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MS Tosca
Intimate all-suite cruising on the Nile
- Operator
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection (marketed as River Tosca); resold by Egyptian agencies as MS Tosca
- Accommodation
- 41 cabins · 41 suites
- Guests
- Up to 82
- Built
- 2009
- Route
- Luxor - Esna - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan. Sites: Karnak and Luxor Temples, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Edfu Temple of Horus, Kom Ombo Temple, Aswan High Dam, Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk. Optional: Abu Simbel, Luxor hot-air balloon, Nubian village, felucca sail, Tutankhamun's tomb.
- Length
- 3 · 4 · 7 nights
- Departures
- Egyptian resellers (luxorandaswan.com, nilecruisen.com, egyptunitedtours.com) consistently state Mondays from Luxor for the 4-night/5-day cruise and Fridays from Aswan for the 3-night/4-day cruise. Uniworld does not publish a weekly departure day; its Nile segment sits inside a fixed 12-day Cairo-to-Cairo package.
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi available. luxorandaswan.com and nilecruisen.com both state Wi-Fi in cabins is CHARGED (paid), with Wi-Fi in public areas. Uniworld's ship page does not state a Wi-Fi policy for this vessel.
About MS Tosca
Built in 2009 and marketed by Uniworld as River Tosca, this all-suite ship carries 41 suites for up to 82 guests, with a staff-to-guest ratio close to 1:1. Thirty-nine Grand Suites of roughly 30 m² have French balconies, custom beds with Egyptian cotton linens and marble bathrooms, while two Royal Suites of about 60 m² add a living room and two balconies. Interiors were designed by the Red Carnation Hotel Collection team, with original artwork and wood panelling.
The 82-seat restaurant serves buffet breakfast and lunch and à la carte dinners of international and Egyptian cuisine, with a lounge and full-service bar and a rooftop bar above. The sun deck holds shaded cabanas and a swimming pool, and the ship adds a fitness centre, a massage room and a library.
Sold both within Uniworld's longer Cairo-to-Cairo programme and by Egyptian operators as three- and four-night sailings between Luxor and Aswan, the route calls at Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo, with Abu Simbel, a felucca sail and a Nubian village visit among the options.
Highlights
- All-suite ship with near 1:1 staff-to-guest ratio
- Grand Suites of about 30 m² with French balconies
- Sun deck with shaded cabanas and pool
- Fitness centre, massage room and library
- Interiors by the Red Carnation Hotel Collection team
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- Grand Suite - 39 units - 313-335 sq ft (29.1-31.1 sqm) - French balcony, custom bed with Egyptian cotton linens, marble bathroom with tub and shower (Egyptian agencies list these as 'Standard/Deluxe Suites, approx. 30 sqm') | Royal Suite - 2 units - 651 sq ft (60.5 sqm) - Egyptian agencies call these 'Presidential Suites approx. 60 sqm', with living room and two balconies
- Dining
- Main restaurant - 82 seats, smart-casual dress code; buffet breakfast and lunch, a la carte dinner of international and Egyptian cuisine | Lounge with full-service bar | Sun deck / rooftop bar
- Facilities
- Sun deck with shaded cabanas and swimming pool | Rooftop bar (per luxorandaswan.com) | Lounge with full-service bar | Library | Fitness centre / fully equipped gym | Massage room | Boutique gift shop | 24-hour reception | 24-hour doctor (per luxorandaswan.com) | Interiors decorated by the Red Carnation Hotel Collection design team, with original artwork and wood panelling | Staff-to-guest ratio close to 1:1
- Spa · pool · gym
- Swimming pool on the cabana-lined sun deck; fully equipped fitness centre; massage room. No full spa or sauna is listed by either Uniworld or the Egyptian resellers.
- Itineraries
- Uniworld: 'Splendors of Egypt & the Nile' - 12 days, Cairo to Cairo, including the Nile cruise segment (2026 and 2027 departures) | Egyptian agencies: 3 nights / 4 days Aswan to Luxor | Egyptian agencies: 4 nights / 5 days Luxor to Aswan | Egyptian agencies: 7 nights / 8 days extended programme from Luxor
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