Hello everyone! Has anyone heard about the status of their new MS Saudade ship? Still to start early 2027 for the Douro River? Thanks.
I would like to visit the Livaria Lello bookstore in Porto. What time is the Porto By River, Land, & Air tour so I know what time to reserve tickets for the bookstore??
Which excursions is best the Tauck Classic which is exploring Porto by land, river, and air and Porto: the historical city? Appreciate your insight.
Entering the home stretch. I actually have a closed suitcase, which will undoubtedly reopen before I go, cause that's just me. :P so my question for total relates to dining recommendations along the way. 1) arrival/gift of time day we will be (hopefully) in Lisbon, if all goes well with our travels. We will need to eat…
Doing the Exploring the Douro, plus Lisbon & Madrid trip in May, starting in Lisbon. Going to outline what we are thinking of doing and would love your insights. Day before the tour: We are supposed to arrive at the airport at 10:45. Thinking of doing a 4 PM foodie tour, either: Undiscovered Lisbon Food and Wine or Heart…
We are considering booking the Douro w/Madrid & Lisbon. We have never been to Spain or Portugal. We plan to fly into Barcelona for a few days on our own there, then take the train to Madrid to meet up w/Tauck for the tour. We will only be able to extend/use our GoT on ONE end of this trip - either Madrid OR Lisbon. For…
This is our first tour that is not fully land, so in the past we have always prepared for the tipping of the TD and bus driver. Everything I read in the Tauck forum implies that that there are no tips which should be preparing for. Are there really no needed tips, and did you adhere to that advice, or did you tip anyone…
There are three adults, all related, who would like to take this tour, Can the riverboat handle three to a cabin or is it better to get separate cabins and pay the single supplement.
We went westbound from Madrid in early October 2025. This was by far the best of our 6 Tauck tours (the Seine plus London & Paris was a close second). A great deal of the delight we experienced on this tour was due to our tour director Manuel Rezende. He was brilliant, informative, and light-hearted. He constantly joked…
We recently returned from this tour (7/24 - 8/4). After 17 land tours this was our first river cruise. I'd like to share overall opinions and then include specific on a day by day basis in subsequent posts. The Andorinha is a very comfortable ship with a highly attentive staff and great food. The cabin was very nice. The…
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