Ann Arbor Wine-Culinary Arts and Wine Cruise to the Eastern Caribbean

Culinary Arts & Wine Cruise

Saturday, October 25^th to Saturday, November 1^st, 2008

Onboard Holland America’s newest ship ms Eurodam

featuring Noto’s Old World Italian Dining - Chef Darin Wilbur

Imagine yourself traveling to the Caribbean and indulging in your love of food and wine!  Cruise Holidays of Grand Rapids is partnering with Noto’s Old World Italian Dining to offer a unique opportunity to anyone who appreciates good food and wine.  Like a good wine pairing, you have the opportunity to “pair” your vacation and your love of the culinary arts. Visit ports such as Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas & Half Moon Cay. 

Noto’s Old World Italian Dining, a Grand Rapids area family-owned restaurant, is sending their highly acclaimed chef, Darin Wilbur, on this cruise.  Chef Darin earned the distinguished Chef of the Year from the American Culinary Federation in both 2006 and 2007.  This cruise will offer a cooking demonstration and culinary arts/wine lecture from Chef Darin Wilbur as well as other cooking classes and demonstrations by Holland America Line chefs. 

Noto’s Old World Italian Dining has developed from a vending cart in 1979 to a 17,000 square foot fine dining restaurant in Ada, MI as well as a 23,000 square foot banquet facility.  Your dining experience at Noto’s includes fine gourmet Italian cuisine, an extensive Italian wine list, the best spirits and outstanding pastries.  They have earned the distinction of both the 2007 Ethnic Restaurant of the Year Award of Excellence – Grand Rapids Magazine and 2007 Best of Wine Spectator Award of Excellence – An International Award. 

Holland America Line traditions have long defined classic cruising, refined and perfected for a new generation seeking sophistication with timeless design, gracious retreat, dazzling dining, activities, indulgences and world-class service.  Onboard, each Culinary Arts Center, presented by Food & Wine magazine, features a state-of-the-art kitchen with a large cooking display counter and plasma video screens for close-up views.  Our guests will exclusively observe Chef Darin in this theater-style setting, attend his lecture as well as having the opportunity to participate in Holland America’s demo’s.  A private Cocktail reception and a Premium Wine Tasting with the ships Cellarmaster is also an included benefit of traveling with us!  The ms Eurodam marks Holland America Line's new Signature Class vessels. She will be launching her maiden voyage in June of 2008.  Be among the lucky few to inaugurate the ms Eurodam’s maiden season as she sets sail!

Cruise Holidays is the oldest and largest cruise-specialty retail franchise in North America with over 130 stores. Cruise Holidays is also a distinguished provider of land tour vacation packages.  Founded in 1984, Cruise Holidays is part of Travel Acquisitions Group (TAG) with more than 1,700 travel agency locations in North America. TAG serves millions of individual and group leisure travelers as your specialist in premium cruise and land tour vacations.

What makes this travel opportunity so unique?

·        Exclusive Culinary Art Center Demonstration and Guest Lecture

·        Exclusive Port Market Excursions

·        Private Premium Wine Tasting and Cocktail Reception

·        Noto’s Chef Darin traveling with the group and Cruise Holidays tour escort

·        Available exclusively through Cruise Holidays of Grand Rapids

 $250.00 Value at no additional cost.

Contact:  Christine Friedt - Cruise Holidays of Grand Rapids     877.345.7245      christine@cruiseholidays.com