Nile Cruise| Mayfair Cruises — Attraction in Cairo

We booked the Mayflower because it is one of the newest boats cruising the Nile. The shower has good water pressure, the air conditioning was as icy as I like it, the windows are double pane and quiet. In short, exactly why you book a new boat.

You go on a Nile Cruise to Egypt to see ancient Egypt. My wife and I were really excited for this trip, yes we are those strange people who read history for fun. We showed up with a heck of an itinerary and this 4 night cruise was just a portion of our 12 days in Egypt. We were very pleased to be touring in a smaller group of 12 people rather than the huge groups of people exiting buses and following around guide in horde wearing earphones. Huge advantage vs other Nile cruises.

We had several guides during our time in Egypt some of them even recommended by friends who had been previously. But the Egyptologist on the Mayflower (his name was Adell) was far and away the best we encountered and touring with him was one of the highlights of the trip. Adell is originally a high school history teacher, he is tremendously passionate about Ancient Egypt in a way that our other guides were not. It’s a relatively common career path and frankly most others just knew the bare minimum to satisfy the average tourist. Adell spoke perfect English, and of the many many people we encountered he was the one we had complete trust in. Kudos to Mayflower for hiring one of the best. Someday we will be back to see the more esoteric sites with Adell.

The food was actually quite good, and very good when the chefs made Egyptian food (more of this please), we were definitely never hungry. No one in our group of got food poisoning on the boat. That alone is a big win.

Service was great, they remember your drink order, check in regularly with a smile.

Housekeeping was excellent, the boat was spotless, cabins always immaculate when we returned.

Overall cruising the Nile on the Mayflower was a wonderful experience. Even just sitting in the pool as Egypt slowly passes by was something we will...

My mom and I recently took a cruise on the Mayflower boat, part of the Mayfair Cruises line, and really had a good time. The boat was very nice and they even had it decked out for Christmas. The staff were really attentive and the rooms were clean. We loved the upper deck - it had a great pool and two hot tubs, and plenty of comfortable lounge chairs. There were also a lot of nice touches like the drinks they offered when we got back onboard the boat each day and the tea time they had on the upper deck.

Going with 4 stars instead of 5 because it was like the staff was a bit too attentive, bordering on hovering. When we ate in the dining room for each meal, it felt as though there was constantly someone asking if we needing something or wanting to carry our plates for us. It sounds lovely in theory but it translated to a bit of claustrophobia and made us somewhat uncomfortable after a while.

Overall, I would highly recommend. If you are thinking of traveling to Egypt anytime soon, this is a great way to see more...

went on a 4 day river cruise as part of a tour in Cairo Egypt. i was on the MS Esplanade. the boat was very nice but appeared worn in some places (tape on the staircase. soiled carpet in my room) the staff made up for any hiccups. absolutely the best personnel. the staff was fantastic. the room attendant bibo, waiters Hasan, M. Fayyad and dining room supervisor mina were all fantastic. they always greeted me with friendly smile, and courteous service. well trained and super kind polite and friendly. the rest of the staff was the same. i really appreciated their service. my only complaint was the quality of the food. flavorless, and just not of good quality. i ordered several fish dishes and the fish was obviously pre-frozen but lacked flavor and tasted like it had been frozen. the salad bar was ok. the best meal i had was the Egyptian dinner. the flavor and taste...