Overview
Program Highlights
- Personally escorted by Proprietors and Winemakers of Fritz Underground Winery & Ketcham Estate
- Private onboard events including welcome and farewell receptions, seminar & tasting, and Winemaker’s dinner featuring host wines
- Free roundtrip airfare and airport/ship transfers (restrictions apply)
- Optional F&WT 3-night pre-cruise Solvenia & Italy land program and wine-themed shore tours in select ports
- Free pre-paid gratuities and $100 shipboard credit per stateroom
- 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
- Specialty restaurants including Red Ginger, Polo Grill and Jacques French Bistro
- Free and unlimited soft drinks, bottled water, cappuccino, espresso, teas and juices
Plus
Introducing – simply MORE
benefits include (per stateroom, subject to change):
- $800 Oceania Cruises Shore Excursion Credit
- FREE Champagne, Wine & More (with lunch & dinner)
- FREE Gourmet Specialty Dining
- FREE Unlimited WiFi
Guests of Fritz and Ketcham’s were so enamored with the 2023 summer cruise to Israel and Egypt, the question that kept coming up over and over again was “where are we going next”? We are thrilled to offer their next hosted wine cruise from Venice to Rome for 10-days aboard Oceania’s fabulous Riviera in 2024.
Join fellow wine enthusiasts and your congenial Fritz Underground and Ketcham Estate winery hosts in the fall when the crowds of tourists have subsided and the temperatures are mild, from the “Floating City” of Venice and explore the medieval villages along Croatia’s coastline to the prehistoric temples on Malta. Say OPA! to the glorious Greek ports of Corfu & Katakolon before surrendering yourself to stunning views of Mt. Etna from Sicily and the fascinating ruins of Pompeii outside of Sorrento before arriving in your final destination of ancient Rome.
Save the dates for F&WT’s optional pre-cruise land program in Slovenia and Venice plus curated wine-themed shore tours in select ports, always a highlight of our wine cruises.
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Cruise Line
Oceania Cruises
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Ports of Call
Venice to Rome
Experts
Natalia & Clay Fritz
Proprietors, Fritz Underground Winery
Renee Graves & Allie Ketcham
Director of Happiness & Proprietor, Ketcham Estate
Itinerary
Fritz Underground & Ketcham Estate 2024
Destination: Adriatic & Mediterranean
To & From: Venice (Trieste) to Rome
Dates: Oct. 25 – Nov. 4, 2024
Length: 10 Days
Ship: Riviera
Choice of F&WT optional 3-night pre-cruise land program: “Stunning Slovenia & Italy – Wine Without Borders” OR optional 1-night pre-cruise Venice hotel & transfer to the ship
F&WT Onboard Event: Welcome Reception 6:00 – 7:00 PM in Horizons
F&WT Optional Shore Tour: Activate Your Senses With Croatian Wines
F&WT Onboard Event: Ketcham Estate Winemaker’s Dinner 6:30 PM in Toscana
F&WT Optional Shore Tour: Peloponnese Wine Region: Indigenous Grapes Once Cultivated By Ancient Greeks
F&WT Onboard Event: Fritz Winery Winemaker’s Dinner 6:30 PM in Polo Grill
F&WT Onboard Event: Fritz & Ketcham Seminar & Tasting 2:30 – 4:30 PM in the Grand Dining Room
F&WT Optional Shore Tour: Wines of Taormina
F&WT Onboard Event: Farewell Reception 6:00 PM in Horizons
F&WT Optional Land Programs
About The Ship
Riviera – click here for ship’s deck plan
Refurbished in 2022 and with a guest capacity of just 1250, Riviera blends sophistication with a contemporary flair to create a casually elegant ambiance. From sipping fine vintages at a wine tasting to attending a show-stopping performance in the ship lounge, a wonderful spectrum of enriching activities and lively entertainment awaits you on board. Indulge in a treatment at Aquamar Spa + Vitality Center or take a hands-on cooking class at The Culinary Center. More than anything, Riviera personifies the Oceania Cruises experience.
Penthouse Suite
Concierge Veranda Stateroom
Pool Deck
Grand Dining Room
Jacques French Bistro
Horizons Lounge
