PORTO MIRANTE, 7 Night Treasures Of The Douro ex Oporto (Porto), Portugal Return

Experience the enchanting world of the Douro, where tradition, history, and natural beauty blend together in a truly captivating way. From Porto, the vibrant coastal city with its unique blend of historical heritage and modern flair, the Douro River winds its way through one of Europe’s most fascinating landscapes. Terraced vineyards nestled against the hills and picturesque, storybook-like villages define the landscape of this region, renowned for its world-famous port wine.

Immerse yourself in the rich culture of the Douro Valley, where centuries-old traditions are still alive today—especially in charming towns like Régua and Pinhão, which impress with their wineries, arts and crafts, and local cuisine. In Pocinho, the Douro reveals its wild and romantic side, surrounded by steep hills, unspoiled nature, and breathtaking views that invite you to linger and marvel.

Along the way, historic towns, ancient monasteries, Baroque churches, and authentic markets invite you to experience the Portuguese zest for life, culinary delights, and the warm hospitality of the locals.

Back in Porto, you’ll experience the vibrant heart of the region: a place brimming with life, music, architecture, and culture—the perfect conclusion to an unforgettable journey through the traditions, delights, and scenic beauty of the Douro Valley.

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.