Two food and wine Pacific Coast-themed cruises, being hosted by Princess Cruises, will be departing this autumn.
Setting sail with Discovery Princess and Sapphire Princess on 1st October 2023 and 8th October 2023 respectively from Vancouver, these cruises will enable inquisitive passengers to explore the Pacific Wine Country, home to delightful Napa Valley wineries.
The two cruises include a variety of excursions, some of which can be purchased for an additional fee.
“Enhancing our Pacific Coastal cruises with these two specially-themed cruises offer our guests an engaging experience while we’re visiting these top wine regions.
Our relationships with the Wagner and Jackson families pair their winemaking prowess with our enthusiastic chefs to serve up wine and food pairings our guests will sip and savor.”
Sami Kohen, Princess Cruises vice president of food and beverage
On the 1st October sailing with Discovery Princess, which includes an overnight port call in the hip city of San Francisco, guests can get stuck into learning about the History of Caymus and Wagner Family Wines, with an introduction of wine terms, wine regions and tasting techniques, or indulge in a food and wine pairing from the Wagner Family Wine experts.
During the activity, five carefully selected wines will be chosen to pair with different gastronomic delights (cover charge applies).
The cruise will also host an aptly themed Nautical Wine Tasting, whereby delicious dishes will be tasted alongside tasty Sea Sun Chardonnay, Sea Sun Pinot Noir, Red Schooner ‘Voyage’ Malbec and Red Schooner ‘Transit’ Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre blend wines (cover charge applies).
Onboard the 8th October seven-night sailing, which will include day-long calls at Victoria, Astoria, San Francisco and San Diego, guests can enjoy a History of Jackson Family Wines, with an introduction of wine terms, wine regions and tasting techniques, a five-course meal paired with five pinnacle wines from the winery paired to complement each course (cover charge applies), or try chardonnays from four regions including Kendall-Jackson ‘Special Select,’ Hartford, Brewer-Clifton and Diatom Unoaked (cover charge applies).
Alternatively, they can also dive into the rich flavours of Oregon’s world-renowned wines, which will be perfectly paired with a selection of bites, or attend a dinner hosted by Kendell-Jackson’s head winemaker Randy Ullom, and master sommelier Michael Jordan (cover charge applies, not included in package price).
Guests can purchase an experience package onboard for $229.
