Overview

Program Highlights
  • Personally hosted by Bill, Dawn & Sam Williamson
  • Private events including a welcome reception, wine tastings & seminars, and Epicurean dinner featuring host wines
  • Food & Wine Trails optional 2-night pre-cruise London land program
  • Food & Wine Trails optional wine-themed shore tours in select ports
  • Finest cuisine at sea, served in a variety of distinctive open-seating restaurants, all at no additional charge
  • Gourmet cuisine curated by world-renowned Master Chef Jacques Pépin
  • Epicurean enrichment programs, including immersive Culinary Discovery tours in select ports
  • Specialty restaurants at no additional charge
  • Includes FREE unlimited soft drinks, cappuccino, espresso, and teas onboard ship
  • Free pre-paid gratuities and $100 shipboard credit per stateroom  
Plus

OLife added benefits:

FREE Unlimited Internet package and your choice per stateroom of:

Six (6) FREE Shore Excursions
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FREE Beverage Package
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NEW: $800 Additional Shipboard Credit


 

Discover a unique collection of ports and off-the-beaten-path destinations in 2019 with Bill, Dawn and Sam Williamson of Williamson Wines.  You’ll encounter in-depth experiences across the United Kingdom, France, Portugal and Spain for a captivating journey, from châteaux to saints.   You’ll appreciate the slower pace of a fall cruise to Europe, when the summer crowds have subsided and the weather is mild.

Highlights of this 12-day cruise from London to Barcelona include an overnight in Bordeaux, a designated UNESCO World Heritage city, allowing for time to truly immerse yourself in the area’s fabulous vineyards and magnificent châteaux and delight in tasting superb wines.  Food & Wine Trails’ exclusive optional shore tour takes you to the right bank of Bordeaux and the appellation of Saint Émilion for a full day of tasting at several estates, including a Grand Cru Classé.

An additional overnight onboard Oceania’s Nautica takes place in Lisbon, Portugal.  You’ll find plenty to do here, such as visiting the ornate Belem Tower and Jeronimos Monastery or take a shore tour through the scenic countryside.  Then its on to Spain, where four ports of call await, with your cruise concluding in vibrant Barcelona.

As your seasoned hosts, the Williamson family have exciting plans in the works for private onboard events that will include receptions, seminars, tastings and the ever-popular Epicurean dinner featuring hand-selected wines from the Williamson library.

For reservations call Food & Wine Trails at 800-367-5348 or download the Registration Form below.

Download Williamson Wines Registration Form
  • Cruise Line

    Oceania Cruises

  • Ports of Call

    London to Barcelona

Experts

Bill & Dawn Williamson

Owners, Williamson Wines

Sam Williamson

Itinerary

Williamson Wines 2019

Destination: Bordeaux & The Mediterranean
To & From: London to Barcelona
Dates: October 02 – 14, 2019
Length: 12 Days
Ship: Nautica

Sep. 30 - Oct. 2
2019
London, England

F&WT Optional Pre-Cruise Program: Exploring England’s Sparkling Wines

October 2
2019
London (Southampton), England
Embark
Depart 6:00 PM

F&WT Onboard Event: Williamson Wines Welcome Reception

October 3
2019
St. Peter Port (Guernesey), United Kingdom
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 4:00 PM
October 4
2019
Brest, France
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 5:00 PM
October 5
2019
La Rochelle, France
Arrive 8:00 AM
Depart 4:00 PM
October 6
2019
Bordeaux, France
Arrive 5:00 AM
Overnight

F&WT Optional Shore Tour: Rising Reds of Bordeaux – Right Bank

October 7
2019
Bordeaux, France
Depart 2:00 PM

F&WT Onboard Event: Williamson Wines Seminar & Tasting

October 8
2019
Crusing Bay of Biscay

F&WT Onboard Event: Williamson Wines Seminar & Tasting

October 9
2019
Lisbon, Portugal
Arrive 12:30 PM
Overnight

F&WT Optional Shore Tour: Wine Under The Alenquer Sun

October 10
2019
Lisbon, Portugal
Depart 3:00 PM

F&WT Onboard Event: Williamson Wines Epicurean Dinner

October 11
2019
Seville (Cadiz), Spain
Arrive 9:00 AM
Depart 6:00 PM

F&WT Optional Shore Tour: Wine Bodegas & Tapas in Jerez

October 12
2019
Granada (Motril), Spain
Arrive 7:00 PM
Depart 5:00 PM
October 13
2019
Alicante, Spain
Arrive 8:00 AM
Depart 4:00 PM

F&WT Onboard Event: Williamson Wines Farewell Party / Casual Wine Hour

October 14
2019
Barcelona, Spain
Disembark

Per Person Cruise-Only Pricing

CATEGORY  DOUBLE OCCUPANCY SINGLE OCCUPANCY
G – Inside Stateroom $4,224 $8,023
F – Inside Stateroom $4,324 $8,223
E – Outside Obstructed Stateroom $4,524 $8,623
C2 – Deluxe Outside Stateroom $4,824 $9,223
C1 – Deluxe Outside Stateroom $4,924 $9,423
B2 – Veranda Stateroom $6,024 $11,623
B1 – Veranda Stateroom $6,124 $11,823
A3 – Concierge Veranda $6,324 $12,223
A2 – Concierge Veranda $6,424 $12,423
A1 – Concierge Veranda $6,624 $12,823
PH3 – Penthouse Suite $7,924 $15,423
PH2 – Penthouse Suite $8,124 $15,823
PH1 – Penthouse Suite $8,324 $16,223

Fares shown are cruise-only. Round-trip Economy Class air add-on available from select Oceania Cruises gateway cities for $800 per person, ask for details.

“OLife” PROMOTION: Standard terms apply. OLife Choice amenities are per stateroom, based on double occupancy and subject to change. Free Internet is one per stateroom; Owner’s, Vista & Oceania Suites receive access for two devices per suite. OLife Choice free shore excursions vary by voyage and exclude Oceania Choice, Oceania Exclusive and Executive Collection. Voyages up to 9 days receive 4 free shore excursions or $400 shipboard credit; 10-12 days receive 6 free shore excursions or $600 shipboard credit; 14+ days receive 8 free shore excursions or $800 shipboard credit. If shore excursion amenity is selected, all excursions must be chosen at least 14 days prior to sailing. OLife Choice beverage package amenity is House Select. Guests in the same stateroom must choose the same OLife Choice amenity and amenity must be chosen by final payment. Not all promotions are combinable.

PRICES: Prices above are cruise-only, per person based on cabin double or single occupancy and include shipboard accommodations, onboard meals, all surcharges, government taxes, limited travel management services and private wine program. Prices do not include airfare, airport transfers, or all items of a personal nature. F&WT reserves the right to correct pricing errors or omissions. Prices will not increase after you make full payment, except for charges resulting from increases in government-imposed taxes, fees or fuel surcharges. Request Triple prices.

BOOKING INCENTIVES: Please note that cruise line offered promotions including but not limited to free gratuities, shipboard credits, and internet packages can be cancelled or discontinued by the cruise line without notice at any time. F&WT includes such promotional offers on this web site in good faith and will remove expired, cancelled or discontinued offers within 24 hours of notification. F&WT will not be financially responsible for expired, cancelled, or discontinued cruise line promotions they in good faith advertise on this web site as valid.

About the Ship

NAUTICA

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Elegantly Charming

Sleek and elegantly charming, Nautica’s decks are resplendent in the finest teak, custom stone and tile work, and her lounges, suites and staterooms boast luxurious, neo-classical furnishings. Nautica offers every luxury you may expect on board one of their stylish ships. She features four unique, open-seating restaurants, a world-class fitness center and spa, eight lounges and bars, a casino and 342 lavish suites and luxurious staterooms, nearly 70% of which feature private verandas. With just 684 guests to pamper, and 400 professionally trained European staff ensure you will wait for nothing.


NAUTICA SPECIFICATIONS

Year Built: 2000 |  Year Refurbished: 2014  |  Gross Tonnage: 30,277  |  Length: 593.7 feet  |  Beam: 83.5 feet  |  Maximum Draught: 19.5 feet  |  Stabilizers: Yes  |  Cruising Speed: 18 knots  |  Guest Decks: 9  |  Total Decks: 11  |  Electric Power or Voltage: 110, 220 AC  |  Guest Capacity: 684 (Double Occupancy)  |  Staff Size: 400  |  Guest to Staff Ratio: 1.71 to 1  |  Nationality of Officers: European  |  Nationality of Staff: International  |  Country of Registry: Marshall Islands  |

Terms & Conditions

  • REGISTRATION FORM
    To book a stateroom on this sailing, you must submit a completed registration form with deposit. For your convenience the registration form can be completed and electronically signed online by all passengers traveling.

    For PC users the PDF form can be completed online, saved and returned via email to receptionist@foodandwinetrails.com.

    For MAC users, the process for properly filling in and saving a PDF form is slightly different than on a Windows machine. By default, the Mac’s Preview application is set to open all PDF files, but Preview will not save the data you put into the forms. Right-click on the pdf or hold down the Control key on your keyboard and click on it. A menu will appear, select “Open With”. Choose Acrobat Reader from the list of programs. From within Acrobat you will be able to fill in the fields and save the file with your text and submit the completed form via email.

    DEPOSIT
    $1,175 per person is due at time of booking for all stateroom categories except Owners, Vista and Oceania suites. Please contact a Food & Wine Trails Travel Consultant for deposit amount for suite categories.

    FINAL PAYMENT DUE DATE: June 13, 2019

    PAYMENT METHODS
    If you are paying for the deposit by check, mail to: Food & Wine Trails, 141 Stony Circle,Suite 260, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. If you are paying for the deposit with a credit card, include your card information on page two of the registration form and FAX to (707) 526-9147.

    BOOKING INCENTIVES
    Please note that cruise line offered promotions including but not limited to free gratuities, shipboard credits, and internet packages can be cancelled or discontinued by the cruise line without notice at any time. F&WT includes such promotional offers on this web site in good faith and will remove expired, cancelled or discontinued offers within 24 hours of notification. F&WT will not be financially responsible for expired, cancelled, or discontinued cruise line promotions they in good faith advertise on this web site as valid.

    OLIFE CHOICE
    Standard terms apply. OLife Choice amenities are per stateroom, based on double occupancy and subject to change. Free Internet is one per stateroom; Owner’s, Vista & Oceania Suites receive access for two devices per suite. OLife Choice free shore excursions vary by voyage and exclude Oceania Select, Oceania Exclusive, Executive Collection, Food and Wine Trails, Wellness and Culinary Discovery Tours. Voyages up to 9 days receive 4 free shore excursions or $400 shipboard credit; 10-13 days receive 6 free shore excursions or $600 shipboard credit; 14+ days receive 8 free shore excursions or $800 shipboard credit. If shore excursion amenity is selected, all excursions must be chosen at least 14 days prior to sailing. Food & Wine Trails optional shore tours do not qualify as Oceania’s OLife Choice free shore excursions. OLife Choice beverage package amenity is House Select. Guests in the same stateroom must choose the same OLife Choice amenity and amenity must be chosen by final payment. Not all promotions are combinable.

    REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
    Please note, Oceania Cruises requires that all guests submit a completed Guest Registration Form before final payment can be processed. You can either request a blank OCI Guest Registration Form from your Travel Consultant or submit the information directly to the cruise line on their web site: OCEANIA CRUISES MY ACCOUNT

    TRAVEL INSURANCE
    F&WT strongly recommends the purchase of (Allianz) travel insurance to safeguard your trip investment.

    FAQs


    Please note: Cruise escorts, experts scheduled to appear and onboard programming are subject to change with or without notice. For a complete listing of all tour conditions, please refer to page 2 of the registration form.