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DAY
1: PORTO
Douro River Cruise
Our
purser will welcome you aboard our brand new ship beginning at 5:00
pm. After settling in your cabins our staff will introduce themselves
and you will get a chance to meet them and your fellow passengers
during our welcome cocktail, followed by your first dinner aboard,
Later on, our hostess will accompany you for the romantic visit of the
illuminated old town.
DAY 2: PORTO
- REGUA
After
a buffet breakfast aboard, we will discover PORTO, Portugal’s second
largest town, as well as one of the most ancient towns in Europe:
ancient areas which kept intact, winding lanes, houses with archways,
magnificent churches.
PORTO is the centre of the port wine industry, receiving wine from the
vineyards along the Douro River. We are going to visit one of the
greatest cellars in Villa Nova de Gaia. You will have the opportunity
to taste the wines.
Later we will return to the MS VASCO DE GAMA to have lunch and to
admire the wonderful landscapes up to Regua.
We will pass the locks of Crestuma and Carrapatello (the
highest in Europe at 35 meters or about 115 feet.) We will arrive in
Regua at about 8:00 PM.
Dinner aboard and evening with a folk group.
DAY
3: REGUA – VEGA de TERRON (Spain)
We
will have buffet breakfast on board before departing for VILLA REAL
with its beautiful 14th century cathedral. Later on, we
will leave for a lovely walk in the beautiful gardens of Solar de
Mateus. We will join the ship in Pinhão.
For those who prefer to remain on board, the ship will sail to Pinhão
while lunch is served on board. This afternoon we will cruise through the high hills in the region of
the world famous Port Wine. This
is one of the most beautiful and truly unique areas of the country
with terraced vineyards climbing the surrounding hills, sometimes to a
height of 700 meters. (2,300
feet.)
We will pass through the lock of Valeria and arrive in Vega de Terron
in the evening. We will have a Spanish theme dinner on board.
DAY 4: VEGA
DE TERRON
Douro River Cruise
Buffet
breakfast aboard. We are going to cross the Spanish boarder (VEGA DE
TERRON); we will leave for SALAMANCA, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is a marvellous town that offers a walk through Europe’s
history of architecture. It has an abundance of Roman, Arab, and
Christian treasures. This is also the home of Spain’s ancient
university and like many college towns, this one has a youthful
vibrancy. We will have lunch in SALAMANCA before we return to the
ship.
Dinner aboard and flamenco evening.
DAY 5: VEGA
DE TERRON - FERRADOSA -
PINHÃO
We
will depart early as we enjoy a buffet breakfast aboard.
We will pass through the lock at Pocinho and cruse until lunch. We will stop at Ferradosa about 2:00 PM where you can join an
excursion to a “Quinta”, a local farm that produces the grapes and
wines used in Port. We will rejoin the ship in PINHÃO at about 6:00 PM. you’ll have
time to explore the town.
Dinner on board.
DAY
6 PINHÃO -
PORTO
This morning after breakfast we depart fro Lamego by coach for the
guided tour of this historic city. Here you will visit the Nossa
Senhora dos Remedios sanctuary, the medieval castle and church of
Almacave and the cathedral. We will return to the ship for lunch on board. This afternoon we will cruise to Porto where we will have dinner on
board and enjoy the most Portuguese of entertainment, fado.
DAY
7: PORTO – BRAGA
Buffet
breakfast aboard. in the morning. Free morning in Porto. You can return aboard for lunch. This afternoon
we will visit Braga, the spiritual capital of Portugal.
We will visit the 12th century cathedral, Du Populo
and Nossa Senhora Branca Churches. We will also visit Tibaes Monastery
before returning to the ship.
Dinner on board.
DAY 8 : PORTO
Buffet
breakfast aboard.
Disembark
with great memories.
Cruise
code: POP
2007 Departures
| Ship |
Depart |
Disembark |
From |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
2-Apr-07 |
9-Apr-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
3-Apr-07 |
10-Apr-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
9-Apr-07 |
16-Apr-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
10-Apr-07 |
17-Apr-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
16-Apr-07 |
23-Apr-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
22-Apr-07 |
29-Apr-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
23-Apr-07 |
30-Apr-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
30-Apr-07 |
7-May-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
4-May-07 |
11-May-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
7-May-07 |
14-May-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
5-Jun-07 |
12-Jun-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
11-Jun-07 |
18-Jun-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
17-Jun-07 |
24-Jun-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
29-Jun-07 |
6-Jul-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
2-Jul-07 |
9-Jul-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
9-Jul-07 |
16-Jul-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
16-Jul-07 |
23-Jul-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
23-Jul-07 |
30-Jul-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
30-Jul-07 |
6-Aug-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
5-Aug-07 |
12-Aug-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
13-Aug-07 |
20-Aug-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
17-Aug-07 |
24-Aug-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
20-Aug-07 |
27-Aug-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
27-Aug-07 |
3-Sep-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
29-Aug-07 |
5-Sep-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
3-Sep-07 |
10-Sep-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
11-Sep-07 |
18-Sep-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
23-Sep-07 |
30-Sep-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
5-Oct-07 |
12-Oct-07 |
$1335 |
| FERNAO DE MAGALHAES |
17-Oct-07 |
24-Oct-07 |
$1335 |
| VASCO DE GAMA |
20-Oct-07 |
27-Oct-07 |
$1335 |
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