CULINARY & WINE CRUISES
 

Imagine taking a cooking class by gourmet chefs or visiting wineries with experts while cruising the rivers of France or the coast of California. That’s what culinary and wine cruises are all about. Here are some of the most popular ones.

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SILVERSEA CRUISES -- Wine cruises on Indian Ocean, South Pacific and transatlantic cruises. Culinary cruises with instruction by Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute.

WINDSTAR CRUISES -- Theme cruises on gourmet cooking and wine, including a wine cruise in Greece in the spring and a cruise on light-and-healthy cooking.

AMERICAN SAFARI CRUISES -- Wine cruises along the U.S. west coast.

CRUISE WEST -- Cruises in California wine country.

MAJESTIC AMERICA LINE -- Wine and food cruises from Portland, Oregon along rivers following Lewis and Clark trail.

CRYSTAL CRUISES -- Wine and food cruises on cruises of Alaska, Australia, Panama Canal,  Mediterranean and Australia.

WINE RIVER CRUISES IN EUROPE -- Many river boats have wine and culinary cruises, for example, Princesse de Provence has wine cruises on the Rhône and Saône rivers in October. and River Cloud has food and wine cruises on the Danube, Rhine, Main and Moselle Rivers.

REGENT SEVEN SEAS -- Wine Seminars held on Mediterranean and South Pacific cruises.

CUNARD -- There are wine cruises on Mediterranean cruises.

ITALIANA CROCIERE -- Cruises on Italian specialties of food and wine to islands of Italy.

ARABELLA -- Wine-tasting cruises on luxury sailboat from Newport to Long Island.

BARGES -- Most canal barges in France and Germany have wine-oriented cruises.