dogsdogs Posted February 14, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Has anyone done this lately? Is it worthwhile? I tried to do a search with no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dlh015 Posted February 14, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, dogsdogs said: Has anyone done this lately? Is it worthwhile? I tried to do a search with no luck. I did this last month on the Equinox. I know very little about wine in general. I found the workshop to be fun and informative. I would recommend it...even for the more experienced folks... They set you up with 5 wines and various items to sample with the wines... Edited February 14, 2023 by dlh015 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsdogs Posted February 14, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Thanks for the advice and the picture too. It looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody14 Posted February 14, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 14, 2023 for me it has been a bit hit and miss, it will really depend on the person leading it as to the quality of the experience. but no matter what you get to try some good wine and some food samples in a very nice setting as usually it is in one of the restaurants that I never go to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted February 14, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 14, 2023 We have done it before and enjoyed it. I have booked it for us on our upcoming April cruise on Millie but there is a chance we may cancel, or my wife may skip. She's not into it as much as I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserMickey Posted February 14, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I did the food and wine pairing workshop on the Constellation this past October. I would say it was good. If you don’t know anything about food and wine, it is informative, but if wine and food is your passion, it may be info you already know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsdogs Posted February 14, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I am no wine expert--I just thought it would be a nice activity. I did it on a Holland America cruise once, but it was small bite appetizers with wine in the Pinnacle Grill. It was more expensive than this one and that was quite a few years ago. X also offers another tasting called "The World Wine Tour". I wonder how that one compares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted February 14, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, dogsdogs said: I am no wine expert--I just thought it would be a nice activity. I did it on a Holland America cruise once, but it was small bite appetizers with wine in the Pinnacle Grill. It was more expensive than this one and that was quite a few years ago. X also offers another tasting called "The World Wine Tour". I wonder how that one compares? When I last did "The World Wine Tour" it was about five or six table tops in Cellar Masters where "sommeliers" from various restaurants on the ship each had a country and were offering tastings of red and white wines from that country. IIRC France, Italy, Australia, USA, and South America were the countries at ours. The sommeliers would describe the region, wine, and tasting notes for each. They had a table with buckets where you could dispose of you unwanted wine and also had pictures of cold water there to cleanse your palate between each wine if you so desired. I liked it and it was well attended but not sure I would do it again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisedreamer1 Posted February 14, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 14, 2023 What was the cost of the tasting? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted February 14, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Just now, Cruisedreamer1 said: What was the cost of the tasting? All total $74.36 for two of us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaNicole Posted February 14, 2023 #11 Share Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) We did the wine pairing on Reflection. We enjoyed it. Edited February 14, 2023 by AnnaNicole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisedreamer1 Posted February 14, 2023 #12 Share Posted February 14, 2023 are you able to ask for more wine if you find one you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted February 15, 2023 #13 Share Posted February 15, 2023 24 minutes ago, Cruisedreamer1 said: are you able to ask for more wine if you find one you like? Did not try -- the wine was served to us in tasting sized portions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted February 15, 2023 #14 Share Posted February 15, 2023 2 hours ago, DaKahuna said: When I last did "The World Wine Tour" it was about five or six table tops in Cellar Masters where "sommeliers" from various restaurants on the ship each had a country and were offering tastings of red and white wines from that country. IIRC France, Italy, Australia, USA, and South America were the countries at ours. The sommeliers would describe the region, wine, and tasting notes for each. They had a table with buckets where you could dispose of you unwanted wine and also had pictures of cold water there to cleanse your palate between each wine if you so desired. I liked it and it was well attended but not sure I would do it again. That one is good & well worth it, the other isn’t that great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted February 15, 2023 #15 Share Posted February 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, awhfy said: That one is good & well worth it, the other isn’t that great You certainly get a lot of information and I was able to ask for a second tasting on the World Wine Tour. It's being offered on our Millennium April cruise but I have not signed up yet. I usually wait until we are onboard for this one and sign up with the Sommelier in Luminae. It's my understanding they get the gratuties, or a part of them, if you go through them on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsdogs Posted February 15, 2023 Author #16 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, awhfy said: That one is good & well worth it, the other isn’t that great Which one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaNicole Posted February 17, 2023 #17 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) On 2/14/2023 at 6:37 PM, Cruisedreamer1 said: are you able to ask for more wine if you find one you like? There were quite a few settings for people who did not show up or hopeful last-minute add-ons. The sommelier told us to go ahead and drink the "extra" wine. They would throw it out anyway. Edited February 17, 2023 by AnnaNicole 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted February 17, 2023 #18 Share Posted February 17, 2023 We found the World Wine Tour to be the best. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdnich Posted February 17, 2023 #19 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Is there a wine tasting that elite or elite plus gets invited to on our cruise? If so which one?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsdogs Posted February 17, 2023 Author #20 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Thanks for your input--I am thinking about switching to the World Wine Tour instead of the pairing. The elite tasting has been on the last sea day of the cruise on the last three X cruises I have been on. It was at 11:00am each time in the dining room. The only notice you get is a Captain's Club listing of activities in your cabin when you board. They like for you to RSVP too, but they seem to always have room if you forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shiba_Lover Posted January 17 #21 Share Posted January 17 I've done both world wine tour and food and wine pairing on various ships. We enjoy both. Food and wine can vary depending on who is leading it. It is more of a structured tasting. World wine tour is set up in different stations with regions and each has a sommelier to serve/talk about the wines with you. You walk around and try the wines you want. There will be some food to try if you want. I prefer world wine tour. If you watch the "sales" you can book for a really good price. We booked world wine tour for $28 each for an upcoming 12 night cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorMomInNC Posted February 29 #22 Share Posted February 29 Do you have any say over the time? When I go to book it doesn't tell me when I can do it. I don't want it to be booked at a time we have something else we really want to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted February 29 #23 Share Posted February 29 On the Ascent this month. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lena11033 Posted February 29 #24 Share Posted February 29 10 hours ago, GatorMomInNC said: Do you have any say over the time? When I go to book it doesn't tell me when I can do it. I don't want it to be booked at a time we have something else we really want to do... No, I just did this on Constellation and was provided onboard with day and time it would take place 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpersona Posted February 29 #25 Share Posted February 29 The best wine experience I've had on Celebrity was a World Wine Tour when they had it up on the lawn (Solstice class) on a beautiful day, were getting $20 per person, and the wines were well selected to represent their regions. That was then. Lately, we've been more and more disappointed. They were held in what used to be Cellar Masters (Craft Social), charging about $40 each, and the wines were from the region but more grocery store wines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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