SeaDream Yacht Club revealed four niche Wine Voyages, including a Wine Education Voyage, taking place from Sept. 20 through Nov. 8, 2014. These experiences add to the two mega-yachts’ culinary and beverage program, which include the first and only full raw cuisine menu onboard as well as showcasing local delicacies from ports of call. SeaDream most recently introduced a new Scandinavian menu for summer 2014 Northern Europe voyages that features reindeer, moose and fish caught from local fisherman daily.
SeaDream I and II will sail the Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines on three Wine Voyages, visiting harbors in Italy, Spain and Portugal’s wine country. Each voyage will offer heightened experiences for beginners and veteran oenophiles with itineraries that have been expertly developed by SeaDream’s Wine Director, Erica Landin, one of Sweden’s most internationally recognized wine writers.
The Wine Education Voyage will take place during a 12-day transatlantic crossing from Lisbon to San Juan. This voyage will commence with a visit toPortugal’s oldest table-wine winery. The itinerary includes in-depth lectures, tastings and discussions with experts and special guest winemaker, Dorli Muhr.
Below is a listing of SeaDream’s Fall 2014 Wine Voyage itineraries:
- Seven-day Rome to Athens Wine Voyage, departing Sept. 20, 2014 aboard SeaDream I – including an overnight in Capri, and visiting Taormina in Sicily and the Greek isle destinations of Fiskardo, Itsa and Hydra.
- Seven-day Monte Carlo to Rome Wine Voyage, departing Sept. 27, 2014 aboard SeaDream II – visiting St. Tropez, Calvi and Bastia in France, and docking in Italy’s Cinque Terre, Elba and Porto Santo Stefano harbors.
- 10-day Barcelona to Lisbon Wine Voyage, departing Oct. 18, 2014 aboard SeaDream II – including two overnights in Malaga and Seville, Spain. This voyage visits Ibiza, Valencia, Cartagena and Cadiz in Spain, as well as Tangier (Morocco) and Portimao (Portugal).
- 12-day Lisbon to San Juan Wine Education Voyage, departing Oct. 28, 2014 aboard SeaDream II – commences with winery tour in Lisbon and includes an afternoon visit to the Madeira Islands before embarking on a transatlantic crossing that features an incredible schedule of wine programming.
For more information, visit www.SeaDream.com.