Europe comes aboard Celebrity Cruises
In April, Celebrity Cruises announced that guests aboard its Mediterranean and Baltic voyages soon will have the opportunity to experience Europe without even disembarking the ship. In June, the top-rated line will introduce “Passaporto di Europa,” its newly expanded, Europe-themed onboard activities program.
Designed to enhance guests’ experience on sea days – days spent travelling from one port to another – and in the evenings throughout the cruise, Passaporto di Europa will offer numerous entertainment-, shopping- and dining-related activities based solely on several cultural activities of Europe.
Highlights of the Passaporto di Europa program on Mediterranean sailings include the following activities:
- In France: Pasta meets panache in a friendly cook-off between onboard culinary staff proudly representing Italy and France, where guests take sides and cheer on their hosts; a wine and cheese fair gives guests a taste of two of France’s most popular exports.
- In Italy: “Carnevale di Venezia” replicates the famous St. Mark’s Square event when the ship’s pool deck is transformed into a real “piazza,” complete with music, food, a mask-making festival for guests, a gondola race, and the traditional “flight of the dove.”
- In Spain: A culinary demonstration featuring Paella and Sangría-making lessons, samples and take-home recipes in a “taste of Spain”.
- In Greece: “Dining under the Santorini Stars” offers a candlelight, taverna-style dining experience with Greek food and authentic entertainment; followed by “Opa!,” an on-deck festival featuring music, food, dancing, bedsheets-as-tunics, photographs with Celebrity’s own Zeus and Athena, and a “Venus and Apollo of the Voyage” competition.
- A Mediterranean street fair offers guests the chance to purchase Mediterranean crafts and gifts, Lladró figurines and Italian glass onboard while enjoying gourmet foods, music and a distinctly Mediterranean ambience.
Guests sailing on Celebrity Century, Celebrity Galaxy, Celebrity Constellation and Celebrity Millennium will receive a passport-style souvenir booklet that they can bring to each activity, where ship staff will stamp it. At the end of the sailing, guests will present their passports to receive various program specific prizes based on the number of stamps collected. For bookings call your Travel Agent or 02 8644-1880 or 1300 659 021 visit: www.discovertheworld.com.au/ for the latest updates visit www.celebrity.com.au/
Report by Chitra Mogul
Chitra Mogul
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