Az's Cruising Nana Posted April 29, 2008 #1 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Is anyone aware of any wine cruises? We are looking for a cruise that would include an excursion or two to the Calif., Wa. or Ore. wine country. I have tried looking online at all the cruise sites. So far I have hit a deadend. Any help would be appreciated. We would prefer RCCL of course but would consider other options. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfultz81 Posted April 29, 2008 #2 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Hmm.. I've never seen one of these. Maybe someone can help out, but I've only seen San Fran as a northern Cali port, and Seattle as a jump off to Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Az's Cruising Nana Posted April 29, 2008 Author #3 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I have seen a few in the past but now that I am looking I can't seem to find any.... Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriZ366 Posted April 29, 2008 #4 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Celebrity has had a repositioning cruise that goes from San Francisco (shore excursions here for winery tours) and then up the coast to Vancouver I think. Along the way, it stopped it Oregon, Washington and maybe Northern California (I think). Don't know if they are still offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oville Posted April 29, 2008 #5 Share Posted April 29, 2008 There are. See link below. http://www.sunstonetours.com/winecountry/itins/cw_cultureofthevine.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judycruiser Posted April 29, 2008 #6 Share Posted April 29, 2008 We did a wine country cruise down the Sacramento river in 2001. Great cruise on 100 passenger ship on Cruise West cruise line. It's not anything like a mass market cruise line. We loved it. Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Az's Cruising Nana Posted April 29, 2008 Author #7 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Juudycruiser Do you remember what your stops were??? We wre looking for something bigger but this does sound intriguing after looking at the link oville provided. Thanks Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judycruiser Posted April 29, 2008 #8 Share Posted April 29, 2008 We went to the Napa Valley and up to Sonoma. At each stop, a bus met us and took us to a winery for a tour and winetasting. The tour on Orville's brochure sounded a lot like our stops. All excursions were included in the cruise fare. Our trip was round trip from San Francisco. This small ship is very casual. The doors did not even have locks when we were there. Not much entertainment. Food was good; not gourmet. The entire crew stood at the gangplank and shook our hands when we disembarked. The passengers really make this trip. We had honeymooners from the east; retirees from South Dakota. All ages and occupations. Judy veteran of 90 cruises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas80 Posted April 29, 2008 #9 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Is anyone aware of any wine cruises? We are looking for a cruise that would include an excursion or two to the Calif., Wa. or Ore. wine country. I have tried looking online at all the cruise sites. So far I have hit a deadend. Any help would be appreciated. We would prefer RCCL of course but would consider other options. Sue I grew up in the SF Bay Area. Do a google search on the string napa and "wine train" napa and "wine tour" and you will find tours. I dont think any cruiseline offers tours to napa, because it is 3 or 4 hours away from the port of SF. But you could always take a romantic trip to Cali yourself and go to napa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Az's Cruising Nana Posted April 29, 2008 Author #10 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Thanks for the idea sas80. Hubby and I lived in Sacto many years ago and we went to Napa many times.... I'm sure it has changed though. We are looking to go with some wine enthusiasts that we wine taste at a local Phoenix establishment. 22 of us just retrned from a wine tasting trip to Temecula. A wine cruise for next year is hopefully in the making. Thanks for the info Judy we might look into that a little more. Especially if it includes the excursions. I looked at prices and it was 1300/PP. How was it on a smaller ship??? Thanks All Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachtravel Posted April 29, 2008 #11 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Cruise West does an awesome wine country cruise. I have clients who have done them twice and really enjoyed them. http://www.cruisewest.com/destinations/california_wine_country/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temple1 Posted April 29, 2008 #12 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Positive you're not a shill for this website? ;) I just received the email from them today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Az's Cruising Nana Posted April 29, 2008 Author #13 Share Posted April 29, 2008 How ironic you should recieve that on the same day I post this thread!!!! No just a group of winos planning our next trip! This could be a good and reasonable alternative to what we are looking for although I think Dec is a little soon for what we want. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikn4fn Posted April 30, 2008 #14 Share Posted April 30, 2008 We were on the 3-day (Monarch) out of SD to Ensenada. We went on a biking tour that ended at a small family winery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrofan4ever Posted April 30, 2008 #15 Share Posted April 30, 2008 The only thing I have seen that comes close is a realignment cruise when they are repositioning a ship to or from Alaska. I saw that Princess offered one this May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafpeeper Posted April 30, 2008 #16 Share Posted April 30, 2008 A friend of mine tookk a Princess cruise to the Mexican Riviera that started in San Francisco. There are also repositioning cruises from Alaska and Seattle that go to San Francisco in September. I recommend booking a hotel for two nights in Sonoma before or after a San Francisco cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judycruiser Posted April 30, 2008 #17 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thanks for the idea sas80. Hubby and I lived in Sacto many years ago and we went to Napa many times.... I'm sure it has changed though. We are looking to go with some wine enthusiasts that we wine taste at a local Phoenix establishment. 22 of us just retrned from a wine tasting trip to Temecula. A wine cruise for next year is hopefully in the making. Thanks for the info Judy we might look into that a little more. Especially if it includes the excursions. I looked at prices and it was 1300/PP. How was it on a smaller ship??? Thanks All Sue Cruise fare was high then. I looked recently and it was even higher. These prices make mass market sailing a real deal. Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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