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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
