Although it's currently a beautiful and unseasonably warm day here in New York, the last couple of weeks have been downright cold. If you're anything like me, cold weather makes you dream of escaping to warmer climates... or at least getting away from it all! Well, crystal cruises has an amazing wine tours set up for 2008.

From Reuters:

An unprecedented number of wine and food-themed excursions and onboard presentations by the culinary world's brightest stars set the stage for Crystal Serenity's May 2008 Wine and Food cruise. Highlighted by a two-day overnight call in Bordeaux, the 12-day voyage from London to Rome offers 18 epicurian Crystal Adventures in the French wine country, Portugal, Spain and the French Riviera, as well as
onboard events with Master Chef Andre Soltner and Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein. Connoisseurs short on time can experience new six-day segments of the cruise.

The tour will depart London on May 7. The full 12-day cruise will run you $4,595 and the price for the six-day segments is $2,530 (per person, double occupancy).

For more information, call 888-799-4625 or visit crystalcruises.com.