Shore Things Policies

A Feast in the Tuscan Countryside

Learn how to make specialty pasta and other delicious Tuscan dishes while cooking side-by-side with a chef before enjoying a meal together.

Lead with your senses on this tour as a Tuscan chef welcomes you to a kitchen in a farmhouse, where you’ll join in the preparation of traditional local dishes (including dessert!) made from ingredients grown in the surrounding gardens. Finally, you’ll sit down to enjoy all that you’ve made together. Pasta is the focus of this culinary experience, and hopefully, you’ll bring some inspiration home.

Virgin Select

This experience is exclusive to Virgin Voyages; additionally, a donation to our environmental and social impact charity partners will be made on behalf of your booking.

Sustainable Tours

This tour operator has received third-party certification based on the Global Sustainable Tourism Council criteria.

Shore Thing Highlights

Use locally grown ingredients from the farm and taste your masterpiece once the lesson is over
Challenge yourself by preparing the pasta, its sauce, and a (delicious) traditional dessert
Learn how to make a typical Tuscan dish from a real Tuscan chef

Need to know

Exclusive to Virgin Voyages
A donation will be made on behalf of your Shore Thing booking to our environmental and social impact charity partners
This Shore Thing operator has received third-party certification based on the Global Sustainable Tourism Council criteria
The meeting location for this Shore Thing will be on board
Approximately 1.5-hour drive to/from your destination

Experience shores the Virgin way

Local & Immersive Tours
Authentic experiences curated with local operators
A Sustainable Cause
Select tour bookings to help social charities
Peace of Mind
Modify/cancel up to 48hrs before where applicable
Priority Debark in Port
Be first ashore in all our ports of call
Safe and Insured
Our partners are licensed and insured
Transparent Pricing
No hidden costs, all-inclusive Shore Thing prices
Expert Travel Support
Pre-voyage to onboard assistance, always there
Stress-Free Returns
Ship will wait for you in the event of a delay
Convenient Collection
Convenience of one location to shop for your calls

Shore Things are fully refundable to the original form of payment. However, please note that Shore Things are only fully refundable if they are canceled within 48 hours prior to the booked Shore Thing taking place, unless stated otherwise in a specific Shore Thing 'Need to Know' section. If you fail to either (a) cancel within 48 hours of the booked Shore Thing (or alternative time period as may be stated in a specific Shore Thing 'Need to Know' section), or (b) show up for a booked Shore Thing, you will be charged for 100% of the Shore Thing price.

If you make a cancellation prior to the first day of your voyage and within 48 hours (unless otherwise stated in the tour details) of your Shore Thing, you will be refunded to the original form of payment after midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the day of cancellation.

If you make another purchase prior to midnight EST, after canceling a booking eligible for a refund, the credit from the canceled booking will be applied to your new booking. Therefore, you’ll only be charged for the price difference between the canceled and new experience. If you have remaining temporary credit left on your account after you’ve made another experience purchase, the remaining credit will be refunded to your original form of payment after midnight EST.

If you cancel a Shore Thing during your voyage and are eligible for a refund, a credit will be applied to your folio and not to your original form of payment.

Shore Things departure times and/or meeting locations are subject to change. We will make every effort to notify Sailors in advance via the Sailor App of any tour departure and/or meeting changes.

A Feast in the Tuscan Countryside

Learn how to make specialty pasta and other delicious Tuscan dishes while cooking side-by-side with a chef before enjoying a meal together.

Shore Thing Highlights

Need to know

Experience shores the Virgin way

Our Shore Things Policies