from Refesco and Malvasia in the North in the South and from obscure varieties such as Posip and Plavac Mali. We arrive in Venice for the early evening and after dinner stroll along the canal, or catch a river taxi to St Marks. 1 August. Breakfast on board. Lunchtime in Venice. Return BA2585 depart 16.55, arrive Gatwick18.05. Extend: Stay on for two nights in Venice.
Paestum
Cabin
Lower deck Cabins 145 sq m Lower deck Cabins 121 sq m
4199
500
The 2009 Wine Cruise
We arrange a Wine Cruise every year. The provisional plan for 2009 is Greece. Please call to be put on the priority wait list.
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