YOUR EXCLUSIVE MUSICAL RIVER CRUISE STARTS HERE
DOURO
9 -16 November 2021
Cruise the Douro and explore the River of Gold 9 - 16 November 2021
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MS Infante Don Henrique
Cabins from £1650 per person
We were last on the Douro in 2017, and everyone agreed it was one of our very best adventures. Our cruise departs from Porto and journeys through the heart of the wine-growing region in the Douro valley. Stops for wine and porttasting sessions along the way are a must! Every night we have a concert featuring our international professional artistes, we add some flamenco-themed dancing, Portuguese Fado entertainments and traditional folk music too! We encourage you to join in and rehearse a semi-staged HMS Pinafore, which we will present after the Gala Dinner.
Your cruise includes all meals from dinner the first evening to breakfast on the final day; complimentary wine or beer with lunch and dinner; all excursions listed in the itinerary; a welcome cocktail reception and gala dinner and entertainment of the quality you will only find on a Theatrical Adventure. You will love this Theatrical Adventure that takes you on a journey through magnificent landscapes. Directors Neil and Oliver will be there to ensure you enjoy a fantastic holiday.. All port fees are included.
"I have never had so much fun in my life. This was my fourth cruise with TA and I intend to spend every penny of my children's inheritence on more in the future!" This offer does not include : Flights, drinks ordered during excursions or transfers - cancellation and baggage insurance - transfers/travel to and from departure/arrival points.
ENTRE-OS-RIOS
PORTUGAL
DOURO REGUA PINHAO FERRADOSA
PORTO AVEIRO
FOLGOSA SENHORA DA RIBEIRA
BARCA D’ALVA
VEGA DE TERON SALAMANCA
A spectacular view of The Mateus Palace. A walk around the gardens will be available on Day 3.
Cruise the Douro and explore the River of Gold 9 - 16 November 2021 | ITINERARY
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DAY 1 | PORTO Passengers are welcome to board our ship at 5:00pm After comfortably settling into your cabins, we will introduce our crew at a welcome cocktail reception. After dinner, there will be a Theatrical Adventures concert. DAY 2 | PORTO - REGUA Join us for a guided tour of Porto followed by a wine tasting session in the cellars at Vila Nova de Gaïa. The afternoon will be spent sailing. Evening Concert. DAY 3 | REGUA - PINHAO VEGA DE TERON Take part in our excursion to Vila Réal, a town with a great variety of religious buildings and architecture. We’ll stroll through the formal gardens at the Mateus Palace. The afternoon will be spent sailing. Enjoy an evening of Flamenco entertainment.
DAY 4 | VEGA DE TERON SALAMANCA - BARCA D’ALVA Join us for an excursion to Salamanca (lunch included). We’ll visit its unusual cathedral and its famous university dating back to 1218, making it one of the oldest in the world. We’ll return on board after our tour and enjoy an evening of entertainment from our cabaret team. DAY 5 | BARCA D’ALVA FERRADOSA - PINHAO This morning will be spent cruising. We’ll set off on our excursion along the Porto Wine Route. We’ll discover the vineyards famously arranged in rows as well as small typical villages, followed by a winetasting session in a true Portuguese quinta. Tonight is our Gala Evening and dinner. DAY 6 | PINHAO - PORTO Join us on a guided tour of Lamego. The afternoon will be
spent sailing towards Porto. Enjoy an evening of Fado entertainment and party piece night from our guests. DAY 7 | PORTO This morning you can discover Porto at leisure. Afterwards, join us for an excursion to Aveiro, a charming medieval town surrounded by salt marshes, beaches and lagoons. Enjoy an evening of traditional folk entertainment and our semi-staged production of HMS Pinafore. DAY 8 | PORTO Enjoy one last buffet breakfast on board before disembarking at 9:00 a.m.
DECK PLAN AND CABIN PRICES
Key
Stateroom Category A
Twin
£1850pp
B
Twin
£1750pp
C
Twin
£1650pp
D
Single
£2000
E
Single
£1850
F
Single
£1650
Note : For the safety of our passengers, the captain and crew of the boat may decide to modify the navigational itinerary. The number of moorings on the Douro is limited and as our boats may be moored side by side. Arrival times at ports of call and the order of the excursions can change.
Luis de León statue in the courtyard of the University of Salamanca.
At A Glance Your holiday includes • • • • •
An unforgettable wine tasting-session in the cellars at Vila Nova de Gaïa
Complimentary wine or beer with lunch and dinner Welcome Cocktail Reception Gala Dinner and Cocktail Reception Nightly entertainment All excursions listed in the brochure
EXCURSIONS • • • • • •
Vila Nova de Gaia and Wine Tasting Vila Real and Mateus Palace Gardens Salamanca Porto Wine Route and Wine Tasting Lamego Aveiro
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The chorus practise for their semi-staged show!
CHRIS MILTON | MUSICAL DIRECTOR Chris grew up in Somerset before studying music at Oxford and Cambridge. He now lives in Suffolk where he works as a freelance musician, lecturer and arts and education consultant. He is a specialist in the music of Benjamin Britten and has appeared frequently on BBC TV and radio discussing his music. He is working on a new biography of Elgar.
SIMON BUTTERISS | ENTERTAINER Simon is well known to Festival patrons having starred and directed in over twenty G&S productions since 1996. He was a chorister at Westminster Abbey and has since performed the G&S patter roles at the Savoy Theatre, the BBC Proms and globally. He wrote and presented the television series A Motley Pair and appeared in Mike Leigh’s Oscar-winning G&S film, Topsy-Turvy.
MATTHEW SIVETER | ENTERTAINER Following a degree at Royal Holloway, Matthew has been working professionally as a freelance opera singer and entertainer. He is a regular principal with the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, Opera della Luna and Iford Arts Festival to name but a few. He has performed on board P&O ships and appears as the Pantomime Dame every Christmas.
Your one of a kind Entertainment aboard the MS Infante Don Henrique Our entertainers will include G&S Opera Company director and principal Simon Butteriss and Festival favourites Matthew Siveter and Stephen Godward. They will be joined by fabulous soprano Bee Bradley and musical director Chris Milton. World class entertainment aboard one of our previous cruises
STEPHEN GODWARD | ENTERTAINER Stephen studied at the Guildhall School of Music. He has played in many Sondheim productions and he won ‘Best Male Performer’ at the G&S Festival in Buxton on four occasions, Stephen regularly performs with the NGSOC.
BEE BRADLEY | ENTERTAINER Bee appeared in our recent production of Haddon Hall at the G&S Festival. She performs on the concert platform around the world and in opera and musical theatre roles nationally. Films include Mike Leigh’s ‘A Sense of History’, and Waldemar Dziki’s ‘Lazarus’
IAN BRADLEY | GUEST LECTURER Ian Bradley is Emeritus Professor of Cultural and Spiritual History at the University of St Andrews. He is a regular journalist and broadcaster and the author of over 40 books, including several on Gilbert & Sullivan, operetta and musical theatre.
REVEREND FERGUS BUTLER-GALLIE| GUEST LECTURER We are delighted to welcome the highly entertaining man of the cloth and self-proclaimed bon viveur, author of A Field Guide to the English Clergy: A Compendium of Diverse Eccentrics, Pirates, Prelates and Adventurers and Priests de la Resistance.
What makes a Theatrical Adventures river cruise so extraordinary? The people who bring you the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival every year are the same people behind Theatrical Adventures. The Festival is renowned for its fun and friendliness, and the very same warm welcome awaits every passenger.
There are plenty of opportunities for passengers to get involved too if they wish. Throughout the cruise, guests can rehearse a Gilbert & Sullivan opera with our musical director to perform on the final night. And you don’t need to be Pavorotti to join in!
Theatrical Adventures charter the entire cruise ship and take outstanding opera singers, entertainers and musicians along. There’s even been a full orchestra onboard! And everyone has a common interest. Our guests love music, and they love to travel. So, every trip is just like one big house party.
Many of our guests may be single travellers, but they are never alone, and lifelong friendships have blossomed throughout the years (plus a couple of marriages too). And we do NOT charge single supplements on many of our twin cabins so single adventurers can enjoy the same holiday without unreasonable and sometimes excessive additional costs.
Theatrical Adventures Ltd The Old Vicarage All Souls Road Halifax HX3 6DR
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Our Festival directors accompany every cruise and are always on hand to help with anything and everything. Nothing is ever too much trouble.
So come along and enjoy a fantastic week cruising gently along one of Europe’s great rivers. We have some outstanding cruises to enjoy!