Beautiful and relaxing day! The staff worked hard to ensure you had an enjoyable dining experience. The only downside were that there were too many smokers on the deck and it was difficult to hear the announcements over the pa system. In all, a wonderful day enjoying all the beauty on the river while chatting with people from all over the world.

Fantastic scenery, well organized, very nice staff, going through the locks is a cool experience. Breakfast and lunch timing was good. Food is pretty basic and it was quite crowded when on deck in the fresh air. It was long, so we actually abandoned at the 330 port of call, forgoing the vineyard tour and tasting because we would have gotten back to Porto very late, without dinner. Apparently you can book just to the first Port of call and not all the way to pinhau, we did wish we had known that. But even with that, it was a great day out.

We made the mistake of going all the way to Pinhoa, when we should have disembarked at Regua, some 43 miles away instead. Had we chosen the closer destination, we would have saved three hours of a pretty exhausting day, coming home at 6 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. And the "wine tour" that we received on the longer trip consisted of less than an hour in a winery, where we stood in the broiling sun listing to a 10-minute presentation about growing grapes, then marched down a dusty trail to the tasting house for one tiny glass of rosé port and the sales pitch. That being said, the cruise itself was great. We enjoyed a fine Continental breakfast and an excellent lunch of roast pork, vegetables and potatoes with a bottle of wine. Service was remarkable for a fully crowded boat. And the cruise itself is very scenic with two locks before reaching Regua, Highly recommended, just don't go all the way to Pinhoa.