Royal Viking Nile Cruise Ship

That suggests to me that a large number of people are hoping to take a Nile Cruise within the next few weeks. Not surprising really as the weather in January and February is possible the worst weather that we suffer in the UK all year and as Egypt’s climate is so good at this time of the year it really is an ideal time to cruise the Nile.

At the moment the temperature in and around Luxor, where the Nile Cruises start and finish is in the 70′s which is really the perfect climate to visit such sites as The Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatsepshut amongst others.

After lunch it’s up on the sundeck to relax and enjoy sailing down the Nile to the next port of call. Ideal!

The beauty of Egypt and cruising the Nile is that after just a 4 and a half hour flight in the middle of our winter you can be basking in guaranteed sunshine as opposed to flying for up to 11 hours or more to reach other long-haul destinations that have guaranteed sunshine.

On our Nile Cruise Bargains page we have a whole host of great “Nile Cruise Last Minute” deals. For me one of the best deals we have is the 50% off the second person travelling offer on the excellent Viking Princess and the superb Royal Viking.

The final “per person” price is a great deal and the standards of accommodation, food and service on both ships make the deal one of the best available.

Why not call us on Freephone 0808 1089 100 with no obligation and we’ll tell you all about the offer and let you know the current availability?

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The Grand Preziosa is an “All Inclusive” ship so essentially, as there is nothing else to pay for on board ship, you could travel with almost nothing in your pockets and still have a wonderful holiday.

The price of £539 (instead of £945) includes all taxes, transfers and a full excursion programme so if you can get away at short notice this is a real Nile cruise bargain.

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Firstly the 4 star “All Inclusive” MS Magic I Nile Cruise ship and two 5 star Nile Cruise ships, the MS Lady Mary and the MS Lady Carol.

The Lady Mary and the Lady Carol ships are full board but with the option to upgrade to an All Inclusive option.

You can see the MS Magic here: www.nile-cruises-4u.co.uk/msmagicnilecruise.cfm

You can see the MS Lady Mary here: www.nile-cruises-4u.co.uk/ladymarynilecruise.cfm

You can see the MS Lady Carol here: www.nile-cruises-4u.co.uk/ladycarolnilecruise.cfm

We have some Nile Cruise offers available on our bargains page at the moment and if you would like to know more about any of these three Nile cruise ships please call Barbara or Colin on Freephone 0808 1089 100.

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If you havent’ seen the offer then let me briefly tell you about it again:

If you book a Nile Cruise on either the Viking Princess, the Royal Viking, the Royal Ruby or the Alexander The Great then you will pay full price for the first person and get a 50% reduction for the second person.

That offer is for Nile cruises departing between September 2011 and October 2012 on the Royal Ruby and for Nile cruises departing bewteen October 2011 and October 2012 on the Viking Princess, Royal Viking and Alexander The Great Nile cruise ships.

After this Saturday if you book the same ships the prices revert back to the normal full price so if you are thinking of taking a Nile cruise late this year or during 2012 then it truly is a great opportunity to save a lot of money. For instance on the Alexander The Great you can save up to £1000 on certain departures.  That’s a lot of money.

So dont’ miss out. Please feel free to call either Barbara or Colin on Freephone 0808 1089 100 to talk, with no obligation, about this great Nile Cruise offer.

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MS Stephanie Nile Cruise

We have just added a new testimonial that we received from a client who sailed on the MS Stephanie.

In fact they sailed last year but due to a problem with our emails we have only just retrieved it from our inbox!

If you take a minute you will be able to read a really positive review of this ship and how much the clients enjoyed their time sailing on her.  They also mentioned that if you get the time prior to departure to read up a little bit about the history of Ancient Egypt it will certainly help you enjoy the sights and experiences even more.

One Egyptian Travel Guide that we can recommend that a number of our clients have mentioned is the Dorling Kindersley “Eyewitness Egypt” guide.

If you pop over to the Nile Cruise Testimonials page you can read all 26 testimonials but in case you dont’ have the time at the moment here is the testimonial we’ve just published:

Hi Barbara,

This is just to thank you for the excellent arrangements for myself and Roger in Egypt. Everything that you did for us went like clockwork. The only thing that did not, which was quite out of your control, was the chaos at Luxor Airport. Mondays have four flights arriving within one hour with queues and chaos aplenty.

The cruise on the MS Stephanie was a dream and you managed to request top deck cabin space for us – well done. The crew were super attentive and your advice to pay up-front for alchohol was exactly right. The Egyptologist (Sam) was of enormous value, highly instructive and knowledgable with a clarity of delivery which made everything come alive. Your suggestion as to the Sonesta St. George Hotel in Luxor was excellent with top grade room service and beautifully appointed rooms with quality furniture.

We really appreciated your attention to detail. We would strongly urge anybody with even the slightest interest in history and particularly the history of Ancient Egypt to take the cruise asap! However I would add one caveat. Namely it pays you back “hand over fist” to do a little bit of background reading. Egyptian history is just too long to cover more than the highlights on the cruise. I would suggest that a quick “mug-up” on the 18th Dynasty, Ramses II and Tutankhamun would greatly increase one’s appreciation of what is on offer.

Thank you Barbara for your fine efforts on our behalf.

Best wishes,

Charles A.

March 2010

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We have just received an excellent testimonial for the Domina Prestige Nile cruise ship.

It has been written by two of our clients who flew almost a week after the flights to Egypt were resumed after the Revolution and they are at pains to state in their testimonial how quiet and peaceful things are over in Egypt and what a wonderful time they had.

That bears out the experiences of Barbara and myself when we were out in Luxor some four weeks ago. Everything is very much back to normal and the Egyptian people we met were delighted that we had come and they were very proud of the Revolution and keen to tell us of the experiences and hopes for the future.

You can read this new testimonial and many more on our dedicated New Cruise Testimonials page but to save you the bother I am reprinting it here:

“Hi Barbara and Colin,

I would like to congratulate you and your organisation for making our holiday absolutely wonderful. It was everything I had always envisaged it would be and more.

The organisation from the very moment we booked was absolutely faultless. Your advice and help was invaluable. Your representatives in Egypt were very professional, well presented, helpful and were always available should be need to ask anything. Everything was organised down to the last full stop. Wonderful. The trips were stupendous, again so well organised.

The Domina Prestige Boat is luxury on the water. The cabins were spacious, bathrooms lovely with all the toiletries one would need. The patio doors with the Juliette Balcony was great. It meant we would just open the curtains, in a morning, open the patio doors and just watch everything go by. The food was delicious, always hot and with a very good variety. Lunch was just as good as the evening meal. I would certainly recommend anybody to go All Inclusive as it takes the hassle out of buying drinks, especially in the evening when you are with a crowd. Every meal time, we had two bottles of water given to us to take away.

All the Staff were so welcoming ,helpful, friendly and nothing was too much trouble for them. It was great to come back to the cabin in the evening to find a different towel sculpture every day.

Our Egyptologist was Amir, and he was absolutely excellent. He was so passionate about Egypt and it certainly rubbed off to all his group. We were called his “Family” and he most certainly made you feel that way. How he could remember all the things he told us is just amazing. A Truly Dedicated Egyptologist. I would highly recommend him to any Travel Company who needs an Egyptologist.

We travelled a few weeks after the trouble in Cairo and can honestly say, we saw nothing whatsoever of anything ever having happened.

Please, anybody who reads this and is interested in going to Egypt, it is perfectly safe, absolutely brilliant and has such magnificent sites to see.

One of the “MUST DO” trips is the Abu Simbel. We travelled early in the morning by coach, along with our pillows. It was absolutely magical. We saw the dawn rise over the Sahara, which is a sight to be remembered and never to be forgotten.

On arrival at Abu Simbel, it just made the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. Absolutely magnificent If there is one sight you should see in a life time, it is definitely Abu Simbel,. On our return journey, we saw mirages in the desert. Again an absolutely Must.

Well I could go on and on. Praise after praise is all that we can give for this holiday.

Once again a very big THANK YOU. We will certainly be booking with you again and have already spread the word around about what a magnificent holiday we had with the help of you. We have told everybody to make sure they book with Nile Cruises 4u.

I do see that you do other destinations such as Kenya so we must get researching for next year”.

Mavis and Charles

Sale
Cheshire

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Our first impressions as you enter the elegant reception is that you are entering a boutique hotel. Smaller than the large, airy reception of a typical Nile cruise ship, the Alexander The Great feels much more like a luxury yacht. By “yacht” I mean the type of motor yacht that might be owned by a Roman Abramavitch or a Donald Trump.

The Alexander The Great is narrower in width and slightly smaller in length than a traditional Nile cruise ship but this only serves to strengthen the impression that you are aboard somebody’s luxury motor yacht.

Ship’s manager Sherif explained to us that there are only 32 suites on the Alexander and that each one is individually decorated and no two suites are the same. He also told us there is a staff to guest ratio of 1:1.

Sherif showed us around two of the suites which were designed with a luxurious but minimalist feel. All guests are provided with robes, slippers and top of the range toiletries and drinking water is freely provided. With luxurious bedding and elegant bathrooms the suites look cool, stylish and very comfortable.

There are also two “panoramic suites” at the front of the ship that each have their own private balconies that must be wonderful when the ship is cruising along the Nile.

A nice added touch amongst many others is that the bartenders will polish your sunglasses while you are on the sundeck. Little things that leave a big impression.

The restaurant, which is a-la-carte and with waiter service feels more like a top notch London restaurant with individual tables for two and for four. However Sherif explained that the majority of meals are served outside on the sundeck to enjoy the unique views and atmosphere of the Nile whilst dining.

An example of such a unique dining experience he gave was enjoying dinner whilst the Alexander The Great is berthed in front of Edfu Temple which is beautifully illuminated at night. Such unique dining experiences would cost a fortune if enjoyed in front of world famous landmarks in capital cities such as London, Paris or New York.

There is a small gym and steam room and spa area for those of us who like to keep in trim whilst enjoying the excesses of a cruise and there is a full programme of evening entertainment to be enjoyed.

Sherif also explained that the Alexander The Great has it’s own private moorings at each port of call to ensure such uninterrupted dining situations and also avoiding the need to more up besides other Nile cruise ships.

The elegant lounge features luxurious seating and access to the ship’s Wi-Fi. Sherif explained that to cater for guests who do like to rise early they provide access to the coffee and tea making machines in the lounge. Real coffee by the way. Complimentary tea and coffee is available after all meals too.

A Digital Sound and Vision (DSV) is available in the lounge bar where guests can choose from several thousand different songs to listen or dance to their favourites.

In case you forget your glasses reading glasses are available in the restaurant to allow you to read the menu. Another thoughtful little touch.

The small plunge pool and outdoor jaccuzzi are heated and set in elegant surroundings on the two tier sun deck and I can only imagine how nice it must be to be relaxing in the jaccuzzi whilst the Alexander The Great cruises slowly down the Nile.

The Alexander The Great cruise is a 6 night cruise that departs from Luxor on a Tuesday. So guests who normally arrive from the UK on a Monday will stay for the first night at the famous and very elegant Old Winter Palace Hotel in Luxor.

Sherif then explained to us that sailing from Luxor a day after all the other Nile cruise ships have departed means that guests are then enjoying visits to The Valley of the Kings and other highlights without the crowds and their visits can be much more relaxed and taken at their own tempo. What a great idea.

Although the cost of a Nile cruise on the Alexander The Great is obviously more expensive I honestly feel that you would be enjoying a true “luxury Nile cruise“.

As with all thing in life “you get what you pay for” and if you choose to cruise on the Alexander The Great you are probably going to enjoy a cruise on the top Nile cruise ship available at that price. In fact I would go so far as to say that apart from the very, very expensive Oberoi Zahra, currently the most expensive Nile cruise ship afloat, then you will be cruising on the most unique and luxurious Nile cruise ship available at a much more affordable price.

More importantly you will enjoy an unforgettable travel experience that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

Barbara and I have already added a Nile cruise aboard the Alexander The Great to our “bucket list”.

Over the next few days I’ll be adding photographs that we took during our visit and hopefully you will be able to see what a beautiful ship the Alexander The Great really is.

If you’d like to know more about Alexander The Great Nile cruises or talk to us about availability and prices please call either Barbara or myself on our dedicated Freephone number 0808 1089 100 or on 01704 833197.

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