Karim & Juliana Palace Cruise Ship Review

Good Points
Sights of Egypt. Other tourists. Price was possiblty the only thing good about the boat as well as some of the staff.

Bad Points
The boat itself and everything directly related to it was very cheap and dirty.

General Comments
I had not read any reviews before I went, but I should have googled around a bit more and read the article I found on the Telegraph website. Regardless, some other reviewers do like this boat, and it's hard to know when reading review. Here is our experience. I would like to add that we are seasoned travellers and have stayed in all types of accomodation and this will be remembered as one of the worst accomodations we stayed in.



We got a very good price for a seven night cruise including food. We'd been to Egypt before and on a Nile Cruise so thought it would be very good again.



This is our experience:



Rooms were dusty and not cleaned. Instead the staff took more pride in making shapes out of towels.



Walls between bathrooms were so thin I could hear neighbours brushing teeth. No extractor fan or windows and mouldy walls. Public toilet was disgusting.



Some of the crew were also noisy all night without consideration for people sleeping. However the cook and the waiters were very nice people.



Tips were suggested by the rep at the end of the cruise - I've been in many better hotels, cruises and had better tour guides and never been asked for undeserved tips so blatantly and such an amount. Tips should be for good/exceptional service.



We met nice tourists on board, and saw the amazing sights of Egypt. We also got a 7 night package at a very good price, so we accepted it as getting what we paid for. However we'll always remember this boat of its seeming lack of hygiene.