Overview

Program Highlights
  • Cruise hosted by Black Ankle Vineyards Proprietors, Ed Boyce & Sarah O’Herron
  • Private onboard events including welcome & farewell receptions, seminar & tasting, and Winemaker’s dinner featuring Black Ankle Vineyards wines
  • F&WT optional 2-night pre-cruise Umbria land program curated exclusively for Black Ankle Vineyards guests
  • Optional F&WT epicurean-themed shore tours in select ports of call
  • Finest Cuisine at Sea, served in a variety of distinctive open-seating restaurants, all at no additional charge
  • Gourmet cuisine curated by world-renowned Master Chef Jacques Pépin
  • Specialty restaurants including Polo Grill, Ember and Aquamar Kitchen
BONUS: $250 shipboard credit per stateroom if booked by April 30, 2025
PLUS

Oceania Cruises’ Your World Included benefits (A value of Up to $300 per day):

  • Gourmet Specialty Restaurants
  • Unlimited Starlink WiFi
  • Shipboard Gratuities
  • In-suite and In-stateroom Dining
  • Sodas, Specialty Coffees & Teas, Vero Water
  • Juices, Smoothies & Gourmet Ice Cream
  • Laundry Services
  • Group Fitness Classes

We are overjoyed to welcome Black Ankle Vineyards to the Food & Wine Trails family.  Nestled in the beautiful rolling hills of Maryland, where the soils are perfectly suited to yield wines of great complexity, subtlety, and nuance – wines that can compare favorably to the finest Europe has to offer. You’re invited to join the winery’s Founders, Ed Boyce and Sarah O’Herron on a 10-day journey to explore iconic marquee ports and off-the-beaten-track destinations in the Mediterranean.   Aboard Oceania’s newest and most elegant ship, Allura, sailing from “The Eternal City “of Rome you’ll visit multiple port cities in Italy and Spain, plus calls in Malta and Tunisia, offering the perfect combination of old-world beauty and modern charisma.

Look forward to private wine-themed shipboard events with your hosts while sampling their incredible wines.

 

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  • Cruise Line

    Oceania Cruises

  • Ports of Call

    Rome to Barcelona

Experts

Ed Boyce & Sarah O'Herron

Proprietors, Black Ankle Vineyards

Itinerary

Destination:  Mediterranean
To & From:  Rome to Barcelona
Dates: November 7 – 17, 2026
Length: 10 Days
Ship: Allura

Important Note: Dates and times of onboard events are subject to change without notice

November 5 - 7
2026
Umbria, Italy

SAVE THE DATES!  F&WT Optional 2-night Pre-Cruise Umbria Land Program.  Estimated release date: March 2026

November 7
2026
Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
Embark Ship
Depart 5:00 PM

F&WT Onboard Event: Black Ankle Vineyards Welcome Reception

November 8
2026
Naples/Pompeii, Italy
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 5:00 PM
November 9
2026
Messina (Sicily), Italy
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 5:00 PM

SAVE THE DATE! F&WT Optional Messina Shore Tour.  Estimated release date: June 2026

November 10
2026
Valletta, Malta
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 5:00 PM

F&WT Onboard Event: Black Ankle Vineyards Winemaker’s Dinner

November 11
2026
Trapani (Sicily), Italy
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 5:00 PM
November 12
2026
Tunis (La Goulette), Tunisia
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 5:00 PM
November 13
2026
Cagliari (Sardinia), Italy
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 5:00 PM

SAVE THE DATE! F&WT Optional Sardinia Shore Tour.  Estimated release date: June 2026

November 14
2026
At Sea

F&WT Onboard Event: Black Ankle Vineyards Wine Seminar & Tasting

November 15
2026
Cartagena, Spain
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 5:00 PM
November 16
2026
Valencia, Spain
Arrive 7:00 AM
Depart 5:00 PM

F&WT Onboard Event: Black Ankle Vineyards Farewell Reception

November 17
2026
Barcelona, Spain
Disembark AM

Per Person Fares

Categrory DescriptioinDouble Occupancy
B4 - Veranda Stateroom$5,074
B3 - Veranda Stateroom$5,174
B2 - Veranda Stateroom$5,274
B1 - Veranda Stateroom$5,374
A4 - Concierge Veranda$5,524
A3 - Concierge Veranda$5,624
A2 - Concierge Veranda$5,724
A1 - Concierge Veranda$5,824
PH3 - Penthouse Suite$7,124
PH2 - Penthouse Suite$7,324
PH1 - Penthouse$7,524

Prices are quoted in U.S. Dollars, are per person and based on double occupancy and include shipboard accommodation, onboard meals, gratuities, surcharges, government taxes, a nonrefundable limited travel management service fee, and the private Wine Program fee. Fares do not include airfare, airport transfers, visas (if applicable), F&WT optional land programs, pre‐paid charges, personal charges or optional facilities and service fees as defined in OCI’s Ticket. F&WT and OCI reserve the right to correct errors or omissions and to change any and all fares or fees. Prices will not increase after F&WT receives full payment from Passenger, except for charges resulting from increases in government-imposed taxes, fees or fuel surcharges.

About The Ship

Allura

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Experience the epitome of seagoing luxury and refined living aboard Allura. With all-veranda accommodations, every stateroom and suite exudes elegance and features lavish bathrooms with oversized rainforest showers, large vanities and copious storage space. Introducing Allura, Oceania’s eighth beautiful ship that will debut in 2025 and reveal an enchanted evolution of all that is Oceania Cruises. Discover Exquisitely Crafted Cuisine, Curated Travel Experiences and Small Ship Luxury as you journey like never before.

Concierge Stateroom

Penthouse Suite

The Grand Dining Room

Red Ginger

Privee

Baristas

Culinary Arts Center

Pool Deck

Terms & Conditions

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    Please note: Cruise escorts, experts scheduled to appear and onboard programming are subject to change with or without notice.