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Andorinha vs Emerald Harmony

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Andorinha is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 84 passengers, in service since 2020. Emerald Harmony is an intimate Emerald Cruises ship carrying 84 passengers. Emerald Harmony has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

On the figures we hold, neither ship leads the other by a clear margin, so let the itinerary and the fare decide.

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

AndorinhaEmerald Harmony
Cruise line Tauck River Cruises Emerald Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2020 —
Gross tonnage 2,000 —
Passengers 84 84
Crew 36 40
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 2.3 2.1 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 23.8 —
Decks 4 —
Length 263 ft —
Beam 39 ft —
Speed 13 mph —
Cruises on sale 13 8
Upcoming sailings 60 86
Cruise lengths 7 to 11 nights 7 to 9 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted — $1,996

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Emerald Harmony has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Andorinha: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Andorinha: 6.5
  • Cultural Andorinha: 9.0
  • Dining Andorinha: 8.5
  • Entertainment Andorinha: 5.0
  • Family friendly Andorinha: 6.0
  • Party Andorinha: 3.0
  • Romantic Andorinha: 9.0
  • Spa & fitness Andorinha: 4.5
  • Staterooms Andorinha: 8.5

Tauck River Cruises

Andorinha

Andorinha, the latest river ship from Tauck River Cruises, was specifically designed and built to cruise Portugal's Douro River. The ship is a new build with minimized passenger capacity to provide more spacious staterooms and public areas — and thus a more intimate cruising experience.

Sailing now

13 cruises on sale.

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