- Ports: Roundtrip Porto (Oporto)
- Cruise Line: Avalon Waterways
- Ship: Avalon Alegria
- Depart Date: 08/28/2024
- Nights: 7
- Voyage Number: WCC40828
- Offer ID: 1500400
7-night Vida Portugal: Vineyards and Villages Along the Douro Cruise
Welcome to Portugal. Your Suite Ship® is ready for boarding. Flights into Porto must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be onboard ship by 5 pm. Your day in Porto is free to explore at your leisure. You may choose to join an afternoon guided optional culinary tour if arriving early today. Experience some of Porto's most famous sights and most delectable dishes with regional wine. Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first night onboard. (Dinner),
Portuguese Panoramas. Visit the Adventure Center onboard for today's activities with your Adventure Host. Sample green wine and famous pastries with stops en route to Régua. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner),
Peso da Régua is a town in the north of Portugal, on the River Douro. It has a population of about 10,000 and is in the heart of Portugal's port wine-producing region.
The Reign in Spain. Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities. In the afternoon, you might wish to join an optional excursion to enjoy a do-it-yourself workshop to learn how to bake traditional florinhas (Portuguese pastries). (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner),
This tiny village, only a few hundred feet from the Spanish border, sits on the banks of the Douro River. The Douro River Valley is famous for its vineyards and port wine grapes. Also see almond, olive and cherry orchards lining the valley.
If you're in Ferradosa you can take an to Sao Joao da Pesqueira, with its charming town hall decorated with beautiful tiled murals depicting Port wine scenes. You can leave this small town via steep, winding roads to the famous nine chapels of Sao Salvador de Mundo. The view of the river below is breathtaking.
Itinerary subject to change without notice. Please confirm itinerary at time of booking.
- Choice of complimentary sightseeing excursions in every port – choose between Classic, Active or Discovery options
- Whisper headsets for all excursions
- Digital Signage ship-wide with daily agenda, menus, key details
- Unlimited free Wi-Fi
- Visits to UNESCO Sites
- Enrichment lectures & local entertainment, dance floor and nightly song lists
- Meals with regional specialties, including local wine
- Sky Deck grill for lunch – weather permitting
- Welcome Dinner & Farewell Dinner
- Beer, wine & soft drinks with onboard lunch & dinner – sparkling wine with breakfast
- 24-hour specialty coffees, teas & water filling station, including flavored waters
- 24-hour Club Lounge (includes coffee machine), games, books, TVs, great views!
- Walking track & sky deck
- Fitness room with machines and free weights
- Adventure Host and Adventure center (maps, binoculars, walking sticks, etc)
- Afternoon tea (coffee, tea, sandwiches and cookies)
- 16 bikes on board
- Movie Night
- Elevator between stateroom decks
- 24-hour guest services
- All port taxes & fees
- Airport transfers on embarkation/disembarkation day with Avalon Air purchase
- No single use plastics
- River-view stateroom Hotel-style bed with optional twin-bed configuration; Comfort Collection bedding, including choice of pillow and firmness (Panorama Suites 200 sq feet)
- Desk area with chair
- Spacious closets and under bed storage
- Panorama Suites include Wall-to-wall window with Open-Air Balcony
- Panorama Suites include loveseat and table with chair seating area
- Panorama Suites include extra large bathroom and spacious glass enclosed shower
- Flat-screen LCD TV with complimentary Movies On Demand
- 110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
- Mini Bar; security safe; hair dryer
- L’Occitane® toiletries; plush robes & slippers in every stateroom
- Stateroom steward & multiple times daily housekeeping
YOUR STATEROOM INCLUDES: