Nile cruise shipStandard & independentLuxor → Aswan
City and Sea Adonis
Five-deck ship with French-balcony cabins
City and Sea Adonis is a Nile cruise ship. It has 60 cabins and 2 suites for up to 120 guests and sails itineraries of 3 or 4 nights on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan.
Good to know
City and Sea Adonis is a 60-cabin motor cruiser in our standard & independent tier, sailing the classic Luxor to Aswan corridor on itineraries of 3 or 4 nights. Pick it to see the same temples for less; comfort varies more at this end of the river, so judge the real photos and specs before you commit. Rates move with season and cabin, so every sailing is quoted live.
- Accommodation
- 60 cabins · 2 suites
- Guests
- Up to 120
- Decks
- 5
- Dimensions
- 72 × 14.2 m
- Route
- Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan (Valley of the Kings, Karnak, Philae and the High Dam on the programme)
- Trip length
- 3 · 4 nights
- Departures
- Every Thursday from Luxor (4 and 7 nights); every Monday from Aswan (3 nights)
- Season
- Sails most of the year; operations usually pause June-August for maintenance
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi in all cabins and public areas
About City and Sea Adonis
City and Sea Adonis is a five-star, five-deck Nile ship measuring 72 by 14.2 metres, carrying up to 120 guests in 60 rooms. Single, double and family cabins all measure 22 square metres with a French balcony, and two can be joined as a connecting triple. Two suites sit on the Middle Deck: a 42-square-metre Junior Suite and a 72-square-metre Royal Suite with a separate living area.
The ship sails Luxor to Aswan over four nights, Aswan to Luxor over three, and a seven-night round trip from Luxor. Three buffet meals a day are served in a 140-seat Lower Deck restaurant, with afternoon tea and a sun-deck grill station. Up top are a pool, Jacuzzi, poolside bar, billiards and daybeds, and a 140-seat panoramic lounge has a dance floor and cocktail bar. There is a fitness room, a massage room and a doctor on board, but no lift.
Highlights
- 60 rooms, 22 m2 cabins with French balconies
- 72 m2 Royal Suite with separate living area
- Sun-deck pool, Jacuzzi and poolside bar
- 140-seat panoramic lounge with dance floor
- 3, 4 and 7-night Luxor-Aswan sailings
At sail
Day by day
The classic rhythm on the Luxor to Aswan corridor; City and Sea Adonis sails itineraries of 3 or 4 nights on the same water. Exact order flips with the direction of sailing; the temples are the same either way.
Day 1
Embark at Luxor
Board after lunch, then Karnak and Luxor Temple with the evening light on the East Bank.
Lunch · Dinner
Day 2
The West Bank, then sail
Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut in the morning quiet, back for lunch as the ship sails south.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Day 3
Edfu and Kom Ombo
The Temple of Horus by caleche or coach in the morning; the double temple at Kom Ombo toward sunset.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Day 4
Aswan
Philae Temple and the High Dam, with a felucca sail around the islands in the afternoon.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Day 5
Disembark at Aswan
Ashore after breakfast; Abu Simbel works as an early-morning extension by road or air.
Breakfast
The fine print
What's included and what isn't
Many ship fares bundle guided shore excursions with an Egyptologist; it varies by package, and your quote states exactly what applies.
Included
- Accommodation aboard City and Sea Adonis in the cabin booked
- Meals aboard per the boat's published programme
- Sun deck, pool, spa, gym and lounge throughout
- Wi-Fi on board
Not included
- Drinks beyond water, tea and coffee served with meals
- Gratuities for the crew
- Temple entrance fees and Egyptologist guiding, unless your package states them
- Transfers and extensions such as Abu Simbel, unless quoted
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- Deluxe Single, Deluxe Double and Family cabins, 22 m2 with French balcony
- Triple unit of two connecting Deluxe cabins, 44 m2
- Luxury Junior Suite x1, 42 m2, Middle Deck
- Luxury Royal Suite x1, 72 m2 with separate living area, Middle Deck
- Dining
- 140-seat Lower Deck restaurant, three buffet meals a day, Egyptian and international
- Afternoon tea
- Poolside bar
- Grill and buffet station on the sun deck
- Drinks package incl. local alcohol
- Facilities
- Sun deck pool and Jacuzzi
- Poolside bar
- Billiards
- Daybeds
- 140-seat panoramic lounge with dance floor and cocktail bar
- Fitness room
- Massage room
- Marble reception under a stained-glass dome
- Boutique
- Doctor on board
- Wi-Fi in cabins and public areas
- No elevator
- Spa · pool · gym
- Sun-deck pool with Jacuzzi; fitness room; massage room.
- Itineraries
- 3 nights Aswan to Luxor
- 4 nights Luxor to Aswan
- 7-night round trip Luxor-Aswan-Luxor
Keep planning
Plan your Nile cruise
Good to know
City and Sea Adonis questions, answered
Where does City and Sea Adonis sail?
City and Sea Adonis sails Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan (Valley of the Kings, Karnak, Philae and the High Dam on the programme)
What is included in the fare on City and Sea Adonis?
A cruise ship fare of this kind normally covers your cabin on full board, entrance to the temples named in the itinerary, an Egyptologist guide, the listed shore excursions and transfers at each end. Tips, drinks, optional excursions such as Abu Simbel, and personal expenses are normally extra. Whether soft drinks, Wi-Fi and service charges sit inside the fare genuinely differs between operators, so confirm those for City and Sea Adonis before booking.
