Nile cruise shipStandard & independentLuxor → Aswan

Cleopatra

Small 2025-built boutique Nile ship

Cleopatra is a Nile cruise ship operated by Princess Cruise Line, built 2025. It has 24 cabins and 5 suites.

Good to know

Small 2025-built boutique Nile ship. A compact boutique-style Nile cruise ship built in 2025, with 24 cabins and suites sailing 4 and 6-night Luxor-Aswan itineraries.

Class Standard & independentCabins 24Board full boardRoute Luxor → Aswan

Operator: Princess Cruise Line
Accommodation: 24 cabins · 5 suites
Decks: 4
Built: 2025
Route: Luxor - Esna - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan
Departures: Saturday ex Luxor; Wednesday ex Aswan
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi available (charging basis not stated)

About Cleopatra

Cleopatra is a small, boutique-style Nile ship built in 2025, with just 24 rooms ranging from single, twin and king cabins to spacious suites of up to 45 square metres. It sails the Luxor-Esna-Edfu-Kom Ombo-Aswan route, leaving Luxor on Saturdays and Aswan on Wednesdays.

Dining centres on the Patra Gourmet restaurant, serving full-board Egyptian and international cuisine, with special dietary requirements catered for. The ship also has two lounges for relaxing between excursions.

On the leisure side there is a swimming pool with a pool bar, a spa offering massage, sauna and hammam, and fitness equipment. Wi-Fi is available on board.

Highlights

Intimate ship with only 24 rooms
Built 2025; suites up to 45 sqm
Spa with massage, sauna and hammam
Pool with bar and fitness equipment
4 and 6-night Luxor-Aswan cruises

At sail

Day by day

The classic rhythm on the Luxor to Aswan corridor. 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 Cleopatra in the cabin booked
Full board across all sailing days
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: King Room (30 m2)
Twin Room (30 m2)
Single Room (16 m2)
Kemet Suite (36 m2)
Sundara Suite (35 m2)
Zayna Suite (38 m2)
Nebu Suite (40 m2)
Blue Lotus Suite (45 m2)
Dining: Patra Gourmet main restaurant - Egyptian and international cuisine, full board; special dietary requirements catered for
Facilities: Swimming pool with pool bar
Spa (massage, sauna, hammam)
Fitness equipment
Zythos lounge
Atlas lounge
Gift shop
Laundry service
Wi-Fi
Spa · pool · gym: Swimming pool with bar; spa offering massage, sauna and hammam treatments; fitness equipment.
Itineraries: 4-night cruise
6-night cruise
Luxor to Aswan departing Saturdays
Aswan to Luxor departing Wednesdays