Celebrity Cruises Toasts Guests!
Ray Goldenberg
After reading the subject line, I hope they don't burn them. Sorry, I
had to write that before Nonny does. <:+)
I received this press release from Celebrity and thought it would be
of interest.
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Celebrity Cruises Toasts Guests With Wine Harvest Celebration
Seasonal expansion of Celebrity Life's Savor series includes fleetwide
Beaujolais tasting
MIAMI, Nov. 11
Celebrity Cruises is toasting guests on every sailing with a seasonal
expansion of the brand's new Celebrity Life "Savor" series of onboard
food and beverage programming. From now through December 15, guests on
every Celebrity ship can enjoy the line's Wine Harvest Celebration, a
"full-bodied" program celebrating the global harvest of the grape
through rich wine appreciation courses and tastings, aromatic food and
wine pairings, "smoky" silent auctions, and "crisp" presentations by
noted authorities on select sailings.
"Celebrity continues to offer one of the broadest and best wine
selections in the industry, inspired by the high percentage of our
guests who are wine enthusiasts," said Celebrity's Vice President of
Culinary Operations, Chef Jacques Van Staden, who shaped the Savor
series of Celebrity Life. "Our Wine Harvest Celebration presents a
series of activities celebrating the Fall harvest and our guests'
passion for wine."
Among the highlights of Celebrity's Wine Harvest Celebration will be
an industry-first unveiling of Beaujolais Nouveau simultaneously
across the fleet on November 19. Hosted by a guest speaker and one of
Celebrity's own certified cellarmasters, the event will offer guests
the opportunity to sip the eagerly-anticipated light wine from oak
casks and commemorative bottles, while enjoying live music and
dancing, canapes, a cheese carving station and a roast carving
station.
Guests with a passion for cool music and rich chocolate are likely to
be "seduced" by Celebrity's "Jazz, Port and Chocolate Tasting
Seduction," with a complimentary glass of port wine and a deluxe
chocolate buffet and fountain, all set against a backdrop of light
jazz music.
At the "Grand Cru Dinner," following a sparkling wine reception,
Celebrity's cellarmaster, guest speaker and chef will prepare a
top-tier dinner comprised of food and wine reflective of the region in
which each ship is sailing. Up to 40 guests can participate in each
distinctive dinner in Celebrity's intimate specialty restaurants.
Through "Sabering at Sea," guests will observe the delicate, age-old
art of sabering - uncorking a bottle with saber or knife - while
participating in tastings and discussion of sparkling wines including
Champagne, Cremants, Spumantes and California Methode Traditional
wines.
Throughout the course of the celebration, a "Celebrity Wine Harvest
Exposition" will be open to all guests on embarkation day. Hosted by
Celebrity's certified cellarmasters and a variety of noted wine
authorities from around the world, the event features a complimentary
glass of house wine, canapes and hors d'oeuvres, and an overview of
the varied wine experiences and packages available for guests, paired
with the opportunity to make reservations for limited-capacity events.
Additionally, among the wine-focused experiences offered year-round
through the Celebrity Life "Savor" series are:
-- "Wine Appreciation 101" presents tastings of six different
varietals and
wine appreciation tips offered by Celebrity's certified
cellarmasters.
-- "The Art of Food and Wine Pairing" explores how certain flavor
components, such as acids in food, can impact the flavor of
wines.
-- "Celebrity's World Wine Tasting and Silent Auction" allows
guests to
taste wines from each of the regions represented in
Celebrity's global
wine program, including Africa, France, Germany/Austria,
Italy, Spain,
the U.S. and South America. The tastings are paired with
canapes, fruits
and cheeses, and highlighted by a silent auction of premium
wines
packaged at special prices.
-- "The Riedel Comparative Wine and Crystal Workshop" is a
one-hour seminar
Celebrity has offered since becoming the first cruise line
endorsed by
Riedel to offer it in 2007. Participants learn and experience
how
dramatically the shape of a wine glass can affect the outcome
of flavors
on the palate, and hear the interesting tale of how the Riedel
family
has influenced the crystal industry.
Celebrity Cruises offers comfortably sophisticated, upscale vacation
experiences with highly personalized service, exceptional dining, and
extraordinary attention to detail. Celebrity sails in Alaska,
California, Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos
Islands, the Pacific Coast, Panama Canal and South America. The line
also offers unique cruisetour vacations in Alaska, Canada, Europe and
South America. Noted as the top mega-ship line in Conde Nast
Traveler's annual Readers' Choice Awards (November 2009), Celebrity's
fleet - including the new Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Equinox -
will be joined by Celebrity Eclipse in 2010, a fourth Solstice-class
ship in 2011, and a fifth in 2012. For more information, call your
travel.