Subscribe RSS

Archive for May, 2012

Golden Gate May 31

Port of Call: San Francisco . . . any easy city to navigate as a visitor . . .
View from the balcony, Pier 39 in foreground & Golden Gate Bridge in background . . .

tours to Alcatraz Island are very popular & sell out well in advance . . .

 

view of Golden Gate Bridge from the San Francisco side . . .

For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597

Category: Cruises, Food & Wine, Gourmet Getaway  | Comments off
Qsine May 30

Specialty restaurant Qsine offers a unique interactive dining experience,
note: the upside down lamps suspended from the ceiling should be a clue . . .

embark on a culinary adventure with food & wine selections on their ipad menus . . .

save some room ladies, those are just the appetizers!

The Qsine (Rubik’s) Cube reveals your dessert choices . . .

. . . of course, you have to play with it first . . . it’s all part of the FUN!

For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597

Category: Cruises, Food & Wine, Gourmet Getaway  | Comments off
Blu May 29

We all enjoyed daily dining in the intimate specialty restaurant BLU, available exclusively for the Aqua Spa Class guests on the Celebrity Millennium.

Celebrating 3 special occasions on this sailing: 1 business anniversary & 2 birthdays . . .

a Happy Birthday serenade  . . . and birthday cake, of course!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surprise! Happy Birthday, Marilyn!

For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597

Category: Cruises, Food & Wine, Gourmet Getaway  | Comments off
Aqua Spa May 28

The AquaSpa has an enclosed Solarium with heated saltwater Thalassotherapy pool.

The AquaSpa also offers a private Persian Garden with heated tile loungers . . .

. . . and steam rooms infused with eucalyptus as well as a Turkish Bath.
Needless to say, we ALL spent some quality time in the AquaSpa.

For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597

Category: Cruises, Food & Wine, Gourmet Getaway  | Comments off
Bon Voyage May 27

The big beautiful Celebrity Millennium fresh from a recent refurbishment & enhancement in dry dock a couple weeks ago, our floating resort for 5 days!

Welcome Aboard gifts delivered to our staterooms . . .
Enjoying Bon Voyage champagne on the balcony of the Aqua Class stateroom.

Port of Embarkation – San Diego – great view from the balcony!

For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597

Category: Cruises, Food & Wine, Gourmet Getaway  | Tags:  | Comments off
Sailabration! May 26

Preparing to set sail tomorrow on the Island Getaways 15th Anniversary Sailabration on Celebrity Millennium– a 5 nt Pacific Coastal wine cruise from San Diego to Vancouver w/ stops in San Francisco & Victoria.

Wine events included: Wine Appreciation 101; a European Wine seminar; World Wine seminar & auction, a Prive Connoiseur wine dinner; day tours to Napa & Sonoma; & a Riedel comparative wine glass workshop. A rather full schedule for a 5 day cruise!

For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597

Category: Cruises, Food & Wine  | Tags:  | Comments off
Rolling on the River May 23

321

When I say river boat  . . . I am NOT talking about a Mississippi paddlewheeler  . . . I am referring to sleek modern vessels  . . . that offer all the creature comforts  . . . as you glide through the countryside . . . stopping at local towns & villages along the way.

For more delicious details, contact: Jacintha Perera, culinary escape artist Gourmet Getaways, a division of www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com 916.897.9597

Category: Cruises, Europe, Food & Wine, France, General Travel, Gourmet Getaway  | Tags:  | Comments off
Three Rivers May 22

290

They say there are 3 rivers in Lyon  . . . the Saone River in the foreground . . . the Rhone River in the midground . . . hint: follow the tree lines across . . .  and the Beaujolais  . . . because so much wine flows through here (joke!)

 

For more delicious details, contact:
Jacintha Perera, culinary escape artist
Gourmet Getaways, a division of
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597

The Lady Reigns May 21

Postcards from Lyon . . . Our Lady Reigns . . . the gleaming white Notre Dame de Fourviere basilica . . . high atop the hill overlooking the city.

A closer look at the facade of this sacred site  . . . built in a neo-Byzantine style of architecture  . .  a roman Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Below, the crypt of Saint-Jean . . . note the rather austere exterior contrasts sharply with the church’s richly decorated interior  . . . including gilt, marble, stained glass windows, and colored mosaics.

Stroll to the back terrace for  . . . a magnificent bird’s eye view . . . from the Hill of Prayers over the entire city . . . I’ll show you tomorrow.

For more delicious details, contact:
Jacintha Perera, culinary escape artist
Gourmet Getaways, a division of
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597

Category: Europe, France  | Tags: ,  | Comments off
Ready to Set Sail May 18

Postcards from Lyon  . . .AmaDagio’s Cruise Manager John Riley & Hotel Director Luis de Sousa Marques . . . along with Captain Louis Devaux (not shown here) . . . greeted passengers and prepared us for our cruise  . . . on the Saone & Rhone Rivers . . .  south from Lyon to Arles.

A votre sante! Here we go!

For more delicious details, contact:
Jacintha Perera, culinary escape artist
Gourmet Getaways, a division of
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597

Category: Cruises, Europe, France  | Tags:  | Comments off