Silversea Cruises has announced six Culinary Arts and five Wine
Series voyages for 2007. The cruises will showcase the artistry of
award-winning chefs from top dining establishments from around
the
world, including Relais & Châteaux Relais Gourmands, the
distinguished international association of boutique hotels and
restaurants. The wine cruises will feature experts from an array
of
prestigious estates and wineries.
On the culinary sailings, guest chefs will display their talents
during informative and entertaining cooking demonstrations. Guests
can taste and learn firsthand the secrets of enticing signature
dishes created by award-winning chefs like Anne Desjardins, the
CAA/AAA Four Diamond chef/owner of L'Eau à La Bouche in Ste-Adèle,
Québec; Cal Stamenov, executive chef of Marinus, the Mobil
Four-Star restaurant at
Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley, California; and Gale Gand, host
of Food Network's Sweet Dreams cooking show and executive pastry
chef and partner of Chicago’s Tru, a Mobil Four Star and AAA Five
Diamond restaurant. The Culinary Arts enrichment voyages also
feature escorted trips to international markets, food and wine
pairings, creative regional dishes, and a five-course grand gourmet
dinner. Throughout these special voyages, the featured guest chef
and Silversea’s
executive chef are on hand to share their culinary expertise and
answer
any questions.
Travelers with a passion for fine wines will enjoy sampling some
of the world’s finest vintages and visiting world-famous wineries,
cellars and vineyards aboard five wine-themed cruises. Top experts
such as
David Elswood, international head of the wine department at
Christie's,the world's oldest auctioneer of fine wines, and Eduardo
Pulenta, Jr. of the award-winning Pulenta Estate, one of
Argentina's hottest new
winemakers, will be on board to provide enriching lectures,
conduct special tastings of vintage blends and guide Silversea’s
guests on excursions to celebrated wineries and vineyards in select
ports of call.
Silversea Cruises offers guests large-ship amenities aboard four
intimate vessels, Silver Cloud, Silver Wind, Silver Shadow, and
Silver Whisper, all designed to offer an atmosphere of conviviality
and casual
elegance. For the ninth year, Silversea was named "Number One"
small-ship line in the 2005 "Readers' Choice" survey conducted by
Condé Nast Traveler magazine. For the sixth time, Silversea was
selected
"World's Best" small-ship line in the 2004 Travel + Leisure
reader's poll.
The Culinary Arts cruises range from 6-9 days, and feature
itineraries in the Mediterranean and Baltic. The Wine Series
cruises range from seven to elevan days and feature itineraries in
the Mediterranean,
South America and Africa.
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