Beer Cruises

Since 2002, All About Beer Magazine has sponsored beer cruises in the Pacific Northwest and New England/Canada. Gregg is one of the onboard "beer cruise directors,” along with All About Beer Magazine editor Julie Johnson Bradford, for the New England/Canada Fall Foliage Beer Cruise.

These cruises, which draw about 50 guests, take place on large, luxury cruise ships. They combine the fun of an ocean cruise along with unique, regional-accented beer seminars and excursions.

Onboard there are pre-dinner seminars most evenings, covering topics such as:

Beer 101: a beer styles primer

Beer History: a lighthearted overview of beer's place in history

Beer and Food: a pairing of beers & cheeses

Big Beer: a tasting of powerful beers

Mini Beer Fest: The afternoon before the ship embarks, a mini beer fest takes place onboard with representatives (often the owners and brewers) of breweries from the cruise region.

Beer Dinner: One evening during the cruise, a beer dinner is presented in one of the ship’s finer restaurants.

Ports of Call: At each port of call during the cruise, beer cruisers mix a tour of the area’s attractions along with visits to local microbreweries and brewpubs.

2005 Beer Cruises

Hubbard Glacier Alaska Cruise (through the Inside Passage)
July 22-July 29
Celebrity Cruise Line’s Mercury
Sails out of Seattle, WA
Cruise ends at the start of the three-day Seattle International Beer Festival

New England/Canada Fall Foliage Cruise
September 11-18
Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas
Sails out of Boston, MA

For more information about these cruises, contact:

Michael Weil
Magic Happens Travel & Cruises
1020 Southhill Drive, Suite 140
Carey, NC 27513
919-678-9800, 800-824-4968
travel@magichappens.com
www.magichappens.com