<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_A8KVQ3xIXHg/SBS7qs6NHgI/AAAAAAAAAm8/v-9VTqcKarE/s1600-h/Crystal_Cruises_Salad.jpg"><img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_A8KVQ3xIXHg/SBS7qs6NHgI/AAAAAAAAAm8/v-9VTqcKarE/s400/Crystal_Cruises_Salad.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.crystalcruises.com/">Crystal Cruises</a> has been busy lining up an all-star cast for its October Wine &amp; Food cruises in the Mediterranean and New England. Here's what you can look forward to...<br /><br />* Aboard the <span>Serenity</span>'s 12-day voyage from Rome to Barcelona departing October 18, 2008: <span>Michelle Bernstein</span>, former James Beard nominee and well-known chef/owner of Michy's in Miami, and wine expert/author <span>Lettie Teague</span> of <span>Food &amp; Wine</span> magazine.<br /><br />* Aboard the <span>Symphony'</span>s 10-day cruise beginning on October 19 from Montreal to New York: <span>Henri Brosi</span>, executive chef of London's Dorchester Hotel, will showcase the techniques that have earned him worldwide critical acclaim. Joining him is wine "wizard" <span>Keith Goldston</span>, one of the world's youngest Master Sommeliers.<br /><br />Crystal's Wine &amp; Food Festivals include onboard lectures, cooking demonstrations, tastings, and dinners of signature dishes.<br /><br />Throughout each voyage, carefully crafted optional shore excursions offer guests authentic regional culinary experiences, such as cooking lessons at a Michelin star restaurant in Sorrento, wine tasting in the Sicilian countryside, a lobster lunch on the coast of Nova Scotia, and a three-course gourmet meal and blind wine tasting in Saint John's.<br /><br />Crystal <span>Serenity</span>'s 12-day cruise from Rome to Barcelona October 18, 2008, features calls in Naples and Sicily/Catania, Italy; Gibraltar, United Kingdom; and Malaga, Cartagena, Valencia and Palma de Mallorca, Spain; concluding with a shipboard overnight call in Barcelona. Fares begin at $4,445, per person, double occupancy.<br /><br />Crystal <span>Symphony</span>'s 10-day cruise from Montreal to New York, October 19, 2008, features calls in Quebec City, Quebec; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Saint John's, New Brunswick; Bar Harbor, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; and Newport, Rhode Island. Fares begin at $3,435, per person, double occupancy.<br /><br /><span"font-size:85%;"><span>Photo courtesy of Crystal Cruises.</span></span>