Trip Details
Sailing the Douro River
with Mike & Sheila Ingram
El Dorado Holdings
April 22-30, 2027
Aboard the Newly Launched
AmaSintra
with optional Lisbon Prelude
AmaSintra's Main Restaurant
AmaSintra's Main Lounge
AmaSintra's Spa
INCLUDED:
ACCOMMODATIONS & MEALS:
Seven nights AmaSintra accommodation in stateroom assigned • All meals aboard ship – American buffet breakfast; lunch and dinner with complimentary wines and beer; complimentary cocktail hour before dinner; tea and coffee station available 24/7; late-night snacks •
TRANSPORTATION, SIGHTSEEING & EXCURSIONS:
Comprehensive program of sightseeing tours and shore excursions with expert local guides • Local transportation in deluxe air-conditioned motorcoaches and all entrance fees •
RECREATION & AMENITIES:
Free use of AmaSintra’s fitness center & sundeck pool; individual booking available for hair and nail salon treatments and the ship’s massage therapist. Free Wifi on board and at our hotels.
STAFF:
FCV Tour Manager handling daily touring arrangements • AmaSintra’s Cruise Director and guides on every excursion and aboard the ship
OTHER ITEMS INCLUDED:
Currency Advice • Packing Tips • Suggested Reading List • Luggage Tags • Printed Daily Programs • Name Badge
NOT INCLUDED:
Roundtrip air transportation to Portugal • Port charges & taxes • Excess baggage charges • Passport expenses • Accident/ baggage/trip cancellation insurance • Items of a personal nature such as telephone, internet and fax tolls, bar tabs, personal laundry • Gratuities to land and ship staff • Passengers making requests for special services that cause FCV or our local ground operators to incur additional expenses in time and money may be asked to bear the corresponding costs associated with any such individual out-of-the-ordinary requests.
Terms and Conditions
RESERVATIONS:
To confirm your space, please send a signed Reservation Form and a deposit of $2000 per person payable to:
FIRST CENTURY VOYAGES
P. O. Box 4042
Chattanooga, TN 37405
FINAL PAYMENT:
Due in full 185 days prior to departure
CANCELLATION & REFUND:
If written or emailed notice of cancellation is received from passenger 185 days or more prior to departure, all advance deposits will be refunded, less a per person administrative fee of $600. If cancellation is 184-155 days before departure, the cancellation charge, as liquidated damages, is 35% of the tour cost; 154-90 days before departure, 50%; 89-40 days before departure, 75%. The forfeiture for cancellations 39 or fewer days before our departure is the full cost of the tour. If the sailing is sold out and the cancelled space can be resold by FCV prior to departure, the sum received for resale, less $750 per person, will be refunded. In fairness to all, no exceptions can be made to these terms. There are no refunds for early withdrawal once the tour has commenced.
INSURANCE:
Insurance programs are recommended and available to insure: (a) baggage valued up to $1,000; (b) accidental injury, illness or death from any cause; and (c) trip cancellation. Upon confirmation of your reservation, you will be sent information regarding such policies. We strongly recommend this protection for all of our passengers. Consider "cancel for any reason" coverage offered by some trip insurance providers. Many options for trip insurance are available at this partner site.
RESPONSIBILITY & LIABILITY:
A detailed statement of limitations and exclusions of liability of AmaWaterways, FIRST CENTURY VOYAGES, and all trip hosts for loss of property, injury, illness, or death is available to all trip registrants and prospective travelers upon request.
In the unlikely event that a dispute arises between the traveler and FCV, the traveler agrees that any dispute arising from or related to this agreement shall be settled by mediation and, if necessary, legally binding arbitration in accordance with the Rules of Procedure for Christian Conciliation of the Institute for Christian Conciliation (complete text is available at https://www.aorhope.org/icc). Judgment upon an arbitration decision may be entered in any court otherwise having jurisdiction. The parties understand that these methods shall be the sole remedy for any controversy or claim arising out of this agreement and expressly waive their right to jury and their right to file a lawsuit in any civil court against one another for such disputes, except to enforce an arbitration decision.
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES:
Trip prices are based on exchange rates, fuel costs, and tax rates in effect as of August 2025, and are subject to change without notice to reflect fluctuations impacting FCV’s program component costs (currency and maritime fuel prices in particular). However, as a protective cap for FCV's passengers, in no case shall additional collections caused by such fluctuations exceed 3% of the advertised tour cost.
BOOKING QUESTIONS?
Please call Karl or Julie Johnson at (919) 381-5722 or email julie@firstcenturyvoyages.com.