Monte Carlo to Venice

Shall we dance – Monte Carlo to Venice, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Adriatic, on a journey of spectacular beauty. Our 2019 Mediterranean ballroom dance cruise has it all – history, architecture, dancing, fun, culinary delights, great company, and our internationally acclaimed ballroom dance pros.

Highlights of our Mediterranean Ballroom Dance Cruise April 8-18, 2019

• Sharpen your ballroom dance skills on our Mediterranean Ballroom Dance cruise; with our award-winning and internationally acclaimed ballroom dance professionals.
• Dancing at sea is the way to enjoyment and happiness with nightly ballroom dancing to live music, shows, award-winning dance teachers, daily group dance lessons, and more.
• Our Mediterranean Ballroom Dance Cruise will take you from Monte Carlo to Venice, including visits to Dubrovnik, historic Rome, magnificent Amalfi, Renaissance Florence, and the town of Kotor rising above the Adriatic Sea.
• Walking tour of an outdoor museum that is Florence and private your of the Uffizi gallery.
• Sorrento offers visits to Pompeii or a private boat charter through the grottoes and waters of the gliteratti.
• Delight in complimentary select fine wines, champagne and premium spirits.
• Complimentary gratuities for all dining, bar, housekeeping and Penthouse butler staff.
• Complimentary enrichment via the innovative Creative Learning Institute® and Computer University@Sea® with classes in diverse topics such as world affairs, wellness, art, wine appreciation, digital photography and iPad filmmaking.
• Complimentary fitness and Wellness at Sea® programs with classes in yoga, mat Pilates, Spinning®, and so much more!
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Marrakech Jewish Heritage Tour  

One-Day Marrakech Jewish Heritage Private Tour includes visiting the Jewish Mellah of Marrakech, the Marrakesh Synagogues, Jewish Sites, Moroccan Heritage & Cultural Sites. Our tour includes a visit to the Marjorelle gardens and combines well with our other Morocco tours.

South Island Hikers Paradise New Zealand

Highlights

Highlights of Canyon Ranch Health and Wellness Retreat

Our group trips bring together unforgettable journeys and memories to last a life time.

• More than 40 fitness classes to choose from.
•  Healthy and at the same time gourmet meals.
• Fitness assessments.
• Dance classes.
• Spa facilities for every treatment imaginable.
• All meals, snacks, guided hikes, guided cycling activities, included spa treatments.
• Impeccable service.
• Eviactive’s attention to details, camaraderie and passion for travel.
• The healing power of Tucson’s desert.

YEAR-ROUND DEPARTURES:

Relax and Renew in this Arizona Resort. Contact us for rates.

Highlights of Botswana – Zambia

• Experience one of the natural wonders of the world – magnificent Victoria Falls from the Zambian side.
• Explore Moremi Game Reserve, a rich and diverse wildlife sanctuary in the delta.
• Discover the fascinating world of the Okavango Delta, one of the world’s largest inland deltas situated in the middle of the largest stretch of continuous sand in the world, the Kalahari basin.
• Stay in distinctive safari accommodations.
• Track Africa’s big five game animals on safaris by vehicle, boat and on foot.

CRUISING IN STYLE

Dancers at sea find each other

Following our inaugural ballroom dance cruise on the luxurious Crystal Serenity our award-winning professional dance team has continued to wow our guests with their style, technique, and incredible personalities. Dance lessons every day, dancing every night: cha-cha, salsa, samba, quick step, bolero, waltz, tango, rumba…magical! One guest has been on fifteen dance cruises, and said this was the best. We credit our ballroom dance team and their energetic and enigmatic personalities. Ballroom dance cruises provide a great opportunity to keep up your dance skills or learn new ones with experts by your side. Best of all, dancing at sea really improves balance as you learn to work the core muscles with the gentle sway of ocean waves. Our upcoming cruises for those who want to continue dancing at sea include: two adventure in December. One  will be on Princess cruises starting in Fort Lauderdale with our Shall We Dance team, and the other one on Crystal Cruises with our International Montreal-based dance Team starting from  New Orleans to the Yucatan Peninsula. If these don’t fit your schedule, join us for springtime in the Mediterranean from Monte Carlo to Venice

Highlights Hawke’s Bay New Zealand

• Hawke’s Bay New Zealand presents an eclectic mix of visual and sensual experiences.
• Discover Hawke’s Bay New Zealand’s leading producer of red wines.
• Experience the greatest concentration of Art Deco architecture below the equator
• Don’t miss Cape Kidnappers, home to the largest accessible gannet colony in the world, perched on the edge of a rugged coastline.
• Take a break from the world at the Greenhill Lodge
• Walk, hike or bike along the miles of nature trails and if you get a clear day, you can see as far as volcano of Ruapehu in the distance.

Yoga Retreat Costa Rica

PRICES: Start ingat $1850USD plus booking fee o $100.USD. See below for more details.

Eastern Caribbean: Ballroom Dance on Celebrity Cruises – January 7 to January 14, 2017.

Highlights of Eastern Caribbean Ballroom Dance Cruise-Ballroom Dance Celebrity Ballroom dance with us on Celebrity Cruise.

• 7 nights and 8 days of amazing weather aboard Celebrity Reflection.
• Join our award-winning intentionally acclaimed dance professionals for dance evening, daily dance classes, special dance parities, and much more.
• Bask in the warmth and sunshine of the Caribbean; visiting San Juan Puerto Rico, Grand Cayman, and of course – Miami.
• Gratuities, port fees, taxes, dance parties and dance lessons included in pricing.
• Access to the world-renowned Canyon Ranch spa facilities and services abort the Celebrity Reflection.
• Dance in style with our international pros
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Ballroom Dance Cruise Caribbean

January 3 – 10, 2017.

Highlights of Caribbean Ballroom Dance Cruise

• Nightly dancing to live music, nightly shows, award-winning dance teachers, daily group dance lessons, cocktail parties, and more.
• Bask in the warmth and sunshine of the Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, and Key West Florida.
• Complimentary select fine wines, champagne and premium spirits.
• Complimentary gratuities for all dining, bar, housekeeping and Penthouse butler staff.
• Complimentary enrichment via the innovative Creative Learning Institute® and Computer University@Sea® with classes in diverse topics such as world affairs, wellness, art, wine appreciation, digital photography and iPad filmmaking.
• Complimentary fitness and Wellness at Sea® programs with classes in yoga, mat Pilates, Spinning®, and so much more!
• Don’t miss the boat? Our cruise fare represents savings of 60% off regular cruise fare prices.  LET’S TALK
  

Cambodia Temperature and Rainfall

This chart is provided to help guide your travel plans. June to October are the wettest months. April is the hottest. While December, January, February and March are the driest and coolest months, these are also the peak season travel time. November is still dry and relatively cool, with slightly fewer crowds.

Vancouver to San Francisco -Ballroom Dance on Crystal Cruises: May 22 – 28, 2016.

Highlights of Vancouver Ballroom Dance Cruise

• Nightly dancing to live music, nightly shows, award-winning dance teachers, daily group dance lessons, and more on this ballroom dance cruise.
• Complimentary select fine wines, champagne and premium spirits.
• Complimentary gratuities for all dining, bar, housekeeping and Penthouse butler staff.
• Complimentary enrichment via the innovative Creative Learning Institute® and Computer University@Sea® with classes in diverse topics such as world affairs, wellness, art, wine appreciation, digital photography and iPad filmmaking.
• Complimentary fitness and Wellness at Sea® programs with classes in yoga, mat Pilates, Spinning®, and so much more!
• Don’t miss the boat? Our cruise fare represents savings of 60% off regular cruise fare prices. This dance cruise and discount is only available through EVIA.  LET’S TALK
  

Highlights

• Visit Mindo Cloud Forest, one of the richest Eco-systems in Ecuador.
• Hike in primary forests filled with the wildlife specific to a tropical environment.
• Discover flora and fauna of a rainforest and learn how important the rainforest is to our survival.
• Taste a traditional lunch based on regional organic food products.

Highlights of Tuscany-Umbria Sojourn

• Stroll through the Renaissance town of Pienza.
• Meander through the ancient streets and alleys of the medieval towns of Montalcino, Montepulciano and Cortona.
• Experience lunch in a Tuscan farmhouse.
• Sip a glass of world-class Brunello wine.
• Walk in the hills around Montalcino and take in the sweeping vistas of the Val d’Orcia.
• Visit the Umbrian towns of Orvieto and Todi.
• Walk through the rolling Tuscan countryside.
• Learn about the Etruscans.

Southern Patagonia: The Bottom of the Earth.

Published in: “inTravel Magazine.” January 01, 2013

Wine tasting etiquette. To spit or not to spit?

On a recent walking holiday in Sicily I took a group to the Etna vineyards for a wine tasting adventure. Lava rich soil nourishes the grapes yielding a distinctive – and strong – flavour. Our group of mixed neophyte tasters and experienced oenophiles wanted to know, “Do we spit the wine after tasting or swallow it?”