Personal Impression
The Nile Cruise Boats vary from really
bad to really nice products. Below are links to my reports on some
of the best cruise ships on the
Nile. I think the choice of ship is critical as
standards are not what American are used to and getting ill is
something we all wish to avoid. All feature an Egyptian night
where everyone dresses up in Egyptian clothing, an
outdoor barbeque on the deck weather permitting and lots
of western food. We spoke to many guides and
the consensus was that these boats were definitely among the
best.
Sonesta Star Goddess
Personal
Review
http://www.sonesta.com/NileCruises/index.cfm?fa=stargoddess.home
66 guests
Sanctuary Nile
Adventurer
Personal Review
http://www.sanctuaryretreats.com/cruises/egypt/nile-adventurer.cfm
64 guests
Sunboat lV - Abercrombie and Kent
Personal Review
http://www.abercrombiekent.com/travel-destinations/middle-east-luxury-travel/egypt/luxury-nile-cruise-on-sun-boat-IV-4.cfm
60 guests (30 cabins)
Alexandra the Great
No pictures were allowed but this
is a wonderful boat.
Personal
review - no pictures
http://www.alexander-yacht.com/vr/vr.html
60 guests (30 cabins)
M/S
Salacia
M/S Salacia - Personal review
http://transegypttravel.com/facilitiess.html
59 guests
Oberoi Zahra Web
No personal experience of this ship
http://www.oberoihotels.com/oberoi_zahra/index.asp
50 guests Cruising the Nile - what to expect
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Link
to more details of sights on the Nile Cruise
The trip along the Nile is very enjoyable. There is some time to
relax and enjoy the ship however it is a very busy schedule.
You can take a 3, 4 day or 7 day trip. It is very rushed in a
shorter time period so the 7 days is a wonderful way to go to get
the best of everything. You go from Luxor to Aswan and then
back again from Aswan to Luxor. You get to see different things on each day. The temples and
monuments are all along the Nile and your cruise includes visits to
the temples as you sail from port to port. As you sail down
the river the sights you see are really quite remarkable. It is a
leisurely pace and you can really enjoy seeing all the farmers on
the sides of the river bank. Most wave and it is a series of
"kodak moments".
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