Standard Cabin
16 m²
Twin or double beds, panoramic window, en-suite with shower, individually controlled air conditioning, safe and mini-fridge.
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MS Nile Goddess — 5★ Standard Nile Cruise
New Luxor → Aswan4 nights Departs Monday & Thursday
About this boat
A well-run 62-cabin cruiser and the best-value way to sail the Nile. Cabins are compact but properly finished, all with a panoramic window, and the sun deck has a small pool and enough loungers that you never have to reserve one at 7am.
The food is buffet at lunch and dinner with a set-menu option, the guiding is the same licensed Egyptologist standard we use on every boat, and the itinerary is identical to the more expensive vessels. If your budget is going into Abu Simbel and the balloon rather than the cabin, this is the boat to take.
Highlights
- 62 outside cabins, all with panoramic windows
- Sun deck with pool and shaded seating
- Full board with buffet and set-menu options
- Nubian show, galabeya party and belly dance
- All shore excursions and entries included
On board
- Sun deck pool
- Restaurant
- Lounge bar
- Gift shop
- Laundry service
- Doctor on call
Cabins & deck plan
Deluxe Cabin
20 m²
A larger cabin on the upper deck with a seating corner and a bathtub.
Royal Suite
32 m²
Separate sitting room, floor-to-ceiling window, bathtub and complimentary minibar.
Day by day
- 1
Embark at Luxor — Karnak & Luxor Temple
Board after lunch, welcome drink and cabin allocation. Afternoon visit to Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple with your Egyptologist. Dinner and the first night moored at Luxor.
Lunch, Dinner Moored at Luxor - 2
West Bank & sail to Edfu
Early crossing for the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's temple and the Colossi of Memnon. Back on board for lunch as the boat sails south through the Esna lock.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Sailing to Edfu - 3
Edfu & Kom Ombo
Horse carriage to the Temple of Horus at Edfu, then sailing on to Kom Ombo for the double temple of Sobek and Haroeris at golden hour. Galabeya party after dinner.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Sailing to Aswan - 4
Aswan — Philae & the High Dam
The High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple by motorboat. Afternoon felucca sail around Elephantine Island. Optional Abu Simbel excursion.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Moored at Aswan - 5
Disembark at Aswan
Breakfast on board and disembarkation by 8am. Transfer to Aswan airport or on to your next destination.
Breakfast —
What's included
- Full board — breakfast, lunch and dinner served on board every day
- All guided shore excursions with a licensed Egyptologist
- All entrance fees to the temples in the itinerary
- Welcome drink on embarkation and afternoon tea daily
- Evening entertainment: Nubian show, galabeya party and belly dance
- All port charges and taxes
- Transfers between the boat and Luxor or Aswan airport
- Drinks with meals and from the bar
- Optional excursions such as Abu Simbel or the sunrise balloon
- Personal laundry and spa treatments
- Tipping for the crew and guide
Child policy: Children under 2 travel free. Children 2–5 pay 25% of the adult rate sharing their parents' cabin. Children 6–11 pay 50% sharing, or 75% in their own cabin. From 12 the adult rate applies.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Abu Simbel included?
- No — Abu Simbel is an optional excursion from Aswan, by road (3 hours each way) or by air. We add it to any cruise booking for $125 per person by road or $425 by air.
- What is the dress code on board?
- Relaxed by day. Dinner is smart casual — no shorts in the restaurant. One evening is a galabeya party and the boat provides the costumes if you do not bring your own.
- Is there Wi-Fi?
- Yes, on all our deluxe and luxury boats, though it drops out between Esna and Edfu where coverage is thin. Egyptian SIM cards work well and we can arrange one on arrival.
- Do the boats sail at night?
- Mostly they sail by day and moor at night, which is the point — you watch the riverbank go past from the sun deck. The Esna lock transit is usually the exception.
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