Nile Cruise

You will have seen on the main Nile Cruises 4u website that we offer 2 All Inclusive Nile Cruises King Tut 1” and the “El Fostate“. The King Tut 1 sails on a Monday and the El Fostate on a Wednesday.

We’re pleased to be able to offer a further All Inclusive cruise on the “King Tut 3” which is a sister ship to both vessels.

The King Tut 3 has “suite-style” cabins and is a great alternative to the El Fostate for a wednesday sailing.

All suites are equipped with air-conditioning, en-suite facilities, internal telephone, fridge, television and hairdryer.

It has 90 suites, spacious lounge and bar, restaurant, 24 hour reception, sun deck with swimming/plunge pool and 4 decks. However, we only sell cabins on the upper or middle decks.

Please call Barbara or myself, Colin, on Freephone 0808 1089 100 for more details of sailings, availability and prices for the King Tut 3.

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Although Easter is almost upon us we still have been able to fix some people up with last-minute Nile cruises. Yesterday we were still finding seats for departures from Gatwick and Manchester for the 24th and 31st of March so if your thinking of taking a Nile Cruise within the next week or two please call us first on Freephone 0808 1089 100 and we’ll do all we can to get you away.

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Shelley Lash Cooper, a travel journalist from California, said some very nice things about our Nile Cruise Blog and Podcast on her Smart Money Cruises Blog which is very kind of her.

You can read her post by clicking here, or read the full article below:

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In Style with a Cruise down the Nile

So here’s a travel twist. Instead of writing about the traditional mega-ships, today I’m focusing on a geographic area completely opposite from the Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico or other popular North American cruise destination.

Have you ever considered taking a cruise down the Nile River?

Here’s one of the obvious differences between traditional cruising and a Nile cruise. Traditional ships focus on onboard activities like Broadway-style entertainment, rock climbing, golf simulators, movies and so on. Nile cruises are all about the outdoors…life on the river. There’s also a great amount of wildlife enhancing the spectacular scenery.

Don’t be fooled by the size of the Nile boats/ships. They accommodate pools and fairly spacious cabins, gift shops, lounges, sundecks, etc. Peak cruising season runs from October to April.

One of the reasons I’ve chosen to spotlight the world’s longest river (nearly 4,200 miles) is to introduce you to Colin at Nile-Cruises-4u.co.uk. (links at end of article) He is a Nile expert and has created some entertaining and informative podcasts with fabulous music. His website is full of photos of the vessels that cruise the Nile, he posts reviews and talks to quite a few folks who share their Nile Cruise experiences.

Just one drop of history for you here. It was by the Nile’s banks that one of the world’s oldest civilizations began. The ancient Egyptians lived and farmed along the Nile, using the rich soil to produce food for themselves and their animals. People continue to live along the river today.

After researching the palm-tree dotted river that stretches through the continent of Africa, I’ve decided to put the south-to-north flowing Nile River closer to the top of my travel wish list. It’s a fascinating destination. Imagine traversing some of the world’s oldest temples while being intoxicated by the historic Egyptian landscape.

So here are Colin’s links. Even if you hadn’t thought about taking a Nile River cruise, do a little armchair traveling. Listen to one of his podcasts and enjoy the music!

http://www.nile-cruises-4u.co.uk/blog/

http://nile-cruises-4u.co.uk/blog/nile-cruise-podcast/

Happy travels!

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Thanks Shelley that’s very kind of you.

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I have a “Google Alert” set up that lets me know whenever the phrase “Nile Cruise” appears on the web, either in the news or on people’s websites and its’ amazing how many times I get alerts about how “Take A Nile Cruise” appears on people’s “Things To Do Before I Die” lists. You’d be surprised how many people actually compile such lists and then upload them to their websites or blogs. I wonder if they actually tick off the various things from their list as they achieve them?

Anyway I spotted this list today on a blog that belongs to Magpie at www:LuckyMagpie.com and there at number 29 is “Take A Nile Cruise”.

100 Things to do before I die ~ Part two
March 11, 2008

Here are 26 to 50 on my list. If you have anything you want to do before you die, or a similar list, let me know in the comments.

26. Visit Morocco
27. Swim with dolphins
28. Find out the real name of my biological father
29. Take a Nile cruise
30. Take my kids to a petting zoo
31. Open a B&B

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I’ve just read a great account of a family’s first experience of a Nile Cruise.

They are the Leonard Family who are travelling around the world and describing their experiences on their blog.

Here’s their description of Day 38 - Luxor. (Thanks and credit to the Leonard Family)

Day 38 Luxor

It is a little chilly on the deck of the ship so I might end up finishing this later. (more…)

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I often browse YouTube to see if there are any new Nile Cruise or Egypt videos of interest.

Well, today I stumbled across this video of a belly-dancer providing some of the evening’s entertainment on a Nile cruise ship.

When Barbara and I travelled on the El Fostate on our last Nile cruise there was a belly-dancer too. Hope you enjoy the video…

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Nile Podcast Image…

I’ve just had a new Nile Cruise Podcast “album” image created by Rebecca at Podcast Designs and here it is!!

You need an “album” image for iTunes when you submit your podcast and it has to be 300 x 300 pixels. So after making a clumsy attempt myself I thought I’d ask the experts. Hope you like it.

Dont’ forget you can subscribe to the Nile Cruise Podcast at iTunes. Just do a search within the “Podcast” category for Nile Cruise and we’ll pop up.

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Cruising The Nile

When I returned from our first Nile cruise, (Barbara and I took our 14 year old daughter with us and sailed on the El Fostate cruiser), I wrote this article for a travel periodical.

I’ve just found it and so I thought I’d post it here in case it was of interest:

“I am still constantly amazed at how many people still regard taking a Nile Cruise as being one of their Top 10 Travel Wishes. It’s as if the very mention of the mighty River Nile conjures up images of the Ancients mixed with the allure of mysterious Egypt.