Nice to Sicily Wine Cruise 2008 aboard Le Ponant
22 - 27 July 2008
The cruise started in Nice, and took in Genoa, Porto Venere, Corsica, Gaeta, Agropoli for Paestum and Taormina in Sicily.
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There was a great program of on board tastings with wines from the regions served with meals on board, including top Italian wines from Piemonte, Chianti Classico, Greco di Tufo and Sicily plus a selection from Coteaux de Aix and Cap Corse.
About Le Ponant
Le Ponant is a 260 feet luxury, 3 masted sailing-cruiser with 32 cabins (up to 150 sq ft) all with shower-rooms. Our party size was around 50 with a crew of 30. There was a superb French chef and a pastry chef preparing gourmet menus.
Breakfasts and lunches are buffets and dinner is seated. There is a spacious sun deck, an open air restaurant and an interior restaurant, a spacious salon with a bar. You can plunge directly into the Med from the swimming platform, and there are snorkels, a windsurfer and a canoe available.
About Arblaster & Clarke’s small ship Wine Cruises
Every year A&C offers a small ship cruise. Cruising on a small craft has many advantages. You visit small harbours and stop for impromptu swims. You get to know the crew and fellow passengers and meet people from your host country in intimate gatherings. Our cruises have been likened to house parties afloat.
22 - 27 July 2008
£1,999.00 
per person
Tour completed.SY Ponant Wine Cruise Includes: breakfasts; buffet lunches with wines from the ship’s cellars; afternoon tea and pastries, gourmet dinner with wines selected by A&C; additional on board tastings. Crew tips. 2 – 3 members of the A&C team will accompany the trip. Price is per person in a twin cabin and includes five nights on board
Travel: Meet at NiceSole Occupancy: £1,500.00
Deposit: £500.00
Room Upgrade: n/a
Nice to Sicily Wine Cruise 2008 aboard Le Ponant
Nice to Sicily Wine Cruise
22 July
Meet the ship in Nice harbour and depart early evening. Dinner with tasting of Provence Wines.
23 July
This morning we arrive in Genoa. You will have plenty of time to explore the interesting old city. A guided walking tour of the city will be offered as an option. We will taste wines from the Cinque Terre today. Dinner with tasting of great wines from Piedmont.
24 July
Today we arrive in Corsica, to Bastia with plenty of time to explore this fascinating town and its castle. We will taste the wines from Cap Corse and there will be an optional drive up the spectacular coast line to the village of Macinaggio with a tasting of luscious Cap Corse Muscats along the way. Dinner with top Tuscan wines.
25 July
We drop anchor off the coast of southern Lazio and visit the lovely town of Gaeta on a headland dominated by its magnificent Aragonese castle. Whilst here we will be tasting the wines of Falerno, the region that was ancient Rome’s ‘Grand Cru’. Dinner with our selection of Campanian wines.
26 July
We continue sailing south overnight and arrive at Agropoli in the Cilento region on the bay of Salerno. This is close to the ruins of the Ancient Greek city of Paestum with its famous temples, and the lovely town of Santa Maria di Castelbate. The region is also home to Mozzarella cheese and some pretty impressive wine from the Cilento DOC.
27 July
We sail past the active volcano of Stromboli at night. Coming from the north we will have a great view of the impressive and near continuous eruptions. In the morning we arrive Taormina, Sicily. We will have a round up tasting of Sicilian wines here.
