Gastronomic chefs will guide guests on a special epicurean expedition at sea from Portugal to Spain as part of an exclusive, new cruise and tour package in 2025 with luxury, small ship brand, Atlas Ocean Voyages, released by Australian small ship cruise specialist, Cruise Traveller.
Savings of A$3000 per couple are available, with the package also including a boutique cultural tour through Spain and Portugal featuring enchanting, medieval villages, traditional farms, local cuisine, grand palaces and castles, storied monasteries and mosques, and world-renowned wineries
The new 26-night ‘Iberian Inspiration and Coastal Treasures’ package begins on September 12, 2025, with a night in Madrid followed by an 11-night small group overland tour for a maximum of 18 guests from Madrid to Lisbon. The journey takes in Toledo, Cordoba, the huge, ancient fortress of Alhambra in Granada, a traditional flamenco show in Seville, the castle and village-peppered mountains of Sierra de Aracena, an authentic tasting of jamon iberico pork at a pig farm in Spain and the charming, hilltop village of Monsaraz in Portugal.
After three nights in Lisbon to rest and explore one of Europe’s oldest cities, guests will board Atlas Ocean Voyages’ deluxe, 198-guest ship, World Navigator, launched just three years ago, for a 10-night Epicurean expedition voyage from Lisbon to Barcelona including onboard culinary demonstrations and cuisine and wine tastings hosted by feted chefs Stephan Pyles and Payla Lambert, a gourmet Josper Grill charcoal grill dining experience in the ship’s 7AFT Grill restaurant and culinary events ashore as part of a cultural immersion tour.
As a smaller ship, World Navigator will visit smaller, less visited destinations that larger vessels cannot access such as Portimao in Portugal, Porto de Banus and Cadiz in Spain and Port Vendres in France as well as the glamorous French Riviera. The voyage includes onboard beverages.
After taking guests to eight destinations in Portugal, Spain and France, the voyage ends in Barcelona where guests will enjoy a final night’s stay in a hotel before making their own way back home.
Snapshot of inclusions and features – 26-night ‘Iberian Inspiration and Coastal Treasures’ package
* Begins September 12, 2025, with one night in Madrid
* 11-night small group tour from Madrid to Lisbon including 16 meals
* Three nights in Lisbon pre-cruise
* 10-night Epicurean Adventure voyage aboard World Navigator from Lisbon to Barcelona. The cruise includes complimentary beverages and mini-bar, pre-paid gratuities, onboard WiFi, a culinary experience ashore, culinary events onboard and Josper Grill Dining Experience at 7AFT Grill onboard the ship
* One night in Barcelona, post-cruise
The 26-night ‘Iberian Inspiration and Coastal Treasures’ tour and cruise package is available from AU$14,995 per person, twin-share, in an Oceanview Stateroom – a saving of AU$1500. Book by December 30, 2024. Flights from Australia are extra.
* Call Cruise Traveller, on 1800 507 777, or visit www.cruisetraveller.com.au/
