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Nile cruises

During one of our holidays to Crocodile Island at Luxor in Egypt we signed up to go on a Nile Cruise with our tour operator, Thomsons. It was for four days and three nights and cost £330 all inclusive this included an outside cabin, (a window cabin), all meals some buffet some a la Carte, our ... Read review

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A Cruise to remember

Advantages: See all the ancient towns cities and temples
Disadvantages: The heat, but only if you let it grt to you

...up to go on a Nile Cruise with our tour operator, Thomsons. It was for four days and three nights and cost £330 all inclusive this included an outside cabin, (a window cabin), all meals some buffet some a la Carte, our own guide, (English speaking Egyptologist), all the trips and entrance charges to the temples and museums. We were so excited as we had not planned to do a cruise before we came to Egypt, but we were shown a short film and given all ...
...centuries up and down The Nile the mind wonders at the romance and history of it all, and we were a part of that history, nothing spectacular I know, but still a part. We were told to be up for five o'clock Tuesday morning ready to go on our journey, we had arranged with the hotel, The Movenpick Jolie Ville, to have three packed breakfasts to go and sure enough they were there at reception waiting for us.

There was only six of us altogether ... more

yampy-uk 10.01.2006 (10.01.2006)
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Holiday of a Lifetime

Advantages: Lots of Interesting Things to See
Disadvantages: Tiring

...the widow and seeing the Nile and the scenery pass by. The size of the room, while a bit awkward, wasn't much of a problem as we didn't spend much time in it apart from sleeping. The boat itself is looking a bit tired, it could certainly do with a refit. I have heard that they are scrapping it at the end of the season. Viking II is a four star boat. On deck at the front of the boat there is a small splash pool that was a great way to cool down in ...
...that you are on the Nile makes it interesting. Day Two ======= The second day we really had a full itinerary. First thing after breakfast we were picked up by coach and taken to the unfinished Obelisk. This is one of the tall pointed objects which are carved out of a single piece of rock, the same design as Cleopatra's needle in London. It is unfinished because it cracked while they were cutting it out of the rock. It would have been one of the ...

sandyback75 30.10.2005 (17.01.2006) · Read full review
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Would Anyone Care for Another Drink?

Advantages: Absolute Luxury, all-inclusive, spectacular trips, great food, sun
Disadvantages: Early trip-starts, too much drink, too much great food, too much sun

NILE CRUISE: PART TWO *********************** Having had a fair number of favourable comments on my first attempt at a Ciao review, and having re-read my offering, and those of the much more experienced reviewers here, I thought I'd put a little more flesh on its bones, as it were; beefed up by some of our more personal experiences, and a little more detail in terms of the sights encountered on our last little jaunt into the larger world. I'll ...
...of a small fleet of Nile cruisers operated by a German company, www.grand-cruises.com , which company had been subcontracted by Panorama Holidays to provide the Cruise element of our holiday. Board basis was All-Inclusive. (!). The website above may give you some idea of the style of the ships on the Nile. They are much like beefed-up Mississippi Steamships, minus the rear paddle-wheel but with added Germans. Consequently, the vast majority of our ...

billybunter85 28.10.2006 · Read full review
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Baksheesh, rose petals, dreams and mysteries.

Advantages: A truly wonderful experience
Disadvantages: Maybe a dodgy tummy.

...A warm welcome on our Nile boat, our cabins were small, neat and clean. The reception was comfortable and pleasant. We went just after 9/11 and just fell into the 6 weeks non cancellation period, so we took the chance. Everyone said we were mad! I was a little worried but on the other hand terrorist strike everywhere and I think we cannot live our lives worrying where it will be next, we would never do anything. The guides told us not to leave the ...
...repair. The Aton – Nile Cruiser The crew was fantastic. It worked out at least one crew member per holiday maker. Our man never failed to amaze me with his wonderful skills with towel folding, Day after day there was a little treat on the bed, rose petals, a towel tied up to look like my husband with a cigarette in it’s mouth. It was all good fun. The boat had a small swimming pool on the top deck; there was only one child on board, not a holiday ...

teacherofhooch 01.05.2004 · Read full review
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Nile Cruise another perspective

Advantages: History and having a Thomson rep at all times
Disadvantages: too short

I went on a Nile Cruise with Thomson. It was a five star boat part of the Presidential line called the Nile Commodore. In the brochure the details included all excusions which were packed into the 7 days, I thought oh yea dragged around from tomb to tomb but it was booked so off we went. We arrived to a wonderful friendly greeting. Thomson had a rep on board who came everywhere with us and was always around to help. Not a pretty young thing with ...
...well respected by all the crew. The boat was fantastic wood panelling everywhere and whenever you say members of the crew they greeted you warmly. Our 2 cabin boys met us and introduced themselves and evry morning and night we went in to a spotless room with the beds made in the morning or turned down at night. 4 Egyptian guides travelled with us and we divided into groups of about 30 people and stayed with our guide. The week was magical far ...

Deva 30.10.2001 · Read full review
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updated CAIRO AND CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER

Advantages: Please read my review
Disadvantages: Please read my review

...El Al Airlines. The Nile looks like a snake, as it is not as wide as I had imagined it would be. When the River reaches Khartoum it becomes one River that has two sources, (the Blue Nile from Ethiopia and the White Nile from Lake Victoria in Kenya). I am very interest in Egyptology as well as Ancient Cultures from around the World. ~.THE SHERATON .~ Our trip was a three-day in Cairo. We stayed at the Sheraton El Gezirah Hotel. This is in the center ...
...prices. The Nile is on one side and a large Avenue is on the other. We had to cross a bridge to see the Egyptian Museum, (it is about 2 blocks away from the Hotel. *All Sheraton Hotels belong to the Starwood Club that we belong to. We received points for both staying at the Hotel and for the Cruise. If you would like to know more about Starwood their site is at: http://www.starwood.com ~O CAIRO O~ Cairo is a huge City and the traffic is terrible. ...

MRS.CANADA 09.09.2002 (18.09.2002) · Read full review
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Nile Cruise and Stay ( Luxor to Aswan and Back)

Advantages: Amazing Temples, Tombs, desert landscapes,sunsets,food, weather
Disadvantages: Hassle from hustlers, Extreme heat, apparent extreme poverty of some

Before even beginning this review of our recent holiday, I must preface it with the fact that my wife works as a cruise consultant for MyTravel plc, and so we got a heavily-discounted price for this holiday of a lifetime: consequently any overall holiday cost indication would be irrelevant. ( I daren't even say how little we paid for it, but my wife had worked hard to get the bonus points and concessions she used against the cost, honest!) We booked a 7-night cruise on the Nile, allegedly starting at Luxor, followed by a 7 night stay at the Iberhotel, 4*, in Luxor, beginning in early June 2006 through Panorama Holidays, part of MyTravel. As the flight time from Manchester was over 5 hours to Luxor, my wife had taken the very wise move of pre-booking extra-legroom seats both ways (about £40 per person), which, as I am 6ft ...

billybunter85 21.10.2006 (28.10.2006) · Read full review
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Nile River Cruise

Advantages: Wonderfull scenery, plenty of History.
Disadvantages: Street Hawkers and Beggers

The Nile river cruise is a great way to see all wonders of the upper Nile. Your trip starts in Luxor, taking you up this majestic river to the 2 Dams at Aswan. Along the way you will have the opportunity to visit the temples of Karnak, Philae and a must see is Abu Simbel which is an over desert trip by air or road. The Balloon flight over the Valley of the Kings is definately worth the early morning wake up call. The accomodation on board your boat is first class and equivelent to many 4 star hotels, although the food does leave a little to be desired. The crew are always helpful and attentive, although some of the shows in the evening were very "rustic" and very good. Now for the down side, the majority of people on board did end up with a stomach bug, the persistant street hawkers and beggers can be a bit intimidating apart from that ...

Mickypaintpots 19.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Abu Simbel, Aswan, Nile River Valley

Wasting our precious time

Advantages: Tralifinders agents in Egypt - Traveline
Disadvantages: lack of attention to detail by staff in the Glasgow branch

We booked a dream holiday to Egypt with Trailfinders. They couldn't book us on the normal Nile Cruise they use, so used a 3rd party vendor. When we asked for a detailed itinerary, all we got was a copy of the initial itinerary we had received. We had to contact the 3rd party vendor ourselves to get the information we wanted. Our return flights home were changed by the airline, and we got a cryptic message about our flight back to the UK - into an airport which wasn't our home airport. We wasted hours of our last day sorting this out and all we got was a pathetic apology from Trailfinders staff. We expected the best when we booked with Trailfinders, at most we got mediocre. ...

walkthwhw 10.10.2008 (30.09.2008) · Read full review
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