Canadian Residents Offer: Douro River Cruise with Avalon Waterways
Fall in love with the Douro River on an exclusive sailing featuring special Canadian Resident rates with savings of $2,000 per person—plus pre-paid gratuities. Available only through Direct Travel!
Book by Jun 30, 2025
Take a Shine to the Douro on a Portugal River Cruise
Like a blue ribbon threading through the green Douro Valley, the River Douro carries you through some of Portugal’s most legendary landscapes. Meaning “River of Gold,” the Douro River lives up to its name by revealing priceless gems along sloping vineyards and sleepy villages where rugged landscapes have been tamed for centuries to produce a bounty of wines and cuisine.
DIRECT TRAVEL CANADIAN RESIDENTS OFFER
Set sail on along the Douro River on this specially selected Avalon Waterways sailing featuring Canadian Resident rates with savings of $2,000 per person!
8-Day Vida Portugal: Vineyards & Villages Along the Douro
Roundtrip Porto onboard the Avalon Alegria
November 26 - December 3, 2025
| E - Deluxe Stateroom | CA $5,466 per person | CA $3,466 per person |
| B - Panorama Suite (Aft) | CA $7,965 per person | CA $5,965 per person |
| P - Panorama Suite | CA $8,065 per person | CA $6,065 per person |
| Fares are cruise only, based on double occupancy. | ||
EXCLUSIVE BONUS: Book by June 30, 2025, and receive Pre-paid Onboard Gratuities!
Don’t miss out—reserve your spot today for an unforgettable river cruise experience with this exclusive offer!
Float on Sunshine Along the Douro River
Embark the Avalon Alegria in the city of Porto. Take a guided tour to Braga and Guimarães or start exploring the city with guided sightseeing. Enjoy a guided tour in the charming town of Lamego, or meet the owner of one of the oldest farms in the Douro Valley to sample the proud traditions of olive oil and wine. From Pocinho, enjoy a wine tasting in a local quinta or join a kayak adventure on the Douro River. Visit Freixo de Espada à Cinta, a cozy village with narrow streets, flowered houses, and grand Gothic Manueline windows or choose a full-day experience in Spain with a guided sightseeing excursion to Salamanca. Discover the process of painting traditional Portuguese tile guided by a professional painter. Immerse yourself in an emotionally stirring experience in Portugal’s city of Amarante or taste the unique Vinho Verde.
Your Douro River cruise returns to Porto to soak in the scenic mysteries of this city’s Historical Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage site. These and countless other treasures await you on the River of Gold in Portugal’s dazzling Douro Valley.
Avalon's newest Suite Ship® -- the Avalon Alegria℠
Experience refined comfort in your choice of 14 deluxe staterooms or 37 Panorama Suites® aboard this intimate 102-passenger ship. Panorama Suites feature wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows that create an Open-Air Balcony, are over 200 square feet, and showcase Avalon's signature “Beds with a View.”
Enjoy complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi, guided activities, and flexible dining with Avalon Fresh® cuisine. Relax in the Club lounge or by the pool on the Sky Deck as you soak in stunning Douro Valley views.
Be swept away by Douro’s timeless treasures and traditions, family farms and fevered Fado music, and mouth-watering culinary creations in the world’s oldest demarcated wine region.
8-Day Vida Portugal: Vineyards & Villages Along the Douro
Avalon AlegriaDAY BY DAY ITINERARY
PORTO, PORTUGALNov 26, 2025
EmbarkationWelcome to Portugal.
Your day in Porto is free to explore at your leisure. This evening an illumination sailing will show you Porto from a different perspective. Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first night on board.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN PORTO
PORTO - PORT ANTIGONov 27, 2025
Portuguese Panoramas
Visit the Adventure Center on board for today’s activities with your Adventure Host. Feel the passion of Portugal’s soulful and stirring Fado music during a visit with local musicians on board.
PESCO DA REGUANov 28, 2025
Pastoral Pleasures of Portugal
Enjoy a short sailing to Pinhão. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy free time in Pinhão to browse the artisanal markets for woven textiles, terra cotta creations, and culinary delights, or consider joining an optional excursion to learn about the Douro Valley’s “liquid gold” at a traditional olive-oil mill or to visit Casa de Mateus.
POCINHONov 29, 2025
Kayaks and Quintas in the Douro Valley.
Join your Adventure Host for an overview today’s special activities. This evening, enjoy an onboard Flamenco show with local artists.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BARCA D’ALVA
BARCA D'ALVANov 30, 2025
The Reign in Spain.
Join your Adventure Host for an overview today’s special activities. This evening, enjoy live entertainment on board.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN FERRADOSA
FERRADOS - LEVERINHODec 01, 2025
Mountains and Moving Music.
This morning enjoy a nice and relaxing sailing through the Douro River. This evening, enjoy an onboard live entertainment.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN LEVERINHO
PORTODec 02, 2025
Ancient Charm Meets Avant-Garde.
Choose to join in a guided optional excursion such as a scenic canal cruise on the Aveiro (Venice of Portugal) or explore a family-owned factory to witness the Portuguese art of cork and barrel production or a culinary tour experience. Perhaps simply spend time strolling through Porto’s cobblestone lanes, lovely shops, and tempting tapas bars this afternoon before experiencing the energy of Porto’s buzzing nightlife.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN PORTO
PORTO, PORTUGALDec 03, 2025
DisembarkationToday ends your Douro river cruise, enjoy your last breakfast this morning and prepare for your return flight home.
Interested in staying longer? Ask about available extension options.
Enjoy Exclusive Canadian Residents Savings
If you want to see the world, cruise down its legendary rivers. If you want to see more of the world, look no further than Avalon Waterways. Avalon’s Suite Ships feature one-of-a-kind Panorama Suites, with the widest opening windows in river cruising, the industry’s only Open-Air Balcony, and beds facing the incredible views. Beyond the wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows is a world waiting to be explored—your way. Whether you want to enjoy a guided walking tour of one of Europe's great cities, join a cooking class or paddle a canoe, the Avalon Choice® selections of Classic, Discovery and Active excursions offer a wide range of possibilities. When you prefer to explore on your own, Avalon can help you with all the recommendations, information and gear you need with the new Adventure Center and AvalonGO Mobile App. And when it's time to refuel, your dining options on board are as wide open as your views, with the new FlexDining® choices.
Terms & Conditions
*Fares are subject to increase. All fares are cruise only, per person, in Canadian dollars, valid for residents of Canada, based on double occupancy for new bookings only and may be withdrawn at any time without notice. All fares and offers are valid at the time of publication. Fares and offers are subject to change based on availability and other considerations. In the event of technical or water level issues, it may be necessary to operate the itinerary by motorcoach or alter the program, including hotel overnight when necessary. Guided Tours, Optional Excursions, activities, sailing and docking schedules may be contingent on weather conditions or other issues outside of our control and could therefore be subject to change at any time. Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler. On March, October and November departures the program on day 2 and day 7 will be slightly revised due to nautical restrictions.