Nice to Sicily Wine Cruise 2008 aboard Le Ponant
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Nice to Sicily Wine Cruise 2008 aboard Le Ponant
Nice to Sicily Wine Cruise 2008 aboard Le Ponant
22 - 27 July 2008
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This will be a wonderful voyage of discovery taking in dramatic sites out of the way places and great food and wine. The cruise starts in Nice, and takes in Genoa, Corsica, Gaeta, Agropoli, Paestum and Taormina in Sicily. The cruise is very much In the tradition of our Italian, Sicilian and Greek wine cruises but using the fastest and most luxurious boat yet.
There is a superb programme of on board tastings with a panoply of wines from the regions served with meals on board. These include top Italian wines from Piedmont, Tuscany, Campania, Sicily, Puglia, Rosso Conero and Friuli, plus our selection from Provence and Corsica.
About Le Ponant
Le Ponant is a 260 feet luxury, 3 masted sailing-cruiser with just 32 good sized outside cabins (from 116 – 150 sq ft) with marble shower-rooms. Our maximum party size will be just over 50 to a crew of 30. Being a French ship, there is a 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 
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.
