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AmaCleo

Announced, not yet sailing. Operated by AmaWaterways.

Not verified as sailing  checked 12 Sep 2026

We have not confirmed that this vessel is currently in service. That is a statement about our checking, not a claim that it has stopped.

Our view

There is no ship here yet and there is no date for one. Two trade reports a few months apart give two different years and AmaWaterways has published neither, which is the finding rather than a gap in our research. If you want this product now, AmaLilia is sailing it.

Who it suits

  • Advisors tracking incoming Nile capacity
  • Travellers willing to wait for a brand new ship on a programme that already exists

Who it does not suit

  • Anyone who needs a date, the trade said 2028 in April 2026 and fall 2027 in August 2026 and AmaWaterways has said nothing at all
  • Travellers booking on the price shown on the ship page, that is the shared itinerary price and not an AmaCleo fare
  • Anyone who wants this ship specifically, the operator's own Egypt landing page does not list it
Service style
Announced AmaWaterways newbuild for the same eleven night Cairo round trip the line already runs on three hulls.
Nearest alternative: AmaLilia
AmaLilia is the same specification on the same itinerary and it is in service now. AmaCleo has no launch date from the operator and nothing about it can be verified against a hull in the water. See its record →
Everything in this box is opinion, not a sourced fact, and we say what it rests on: desk research only, by Christoph Paterok, 12 September 2026. Nobody here has sailed this vessel. Read it as a careful reading of the published record, which is what it is.

Identity · 3 of 4 on file

Official URL
https://www.amawaterways.com/ships/amacleo
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source Operator states this, and a second source agrees.
Name variants
Ama Cleo (not to be confused with the Cleo dahabeya)
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source, archived copy Operator states this, and a second source agrees.
Flag / registration
not checked
Operating status
unverified
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source, archived copy One source, or sources that disagree. Treat as provisional.

The vessel · 9 of 13 on file

Launch year
not checked
Last refit year
not checked
Cabins
41
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source, or sources that disagree. Treat as provisional.
Suites
13
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source we consider reliable.
Max guests
82
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source we consider reliable.
Crew
65
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source we consider reliable.
Length (m)
71.9
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source we consider reliable.
Propulsion
not checked
Decks
5
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source we consider reliable.
Pool
pool
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source we consider reliable.
Air conditioning
Yes
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source we consider reliable.
Wi-Fi
Yes
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source we consider reliable.
Accessibility notes
not checked

How it operates · 4 of 9 on file

Routes
Cairo to Cairo
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source, archived copy One source we consider reliable.
Nights offered
11
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source, archived copy One source we consider reliable.
Embarkation ports
Cairo
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source, archived copy One source, or sources that disagree. Treat as provisional.
Departure days
not checked
Season months
not checked
Whole-boat charter
not checked
Charter minimum cabins
not checked
Booking channels
direct, advisor
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source, archived copy One source we consider reliable.
Minimum age
not checked

Price · 2 of 5 on file

Rate from
not checked
Rate to
not checked
Whole-boat charter rate
not checked
Inclusions
All meals, Unlimited wine with lunch and dinner, Daily Sip & Sail cocktail hour, Wi-Fi, Guided excursions
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source we consider reliable.
Exclusions
Flights or transfers, Land programmes, Gratuities, Visa fees, Intra-Egypt air
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source, archived copy One source we consider reliable.

Announced vessel · 6 of 6 on file

Announced on
14 April 2026
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source, or sources that disagree. Treat as provisional.
Stated launch, current
No launch date is published on AmaWaterways' own AmaCleo page or on the Nile itinerary page. Trade coverage of the April 2026 expansion announcement said AmaCleo debuts in 2028 on the Nile. Later coverage from 4 August 2026 said fall 2027. The two dates are not reconciled by any operator statement.
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source, or sources that disagree. Treat as provisional.
Bookings open
No
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source, archived copy One source we consider reliable.
Booking URL
https://www.amawaterways.com/river-cruises/africa/nile/secrets-egypt-nile
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source, archived copy One source, or sources that disagree. Treat as provisional.
Sister vessels
AmaLilia, AmaDahlia, AmaNubia
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source, archived copy One source, or sources that disagree. Treat as provisional.
Berths added
82
Checked 12 Sep 2026. source One source we consider reliable.

Reputation · 0 of 3 on file

Notable history
not checked
Awards
not checked
Guest review sources
not checked

What we could not establish

Every empty cell above has a reason. These are the reasons for this vessel, written down at the time the record was made, including the places where published sources contradict each other.

The launch date is unconfirmed. AmaWaterways publishes no launch date on the AmaCleo ship page, on the Egypt landing page, or on the itinerary page. The Egypt landing page does not list AmaCleo at all. Trade press from April 2026 gives 2028; trade press from August 2026 gives autumn 2027. Both figures are secondhand. No year is published here until the operator states one.

The flag, registration, and propulsion are not published anywhere, as would be expected for a ship not yet in service. Propulsion was not assumed. No refit year applies.

The ship page carries no wheelchair, lift, or mobility wording. A search of the EU FAQ page returned only navigation results. There is nothing on accessibility to attribute.

The minimum age policy, charter availability, and charter minimum are not published on any page we read.

The operating season and departure days could not be confirmed for AmaCleo. The only dates published by the operator, September to November 2026, belong to the other three ships in the Egypt fleet, not to AmaCleo. The operator publishes no fixed weekly departure pattern, and the 2026 dates fall on mixed weekdays.

No upper rate was found.

The starting rate is also left empty. The only figure we found is a from price of EUR 6,234 per person shown on the AmaCleo ship page. That figure covers an 11-night package that mixes hotel nights and cruise nights, and it is not specific to AmaCleo as a hull. Because the number of cruise nights within the package is ambiguous, no nightly rate was calculated.

All prices here are in euros. The amawaterways.com domain serves the EU storefront, and the /us/ path returns a 404, so no USD rate was verified.

Source: https://www.amawaterways.com/ships/amacleo.

Recorded 12 September 2026. If you can settle any of these, tell us and we will correct the record in public.

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