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Port Wine Tales and Newfoundland Screech-In

  • Port Wine Tales and Newfoundland Screech-In
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Sample local brews, spirits, and port wine before joining a lively Newfoundland screech-in ceremony led by local performers.
Begin in Quidi Vidi with a tasting flight of local craft beer inside a converted fishing plant brewery. Continue with Spirit of Newfoundland for a lively screech-in ceremony celebrating local tradition. Travel onward to Newman’s Wine Vaults to learn how port wine became part of St. John’s history, then visit Wooden Walls Distilling for tastings and stories rooted in the city’s oldest streets before returning to the ship.

Energy Level

Duration

4.25 hours

Type

CULTURED

Accessible

No

Shore Thing Highlights

  • Visit Wooden Walls Distilling to sample more local spirits

  • Experience a traditional Newfoundland screech-in

  • Enjoy a tasting flight of local craft beer

Need to know

  • Sailors in wheelchairs or with limited mobility should not select this Shore Thing

  • Weather can vary throughout the day; layers and a rain jacket are recommended

  • The order of sites visited may vary

  • Additional beverages available for purchase

  • Alcohol purchases will be retained at the gangway and delivered to the Sailor’s cabin on the last evening of the voyage by the Housekeeping Crew

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