Adventures by Disney has added an adults-only, food-and-wine
themed sailing on the Rhine River to its 2017 lineup of river cruises.
The eight-day cruise will depart from Basel, Switzerland, on
Oct. 21, 2017, and sail through Switzerland, France, Germany and the
Netherlands.
On the cruise, passengers will learn about wines during
vineyard tours and onboard seminars hosted by sommelier Brian Koziol. They will
also engage in culinary demonstrations and workshops with John State, Disneyland’s
culinary director.
The cruise will also include a gastronomic walking tour of
Riquewihr, France; local beer and wine pairings and a French patisserie class
in Strasbourg, France; visits to German vineyards and pubs; and a tour of the
Heineken factory and a waffle demonstration in Amsterdam.
The Rhine cruise is the latest expansion of Adventures by
Disney’s river cruise program, which launched this year as a family-focused product. Disney has scheduled 15
sailings on the Danube and Rhine rivers for 2017.
Disney’s river cruise partner is AmaWaterways. Those who
book the adults-only cruise will sail aboard the 158-passenger AmaKristina, a ship
being custom-built by AmaWaterways for Disney. It will be christened next year.
“We’ve had an incredibly successful first season of European
river cruise vacations,” stated Ken Potrock, senior vice president of
Adventures by Disney. “By adding this new food and wine themed sailing we’re
able to give our adult guests an even more customized way to travel with us.”