Cyndy Nordyke of Smart Price Travel will partner with Chef David McMillan for a Holland America European Cruise in September of 2007
(PRWEB) May 11, 2007 -- We are excited to announce that Cyndy Nordyke, of Smart Price Travel, located in Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, is partnering with Celebrity Chef David McMillan for Holland America?s Mediterranean Enchantment Cruise in conjunction with Food & Wine magazine. The cruise will depart out of Rome, Italy on September 8th, 2007. Cyndy is an experienced travel agent and meeting planner who specializes in giving guests personal service. She has been planning meetings internationally for over 15 years and has been in the travel industry for over five years. One of her specialties is group cruises for conferences and meetings. She plans to be on the cruise to make sure her clients are well taken care of and will be accompanied by her husband, Spencer, who is a European Travel Specialist, also.
Chef David, a California native, studied fine arts and sculpture at Boston University before a stay in Europe set him on a culinary course which has taken him to Atlanta, Beverly Hills and LA as well as the wine country in France and California. David has been chef, owner and caterer for top-rated restaurants, hotels, Hollywood celebrities and world dignitaries. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, David served as executive chef for the World Broadcasters division of the Atlanta Committee of the Olympic Games, where he was responsible for creating and preparing cuisine at seven dining facilities.
David is now chef and owner of 62 Main in Colleyville (www.62mainrestaurant.com). He has created a neighborhood restaurant that he would like to hang out in. The food is shaped from McMillan's Northern California roots and times that he spent working in Bordeaux, Burgundy and Napa. Fresh products play off of each other and are entwined together enticingly in a way that shows off wines, as well as creating great food.
Plush Creations is one of the sponsors of the cruise, which carries a line of Lifestyle & Travel Luxuries. Denise McMillan, the chef?s wife and designer of all things Plush, has designed some very special gifts for the guests in Chef David?s exclusive group going on this European Cruise. You can read more about David & Denise in the May issue of Southern Living Magazine in the Texas Living Section.
Chef David will be doing demonstrations for all the guests in the new state-of-the art ?show kitchen at sea?, which is a part of a $13 million renovation to create the new Culinary Arts Center facilities. His specialty is food and wine parings, and you will be amazed at his personal touch and connection to the audience, plus suggesting what to eat while in the ports of call. The 10-day cruise is departing out of Rome and going to Monte Carlo, Pisa, Naples, Barcelona and other great ports of call.
Cyndy Nordyke specializes in group cruises for small- to medium-size corporations that desire to have their ?conferences at sea?, bringing a fresh new approach to help network and make connections to all those attending the cruise. She takes care of all of the details of working with the cruise lines, registering the clients, taking care of payments and even oversees the silk-screen printing of gifts for the cruise. It is like adding a new employee to handle a specialty conference. She limits the number of individual clients that she takes because she desires to give them personal service and expertise in planning their unique experience at sea. Cyndy uses the internet to her advantage and has online registration available to groups, therefore, clients can register directly for the event. You can find all the details of this Culinary Cruise, with prices starting at $1859.00 for the 10 days, along with more information and online registration at www.culinarywinecruises.com
Contacts:
Cyndy Nordyke
Smart Price Travel.com
Travel Agent
817-715-9283
http://www.smartpricetravel.com
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