Independent
Tulip
2018-built five-deck ship, Nile-view cabins
Tulip is a Nile cruise ship, built 2018 and refurbished 2024. It has 48 cabins and 11 suites and sails 3 · 4 · 7 nights itineraries on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan.
- Operator
- Independent
- Accommodation
- 48 cabins · 11 suites
- Decks
- 5
- Built
- 2018 · refit 2024
- Route
- Aswan, Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna, Luxor; optional Abu Simbel excursion
- Length
- 3 · 4 · 7 nights
- Departures
- Fridays ex-Aswan (3 and 7 nights); Mondays ex-Luxor (4 and 7 nights) - per etltravel.com and nile-cruise-egypt.com (agree)
- Wi-Fi
- Internet access on board (etltravel); nile-cruise-egypt says WiFi in designated areas
About Tulip
Built in October 2018 and refurbished in 2024, Tulip is a five-deck ship with 48 cabins and 11 suites, from superior cabins up to terrace and royal panoramic suites, all with Nile views. It sails the classic Nile between Aswan and Luxor, calling at Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu and Esna, with Abu Simbel offered as an excursion, on itineraries from 3 up to 7 nights.
The main restaurant serves open-buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner with international and Egyptian dishes, with a bar lounge and a pool cafe and bar. The sun deck holds a swimming pool, and there is a health club and spa, a games lounge with billiards and bridge tables, a library, an upper lounge with a dancing area, 24-hour room service and daily entertainment shows.
Highlights
- Built 2018, refurbished 2024, Nile-view cabins
- 48 cabins and 11 suites across five decks
- Sundeck swimming pool with pool cafe/bar
- Health club and spa, games lounge, library
- Daily entertainment shows and dancing area
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- Superior cabin (32) - 20 m2 | Single cabin (4) - 17 m2 | Royal Panoramic suite (2) - 40 m2 | Junior suite (1) - 28 m2 | Terrace suite (8) - 40 m2
- Dining
- Main restaurant (open buffet breakfast, lunch, dinner - international and Egyptian) | Bar lounge | Pool cafe/bar
- Facilities
- Swimming pool with pool cafe/bar | Health club and spa | Games lounge with billiards and bridge tables | Library | Upper lounge with dancing area | Gift and souvenir shops | 24-hour room service | Laundry and dry cleaning | Daily entertainment shows | On-call medical service | Sun deck
- Spa · pool · gym
- Swimming pool, health club and spa
- Itineraries
- 3 nights / 4 days ex-Aswan | 4 nights / 5 days ex-Luxor | 7 nights / 8 days ex-Aswan or ex-Luxor
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