Nile cruise shipStandard & independentLuxor → Aswan

Nile Romance

Five-deck 1989 ship with spa, sauna and pool

Nile Romance is a Nile cruise ship, built 1989.

Good to know

Nile Romance is a motor cruiser in our standard & independent tier, sailing the classic Luxor to Aswan corridor with full board. Pick it to see the same temples for less; comfort varies more at this end of the river, so judge the real photos and specs before you commit. Rates move with season and cabin, so every sailing is quoted live.

Class Standard & independentBoard full boardRoute Luxor → Aswan

Decks: 5
Built: 1989
Route: Luxor - Edfu - Aswan

About Nile Romance

Nile Romance is a five-star cruise ship of five decks, built in 1989. Its leisure spaces include a swimming pool on a sun deck with loungers, a spa offering massage treatments, a sauna and a fitness room, along with a lounge bar facing the river and a separate reading lounge. Cabins have air-conditioning, a minibar, a TV, an in-room safe and a private shower room.

Meals are on a full-board basis in the Orient Restaurant, with breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner served each day, plus a gala dinner and a traditional Egyptian evening during the cruise. The ship sails between Luxor and Aswan with a call at Edfu, and on board there is a 24-hour reception, laundry and pressing service, a gift shop and a doctor available around the clock.

Highlights

Five decks, built in 1989
Sun-deck pool with loungers
Spa, sauna and fitness room
Four meals a day on full board
Gala dinner and Egyptian evening

At sail

Day by day

The classic rhythm on the Luxor to Aswan corridor. Exact order flips with the direction of sailing; the temples are the same either way.

Day 1
Embark at Luxor
Board after lunch, then Karnak and Luxor Temple with the evening light on the East Bank.
Lunch · Dinner
Day 2
The West Bank, then sail
Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut in the morning quiet, back for lunch as the ship sails south.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Day 3
Edfu and Kom Ombo
The Temple of Horus by caleche or coach in the morning; the double temple at Kom Ombo toward sunset.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Day 4
Aswan
Philae Temple and the High Dam, with a felucca sail around the islands in the afternoon.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Day 5
Disembark at Aswan
Ashore after breakfast; Abu Simbel works as an early-morning extension by road or air.
Breakfast

The fine print

What's included and what isn't

Many ship fares bundle guided shore excursions with an Egyptologist; it varies by package, and your quote states exactly what applies.

Included

Accommodation aboard Nile Romance in the cabin booked
Full board across all sailing days
Sun deck, pool, spa, gym and lounge throughout

Not included

Drinks beyond water, tea and coffee served with meals
Gratuities for the crew
Temple entrance fees and Egyptologist guiding, unless your package states them
Transfers and extensions such as Abu Simbel, unless quoted

The boat in detail

Dining: Orient Restaurant. Full board: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner daily
Gala dinner
Traditional Egyptian evening
Facilities: Sun deck with swimming pool and loungers
Lounge bar
Main restaurant with buffet
Spa with massage treatments
Sauna
Fitness room
Reading lounge
Evening entertainment and cultural shows
24-hour reception
Laundry and pressing
In-cabin safes, air-conditioning, minibar and TV
Doctor available 24 hours
Gift shop
Spa · pool · gym: Spa with massage treatments and a sauna; fitness room; swimming pool on the sun deck.

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Good to know

Nile Romance questions, answered

Where does Nile Romance sail?

Nile Romance sails Luxor - Edfu - Aswan

What is included in the fare on Nile Romance?

A cruise ship fare of this kind normally covers your cabin on full board, entrance to the temples named in the itinerary, an Egyptologist guide, the listed shore excursions and transfers at each end. Tips, drinks, optional excursions such as Abu Simbel, and personal expenses are normally extra. Whether soft drinks, Wi-Fi and service charges sit inside the fare genuinely differs between operators, so confirm those for Nile Romance before booking.