Nile cruise shipStandard & independentLuxor → Aswan

Nile Shams

A 2005 five-star ship with 74 cabins and connecting rooms

Nile Shams is a Nile cruise ship, built 2005. It has 74 cabins and sails itineraries of 3 or 4 nights on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan.

Good to know

Nile Shams is a 74-cabin motor cruiser in our standard & independent tier, sailing the classic Luxor to Aswan corridor on itineraries of 3 or 4 nights. 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 & independentCabins 74Route Luxor → Aswan

Accommodation: 74 cabins
Decks: 5
Dimensions: 72 × 14.8 m
Built: 2005
Route: Luxor - Aswan
Trip length: 3 · 4 nights
Departures: Every Thursday from Luxor (4 nights); every Monday from Aswan (3 nights)
Season: Rate seasons: May-September and October-April
Wi-Fi: Internet access on board

About Nile Shams

Built in 2005, Nile Shams is a 72-metre, five-star ship with 74 cabins over five decks, offered as twin, double and single rooms. Seven are connected rooms suited to families, and the ship also has Royal Suites. Cabins have panoramic windows and bathrooms with a bathtub and hairdryer.

Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the main restaurant, with a lounge bar and a sun-deck bar for drinks. The large sun deck holds a swimming pool, and there is fitness equipment, massage and a spa, a hairdresser, shops, laundry and a resident doctor. Evenings run to a daily DJ, a discotheque, a galabiya party and a Nubian show. Four-night sailings leave Luxor every Thursday and three-night sailings leave Aswan every Monday.

Highlights

Built 2005, 72 m long and 14.8 m wide
74 cabins incl. 7 connected family rooms
Large sun deck with swimming pool
Thursday from Luxor, Monday from Aswan
Resident doctor and spa with massage

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 Shams in the cabin booked
Meals aboard per the boat's published programme
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

Cabin categories: 74 cabins (twin, double and single) including 7 connected family cabins, with panoramic windows, bathtub and hairdryer
Royal Suites
Dining: Main restaurant with buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner
Lounge bar
Sun-deck bar
Facilities: Large sun deck with swimming pool
Fitness equipment
Massage and spa
Lounge bar and discotheque
Daily DJ
Galabiya party and Nubian show
Hairdresser and beauty shop
Shops
Laundry
Resident doctor
Internet access
Water purification station
Spa · pool · gym: Large sun-deck swimming pool; fitness equipment; spa with massage.
Itineraries: 4 nights Luxor to Aswan
3 nights Aswan to Luxor
7-night Luxor-Aswan round trip

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Good to know

Nile Shams questions, answered

Where does Nile Shams sail?

Nile Shams sails Luxor - Aswan

What is included in the fare on Nile Shams?

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 Shams before booking.