AmaWaterways celebrated the launch of its newest ship AmaDahlia on the Nile River on 6 September, sailing the Secrets of Egypt & The Nile itinerary.
During the festivities, co-founders Rudi Schreiner and Kristin Karst surprised the ship’s first guests by joining them for a cocktail hour at the five-star Four Seasons Hotel Cairo where all guests enjoyed their four-day pre-cruise land packages.
Guests then boarded the ship in Luxor where they were greeted by local musicians and an Egyptian whirling dervish performance before setting sail.
Kristin Karst said: “Egypt has a very special place in my heart, and I am so excited to have many more guests experience the beauty of AmaDahlia and the experiences that this itinerary offers.”
AmaDahlia’s immersive 11-night Secrets of Egypt & The Nile itinerary invites guests to explore ancient civilization with authentic, small group-guided shore excursions led by Egyptologists.
The river cruise operates seasonally from September to June each year, sailing round trip from Luxor to Aswan with intra-Egypt flights between Cairo and Luxor.
Days are spent discovering remarkable landmarks like the Temple of Luxor and Valley of Kings and Queens and coming face-to-face with wonders like the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza.
The 11-night cruise and land itinerary includes three nights in Cairo pre-cruise and one-night in Cairo post-cruise, where guests stay in the Four Seasons Hotel.
To complement this immersive cruise and land adventure is an optional extensions including pre-program offering three nights in Dubai or four nights in Jordan (Amman and Petra) and post-program, four nights in Israel (Jerusalem).