Currently Mediterranean and Northern Europe cruises feature FOOD &
WINE tours
SEATTLE, Feb. 14, 2018 /CNW/ -- The long-time
partnership between Holland America Line and FOOD & WINE has
delivered immersive culinary experiences for more than a dozen
years. The collaboration is expanding with a collection of exciting
culinary-themed EXC Tours (shore excursions), that explore food,
wine and culture in some of the world's hottest gastronomic
locales.
"Holland America Line continues to develop deeply immersive
experiences in the ports we visit, and through our partnership with
FOOD & WINE we've been able to craft exceptional new excursions
that show the culinary side of these destinations in some very
special ways," said Orlando Ashford,
president of Holland America Line. "We want to do more than simply
take our guests to a local restaurant. We want them to cook with
the restaurant chefs, visit hidden hotspots only the locals know
about, and combine food and culture with fun and unique
experiences."
Twenty-three new shore excursions are now available for booking
on select 2018 cruises to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. FOOD & WINE EXC Tours on
Mediterranean cruises are offered in Dubrovnik, Croatia; Kerkira, Nisos Kerkira (Corfu), and
Thira (Santorini), Greece; Livorno (Florence), Naples and Venice,
Italy; Monte Carlo, Monaco;
Kotor, Montenegro; and Cádiz
(Seville), Barcelona and Málaga (Granada), Spain.
Guests on Northern Europe
cruises will find FOOD & WINE EXC Tours in Copenhagen, Denmark; Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; Kiel (Hamburg), Germany; Reykjavik,
Iceland; Bergen, Norway;
St. Petersburg, Russia; and
Stockholm, Sweden.
Guests have the opportunity to take hands-on cooking classes, go
on culinary walking tours, visit wineries, sample street food,
explore local hideaways and more. Noteworthy FOOD & WINE EXC
Tours include "La Boqueria Market Cooking Experience" in
Barcelona that includes a hands-on
culinary workshop led by chef Txema Aroca; "Ino & the Uffizi
Gallery" in Livorno, combining the finest art with the best local
street food; Copenhagen's
"Smorrebrod: The Art of Sandwich Making," where participants learn
everything including how to bake bread and create authentic
toppings; "Nordic Food Walk" in Stockholm that is a delicious gastronomic
journey through the old Haymarket — now the Hötorgshallen Food
Market; and a hands-on cooking class in the kitchen of the renowned
Selene restaurant in Santorini.
Over the next year, FOOD & WINE EXC Tours will be available
in an expanding array of destinations, including additional
European ports, Alaska,
Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Mexico, South
America and more.
For more information, contact a travel professional, call
1-877-SAIL-HAL (1-877-724-5425) or visit the FOOD & WINE EXC
Tours webpage here. All of the FOOD & WINE EXC Tours are
noted with "in partnership with FOOD & WINE" in the tour name
so they are clearly identifiable. FOOD & WINE is a registered
trademark of Time Inc. Affluent Media Group and is used with
permission.
Editor's note: Photos are available at
https://www.cruiseimagelibrary.com/c/w8abdykl.
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About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival
Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland
America Line's fleet of 14 ships
offers more than 500 cruises to more than 400 ports in 98
countries, territories or dependencies around the world. From
shorter getaways to 113-day itineraries, the company's cruises
visit all seven continents, with highlights including Antarctica explorations, South America circumnavigations, Cuba cruises and exotic Australia/New
Zealand and Asia voyages;
four annual Grand Voyages; and popular sailings to the Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada and New England, Bermuda, Europe and the Panama Canal. The line welcomed
ms Koningsdam in 2016 and has a second Pinnacle-class
ship, ms Nieuw Statendam, to be delivered in
December 2018. A third Pinnacle-class
ship, due for delivery in 2021, recently was announced.
The company is undergoing $300
million in brand enhancements to secure its position as the
leader in premium cruising. Fleetwide, the ships feature innovative
initiatives and a diverse range of enriching experiences focused on
destination immersion and personalized travel. Guests can expand
their knowledge through an exclusive partnership with O, The Oprah
Magazine; during an America's Test Kitchen show; at Explorations
Café presented by The New York Times;
and by taking a Digital Workshop powered by Windows. Outstanding
entertainment fills each evening at venues including Lincoln Center
Stage, Billboard Onboard and B.B. King's Blues Club. The dining
experience can be savored at a variety of restaurants with menus
that feature selections from Holland America Line's esteemed
Culinary Council, comprising world-famous chefs who design dishes
exclusively for our guests.
CONTACT:
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Sally
Andrews
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PHONE:
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800-637-5029
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EMAIL:
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pr@hollandamerica.com
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