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

  • 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

Oct. 22 - 25
2024
Slovenia & Venice

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

Oct. 25
2024
Venice (Trieste), Italy
Embark
Depart 7:00 PM

F&WT Onboard Event: Welcome Reception 6:00 – 7:00 PM in Horizons

Oct. 26
2024
Zadar, Croatia
Arrive 8:00 AM
Depart 7:00 PM
Oct. 27
2024
Split, Croatia
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 8:00 PM

F&WT Optional Shore Tour: Activate Your Senses With Croatian Wines

Oct. 28
2024
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Arrive 10:00 AM
Depart 7:00 PM
Oct. 29
2024
Corfu, Greece
Arrive 9:00 AM
Depart 6:00 PM

F&WT Onboard Event: Ketcham Estate Winemaker’s Dinner 6:30 PM in Toscana

Oct. 30
2024
Katakolon, Greece
Arrive 8:00 AM
Depart 7:00 PM

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

Oct. 31
2024
Cruising the Ionian Sea

F&WT Onboard Event: Fritz & Ketcham Seminar & Tasting 2:30 – 4:30 PM in the Grand Dining Room

Nov. 1
2024
Valletta, Malta
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 6:00 PM
Nov. 2
2024
Messina (Sicily), Italy
Arrive 8:00 AM
Depart 6:00 PM

 F&WT Optional Shore Tour: Wines of Taormina

Nov. 3
2024
Sorrento/Capri, Italy
Anchor 7:30 AM
Depart 6:00 PM

F&WT Onboard Event: Farewell Reception 6:00 PM in Horizons

Nov. 4
2024
Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
Disembark

Per Person Pricing

CategoryDouble Occupancy
G - Inside Stateroom$4,299
C - Deluxe Outside$5,049
B4 - Veranda Stateroom$5,599
B3 - Veranda Stateroom$5,649
B2 - Veranda Stateroom$5,699
B1 - Veranda Stateroom$5,749
A4 - Concierge Veranda$5,899
A3 - Concierge Veranda$5,949
A2 - Concierge Veranda$5,999
A1 - Concierge Veranda$6,049
PH3 - Penthouse Suite$7,099
PH2 - Penthouse Suite$7,299
PH1 - Penthouse Suite$7,499

*Air Credit for those electing not to use the free air travel included with the price of the cruise is $1,200 per person.

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Prices:
Prices are per person based on cabin double occupancy and include shipboard accommodations, round trip air (see Air terms on Registration Form), airport transfers, onboard meals, all surcharges, government taxes, limited travel management services and private wine program. Prices do not include 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.

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

Culinary Cooking Class

Terms & Conditions

  • Terms & Conditions

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    FAQ’s

    Please note: Cruise escorts, experts scheduled to appear and onboard programming are subject to change with or without notice.