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DAY
1 : PORTO
Our
purser will welcome you aboard our brand new ship from 5:00 pm on.
After settling in your cabins our staff will introduce itself, and you
will be served a welcome cocktail, followed by your first dinner aboard.
Later on, our hostess will accompany you for the romantic visit of the
illuminated old town (optional excursion).
DAY
2 : REGUA
After
a nice buffet breakfast aboard, we will discover
PORTO
(optional
excursion), Portugal’s second largest town, as well as one of the most
ancient towns in Europe : ancient areas
which kept intact (UNESCO World heritage site), winding lanes , houses
with archways, magnificent churches… PORTO
also represents the port wine with its vineyards along the Douro. We are
going to visit one of the greatest cellars in Villa Nova de
Gaia. You
will have the opportunity to taste the wines.
Then,
we will go back to the ship to have lunch, start the cruise and admire
the wonderful landscapes up to
REGUA. We will pass the lockers of
Crestuma and Carrapatello ( the highest in Europe : 35 meters). Arrival
in Regua around 08:00 pm Dinner aboard and evening
with a folk group or walk by night in Regua
DAY
3 : REGUA / VEGA DE TERON (Spain)
Buffet breakfast followed by
the visit VILLA REAL with its beautiful cathedral from the 14th
century. Later on, for those who want, we will leave for the most lovely
walk (optional excursion) in the beautiful gardens of Solar de
Mateus, and join the ship for
lunch in Pinhao. For the others, the ship will start the cruise to
Pinhao, where we will have lunch aboard.
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We are then going to cruise
trough the wonderful high hills, very heart of the most famous Porto
vineyards, planted “in stairs” up to 700 meters in height. We will
pass the lock of Valeria and arrive in Vega de Teron in the evening.
Diner and evening onboard (Spanish theme).
DAY
4 : VEGA DE TERON (excursion to Salamanca)
Breakfast
on board. Departure for the optional
excursion
of Salamanca.
This town is a Unesco
World heritage site
with its Roman, Arabic and Christian architectural treasures.
Lunch in Salamanca.
Back on board at Vega
de Teron.
Dinner and farewell evening.
DAY
5 : VEGA DE TERON / FERRADOSA / TAVORA / BITETOS
Early
cruise departure from Vega de Teron. Breakfast on
board. Arrive Ferradosa around 9:00am. Depart on a
port wine tasting excursion (optional). Follow the wine road which
runs through the heart of the vineyards before stopping to sample some
of the vintages in a quinta (wine -cellar). Join the ship again in
Tavora for lunch. The afternoon will be spent sailing towards Bitetos.
While sailing, you will enjoy the wild landscapes. We will reach Bitetos
around 8:30pm. Dinner and
traditional evening on board.
DAY
6 : BITETOS / PORTO
Early
in the morning, departure on cruise towards Porto. Arriving
around 9:00am. Disembarkation. End of services.
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Prices Include: Full board cruise from
dinner of the first day to breakfast of the last day in a double cabin
with showers and toilets, welcome drink, entertainment, the Captain's
evening, the assistance of our
hostess on board, and port taxes.
Prices Do Not Include: Drinks, coffee
with lunch and dinner, insurance and optional excursions.
For reasons of navigation and passenger safety,
the Captain of the ship reserve the right to modify the itinerary of the
cruise.
RATES:
819 EUR per person dbl occ
425 EUR single
suppliment
158 EUR for upper
level cabin
DATES:
There might not be any other english speaking guests on these dates.
2008
Apr 4, 9
Jul 17, 22, 27
Aug 8, 13, 18, 23
Sep 4, 9
Dates with English
speaking guests
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