Globus Offers New Portugal River Cruise
For the first time, Globus is offering a Portugal river cruise-tour. To celebrate, the company is offering a discount of $100 per person on the air-inclusive price of the 2009 Portugal Cruise when booked by October 7, 2008.
The 11-day cruise vacation begins with free time in Lisbon before traveling to Oporto to embark on a seven-night cruise. Cruisers will float along the Douro River and experience cultural programs like flamenco and authentic Portuguese shows onboard.
Additional highlights include a Portuguese meal at the 14th-century former Benedictine monastery in Bitetos; visits to Lamego’s Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies shrine and the Mateus wine estate; wine tasting in Pinhão; and a walking tour of Salamanca, Spain.
Back in Oporto, passengers will take a guided sightseeing tour, then travel along the Atlantic coast and stop at a Port wine lodge to visit the cellars and sample the wine. Upon return to Lisbon, they will take a guided sightseeing tour. The cruise-tour is priced from $2,549 per person, double, not including air.