Porto, the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain)

Board the ship at 5:00 p.m. and settle into your cabin. Attend a welcome cocktail before dinner to meet the crew. In the evening, join an optional CLASSIC or DISCOVERY coach excursion to explore Porto at night.

Take part in one of the optional excursions:

CLASSIC: Travel by coach to Porto’s city center for a guided tour. Begin with a visit to St. Francis Church, located near the Douro riverbank and one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. Continue to Bolsa Palace (Stock Exchange Palace), a grand neoclassical building in the historic district, and tour its interior. Next, visit an azulejo tile workshop to learn about this traditional Portuguese art form. Return to the ship afterward.

DISCOVERY: Explore Porto by tram and visit the Tram Museum. Afterward, sample local specialties in the historic old city.
In the afternoon, cruise through the Douro Valley and view its dramatic landscapes. In the evening, spend time dancing on board or relax at your leisure while docked in Regua.

Join the team on an optional CLASSIC / DISCOVERY excursion: the Casa de Mateus and the Douro museum. You'll leave on foot for the Douro Museum to learn about the passionate history and wine-making heritage in the region, an experience combining traditional and modern approaches. You'll continue on by coach for Mateus Palace, a beautiful 18th-century manor in Vila Real. This baroque-style manor belonged to the same family until a foundation was set up to preserve it in 1970. The dramatic splendor and details of the complex offer a unique visual relationship between geometry and space. Enjoy a stroll through the magnificent tree- and hedge-lined gardens, which include a romantic Mexican-cedar topiary tunnel. After, you’ll return to the ship in Pinhão by coach. In the afternoon, the cruise continues to the heart of the most famous vineyards in Porto to Vega de Terron. You'll arrive in the evening. Enjoy an evening of Flamenco entertainment.

Join the team for the optional excursions proposed:
CLASSIC: Salamanca. This town of dazzling beauty houses some extraordinary Roman, Arabic, and Christian architectural treasures.
DISCOVERY: Salamanca tapas tour.
You'll return on board in Barca d'Alva. Enjoy an evening of entertainment.

This morning will be spent cruising. Join the team on an optional CLASSIC / DISCOVERY excursion: Port Wine Route and Pinhão. Tonight's your gala dinner and evening.

Join the team on an optional CLASSIC / DISCOVERY excursion: Guided tour of Lamego. This afternoon will be spent cruising. Enjoy an evening of Fado-themed entertainment.

This morning, enjoy time at leisure in Porto. In the afternoon, join the team for the optional excursions proposed:

CLASSIC: Discover Guimaraes.
DISCOVERY: Quaint Afurada.
Enjoy an evening of traditional folk entertainment.

Enjoy one last buffet breakfast on board before disembarking at 9:00 a.m.