Basalt & Tide – Azores, Lisbon & Hamburg

An 11-night cruise from Leixões (Porto) to Hamburg, sailing on the evening of 19 August. It calls at Lisbon (until 10:00 PM), Ponta Delgada, Praia da Vitoria and Le Havre (Paris), with six days at sea along the way. The stops are in Portugal, France and Germany, and calls last 11 to 14 hours. Typical highs for the time of year run from 22°C in Le Havre (Paris) to 27°C in Lisbon (72 to 81°F). The cruise ends in Hamburg at 5:30 AM on 30 August. Mein Schiff 6 (2017) carries up to 2,506 guests on 15 decks and has 11 restaurants, 8 of them included in the fare.