What these boats cost

20 of the 46 vessels in this record publish a rate we could source. The other 26 do not publish one at all, or publish only a package total that includes flights and hotels.

Read this before you compare anything below

These rates are not one column of numbers and they must not be read as one. The operators sell on three different bases. Some quote a price per person per night. Some quote a whole cabin for a whole cruise. One or two quote the whole boat. The same holiday can look three times more expensive depending only on which of those you are reading.

So the rates are grouped by what the money actually buys, and then by currency. Inside one group the numbers are comparable. Across groups they are not, and no arithmetic here will make them so.

We do not convert currencies, because a converted price is a price nobody quoted and it would need a dated exchange rate we do not hold. We do not divide a package total by its nights either. Where an operator sells a five night cruise by the room, dividing gives a per night figure that operator never charged, on an occupancy they do not fix.

Every figure is the lowest published starting rate on the day we read it, linked to the page it came from. A rate goes stale at 180 days. Seasons, supplements and single occupancy will all move it.

Per person, per night

11 vessels. The operator publishes a figure for one person for one night. This is the only basis on this page you can put next to a hotel rate.

EUR, as published · not comparable with the other currencies here

Vessel	From	Nights	Checked
Zekrayaat one source only	€330	3, 4	12 Sep 2026
The operator publishes the table as rates per person per night, so no arithmetic was needed. The lowest published figure is 330 euro for a cabin at double occupancy. A suite at double occupancy is 390 euro. Triple occupancy is marked Not Available on this boat, which the FAQ confirms by listing triples only on Nora, Miriam and Najma. The operator fleet rates page shows the same 330 and 390 figures, but it is the same website and not an independent source. The figure rests on that single source for that reason. Children sharing with adults are free from 1 to 4 years and take a 20 percent discount from 5 to 12. source · archived copy

GBP, as published · not comparable with the other currencies here

Vessel	From	Nights	Checked
Steam Ship Sudan	£420	4, 5	12 Sep 2026
Vita Brevis publishes around 2,100 GBP per person for five nights full board, including a resident Egyptologist, guided excursions and entrance fees, with flights and transfers extra. Divided by the five nights that page states, this gives 420 GBP per person per night. The word "around" makes the published figure approximate. Neither the operator nor Original Travel publishes any rate. Original Travel and Voyageurs du Monde publish only package totals that include international flights and land hotels, for example 5,900 to 7,650 GBP for nine days and 5,200 to 7,000 EUR for eight days. Those figures cannot honestly be divided into a cruise night rate, so we did not use them. Nile Cruise Egypt, a third-party Egyptian agency, publishes 1,800 to 2,400 USD per person for three to four nights in summer and 2,250 to 3,000 USD in winter, which lands in the same region per night. That figure is recorded here only as corroboration of the order of magnitude and of the per person basis. Authentic Hotels publishes 775 to 970 EUR a night for a cabin and 1,050 to 1,320 EUR a night for a suite without stating whether that is per person or per cabin, so that figure is not used here. source
Zein Nile Chateau one source only	£724	3, 4, 5, 7	12 Sep 2026
The published figure is GBP 2,895 per person for a four-night charter. Dividing 2,895 by 4 gives 723.75 per person per night. The board basis is stated as fully inclusive excluding alcohol. This is a from price published by a third-party tour operator, not by the vessel's operator. A&K itself publishes only "Please enquire" for this vessel and gives no figure at all. No second independent current rate was found. ETL Travel shows an average nightly rate of USD 880, but its rate table is marked valid until 30 April 2022, so that figure is not used here. source · archived copy

USD, as published · not comparable with the other currencies here

Vessel	From	Nights	Checked
Lazuli Karnak one source only	$370	3, 4, 5	12 Sep 2026
Published as starts from US $370 per person per night, double standard cabin, minimum three nights. Treat as indicative only. No rates are published on either operator domain, both of which quote on request. The same aggregator quotes the identical $370 figure for the other Lazuli boat, Lazuli Luxor, which suggests a fleet-wide placeholder rather than a rate for this hull. The figure rests on a single aggregator source with no second independent source to support it. source
Lazuli Luxor one source only	$370	3, 4, 5	12 Sep 2026
Filed at the published figure rather than left empty. Treat it with caution. The same site quotes the identical 370 per person per night for the Lazuli Karnak, a different hull with a different cabin count, which suggests a fleet placeholder rather than a rate specific to this boat. Stated as a double standard cabin with a three night minimum. Neither operator site publishes any rate. There is no second source. source
Nuun	$377	3, 4, 7	12 Sep 2026
Derived. The published figure is USD 2,639 per person in a double cabin on the 8-day 7-night cruise, May to August. Dividing 2,639 by 7 nights gives 377.00 exactly, and the nights count is unambiguous. This is the lowest per-night figure in the table. The 3-night rate of USD 1,157 works out at 385.67 per night, and the 4-night rate of USD 1,527 works out at 381.75 per night. The figure is low because Ashranda publishes no rates directly, so this is a reseller price. Egypt Tours Plus quotes USD 3,129 for the same 7-night cruise in the September to April band, matching Memphis Tours exactly, so the two are very likely drawing from the same rate card rather than representing two independent sources. source
Sanctuary Nile Adventurer	$414	4	12 Sep 2026
Lowest published figure is USD 1,654 per person for two sharing, Nile Deck standard cabin, June to August seasons including 2027. A&K states prices are per person per cruise in USD and the cruise is four nights, so 1,654 divided by 4 gives USD 413.50 pppn. This figure rests on a single seller, A&K, with no independent source to confirm it. Adventure Life publishes USD 1,552 per person for the same five-day, four-night cruise, which contradicts rather than corroborates the A&K figure, so neither can be treated as cross-verified. source
Sanctuary Sun Boat IV one source only	$414	4	12 Sep 2026
Lowest published figure is USD 1,654 per person for the 4-night cruise, Nile Deck, in the June, July and August band for 2025, 2026 and 2027. Divided by 4 nights that gives USD 413.50 per person per night. A&K states "Prices are per person per cruise. Prices are in USD." No independent second source publishes A&K's cabin rates, so the figure rests on A&K's own published material alone. source · archived copy
Princess Farida one source only	$550	3, 4, 7	12 Sep 2026
Lowest published rate on the operator table. The 4-night trip departing between 28 May and 2 September 2027 is 2,200 USD at double occupancy. The operator states that rates for normal suites are per person per trip, so 2,200 USD divided by 4 nights gives 550 USD per person per night. The 3-night equivalent is worse value: the lowest 3-night double is 1,790 USD for 1 May to 31 August 2026, which works out at 596.67 USD per person per night. Royal Suite prices are quoted per suite rather than per person and are excluded from this figure. The only other source carrying these numbers is a reseller listing that reproduces the operator figures as From $1,790 and From $2,280, so it does not provide independent confirmation. source
The Oberoi Zahra one source only	$748	3, 4, 7	12 Sep 2026
This figure comes from a single third-party seller. Oberoi publishes no rate on any public page. Rates appear only inside the site booking engine, which sits behind a form control with no plain URL. No operator confirmation and no second independent source was found. The seller publishes three per person trip totals in US dollars: 3 nights from 2,815, 4 nights from 3,420, 7 nights from 5,235. The lowest per night figure is the 7-night total. 5,235 divided by 7 equals 747.857, recorded as 747.86. The 3-night total works out at 938.33 per night and the 4-night total at 855.00 per night. These totals are packaged and include full board, excursions in groups of six to eight, and airport transfers, so they are not a pure cruise fare. source · archived copy
Nile Seray	$781	4	12 Sep 2026
Lowest published figure across the whole table is USD 3,125 per person for two sharing, Signature Suite Main Deck, 1 June to 28 July 2027 and 6 to 31 August 2027. A&K's disclaimer reads: Prices are per person per cruise. Prices are in USD. The only cruise length sold is four nights, so 3,125 divided by 4 equals 781.25 per person per night. Cruise Arabia, 24 December 2025, independently states fares from US$3,125 per person for four-night voyages, which confirms the number of nights the figure buys. Not a promotional rate. A separate newlywed offer of 50 percent off one partner's stay is published and is not used here. source · archived copy

Per cabin, whole cruise

9 vessels. The operator publishes a figure that buys a whole room for a whole cruise. It is not a nightly rate and it is not per person. Cabin occupancy is not fixed at two on most of these boats, so there is no honest way to divide it.

EUR, as published

Vessel	From	Nights	Checked
El Nil one source only	€3,850	5	12 Sep 2026
Published at EUR 3,850 per room for the five-night cruise departing 14 September. The figure covers a whole room for the whole cruise, so the basis is per cabin, not per person per night. It has not been divided down to a per-person-per-night figure because occupancy is not fixed at two, and the operator charges single occupants 75 to 100 percent of the double rate. El Nil is the lowest priced boat in the fleet on the date checked. No second independent source has been found, and the rate is a live search result that may change. High-season weeks are priced higher and are listed at https://nourelnil.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/44155024460301-High-Season-Seasonal-Sailing-Collections. source · archived copy
Malouka one source only	€4,500	5	12 Sep 2026
Published as EUR 4,500 per room for the 5-night cruise. Shown as a flat figure for Malouka, not "Starting at", because only Luxury Rooms were on offer on the checked date. That works out at EUR 900 per cabin per night, but the operator publishes no per-person or per-night figure, so that figure is not used here. A reseller advertises from EUR 3,000 per person in a double cabin, which neither matches nor converts cleanly, so it is not used as a second source. No second independent source was found for this rate, and the figure rests on the operator's own published price alone. source · archived copy
Meroe one source only	€4,800	5	12 Sep 2026
The published rate shown on the booking card is EUR 4,800 per room. That figure covers the full five-night cruise, so the basis recorded here is per cabin, not per person per night. The card does not specify which room class the starting rate applies to. Regular season pricing is shown; high-season weeks are priced higher. No second independent source has been found. The only third-party site located, egyptplanners.com, publishes no figure and directs visitors to request a quote, so the rate rests on the booking card alone. source · archived copy
Adelaïde	€5,300	5	12 Sep 2026
Lowest published rate for Adelaïde read on 12 September 2026. Shown as starting at EUR 5,300 per room for a 5-night cruise, cheapest cabin class, on the 14 to 19 September departure. That figure is not divided to a per person per night figure because occupancy is not fixed. Rooms take one or two guests, except Deluxe Suites which take up to four. A dated independent account from June 2026 quotes Nour El Nil Luxury Rooms at EUR 5,000 to 7,000 per room, which is consistent with the published figure but is not the same figure and is not used here. source · archived copy
Agatha one source only	€5,300	5	12 Sep 2026
Published as "Starting at EUR 5,300 / room" for the whole 5-night cruise, lowest class, Luxury Room, regular season week of 22 to 27 September 2026. The figure covers the room, not one person and not one night. It is not divided to a per-person per-night figure because the operator sells and prices by room. Prices are set in Euro. The operator publishes no rates page and no PDF, so no second source exists. The figure rests on a single source for that reason. source · archived copy
Roman one source only	€6,300	5	12 Sep 2026
Lowest published rate for Roman, quoted per room for the 5-night cruise, read on the search page on 12 September 2026 for the week of 22 to 27 September. The figure is not divided to a per person per night figure because the room class behind the starting rate and its occupancy are not stated. The operator search page is the only publisher of this figure and no independent source lists a Roman rate. source · archived copy
Poppee one source only	€6,800	5	12 Sep 2026
Published as starting at EUR 6,800 per room for the five-night cruise. The same figure appeared on all three Poppee departures listed on 12 September 2026, covering 14 to 19, 21 to 26, and 28 September to 3 October. The price buys a whole room, so the figure is recorded per cabin and no division was applied. No independent source publishes a Poppee rate, so this figure rests solely on the operator's own listing. source · archived copy
Najafa one source only	€7,050	5	12 Sep 2026
Lowest published rate for this vessel, read on the checked date. The figure buys one room for the whole 5-night cruise, so the basis is per cabin, not per person per night. Rate classes on the boat are Panoramic Suite, Deluxe Suite and Luxury Room, and the starting figure is the cheapest class. The operator marks some weeks as high season pricing and publishes a high season week list at https://nourelnil.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/44155024460301, but no high season figure for Najafa appears there. No independent second source exists for this figure, so it rests on the operator's own published material alone. source · archived copy
Dendera one source only	€7,300	5	12 Sep 2026
The booking engine shows "Starting at EUR 7,300 / room" for a 5-night cruise, on both the 22, 27 September and 29 September, 4 October departures. That figure covers a whole cabin for the full cruise, so the basis recorded here is per cabin, not per person per night. Divided by five nights the rate works out at EUR 1,460 per room per night, and at the operator's two-guest limit, EUR 730 per person per night. Dendera is the most expensive vessel in the fleet shown on this page. The only source is the operator's own booking engine. No independent published rate for this vessel was found, so the figure is not converted or divided for the headline field and is recorded as stated. source · archived copy

26 vessels with no published rate

These are not gaps in our work so much as gaps in what the market publishes. Several of these boats are sold only through an advisor or by email, and the only numbers in circulation for them are package totals including flights and hotels that we will not file as a cruise rate. Where we found a price that was a theme demo or a reseller's approximation, we left the cell empty rather than repeat it.