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JOIN CHEF UMBERTO MENGHI
O N A FA B U L O U S 9 D A Y M E D I T E R R A N E A N C R U I S E
6« Silver Spirit | October 7 − 16, 2017
He cooks, he makes wine, he ran a cooking school – and his ambition is boundless. A feast of a man, Vancouver restaurateur,
Umberto Menghi, is one of this country’s most celebrated chefs. Join Umberto on this special Culinary Voyage sailing the
beautiful ports of the Mediterranean. Unique optional shore excursions will be offered.
Guests will also have the option of a 4 night pre cruise package with Umberto in Tuscany.
Born in Pontedera, Tuscany, Umberto was sixteen years old when he enrolled in a hotel school in Rome, beginning a lifelong commitment to food and the world of great restaurants. After more training in London and Paris, he moved to Canada
in 1967, and headed west in 1969. In 1973, from a yellow house on the fringe of downtown Vancouver, Umberto started a
restaurant revolution with his fresh, authoritative food. He now owns three popular restaurants in Vancouver and the ski resort
of Whistler. He has written five best-selling cookbooks, including Umberto’s Kitchen and Umberto’s Pasta Book and his first
cooking show, “The Elegant Appetite”, made Umberto a familiar face across Canada.
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9 DAY MEDITERRANEAN CULINARY VOYAGE
R OME, I TA LY — M O N T E CAR LO, M O N ACO
SILVERSEA ALL-INCLUSIVE LIFESTYLE
ABOARD SILVER SPIRIT
ITINERARY
2017
PORT
ARRIVE
DEPART
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Intimate & elegant − only 540 guests
07 Oct
Rome, Italy
7pm
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Open seating dining
08 Oct
Sorrento, Italy
8am
6pm
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All ocean-view suites, most with private teak verandas
09 Oct
Siracusa, Sicily
12pm
11pm
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Complimentary beverages, including wine, champagne & spirits
10 Oct
Valletta, Malta
8am
6pm
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Butler service for every suite, every guest
11 Oct
Trapani, Sicily
8am
5pm
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Five alternative dining venues
12 Oct
Olbia, Italy
9am
6pm
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In-suite dining served course by course
13 Oct
Livorno, Italy
8am •
In-suite bar setup & refrigerator stocked with your preferences
14 Oct
Livorno, Italy
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Crew-to-guest ratio of nearly one to one
15 Oct
Portofino, Italy
8am
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All onboard gratuities included
16 Oct
Monte Carlo, Monaco
7am 11pm
11pm
GUESTS WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF A HOSTED PRE-CRUISE PACKAGE
SUITES
SILVER PRIVILEGE FARES PER PERSON
200*
$
4,950*
This exclusive hosted voyage includes
pre-paid gratuities, welcome & farewell
cocktail parties, hosted dinners & optional
private and unique shore excursions.
from $
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from $
SILVER SUITE
ADDITIONAL VALUE
4,550*
VISTA WITH PICTURE WINDOW
8,350*
from $
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ROME, ITALY
Rome the Eternal is 25 centuries old and constantly reinventing itself.
The glories of Ancient Rome, the pomp of the Renaissance Papacy,
and the futuristic architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries all blend
miraculously into a harmonious whole. You can get Wi-Fi in the shadow
of 2,000-year-old ruins. It’s this fusion of old and new and the casual way
that Romans live with their weighty history that make this city unique.
SORRENTO, ITALY
Sorrento may have become a jumping-off point for visitors to Pompeii,
Capri, and Amalfi, but you can find countless reasons to love it for itself.
The Sorrentine people are fair-minded and hardworking, bubbling
with life and warmth. The tuff cliff on which the town rests is like a
great golden pedestal spread over the bay, absorbing the sunlight in
deepening shades through the mild days, and orange and lemon trees
waft a luscious perfume in spring. In the evening, people fill cafés to
nibble, sip, and talk nonstop; then, arms linked, they stroll and browse
through the maze of shop-lined lanes.
SIRACUSA, SICILY, ITALY
Siracusa, known to English speakers as Syracuse, is a wonder to
behold. One of the great ancient capitals of Western civilization, the
city was founded in 734 BC by Greek colonists from Corinth and soon
grew to rival, and even surpass, Athens in splendor and power. It
became the largest, wealthiest city-state in the West and a bulwark of
Greek civilization. Although Siracusa lived under tyranny, rulers such
as Dionysius filled their courts with Greeks of the highest cultural
stature—among them the playwrights Aeschylus and Euripides, and the
philosopher Plato.
VALLETTA, MALTA
Malta’s capital, the minicity of Valletta, has ornate palaces and museums
protected by massive fortifications of honey-color limestone. Houses
along the narrow streets have overhanging wooden balconies for
people-watching from indoors. Generations ago they gave housebound
women a window on the world of the street. The main entrance to town
is through the City Gate (where all bus routes end), which leads onto Triq
Repubblika (Republic Street), the spine of the grid-pattern city and the
main shopping street.
TRAPANI, SICILY, ITALY
Trapani, the most important town on Sicily’s west coast, lies below
the headland of Mount Erice and offers stunning views of the Egadi
Islands on a clear day. Trapani’s Old District occupies a scimitar shaped
promontory between the open sea on the north and the salt marshes to
the south. The ancient industry of extracting salt from the marshes has
recently been revived, and it is documented in the Museo delle Saline. In
addition to the salt marshes, Trapani’s other interesting environs include
the beautiful little hill town of Erice, the promontory of Capo San Vito
stretching north beyond the splendid headland of Monte Cofano, the
lovely island of Motya and the town of Marsala.
OLBIA, SARDINIA, ITALY
Amid the resorts of Sardinia’s northeastern coast, Olbia, a town of about
60,000, is a lively little seaport and port of call for mainland ferries at
the head of a long, wide bay.San SimplicioOlbia’s little Catholic basilica,
a short walk behind the main Corso Umberto and past the train station,
is worth searching out if you have any spare time in Olbia. The simple
granite structure dates from the 11th century, part of the great Pisan
church-building program, using pillars and columns recycled from
Roman buildings. The basilica has a bare, somewhat somber interior, its
three naves separated by a series of arches.
LIVORNO, ITALY
Livorno is a gritty city with a long and interesting history. In the
early Middle Ages it alternately belonged to Pisa and Genoa. In 1421
Florence, seeking access to the sea, bought it. Cosimo I (1519–74)
started construction of the harbor in 1571, putting Livorno on the map.
After Ferdinando I de’ Medici (1549–1609) proclaimed Livorno a free
city, it became a haven for people suffering from religious persecution;
Roman Catholics from England and Jews and Moors from Spain and
Portugal, among others, settled here. The Quattro Mori (Four Moors),
also known as the Monument to Ferdinando I, commemorates this.
(The statue of Ferdinando I dates from 1595, the bronze Moors by
Pietro Tacca from the 1620s.
PORTOFINO, ITALY
One of the most photographed villages along the coast, with a
decidedly romantic and affluent aura, Portofino has long been a
popular destination for the rich and famous. Once an ancient Roman
colony and taken by the Republic of Genoa in 1229, it’s also been ruled
by the French, English, Spanish, and Austrians, as well as by marauding
bands of 16th-century pirates. Elite British tourists first flocked to the
lush harbor in the mid-1800s. Some of Europe’s wealthiest drop anchor
in Portofino in summer, but they stay out of sight by day, appearing in
the evening after buses and boats have carried off the day-trippers.
MONTE CARLO, MONACO
On one of the best stretches of the Mediterranean, this classic luxury
destination is one of the most sought-after addresses in the world. With
all the high-rise towers you have to look hard to find the Belle Époque
grace of yesteryear. But if you head to the town’s great 1864 landmark
Hôtel de Paris—still a veritable crossroads of the buffed and befurred
Euro-gentry—or enjoy a grand bouffe at its famous Louis XV restaurant,
or attend the opera, or visit the ballrooms of the casino, you may still
be able to conjure up Monaco’s elegant past. Prince Albert II, a political
science graduate from Amherst College, traces his ancestry to Otto
Canella, who was born in 1070.