Independent
MS Mayfair
Classic-contemporary cruising from Luxor to Aswan
- Operator
- Mayfair Cruises
- Accommodation
- 80 cabins · 2 suites
- Decks
- 5
- Built
- 2010
- Route
- Luxor / Esna / Edfu / Kom Ombo / Aswan; Abu Simbel, Dendera and Luxor hot-air balloon optional
- Length
- 3 · 4 · 6 · 7 nights
- Departures
- Not stated on mayfaircruises.com. egypttoursportal.com states 'Every Monday & Friday'.
- Season
- Mayfair Cruises' 2026/27 tariff sheet lists sailings January–April 2026 and October 2026–April 2027, with no operations June–August.
- Wi-Fi
- Free WiFi in cabins (mayfaircruises.com); 'wireless internet access' listed by egypttoursportal.com
About MS Mayfair
Built in 2010, MS Mayfair pairs classic and contemporary design across five decks, with 80 cabins and two suites. Deluxe cabins of 20 m² offer French Juliet balconies or verandas, while the Royal Suite reaches 38 m² with a living area and private veranda and a Presidential Suite adds 40 m².
The Nile Avenue Restaurant serves buffet breakfast and lunch and à la carte dinners, with drinks in the Bel Air Lounge & Bar and a mini-library in the Upper First Salon. The sun deck holds a swimming pool and two hot tubs, and The Spa offers steam and sauna rooms with massage and treatments. An elevator, gift shop and nightly shows round out the ship.
Itineraries range from a seven-night Luxor-to-Luxor round trip with 17 excursions to four- and three-night sailings between Luxor and Aswan via Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo, with Abu Simbel, Dendera and a Luxor balloon flight optional. Departures run January to April and October to April, with no operations through the peak summer months.
Highlights
- Sun-deck pool with two hot tubs
- The Spa with steam and sauna rooms
- Nile Avenue Restaurant with à la carte dinners
- Upper First Salon with mini-library
- Royal and Presidential suites with verandas
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- Deluxe Cabin — 20 sqm / 215 sq ft, French Juliet balcony | Deluxe Cabin with Veranda — 20 sqm / 215 sq ft | Single Cabin — 18 sqm (per luxorandaswan.com fact sheet) | Deluxe Executive Cabin — 20 sqm / 215 sq ft, Bel Air Deck, complimentary local beverages | Deluxe Executive Cabin with Veranda | Royal Suite — 38 sqm / 409 sq ft, bedroom plus living area and private veranda | Presidential Suite with veranda — 40 sqm (per luxorandaswan.com fact sheet) | Tour Guide / Leader Cabins — 6
- Dining
- Nile Avenue Restaurant — 'a modern fusion of local authentic dishes and international cuisine' | Bel Air Lounge & Bar | Buffet breakfast and lunch, à la carte dinner (per Mayfair Cruises tariff sheet)
- Facilities
- Reception / lobby | Upper First Salon with mini-library | Bel Air Lounge & Bar (indoor and outdoor, top deck) | Sun Deck with swimming pool and two hot tubs | Sun loungers | Elevator | Gift shop / bazaar | Doctor available 24 hrs (egypttoursportal.com) | Laundry service | Nightly shows | Fully purified water | Classed by Polish Register of Shipping (IACS member)
- Spa · pool · gym
- The Spa with steam and sauna rooms, therapeutic massages and spa treatments; swimming pool and two hot tubs on the sun deck; fitness centre (egypttoursportal.com).
- Itineraries
- 7 nights — Luxor to Luxor, 17 excursions (available from October 2025) | 4 nights — Luxor to Aswan, 12 excursions | 6 nights — 14 excursions (per Mayfair Cruises tariff sheet) | 3 nights — Aswan to Luxor, 11 excursions
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