PORTO MIRANTE, 7 Night Culinary Cruise Portugal – Indulgent Douro ex Oporto (Porto), Portugal Return

All Highlights at Glance

Overnight stay in a first-class hotel in the heart of Porto’s historic center before your river cruise begins

Guided city tour of Porto with a delightful sweet stop along the way

Behind-the-scenes visit to a traditional factory producing Portugal’s famous sardine preserves

Discovery of olive oil production at Quinta do Tourao, including an encounter with the rare native donkeys bred there

Visit to the elegant Mateus Manor House – a baroque masterpiece with refined rooms, a historic library, and idyllic gardens

Authentic wine experience at Quinta do Crasto, surrounded by the breathtaking vineyards of the Douro Valley

Tour of the historic Taylor’s cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia with an exclusive insight into the world of Port wine

An unforgettable signature evening at the magnificent Palácio da Bolsa in Porto – a night of true grandeur

Enjoyment of curated tastings featuring selected Douro wines

Flavors along the Douro
Embark on a culinary journey through Portugal on board our exclusive Culinary Cruise from Porto together with our partner Falstaff. Following the majestic Douro River, this voyage takes you to Leverinho, Régua, Pocinho, Vega Terrón, Pinhão, Entre-os-Rios and finally back to Porto.

As you sail through one of Europe’s most celebrated wine regions, discover the authentic flavors of Portugal: from refined Port wine tastings at historic quintas to regional specialties that make this country so unique. On board, enjoy select tastings, carefully composed menus, and culinary experiences that capture the full diversity of Portuguese cuisine.

Travel in stylish comfort through the enchanting Douro Valley – a culinary cruise that brings together gastronomy, culture, and breathtaking landscapes in perfect harmony.

The PORTO MIRANTE is specially adapted to the special features of the Douro and its locks and will make its maiden voyage in 2024. It offers space for 120 guests in 60 double cabins. The upper and middle decks have French balconies and all cabins face outwards.

On board the PORTO MIRANTE, guests have access to two restaurants and a fitness room with state-of-the-art equipment. In addition, the newest Douro ship in the fleet has a panoramic lounge with bar and a skylounge that extends over two decks. Other features of the ship include an on-board store, a spacious sun deck with a pool and sun loungers. An elevator connects all decks (except the sun deck). The ship is fully air-conditioned.

There are 24 spacious cabins on both the Diamond Deck and the Ruby Deck, each with a French balcony inviting you to enjoy the beautiful view. On the Emerald Deck, the 2-bed cabins have windows that cannot be opened. All cabins are perfectly equipped with a flat-screen TV, included minibar, Nespresso® machine, beauty products from RITUALS® (or comparable), hairdryer, safe, air conditioning, shower and WC and leave nothing to be desired.

OUR START Just in time for the start of the winter season in 2018/2019, we set sail as a premium provider of river cruises. Since then, we have dedicated ourselves to comfortable travel on water – with a convincing all-inclusive offer for our guests as well as exclusive destinations in Europe.

OUR BASIS Behind the VIVA Cruises brand is the renowned Swiss shipping company Scylla AG, which currently owns a fleet of 40 ships. With VIVA Cruises and our company headquarters in Düsseldorf, we would like to establish ourselves as an international river cruise operator.

OUR DRIVE “Enjoy the moment” is our motto. How we live it every day? Through our dedicated team paired with high quality ships, we create for our guests places of experience with high standards. We focus on an extraordinary good relationship between our crew and our guests – and that with premium quality at fair prices.

OUR TEAM Your vacation is a matter of the heart for us. For this reason, we work as a young and competent team in Düsseldorf every day to make your dream cruise aboard our ships possible. We work future- and growth-oriented and always give our best to turn your trip into unique feel-good moments.

VIVA’s Mission and Vision We give everything to offer our guests remarkable river cruises, that will be remembered for a long time and will let them recall wonderful moments.

In doing so, we pursue the vision that excellent service and a fair price-performance ratio can be easily combined and perfectly implemented.

Therefor, we do our utmost to steer more sustainably into the future and work on it every day.

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2BS - Double Cabin (Emerald Deck)

Double Cabin on the Emerald Deck.

2BR - Double Cabin (Ruby Deck)

Double cabin on Ruby Deck.

2BD - Double Cabin (Diamond)

Double Cabin on Diamond Deck.