After collecting the opinions of TA members since the 17th of February 2008, about their experiences either good or bad on Nile Cruises, here are the results. Hope that this will be helpful for everyone while planning their trips to Egypt .
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Nile Cruises opinions, for YOU and from YOU
01 - M/S NILE COMMODORE
Recommended by:
Coline_Diane , denisegr0 , HorusUK, suziesooze , Rayvenini , Rayvenini , pumps100
Points of recommendation
Food, Staff, service, Laundry, cleanliness, cabin size,
comments
Price of drinks are expensive, and also that the boat is now docking at Boghdady out of Luxor city near to the bridge
boat need renovation (information received is that the Commodore was undergoing refurbishment in May 2010)
02- M/S Viking II
Recommended by
Afegirl
Comment that boat was in need of refurbishing but had a good time
03- M/S Viking Premiere
Recommended by
Afegirl
Recommendation points
Food , service
Comment : it is not 0f 5 star standard
04- M/S Royal Viking
Recommended by
June-61
points of recommendataions
excellent tour, spacious room, grat experience
05- M/S Radamis I (Movenpick Cruise)
Recommended by
Atalanta8
Points of recommendations
staff is more than lovely, food is delicious
06- M/S Radamis II (Movenpick Cruise)
Recommended by
Mooshkil , paulafrenchp
Points of recommendations
Food , Staff, food lots of variety
07- M/S Solaris 1
Recommended by;
Valbanks
Points of recommendations
Great rooms, cleanliness , Food , staff.
08- M/S Solaris II
Recommended by
Valbanks
points of recommendation
Service, Food
09- M/S Medea
Recommended by;
Irwnh , dazAdelaide
Points of recommendations
Staff , Food , Rooms
Comment: it is a 5 star experience
10- M/S Sunray
Recommended by;
Ad-in-Brum , NokiUk
Points of recommendations
Food , service, sundeck, cleanliness
Comment: it is 4/5 star but was fantastic
11- M/S Nile Saphire
Recommended by;
Lisarrr
Points of recommendations
Service, food, rooms, cleanliness, sundeck
12- M/S El Fostat
Recommended by
Phaserman
Points of recommendations
Service, cleanliness, cabins, staff
Comment:
Absolutely first class
13- M/S Sun Boat IV
Recommended by
Cairowendy
Points of recommendations
Food, service , elegancy, cabins, sundeck - perfect
14- M/S Ra II
Recommended by
Cathy93glasgow , Johnsmiths , jackville, Mike BR
Points of recommendations, Have their own private dock at both Luxor & Aswan
Staff , accommodation, Cabin bathrooms are a bit grubby with broken tiles & mould growing as at May 2010, but belive boat is about to have a refit
15- M/S Crown Prince
Recommended by
Anders40
points of recommendations
boat, staff, food and accommodation all was excellent
16- M/S Pioneer
Recommended by
Luxor1
points of recommendation
food, cabin, friendly staff
17- M/S Crown Emperor
Recommended by
Biancat
points of recommendation
new , modern, clean, Staff, Food
18- M/S Nile Ruby
Recommended by
JimandTarja
points of recommendation
Staff, cabin, Food
Comments about it
need some renovation, can be 4 stars .
19- M/S Monaco
Recommended by
Gottagocit
points of recommendation
boat was great, staff, food, clean
20- M/S Magic 1
Recommended by
jetnoise
points of recoomendation
large room, staff, food
21- M/S Magic 2
Recommended by
tulpoeid
points of recommendation
every thing was fine and no complain
22- M/S TU-YA
Recommended by
Sally08Mancester
Points of recommendation
Rooms, Shower, Staff, Food
23- M/S Movenpick Royal Lily
Recommended by
Ieroni
Points of recommendation
Staff , Spotless clean , Cabin, Food ,
Comment
Drinks and wine are expensive
24- M/S Philae Oberoi
Recommended by
Lovecraft
Points of recommendations
food , staff , cabins, service, Laundery
also recommended by Karla (see review)
Points of recommendations
food, staff, service, beautiful ship, individual balconies
25- M/S Fleurette
Recommended by
Yao66
points of recommendation
Clean , Staff, Food
PLS VIEW BELOW the list of the (CRUISES NOT RECOMMENDED) to see what other people said about this same boat
26- M/S Mirage 1
Recommended by
truebluetoo
points of recommendation
Food, staff
27- M/S Alyssa
Recommended by
Mature_married_couple, sunlightDevon
points of recommendation
Spotless even in kitchen, food, cabins are spacious, drinks are not expensive, friendly staff
Comments:
Not a Deluxe cruise, recommended as a standered, parts of boat were shubby, broken gym, lower deck cabins are very poor
28- M/S Orchid
Recommended by
Kereray , edinman ( truely adivse to view the report of edinman about it as it is very detailled and carry lots of info and this is the link to be able to see it http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-... )
Points of Recommendation
Staff, food
29- M/S Sherry
Recommended by;
Rosie1985
Points of Recommendation:
good price, friendly service, food , homely atmosphere
Bad points about it:
Not as luxurious as some would like
30- M/S Triton
Recommended by:
ChristineLuv2TRVL
Points of recommendation:
Elegant boat, staff , great buffets, food, nice entertainment
Comments
Jewllery shop was expensive
internet was so slow
31- M/S Darakum
Recommended by:
englishmarilyn, janybgood,
points of recommendations:
grat decor, cabins, extremly clean, Food, Staff, ship is less than a year old
Comments:
pool is very small
32- M/S Alexander the Great
Recommended by
rugbyfan , Igtraveler88
points of recommendation
first class service
ALSO mentioned by Igtraveler88 the next
ship was nice but extremely overpriced
33- M/S Kahila
Recommended by
GParryManchester_UK
cabins, public areas, food, staff
34- M/S Nile Beauty
Recommended by
teamad
Points of Recommendations
clean, food, high standered, friendly staff, reasonable drinks
35- M/S Terramar
Recommended by
BirminghamPip
Points of recommendations
Great boat ONLY 20 cabins, 40 guests but big in service, Luxury, friendly , clean
36- M/S Regency
Recommended by
dextersmomTorquay
Points of recommendations
Great in every way, Staff, Food, Clean
37- M/S Jasmin
Recommended by
belly-dancer13
Points of recommendations
clean, superior service and food
38- M/S Stephanie
Recommended by
suttonteacher , margondine
Points of recommendations
Had a fantastic time, style of the boat is nice, like a mini Titanic , clean, good staff
DID NOT LIKE : shampoo and conditioner are not good, no enough loungers on sun deck,
39- M/S Miss Egypt
Recommended by
JUGL11 , andyCT1977
Points of recommendation
was very pleased with every aspect, food is great and variant, crew is great, but did not like the man in the shop
40- M/S Monica
Recommended by
lindamojo
Points of recommendations
friendly, very good food, staff very attentive and helpful
41- M/S Nile Crocodile
Recommended by
caramal
points of recommendation
Clean, staff , meals reasonable quality , resoanble drinks
42- M/S Nile Dolphin
Recommended by
Torrum
Points of recommendation
ship is good and clean, friendly staff, rooms are good , little cramped but well appointed,
Did not like about it
cruising was only one day, Gym was with broken equippments
43- M/S Nile Admiral
Recommended by
Lindalidia
Points of recommendations
food, staff, clean
44 - M/S Moon Dance
Recommended by
chrichianti
Points of recommendations
new and very modern ship, Lovely Cabin, like Luxury hotel, excellent service and food
45- M/S Sonesta Saint George
Recommended by
Kellycrystal
points of recommendations
cabins, food , pool deck, service
46 - M/S Tamer Henna
Recommended by
ExcitableBoy
points of recommendations
fine boat, cabins were small food was adequate, clean and well maintained, boat was great
Cruises NOT recommended
For detailed comments please view this link
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-...
1- M/S Prince Omar
Not recommended by
Barkingdogs , bjmsamrlm
Bad points about it
Horrible food, sever food poisoning
Comments
Not more than 2 star
2- M/S King of Thebes
Not recommended by
Carolph
Bad points
Mainly shower and toilet
3- M/S El Basha
Not recommended by
Moham
Bad points
Bad food, rooms very dated, unpleasant smell, toilets
Comment
It was truly awful
4- M/S Queen of Sheeba
Not recommended by
TxMIkeSanAntonio
Bad points
Food ( 37 of 43 people became sick because of food )
5- M/S Domino Prestige Emilio
Not recommended by
Mels1 , Lizlisle
BUT WAS RECOMMENDED BY
Nephthys
Comment
Generally speaking boat is excellent that thoroughly deserves its good reputation, EXCEPT for FOOD , some people needed medical care
6- M/S Nile Beauty
Not Recommended by
Cardinal77
Bad points
Old cabins, old bathrooms, sundeck, air condition
GOOD POINTS mentioned by Rosie1985 that as she said the staff of the boat were great and taking so much care of her when she fell sick
NOTES:
member named ( teamad ) recommended this boat, recommending food and staff
Comments
It is not first class, needs renovation
While Staff were great
7- M/S Grand Glory
Not recommended by
dondeb_essex
bad points
engine fumes coming into the cabin, lots of people had food poisoning
8- M/S Etoile Du Nil II
Not Recommended by
Cybil_8
Bad points
as mentioned by member ( There are so many things that I could list that were bad that my post would be pages long. Please just trust me and avoid this boat, as an aside, we are both still unwell and many others were poorly also and definately not from heat/alchol! )
9- M/S Flurette
not recommended by
Oncebittenessex
bad points
mean and chubby boat & food, bad service, food was repetitive and unappetising, sever stomach infections, bugs
10- M/S Nile Plaza ( one of presidential Nile Cruises)
not recommended by
wordsmith1
bad points
its 2/3 stars at the most, toilets very dirty, also the entire ship, every body got upset stomach, food not ok
Photos of Cruise boats
Oberoi Philae dining room (April 2010)
Oberoi Philae (April 2010)
Oberoi Philae upper deck (April 2010)
MS Sherry Boat
Typical Cabin on MS Sherry Boat