Dubrovnik harbour
The SY Pantheon
Venice to Dubrovnik Wine Cruise
17 - 24 August 2005
A&C chartered the fabulous super-yacht ‘Pantheon’ for a wine cruise from Venice to Dubrovnik. We stopped at many of the ports and islands that used to belong to Venice and where that stamp of the Lion of St Mark is clearly visible in the colonnaded piazzas, soaring belfries and seemingly impregnable fortifications.
We discovered the best of the local wines from Istria, the Dalmatian islands of Vis, Hvar and Corcula, plus Montenegro. Our tastings showed that there is very interesting wine being made here. In the north from Refosco and Malvasia, in the south from varieties that we had never tasted of before such as Posip, Plavac Mali and Vranac. In further on board tastings we featured wines from the Adriatic including top Italian wines from Veneto, Friuli, Rosso Conero and Puglia, plus some of our Slovenian and Greek favourites too.
In 2010 we sail from Athens to Malta via Sicily, Lipari, Tunis and Pantelleria on S.C. Panorama, S.Y. Pantheon's former sister ship.
Go to our 2010 Wine Cruise
In 2009 we chartered the Star Clipper, as we have many times before for a wine and archaeology cruise to the Peloponnese, Crete and the Cyclades.
The SY Pantheon is a luxury 164 foot yacht with a crew of 17 and 25 cabins. There is ample deck area including a large shaded area around the bar. The chefs serve gourmet Mediterranean cuisine. Sports equipment includes windsurfer, canoes and snorkels.
17 - 24 August 2005
£4,750.00 
per person
Tour completed.Wine Cruise Includes: Scheduled flights Gatwick/Verona; Dubrovnik/Gatwick, all taxes, breakfasts & most meals (all with wines), all visits.
Cabins are en-suite & air conditioned. They are small compared to Cruise liners but are very large for a yacht. Option to stay on in Dubrovnik for two nights 5* hotel, sea view £225 pp in twin.
Sole Occupancy:
Deposit: £450.00
Room Upgrade: on request
Venice to Dubrovnik Wine Cruise
Itinerary
17 August Morning flight from London Gatwick to Verona. Lunch at a top Valpolicella estate. Board in Venice. Welcome buffet party on deck. Pantheon sails from Venice tonight.
18 August Morning in Rovinj in Istria. Late afternoon arrival at Pula. Dinner is ashore at the best restaurant in Istria.
19 August Today we sail to the small out of the way island of Vis which is a booming wine island.
20 August We arrive in Split this morning and will have time to explore the old centre which is built out of the retirement palace of the Roman emperor Diocletian. From here we visit the Split bay and the fortified villages of Kasteli. We’ll try some of the local wines and moor up for lunch. We will also visit Trogir, one of the most attractive of all the Dalmatian towns.
21 August Today we visit the island of Hvar, with time ashore and for swimming.
22 August The island of Korkula for the morning and lunchtime, then sail to Trstenik on the Peljensac peninsula. We arrive in the afternoon and overnight. This is where Californian wine master Mike Grgich has set up his winery in his homeland. We will dine with his wines tonight.
23 August Today we sail down the coast past Dubrovnik to Montenegro. Here we enter Boka the most spectacular of the Adriatic fjords. In the pretty port of Kotor, we’ll have a tasting of Montenegran wines. Overnight in Kotor bay.
24 August Morning arrival in Dubrovnik. Our return flight is mid afternoon. So we have the morning for exploring the famously beautiful old town.
