Mövenpick (Accor)
Mövenpick MS Darakum
Moroccan-styled interiors on the Nile
- Operator
- Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts (Accor)
- Accommodation
- 52 cabins · 8 suites
- Guests
- Up to 104
- Decks
- 5 per CruiseMapper; 4 passenger decks per nile-cruise-egypt.com
- Built
- 2008
- Route
- Short cruise: Luxor, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan. Long cruise (Aswan-Cairo): Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Luxor, Qena, Naga Hammadi, Sohag, Tel El Amarna, Minya, Beni Suef, Cairo. Long cruise (Cairo-Aswan): Cairo, Beni Suef, Minya, Tel El Amarna, Assyut, Sohag, Naga Hammadi, Qena, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan.
- Length
- 3 · 4 · 12 · 14 nights
- Departures
- Short cruise: Fridays from Aswan (3 nights), Mondays from Luxor (4 nights) — per https://nilecruisers.com/movenpick-darakum-nile-cruise/ and https://www.nile-cruise-egypt.com/Nile-Cruises/Movenpick-Darakum.asp . Long-cruise departure days not published in the official itinerary PDF.
- Season
- Short cruise November-February and long cruise February-November per https://nilecruisers.com/movenpick-darakum-nile-cruise/ ; official sailing-date PDFs published for 2026 (long and short) and 2027 (long)
- Wi-Fi
- Complimentary WiFi in all cabins per the official factsheet PDF; Panorama and Senior Suites additionally receive an exclusive MiFi device (official page)
About Mövenpick MS Darakum
Built in 2008, Mövenpick MS Darakum is a five-deck ship with Moroccan-inspired interior design and 52 cabins plus eight suites. Standard Classic, Superior and Deluxe cabins run to 20 m², rising through junior suites of 26 m² to senior and panorama suites of 34 to 40 m². A low-draft hull lets it sail the full length between Cairo and Aswan.
The main restaurant serves buffet breakfasts and lunches with themed dinner buffets, alongside a lounge bar for afternoon tea, cocktails and evening entertainment, and a sun-deck bar. On deck there is a swimming pool and a leisure area, with a mini gym on the upper deck and a lounge that converts to conference space with a 100-inch projection screen. A passenger elevator serves the decks.
Short cruises run three and four nights between Luxor and Aswan via Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo, while long cruises of 12 to 14 nights link Aswan and Cairo through Middle Egypt. Complimentary Wi-Fi reaches all cabins, and Panorama and Senior Suite guests receive an exclusive MiFi device.
Highlights
- Moroccan-inspired interior design
- Suites from 26 m² to 40 m²
- Sun-deck pool and leisure area
- Long Cairo–Aswan cruises available
- Passenger elevator on board
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- Classic Cabin (first floor, two porthole windows, 20 sqm) | Superior Cabin (second floor, panoramic windows, 20 sqm) | Deluxe Cabin (third floor, panoramic windows, 20 sqm) | Junior Suite (2 units, 26 sqm, second floor) | Senior Suite third floor (2 units, 40 sqm) | Senior Suite fourth floor (2 units, 34 sqm) | Panorama Suite (2 units, 34 sqm)
- Dining
- Main Restaurant — buffet breakfast and lunch, themed dinner buffets | Lounge Bar — afternoon tea, cocktails, evening entertainment | Sun Deck bar — beverages and snacks
- Facilities
- Swimming pool | Sun deck with leisure area | Mini gym | Lounge bar convertible to conference space with 100-inch projection screen | Library and salon (per nile-cruise-egypt.com) | Gift shop | Passenger elevator (per nile-cruise-egypt.com) | 24-hour reception | Laundry service | Medical service | Water purification system | Fire alarm and sprinkler system | Low-draft design allowing full Cairo-to-Aswan navigation
- Spa · pool · gym
- Swimming pool / plunge pool on sun deck and a mini gym on the Upper Deck. No spa listed.
- Itineraries
- Short cruise: Luxor to Aswan / Aswan to Luxor (3 nights and 4 nights) | Long cruise 12 nights / 13 days: Aswan to Cairo | Long cruise 14 nights / 15 days: Cairo to Aswan
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