written by lynnewalker on 24/06/2010
Our Nile Cruise holiday on the MS Tarot (replacement for the MS Da Vinci) was our first experience of any type of cruising. What a fantastic trip! The holiday was excellent value for money, since the majority of the trips were included, and the prices of the optional choices were well worth paying - we loved the excursion to Abu Simbel, the ballon ride and the sound and light show.
I can't praise the level of service given on this trip highly enough -all the very hard working staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble for them. We were very well looked after on board and the travel arrangements were superbly managed. Everything worked like clockwork! A big thanks to Hany, our superb guide, by the way.
Although there were a few people who were affected by 'gippy tummy' most felt that it was due to too much sun.
May/June is a lovely time to visit since the days are long and the queues at the attractions short!(We had early starts to avoid the heat of the day but that meant that we also had lots of free time in the afternoons for relaxing.) Our guide told us that it is a very different story in high season!
The holiday was made more enjoyable by the excellent company of our fellow travellers - we made some lovely friends and feel very lucky to have landed with such a friendly bunch!
Can't recommendthis holiday highly enough.
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Ann 14's Response to lynnewalker's Review
Written on: 17/07/2010
You were very lucky not to have the ms davinci,lovely boat but we were nearly all ill during the week.Just shows it wasnt the temperature as we were there the same week. ann