THEME AND ENRICHMENT CRUISES — AN ADVANCE GUIDE
for 2010

Theme and enrichment cruises feature special lectures, gatherings, tours, clinics, demonstrations, instruction, and performances by top personalities and groups in their subject fields. Often attractions on land are part of the theme. Additional charges may be involved. Passenger participation and interaction is encouraged.

Below is the Web's most complete directory of theme cruises, listed by carrier. Not all ships of each cruise line offer each theme. Theme cruises vary by season, itinerary, ship, and other factors. Check with carrier for specific ships and dates. Among upcoming theme and enrichment cruises:

Carnival Cruise Lines

• VH1, Sixthman, 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, and Shinedown theme cruise, April, Carnival Inspiration from Tampa • Malt Shop Memories Cruise, May, Carnival Inspiration from Tampa.

  Celebrity Cruises

• At least a dozen stars from almost all of the popular soap operas will be on the "Soap Cruise" departing from Miami on a four-day cruise this season.

  Cruise West

• 12 "Whales and Wildlife" seven-day theme cruises in Mexico's Sea of Cortes aboard the 102-passenger Spirit of Endeavour through March. • Cruising California Wine Country, Nine cruises from San Francisco, Fall.

  Crystal Cruises

• Seven Wine and Food Experiences of Discovery cruises in 2010 featuring chefs and sommeliers, including chefs Michael Mina, Heinz Beck, Tom Aikens, Andre Soltner, Serge Dansereau, Aglaia Kremezi, Paula Wolfert, Simon Johnson, and Jon Ashton and wine experts Doug Frost, Robert Bath, Gerhard Retter, Mel Master, Victoria Ordonez, Cameron Douglas, and Filippo DiBelardino • Mind, body, and spirit Wellness cruise in April from Singapore.

  Cruise West

• Six photography cruises through August • Two Steinbeck trips in winter

  Cunard Line

• National Symphony Orchestra performances and lectures. • The Royal Astronomical Society star navigation, discussion groups, formal lectures. • British theater. • Polar exploration. • Maritime studies. n Aeronautics and space. • Art-architecture-music of the Near East. • Sports history. • Geology and geophysics. • Ecology. • Politics. • Medicine. • Crime. • Economics.

  Holland America Line

• Culinary cruises, featuring more than 70 guest chefs from all over the U. S. throughout the 2010 cruise season. Presented in new on-board Culinary Arts Centers.

  Hurtigruten

• Classical Music. • Singles • Self-Discover • Mount Everest n Big Bands • Red Hatters • Killer whale safaris • Arctic Snow Hotel Adventure • North Cape and Ice Hotel Experience • Opera Beneath the Polar Sky • Bridge • Watercolors and Art • Digital Photography • Cooking lessons • Birds.

  MSC Cruises

• Eight theme cruises on the 2550-passenger Poesia during the 2009 - 2010 Caribbean season. Some subjects: baseball, big band, polka, and bridge... On the Splendida from now until summer, Wellness... On the Melody, in May, Bridge. • Baseball: five theme cruises during the 2009 - 2010 Caribbean season from Fort Lauderdale. • Big Band Cruise, winter. • Latin Music Cruise, winter. • Comedy Cruise, winter. • Festa Italiana, spring. • Oldies Music, spring. • Polka cruise, winter. • Food and wine: culinary demonstrations attuned to places visited; "Chef's advice" sessions; wine tastings; "how to" classes covering table-setting, serving food and drink, creating centerpieces and place cards; and decorating cakes and dishes. Making pasta and sauces. Scheduled intermittently through 2010 on the Melody, Armonia, Splendida, Fantasia, and Orchestra. n Circus, arts and crafts, magic and dreams, music, fashion, beauty, and dance on South America cruises until May.

  Oceania Cruises

• Culinary cruises featuring famous chefs. • Computer software: iPod, Adobe Photoshop, Video editing.

  Princess Cruises

• ScholarShip@Sea, featuring lecturers and experts in Culinary arts, Visual/creative arts, Photography, and Computer technology, plus courses or lectures on maritime history, science, politics, nutrition, geography, health and fitness.

  Regent Seven Seas Cruises

• "Circles of Interest": Photography. Film. Yoga. Music. Art-design-museums. Wellness. Jazz. Baltic culture. Antiques. Film. PBS personalities. Chocolate. Food and wine. Fashion. Australian food and wine. Literature-architecture. Environment and Marine Life.

  Seabourn Cruise Line

• Culinary. • Shopping.

  Silversea Cruises

• Golf, visiting 30 golf courses on 12 itineraries in 15 countries in 2010, aboard Silver Shadow and Silver Whisper

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