Sonesta
Sonesta Sun Goddess
A thirty-suite ship on the Upper Nile
- Operator
- Sonesta Cruises / Sonesta Hotels & Resorts Egypt
- Accommodation
- 30 cabins · 30 suites
- Decks
- 5
- Built
- 1993 · refit 2002
- Route
- Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan
- Length
- 3 · 4 nights
- Departures
- Every Monday from Luxor (4 nights / 5 days); every Friday from Aswan (3 nights / 4 days) — luxorandaswan.com and nile-cruise-egypt.com
- Season
- Year-round. Reseller rate seasons: May-August and September-April (luxorandaswan.com)
- Wi-Fi
- WiFi listed by luxorandaswan.com; not stated on the sonesta.com overview page.
About Sonesta Sun Goddess
The Sonesta Sun Goddess is an all-suite ship of 30 suites across five decks, ranging from 26 Presidential suites of 40 m² to two Family suites, an Executive suite and a Royal suite with its own Jacuzzi, each of 60 m².
Deck life centres on an outdoor pool with a Jacuzzi and a sun deck, with a barbecue lounge, a discotheque, a lounge and a beauty salon below, plus a spa and fitness centre offering a gym and massage. An elevator links the decks and a doctor is on call.
Originally built in 1993 and refurbished in 2002, it sails between Luxor and Aswan via Edfu and Kom Ombo on three- and four-night legs, with evenings given over to folkloric shows and themed parties.
Highlights
- All-suite, from 40 m² Presidential suites
- Outdoor pool with Jacuzzi
- Spa and fitness centre with massage
- Barbecue lounge and discotheque
- Nubian folkloric shows and themed evenings
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- 26 Presidential Suites (40 sqm) — sonesta.com; luxorandaswan.com says 28 Presidential Suites (40 sqm) | 2 Family Suites (60 sqm) | 1 Executive Suite (60 sqm) | 1 Royal Suite with Jacuzzi (60 sqm)
- Dining
- Main dining room | Sun deck bar | Barbecue lounge | Lounge
- Facilities
- Outdoor swimming pool with Jacuzzi | Sun deck | Barbecue lounge | Sun deck bar | Discotheque | Lounge | Dining room | Bazaar | Beauty salon | Elevator | Doctor on call | Daily guided sightseeing excursions
- Spa · pool · gym
- Spa and fitness center with gym and massage services (cruisemapper adds sauna, steam bath and massage rooms); outdoor swimming pool with Jacuzzi on the sun deck.
- Itineraries
- 3 nights Aswan to Luxor | 4 nights Luxor to Aswan | 7-night round trip Luxor-Aswan-Luxor (operator site) | cruisemapper also lists 6-night itineraries
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