Tauck Launching First Douro River Cruises in 2020
byJessica Montevago/
Tauck will sail its first cruises on the Douro River in Portugal next year, aboard a brand-new riverboat that’s being designed and built specifically for the Douro.
Andorinha女士:为期12天的旅程将提供三个新的杜罗河行程,该旅程将在里斯本和马德里呆在里斯本和马德里呆了两晚的酒店,为期12天的旅程。沿河的八天“仅巡航”行程;为期八天的塔克桥巡游(Tauck Bridges)专门为2020年6月下旬/7月初的四个出发的家庭设计。行程详细信息和定价将于今年晚些时候宣布。
Ms Andorinha will offer more suites, more spacious public areas, and a more intimate ambiance, thanks to a capacity of just 84 guests, Tauck said.
Riverboats sailing the Douro typically accommodate as many as 130 passengers, noted Tauck CEO Dan Mahar, and average 260 feet in length. “That’s 55 percent more guests in the same space,” said Mahar, “and you just can’t deliver the same level experience or ambiance with those kinds of numbers.”
The new ship will have a crew of 36, and it will measure 263 feet in length with a beam of 38 feet. Guests will be accommodated in 42 cabins, including 300-square-foot suites on the upper Diamond Deck (12 of them), and 225-square-foot staterooms primarily on the vessel’s Ruby or mid-level deck (20 of them). The remaining accommodations – six 200-square-foot cabins and four 150-square-foot cabins – will be on the lower or Emerald Deck.
Andorinha女士也将全景无用之人ge; Compass Rose restaurant for fine dining; and a second dining venue, Arthur’s (named for company chairman Arthur Tauck, Jr.), serving more casual fare.
Tauck is again teaming with its longtime partner Scylla AG on the design and construction of the ms Andorinha. The ship’s hull will be fabricated at Vahali Shipyard in Serbia; and final outfitting will be done in Hardinxveld, the Netherlands, prior to the ship’s launch in the spring of 2020.
The newbuild will be staffed by a Tauck cruise director and three Tauck director guides.