Cruise the Mediterranean While Wine Tasting

Cruising the Mediterranean is becoming more and more popular and is no longer only the holiday of choice for the over 50’s. With many cruise deals around, and many types of cruises available there is something for everyone.

For example you can now combine cruising, with wine tasting – Something which was previously unheard of. Imagine being able to go from country to country in luxury, and being able to visit wineries and sample some of the old world’s best vintages as you travel in style. Princess Cruise Lines has launched just that: An industry first offering a Mediterranean cruise with an integrated wine tasting at wineries at every ports of call. At each port several Adventure and Entertainment Shore Excursions are offered including the one day tour excursion for tours of wineries and wine tasting are offered at almost every port. Most of the wineries included in the excursions offer snacks with their wine and a few offer lunches served with marvelously divine vintages.

Imagine visiting the Chateau Maucaillou’s Museum of Wine Arts and Techniques and then having a lunch of regional specialties and wine at the Medoc Chateau. Afterwards return to the ship to spend the evening cruising to the next port, to another fine winery. Visit the Chateau Cremat outside Nice while at Monte Carlo. Smell and taste the sweet ambrosia of the muscatel grapes used in Malaga, Spain’s famous Malaga Virgen, or visit Barcelona’s Bodegas Torres for wine tasting with a snack. Segura Vidas wine cellar offers Segura Vidas’ Brut Vintage and Creu de Lavit white wine for their visitors to taste after touring their cellars. Each port, each countryside has their own special wines to sample between cruising of the evening. Each winery offers their own special spectacular wines for sale for their visitors to take back to the cruise ship or home to continue enjoying their aromas and flavors.

Cruising upon the Grand Princess on the Mediterranean is spectacular in its own right. After a day of touring and wine tasting, sitting upon the deck with a glass of the wine of the day, looking out over the Mediterranean and into the sky is a perfect ending for a wonderful wine filled day.

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About Barcelona

Barcelona is Spain's second largest city, in population, with around 3,200,000 people. This innovative, diverse city is located on the northeast coast of the peninsula along the Mediterranean Sea. Barcelona is the capital of the Catalonian region, as well as the province of Barcelona. Although Spanish is the official language in Spain, in the Catalonian region, Catalan is also recognized as the co-official language.

The weather is typically decent year-round, with the nicest months being May until July, as well as September, generally. Like many Spanish cities, August tends to be the hottest month, with temperatures soaring into the mid 30s at times. The winters are cooler, but there is not much precipitation. Barcelona is ranked just after Madrid as the country's main source of economy. It is also home to one of the most major Mediterranean ports.
Barcelona's airport is the second largest in Spain, as well. Barcelona was known for its manufacturing industry, and that is still prevalent today as some of the most important industries are textiles, chemistry, motor and electronics. As for the service market, the leaders are logistics, publishing, and telecommunications.

Many tourists are drawn to the city because of its rich culture. There is also the draw that it is situated 160 km south of the Pyrenees and the French-Spanish border, plus, Barcelona revels in its 4.5 km of coastline, with seven beaches. It was the home to several impressive works done by the world renowned architects, Antoni Gaud and Lluis Domenech i Montaner. The city also has a wide range of parks, several walking streets in the old part of the city, and numerous attractions to visit.

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Mediterranean Weather

The Mediterranean weather obviously prevails right down the east coast of Spain as well as in the Balearic islands giving hot dry summers and mild winters. Sunshine is frequent - averaging 6hrs a day in winter and 12 in summer. Rainfall is highest in autumn and winter and very low in summer.
This is the type of weather that has made Spain such a famous beach-holiday destination. Summer rainfall is very low and sun is guaranteed. Temperatures are hot in summer, though the cooling sea breezes make for more comfortable days than you get in central Spain. Summer highs are normally in the highs 20s and low 30s and evenings are warm too, usually above 20°C. Some days can get up towards 40°C in mid-summer when the sea breeze is absent.
Winters are mild and temperatures rarely fall into single figures. A sunny winter's day can be very pleasant with the mercury climbing towards 20°C. It makes this part of Spain a good place for those wanting a break from the cold winters of northern Europe.
Late autumn, winter and early spring is when most of the rain falls. This rain often arrives in short heavy bursts when storms sweep in off the sea.
The further south down the Mediterranean coast one travels, the hotter it becomes. The southern regions can be subject to hot winds that blow off the deserts of northern Africa. These can bring very hot days and also deposit red desert sand over Spain - you'll notice this when you look at any of the white buildings or cars. The southern Mediterranean regions can also be very windy.
The northern end of the coast, on the other hand, can receive more rainfall and the occasional summer downpour.
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