Independent
MS Miriam
Refreshed cruising between Luxor and Aswan
- Operator
- Spring Tours
- Accommodation
- 58 cabins · 3 suites
- Decks
- 5
- Built
- — · refit 2023
- Route
- Luxor / Esna / Edfu / Kom Ombo / Aswan; Abu Simbel optional
- Length
- 3 · 4 · 7 nights
- Departures
- 4 days: every Monday from Aswan; 5 days: every Thursday from Luxor; 8 days: Thursday from Luxor (luxorandaswan.com, egyptunitedtours.com)
- Season
- nile-cruise-egypt.com season split: summer 1 May – 30 September; winter 1 October – 30 April; holidays 20–27 December and 25 March – 4 April; New Year 28 December – 4 January.
- Wi-Fi
- WiFi available; egyptunitedtours.com states it is at additional cost.
About MS Miriam
Fully overhauled in 2023, MS Miriam is a five-star ship from Spring Tours combining Egyptian hospitality with contemporary comfort across five decks. Its accommodations all face the Nile, from 20 m² superior twins and doubles to a 31 m² Presidential Suite and two 40 m² Royal Suites with balconies.
The main restaurant serves international and Egyptian dishes with Nile views, with a top-deck bar for drinks and afternoon tea and deck snacks. The sun deck holds a swimming pool, a pool bar and sunbeds, and the ship adds a mini gym with a massage room and spa. A 24-hour reception and concierge, souvenir and jewellery shops and laundry service round out the vessel, which is approved by Lloyd's Shipping of London.
Itineraries run three nights from Aswan to Luxor, four nights from Luxor to Aswan and seven-night sailings from Luxor, calling at Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo, with Abu Simbel offered as an optional excursion.
Highlights
- All accommodations with Nile views
- Royal Suites of 40 m² with balconies
- Sun-deck pool with pool bar and sunbeds
- Mini gym with massage room and spa
- Nile-view restaurant, international and Egyptian dishes
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- Twin Superior — 32 units, ca. 20 sqm | Double Superior — 23 units, ca. 20 sqm | Royal Suite with balcony — 2 units, ca. 40 sqm (including balcony) | Presidential Suite without balcony — 1 unit, ca. 31 sqm
- Dining
- Main restaurant with Nile views — international and Egyptian dishes | Top deck bar / bar lounge | Afternoon tea and deck snacks (egyptunitedtours.com)
- Facilities
- 24-hour reception and concierge | Sun deck with swimming pool, pool bar and sunbeds | Main restaurant with Nile views | Bar lounge / top deck bar | Souvenir and jewellery shops | Laundry and ironing service | 24-hour on-call doctor | Air conditioning throughout | Water purification system | Fire and soundproof walls and ceilings | Approved by Lloyd's Shipping of London | Height 11.55 m; draft 1.52 m
- Spa · pool · gym
- Swimming pool on the sun deck, fitness / mini gym room, and a massage room and spa with massage services.
- Itineraries
- 4 days / 3 nights — Aswan to Luxor (Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Luxor) | 5 days / 4 nights — Luxor to Aswan (Luxor, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan) | 8 days / 7 nights — from Luxor
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