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- Historia the Boutique Hotel Nile Cruise, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A boutique hotel afloat, in 1920s spirit
- Kleos, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Panoramic Nile-facing cabins and a pool deck, refitted in 2024
- Alma, 3 nights, A polished mid-size cruiser on the classic route
- Al Kahila, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 72-cabin Sabena Nile cruiser
- Alexander the Great, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, An all-suite sailing on the Luxor–Aswan reach
- Amwaj, 3 / 4 nights, 2014-built five-star ship, Aswan to Luxor
- Champollion II, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Four-deck Nile ship, Aswan and Luxor
- Cleopatra, Small 2025-built boutique Nile ship
- Davinci, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Five-deck Nile cruiser, Luxor and Aswan
- H/S Radamis II, 3 / 4 nights, A refurbished classic on the Esna corridor
- Jaz Regent, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Suite-led sailing, renovated in 2022
- Jaz Senator, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, An all-suite ship for 32 guests
- Jaz Viceroy, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Balconies and suites, built in 2022
- Karim, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Historic 1917 steam paddle cruiser
- Kon Tiki, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Five-deck Nile ship with two-level spa
- M/S Salacia, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, An all-suite ship for 59 guests
- Mövenpick MS Darakum, 3 / 4 / 12 / 14 nights, Moroccan-styled interiors on the Nile
- Mövenpick MS Royal Lotus, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Observation bar over the Luxor–Aswan reach
- Mövenpick SS Misr, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A restored 1918 royal steamer on the Nile
- MS Acamar, 3 / 4 nights, A step-free ship with accessible cabins
- MS Chateau Lafayette, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Refurbished five-star sailing the Luxor–Aswan reach
- MS Royal Serenade, 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 nights, 22-suite boutique Nile cruiser
- Nile Bride, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Seventy-five cabins on the Aswan–Luxor Nile
- Nile Crown III, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Comfortable cruising between Aswan and Luxor
- Nile Excellence, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Intimate 30-cabin Nile cruiser
- Radamis I, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 72-cabin Nile cruiser with family cabins
- Royal Esadora, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Modern Nile cruiser with pool and fitness centre
- Salima, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, All-suite Sabena Nile cruiser, 25 suites
- Tulip, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 2018-built five-deck ship, Nile-view cabins
- Concerto, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 64-cabin cruiser on the classic route
- Iberotel Helio, 3 / 4 nights, 50-cabin cruiser with two-level sun deck
- Le Fayan Suites, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, All-suite sailing along the Luxor–Aswan Nile
- Mövenpick MS Royal Lily, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Deluxe cabins and Jacuzzi suites
- MS Esplanade, Art-deco accents on the Luxor–Aswan Nile
- MS Mayflower, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Khedive-era design between Luxor and Aswan
- MS Medea, 3 / 4 nights, A classically furnished Luxor–Aswan sailing
- MS Nile Premium, 3 / 4 nights, A 2008-built cruiser in calm neutral tones
- Nile Carnival, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Seventy cabins, renovated for the Aswan–Luxor Nile
- Nile Crown I, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 58-cabin ship between Luxor and Aswan
- Nile Dolphin, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 2007-built five-deck ship with gym and spa
- Nile Jewel, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 59-cabin ship on the Aswan-Luxor Nile
- Queen of Hansa, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Easygoing Nile cruiser with pool and lounge bars
- Royal Ruby, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Well-appointed Nile cruiser with several bars
- Soleil Nile Cruise, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A 2024 all-modern ship on the temple route
- Sonesta Moon Goddess, 3 / 4 nights, Private-balcony cabins on the Luxor–Aswan Nile
- Sonesta Nile Goddess, 3 / 4 nights, A five-deck Sonesta cruiser, Luxor to Aswan
- Sonesta Sun Goddess, 3 / 4 nights, A thirty-suite ship on the Upper Nile
- Al Nabilatan, 3 nights, A well-kept three-night Luxor to Aswan cruiser
- Alyssa, 3 nights, A bright, comfortable Nile cruiser
- Amarante, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Intimate 37-cabin Nile cruiser
- Grand Rose, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Comfortable cruiser with panoramic lounge
- H/S Solaris I, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A 66-cabin cruiser built to Germanischer Lloyd survey
- H/S Solaris II, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A 74-cabin sister ship on the Aswan–Luxor route
- Iberotel Amara, 3 / 4 nights, Small cruiser with sun-deck plunge pool
- Jaz Bahareya, 7 nights, Five-star Nile cruise ship
- Jaz Crown Jubilee, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A larger five-star deluxe cruiser, Aswan–Luxor
- Jaz Nile Monarch, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Contemporary comfort between Luxor and Aswan
- Jaz Royale, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A two-level sun deck on the Aswan–Luxor run
- King of Thebes, 3 nights, A comfortable, good-value Luxor to Aswan ship
- Mövenpick MS Hamees, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A 72-metre ship with Nile-view fitness
- MS Blue Shadow, 3 / 4 nights, A deluxe cruiser on the Esna lock corridor
- MS Eugenie, 3 / 4 nights, Period-styled Lake Nasser cruiser
- MS Kasr Ibrim, 3 / 4 nights, Art Deco Lake Nasser cruiser
- MS Mayfair, 3 / 4 / 6 / 7 nights, Classic-contemporary cruising from Luxor to Aswan
- MS Nile Capital, 3 / 4 nights, A spa-focused cruiser between Luxor and Aswan
- MS Nile Crown II, 3 / 4 nights, A five-star classic on the Luxor–Aswan run
- MS Viking Ra, An all-suite Nile ship for 52 guests
- Royal Elite, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Modern 64-cabin Nile cruiser, built 2022
- Royal Olivia Signature, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Newly built Nile cruiser with pool and spa cabins
- Royal Princess, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Comfortable Nile cruiser with pool and open-air gym
- SAÏ, 3 / 4 nights, Handmade six-cabin Lake Nasser safari boat
- Sonesta St. George I, 3 / 4 nights, Five-star sailing on the Luxor–Aswan reach
- Sonesta Star Goddess, 3 / 4 nights, An all-suite ship named for composers
- Steigenberger Legacy, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Balconied cabins on the Luxor–Aswan Nile
- Steigenberger Omar El Khayam, 3 / 4 nights, A Lake Nasser ship to Abu Simbel
- Steigenberger Regency, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Panoramic-window cabins on the Upper Nile
- Sunrise Nile Saray, 57-cabin ship, Luxor to Aswan
- Sunrise Semiramis II, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 70-cabin ship, Luxor to Aswan
- The Oberoi Philae, Luxury Nile Cruiser, 4 / 6 nights, An intimate Oberoi cruiser, Luxor to Aswan
- The Oberoi Zahra, Luxury Nile Cruiser, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Oberoi comfort on the southern Nile reach
- Viking Amun, A new Scandinavian-styled ship for the Nile
- Viking Aton, Scandinavian-designed Nile sailing, Cairo to Cairo
- Viking Hathor, River-facing staterooms on the Luxor-Aswan reach
- Viking Osiris, The lead ship of Viking's Nile fleet
- Viking Sobek, Suites and river views past Upper Egypt
- Viking Thoth, Veranda and Explorer suites on the Nile
- Zeina, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Five-star cruiser, panoramic-window cabins
- A Sara, 7 nights, A relaxed seven-night sailing, Aswan to Luxor
- AmaCleo, 11 nights, AmaWaterways' new small-ship Nile debut
- Ellie Nile Cruise, 3 / 4 nights, A 74-cabin Sabena ship on the Luxor–Aswan run
- Grand Mandarin, 3 / 4 nights, An upper-tier cruiser with a strong sun deck
- Jaz Crown Prince, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Balconied sailing on the Aswan–Luxor reach
- Jaz Imperial, 3 / 4 / 7 / 8 nights, Fifty cabins and 41 m2 suites on the Nile
- MS Miriam, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Refreshed cruising between Luxor and Aswan
- MS Tosca, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Intimate all-suite cruising on the Nile
- Sanctuary Nile Adventurer, 4 nights, A teak-decked cruiser between Aswan and Luxor
- Sanctuary Sun Boat IV, 4 nights, Art-deco-influenced sailing, Aswan to Luxor
- Steigenberger Minerva, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, French-balcony cabins, all outside, Luxor–Aswan
- Sunrise Mahrousa, 1999 ship, Luxor to Aswan
- Sunrise Semiramis I, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 70-cabin ship, three route lengths
- Sunrise Semiramis III, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 2007 ship, Luxor to Aswan
- Esmeralda, 3 nights, A comfortable five-star Nile cruiser
- Farah Nile Cruise, 3 / 4 nights, French-balcony cruising between Luxor and Aswan
- Gemma, Small modern Nile ship, 27 cabins
- Grand Sun, 3 nights, A five-star cruiser on the Luxor to Aswan temples
- Iberotel Crown Emperor, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Large five-deck cruiser, Aswan to Luxor
- Iberotel Crown Empress, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Large cruiser with panoramic cabins
- Jaz Al Horeya, 7 nights, Outside cabins on a week-long Nile round trip
- Jaz Celebrity, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A 2022-built ship on the Aswan–Luxor Nile
- Jaz Crown Jewel, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Five-star deluxe Nile cruise ship
- Mövenpick MS Prince Abbas, 3 / 4 nights, Movenpick Lake Nasser cruiser
- Mövenpick MS Sun Ray, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Classic Nile sailing on the Luxor–Aswan reach
- MS Nubian Sea, 3 / 4 nights, Lake Nasser cruiser to Abu Simbel
- Nefertiti, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Relaxed 40-cabin Luxor-Aswan cruiser
- S.S. Sphinx, An all-suite Uniworld ship, Cairo to Cairo
- Sanctuary Sun Boat III, 4 / 7 nights, A 1920s-styled sailing between Aswan and Luxor
- Sanctuary Zein Nile Chateau, 7 nights, A private dahabiya charter, Luxor to Aswan
- Viking Anubis, A 2027 Osiris-class ship for the Nile
- Viking Geb, A 2027 addition to Viking's Egypt fleet
- Viking Sekhmet, Debuting November 2026 on the Nile
- AmaDahlia, 11 nights, A small AmaWaterways ship, round-trip Cairo
- AmaLilia, 11 nights, Small-ship Nile cruising with an onboard Egyptologist
- Domina Prestige Emilio, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Modern cruiser with French-balcony cabins
- Golden, 3 / 4 nights, Four-deck Nile ship, Aswan and Luxor
- MS Amwaj Living Stone, 3 / 4 nights, A 2014 deluxe ship with suites to 50 m²
- Nebu Nile Cruise, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Forty French-balcony cabins on the Luxor–Aswan reach
- Nile Dream, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Good-value four-star cruiser, Aswan to Luxor
- Viking Ptah, Debuting September 2026 on the Nile
- Nile Quest, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, 2002-built five-deck ship with panoramic elevator
- Ra II, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Well-equipped Nile cruiser with two Jacuzzis
- Royal Ruby II, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Modern 70-cabin cruiser, Luxor to Aswan
- AmaNubia, 11 nights, A 2026 AmaWaterways ship shaped by Nubian design
- Diamond Boat, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Five-deck Nile ship with pool deck
- Jamila, 7 nights, A seven-night cruiser on the full Nile route
- MS Royal Vision, 14 nights, The long two-week Cairo–Aswan Nile route
- Nile Azur, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Five-deck Nile cruiser between Luxor and Aswan
- Nile Beauty, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A 46-cabin cruiser on the Aswan–Luxor Nile
- Nile Diva, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Small four-deck ship, Aswan to Luxor
- Voyager, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Renovated 70-cabin Nile cruiser
- Lazuli Karnak, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 nights, Ten cabins under lateen sails, Esna to Aswan
- Amoura, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Ten cabins under sail, Esna to Aswan
- Azhar, 3 / 4 / 13 nights, Twelve guests under lateen sail
- Bens, 3 / 4 nights, A modern dahabiya with a plunge pool on deck
- Princess Cleopatra, 3 / 4 nights, Ten cabins, forty metres, Esna to Aswan
- Akhnaton, 3 / 4 nights, Six cabins under sail, Esna to Aswan
- Altesse, 2 / 3 / 4 nights, An elegant dahabiya under sail from Esna
- Jasmine, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Ten cabins, two masts, quiet water
- Mövenpick SB Feddya, 4 / 7 nights, Four suites, the closest thing to a private yacht
- Nonia, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Powered by wind and tradition
- Abundance, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Ten guests, no engine, only sail
- Etoile d'Egypte, 3 / 4 nights, Eight cabins under sail, Luxor to Aswan
- Hadeel, 5 / 6 / 7 nights, Eight cabins under sail, El Kab to Aswan
- Lazuli Albatros, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 nights, Eight cabins, sixteen guests, Esna to Aswan
- Lazuli Gordon Pacha, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 nights, Six cabins, twelve guests, Esna to Aswan
- Loulia, 3 / 4 nights, Twelve guests, four cabins and two suites
- Meroe, 5 nights, Larger cabins, lingering sunsets, Esna to Aswan
- Najafa, 5 nights, Newly crafted, spacious decks, Esna to Aswan
- Poppee, 5 nights, Ten cabins under sail, Esna to Aswan
- Queen Cleopatra, Four cabins, whole boat, Esna to Aswan
- Royal Cleopatra, 3 / 4 nights, Eight cabins under sail, Esna to Aswan
- Sila, 3 / 4 nights, Under sail through the quiet Nile villages
- Swan, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Twelve cabins, three decks, quiet excursions
- Adelaïde, 5 nights, Ten cabins under sail, Esna to Aswan
- Aida, 5 / 6 nights, A 2018 two-mast sailer to Aswan
- Anoush, Seven nights under sail to Aswan
- Armonia, 5 / 6 / 7 nights, Five cabins, Mondays from Esna
- Asiya, 5 nights, A two-mast sailer for eighteen guests
- Assouan, 5 nights, Six days under sail, Esna to Aswan
- Aton Sun, 5 / 7 nights, A 2021 dahabiya, Esna to Aswan
- Dahabiya Dream, Six cabins, no engine, peaceful under sail
- El Bey, 8 nights, Six named cabins under sail to Aswan
- El Hanem, 7 nights, Six cabins, Aswan to Luxor
- Elephantine, 3 / 4 nights, Ten cabins in Egyptian wood, Aswan to Esna
- Fantasia, 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 nights, Twelve cabins under two masts, Luxor to Aswan
- Gardenia, 3 / 4 nights, Larger dahabiya on the Esna-Aswan reach
- Gorgonia, 7 nights, Twelve cabins, sail and a tender
- Hathor, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A sailing dahabiya, Luxor and Aswan
- Kazazian, 5 nights, Nine cabins, eighteen guests, Luxor to Aswan
- Lazuli Abydos, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 nights, Ten cabins under twin masts, Esna to Aswan
- Lazuli Highness, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 nights, Just ten guests, Esna to Aswan under sail
- Lazuli Luxor, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 nights, Five cabins under sail, Esna to Aswan
- Lazuli Roi Farouk, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 nights, A 2001 wooden dahabieh, Esna to Aswan
- Lazuli The East, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 nights, A twin-masted sailboat on the quiet Nile
- Lumiere, 3 / 4 / 5 nights, A private sail from Luxor to Aswan
- Magic Nile, 7 nights, Twelve cabins on the Karnak-to-Aswan run
- Malika Merit, 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 nights, A two-mast sailer for fourteen guests
- Mazaj SIA, 4 / 5 / 7 nights, Nine smart cabins, Luxor to Aswan
- Merit I, 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 nights, Ten cabins under sail, Luxor to Aswan
- Merit II, 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 nights, Eight cabins on the quiet Nile reach
- Merit Star II, 4 nights, A 2024-built two-mast dahabiya, Luxor to Aswan
- Minya, 3 / 4 nights, Nile-view cabins, Esna to Aswan
- Miran, 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 nights, Mondays from Esna, largely wooden
- Molouky, 5 / 7 nights, Six suites, Luxor to Aswan under sail
- Nebyt, 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 nights, A nostalgic sailing boat, Luxor and Aswan
- Per Ba Merkaba, Twelve cabins, chartered whole, with a sound dome aboard
- Princess Donia, 5 nights, Six cabins under sail, Esna to Aswan
- Queen Charlotte, 3 / 4 nights, Twelve cabins on the Aswan-Esna circuit
- Queen Isis, 7 nights, Twelve cabins, Luxor round trip under sail
- Rihana, 3 / 7 nights, Eight cabins under sail to Aswan
- Roman, 5 nights, A bright dahabiya drifting to Aswan
- Safiya 1, 3 / 4 / 7 / 11 nights, Ten outside suites, Esna to Aswan
- Safiya 3, 3 / 4 / 5 / 14 nights, Two large sails, Esna to Aswan
- Saray El Nil, 6 / 7 nights, An 1882 dahabiya, still under sail
- Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya II, 4 nights, Nine cabins, full-service and step-free
- Storia the Dahabeya, 3 / 4 nights, Ten cabins under sail, Luxor to Aswan
- Zahra, 3 / 4 nights, Six cabins, flower-named, under sail
- Zekrayaat, 3 / 4 nights, Weekly sail on the Esna to Aswan reach
- Amunet, 5 / 6 nights, A 2018 dahabiya, Esna to Aswan
- Dendera, 5 nights, The fleet's largest cabins, Esna to Aswan
- El Nil, 5 nights, The most traditional, Esna to Aswan
- Iris, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Panoramic cabins and a heated pool afloat
- La Rose, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Lateen sails, Esna to Aswan
- Malouka, 5 nights, Compact cabins, classic charm, Esna to Aswan
- Merit Star, 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 nights, Twelve cabins and suites, sailing engine-free
- Mr. Ben, 3 / 4 nights, A small sail for couples and quiet stops
- Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya, 7 nights, A five-star sail, Luxor to Aswan
- Agatha, 5 nights, A newer build, ten cabins, Esna to Aswan
- Eyaru, 7 nights, Ten cabins under sail, Luxor to Aswan
- Mabrouka, 7 nights, Ten cabins, each a private balcony
- Mazaj Seba, 4 / 5 / 7 nights, Five keys and silent sailing to Aswan
- Nile Majestic, 7 nights, Five sails between Luxor and Aswan
- Noor El Din, 3 / 4 nights, Newly built, ten rooms under sail
- Nuun, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, A wooden dahabiya under sail
- Nuut, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Fifty metres under two lateen sails
- Qamar, Eight cabins under three sails
- Queen Nefer, 3 / 4 nights, Two masts, no engine, Esna to Aswan
- Rois, 7 nights, Seven nights under sail, Luxor to Aswan
- Sacred Lotus, 3 / 4 / 5 nights, Ten cabins under sail, Luxor to Aswan
- Turquoise, 3 / 4 nights, Two masts, sixteen guests, Esna to Aswan
- Judi, 5 / 7 nights, Wind-powered, engines only for light
- Mövenpick SB Hayah, 3 / 4 nights, Eight suites between Luxor and Aswan
- Nile Holiday, 3 / 4 nights, A whole-boat charter, Aswan to Luxor
- Nofret, 3 / 4 nights, Twelve guests under sail to Luxor
- Nora, 3 / 4 nights, A 19th-century dahabiya, faithfully rebuilt
- Papyrus, Twelve cabins under sail to Aswan
- Princess Farida, 3 / 4 nights, Sixteen guests in royal suites under sail
- Queen Anat, 4 / 7 nights, Fourteen cabins under sail on the Nile
- Sekhmet, 7 nights, Ten cabins under sail, Luxor to Aswan
- The Orient, 3 / 4 nights, Ten guests on a two-masted sailing boat
- Three Pyramids, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Eight cabins under a lateen sail
- Yalla Bina, New in 2024, ten cabins for twenty
- African Queen, Ten cabins under sail, Luxor to Aswan
- Farouz El Nil I, 5 / 7 nights, Small sailing dahabiya, six cabins
- Farouz El Nil II, 5 / 7 nights, Small sailing dahabiya, six cabins
- Farouz El Nil III, 5 / 7 nights, Small sailing dahabiya, six cabins
- Hapi, 5 / 7 nights, Deluxe dahabiya, Luxor and Aswan
- Le Yacht, 5 / 7 nights, Ten-suite sailing yacht, Luxor and Aswan
- Mahrosa, 3 nights, A quiet sail between Aswan and Luxor
- Musk, 3 / 4 / 7 nights, Six cabins under a lateen sail
