Regent Seven Seas Cruises has scheduled nine Circles of Interest enrichment programs focusing on food and wine for 2008. Circles of Interest feature exclusive onboard and shore-side experiences delivered by lecturers, instructors and authorities from the fields of art, cuisine, history, environmental conservation, photography and wellness. Regent's food and wine Circles of Interest will be offered aboard select winter, spring, summer and fall voyages of the 700-guest Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Voyager and the 490-guest Seven Seas Navigator. Chefs from the French culinary institute Le Cordon Bleu will host "Classes Culinaires des Croiseres" programs on seven departures between Jan. 16 and Sept. 18.

Walter Scheib, White House executive chef from 1994 to 2005, will share "Presidential Secrets under the Mediterranean Sun" during a cruise to Greece, Italy and Turkey departing June 7. Cindy Pawlcyn, chef and owner of Napa Valley hot spots Mustards Grill and Cindy's Backyard, will host a "Mediterranean Food Odyssey" departing June 21. Le Cordon Bleu "Classes Culinaires des Croiseres" are offered on the following departures: Jan. 16, Seven Seas Mariner, Callao to Buenos Aires; April 7, Seven Seas Mariner, roundtrip Fort Lauderdale; April 30, Seven Seas Voyager, Fort Lauderdale to Horta, Azores; May 27, Seven Seas Mariner, Vancouver to Seward; June 9, Seven Seas Voyager, Monte Carlo to Dover; Sept. 9, Seven Seas Voyager, Southampton to Monte Carlo; and Sept. 18, Seven Seas Mariner, Seward to Osaka. "Presidential Culinary Secrets under the Mediterranean Sun" include "Kitchen Table Chats" that demonstrate how Scheib makes favorite presidential midnight snacks and popular items from state dinners. Scheib will also host a luncheon at the Michelin-starred Torre del Saracino restaurant in Vico Equense. Departure date is June 7 on the Seven Seas Navigator's cruise from Piraeus to Monte Carlo.

The "Mediterranean Food Odyssey" featuring Pawlcyn will include a cooking demonstration of Mediterranean cuisine and a tasting of Italian and Corsican cheeses. Pawlcyn will also host a dinner with Chef Vedet Basaran at his Feriye restaurant in Istanbul. Departure date is June 21 on the Seven Seas Navigator's cruise from Civitavecchia (Rome) to Istanbul. The food and wine Circles of Interest programs cost $255 to $450 per person, exclusive of cruise fare. For more information, visit www.all-travel.com/regentsevenseascruises or call 800-300-4567