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Max Passengers: 96
Ship Type: River Cruise Ship
Operated by: Scenic Cruises

Scenic Azure was custom-built for Portugal's Douro River sailing. With only 96 passengers on board, guests enjoy an all-inclusive luxury experience. Since its inception in 2016, Scenic Azure has set a new standard in luxury river travel with its intimate and calm ambiance and safe, comfortable journey atop the beautiful waters of the Douro.

The Scenic Azure riverboat is shorter than the other ships in the Scenic Space-Ship fleet to navigate Portugal's meandering river and its many locks. Still, what it lacks in length, it more than compensates for innovative features and advanced levels of luxury. The yacht has 48 cabins and a crew-to-guest ratio of 1:2, ensuring that you receive truly personalized treatment. Each cabin is exquisitely designed to provide the ultimate in luxury and comfort, and the majority include a sun lounge to make the most of the Portuguese sunshine. These luxurious suites are spread across four decks and are accompanied by a variety of public lounges, entertainment rooms, and eating places, giving you the flexibility to explore the ship, meet new people, or top off your tan on the all-weather Sun Deck.
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Standard Suite E
172ft2. Standard Suites are located on the Jewel Deck with large picture windows to ensure a great view. They have a spacious design and clever layout alongside all the usual luxurious amenities and furnishings.
Standard Suite D
172ft2. Standard Suites are located on the Jewel Deck with large picture windows to ensure a great view. They have a spacious design and clever layout alongside all the usual luxurious amenities and furnishings.
Balcony Suite C
215ft2. Located on the Sapphire Deck these stylishly decorated suites feature a full-length outdoor balcony with the exclusive sun lounge system and offer private bathrooms with a luxurious vanity basin and shower.
Riverview Suite C1
183ft2. The Riverview Suite is located on the Sapphire Deck with a retractable sun lounge to ensure a great view. They have a spacious layout alongside all the usual luxurious amenities and furnishings.
Balcony Suite BB
215ft2. Located on the Sapphire Deck these stylishly decorated suites feature a full-length outdoor balcony with the exclusive sun lounge system and offer private bathrooms with a luxurious vanity basin and shower.
Balcony Suite B
215ft2. Located on the Sapphire Deck these stylishly decorated suites feature a full-length outdoor balcony with the exclusive sun lounge system and offer private bathrooms with a luxurious vanity basin and shower.
Junior Balcony Suite BJ
247ft2. These spacious Suites, located on the Sapphire Deck, have a private full-length balcony complete with a sun lounge and elegant en-suite bathrooms featuring a large vanity basin and shower.
Balcony Suite PA
215ft2. Located on the Diamond Deck these stylishly decorated suites feature a full-length outdoor balcony with the exclusive sun lounge system and offer private bathrooms with a luxurious vanity basin and shower.
Balcony Suite P
215ft2. Located on the Diamond Deck these stylishly decorated suites feature a full-length outdoor balcony with the exclusive sun lounge system and offer private bathrooms with a luxurious vanity basin and shower.
Junior Balcony Suite RJ
247ft2. These spacious Suites, located on the Diamond Deck, have a private full-length balcony complete with a sun lounge and elegant en-suite bathrooms featuring a large vanity basin and shower.
Royal One-Bedroom Suite RP
At 420ft², this is the largest suite on the ship. Located on the Diamond Deck, both suites enjoy fantastic views of the passing scenery from your private balcony complete with a sun lounge. Each Suite has a separate lounge area and a luxurious bathroom offering a separate bath and shower.

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Scenic Azure deck plan

Onboard Amenities

Onboard entertainment options highlight the areas you're visiting. Develop a greater understanding and sense of place by attending musical concerts, natural history lectures, and artisan demonstrations. Take advantage of the ship's vitality pool or wellness center, including a workout area, a beauty salon, and massage rooms, for a soothing respite. Your all-inclusive cruise includes complimentary Wi-Fi.

Each Scenic Azure route is accompanied by one of the ship's English-speaking local guides. Each stateroom is equipped with two GPS handheld devices equipped with headphones that broadcast the tour — you can hear your guide from a distance of 25 feet.

Scenic Azure does not have the amazing electric bikes available onboard other Scenic ships. Portuguese two-lane roads are simply too unsafe for bicycles because of the steep grades and numerous tight hairpin curves.

Scenic Azure Dining

Despite the Scenic Azure's small size, there are six dining options, including room service. All onboard meals and beverages are provided during your voyage on the Scenic Azure, including beer, wine, and premium spirits. For your meals, you'll find a variety of eating alternatives to satisfy any palate or culinary mood.

The casual River Café serves light meals, snacks, and beverages from breakfast to late afternoon. Crystal Dining, the primary dining location with open seating, serves a diverse choice of cuisines à la carte, from regional specialties to a seafood gala evening.
Additionally, the line offers a five-course menu in a luxurious wine cellar at Italian-inspired Portobellos Restaurant, complete with a fado performance. Additionally, when the ship arrives in Salamanca, Spain, guests are treated to a tapas lunch and flamenco performance.


Scenic Azure Cruise Ship Specifications 

Flag: Portugal
Built in: WestSEA Shipyard 
Built by: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Length: 263 feet
Passengers: 96
Cabins: 48
Decks: 4
Crew: 36
Speed: 10 knots
Length: 80 m (262 ft)
Christened by: Jean Kittson
Owner: Scenic Tours Australia

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Our guide and driver were very good with their knowledge and were very helpful with our questions. It was a very pleasant visit that would have been impossible to do on our own. Hotels and restaurants were fantastic. The special places we got to go to, like the kitchens, were great. Enjoyed the entire trip!
Meyer Smolen
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Our agent Jessica was very helpful with the whole process and always responded in a timely way to all of our questions.
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Chern was very patient snd helpful.
CaBaba
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3 days ago
Cruse ship was great. Fantastic food and service. Cruise itinary got changed so not what we expected, but not an major issue. Japan portion was great. Drivers/guides arranged by 80 Days were great. Hotels were mostly ok. Did not know that most hotels outside of major cities do not allow shoes to be worn in the hotel. again a minor inconvenience. Overall a great trip. Adventure Life communications were timely and much appreciated as far as changes/requests.
Peter Goff
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4 days ago
We were a group of three that initiated our research by independently searching for the best agency to help us in the somewhat complex experience of traveling to the Galapagos. We chose adventure life because they were the most responsive in the website provided the most comprehensive overview of the trip. Their reviews were also very good. Adventure, life splits up its booking process in two parts. First Jeff, the booking agent helped us decide which experience best suited are interests. We chose a small 14 to 16 group sized yacht. Once the booking was made with Jeff, we were handed off to Coleene, who oversaw the complex process of assembling all of the necessary documents and making sure we had everything we needed to make the trip go smoothly. The adventure, life website, then becomes your personal place of reference for all things related to your trip from door to door. It’s a lot of information to assemble, especially for three travelers, but the website makes it easy and Colleen‘s gentle reminders kept us on track. In all, from the beginning, we had four months from the time we started our research till the time we departed. We felt that was, a good amount of preparation time and don’t think it would be wise to do it in less than four months. Mostly because I think you have more options with that amount of time. There were others on our trip that took six months and more from the time they started planning. The trip itself was outstanding. We ended up on an excellent yacht (Galapagos Angel II) with a great group of guests that we were able to connect with and put together a really nice google photos album to share.
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