We want to be a stowaway on this food and wine lover’s cruise! You can join radio host and celebrity Chef Jamie Gwen on a 10-day Mediterranean cruise of a lifetime aboard Oceania’s newest luxury ship, The Marina.
The voyage begins in Venice on Oct.11, stops in Crotia, Greece, Sicily, Positano, Florence, Cinque Terre, Monte Carlo and ends in Rome on Oct. 21. This award-winning foodie cruise ship received the highest rating from a recent Conde Nast Traveler poll, and the new ship even offers a culinary arts center, and 10 restaurants including Chef Jacques Pépin’s first namesake restaurant at sea, “Jacques,” and a new Asian fusion concept, Red Ginger, which features a five-course tasting menu of Thai, Japanese and Vietnamese cuisine.
The famed Canyon Ranch is on board too with spa cuisine available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Staterooms boast flat-panel TVs, laptops with wireless access, “tranquility beds,” French-milled toiletries and luxury linens. Most staterooms have private verandas.
The package, a great value in luxury cruising, includes free airfare and an array of amenities such as a five-course dinner party and wine pairing; a cooking class with Chef Jamie; a private cocktail reception; galley tour and more.
Stateroom prices start at $3,999 per person, including air. If you book early you can take advantage of free gratuities (up to a $370 value), a $100 shipboard credit and a signed copy of Chef Jamie’s latest cookbook, “Good Food for Good Times 2.” For more information, please call 800-367-5348 or visit www.chefjamie.com.
Hit the Slopes!
Look at the weather and you’ll see Mammoth Mountain is scheduled to receive boatloads of snow over the next week and it’s the perfect time to get in gear to hit the slopes.
Surfside Sports in Costa Mesa, one of Greer’s OC’s favorite places to get action sports supplies, is having it’s biggest sale of the snow season this weekend.
From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, get 40% off all snow clothing and accessories and 30% off all boots, binding and snow boards. Hurry though because the sale is for in-store purchases only.
Surfside Sports has been around since 1975 and carries all your favorite surf, skate, and snow brands. It is located at 233 E. 17th St. in Costa Mesa. 949.645.4624.
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