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I have been on 4 previous nile cruises and I have to say this has been by far the best. Hany is the most knowledgeable guide we have ever had. Our boat was far superior than all the previous boats we have been on. The holiday was amazing overall.

Booking with Sarah was very good so easy

Our ship was fantastic. The royal princess was impressive and the service, accommodation and the food was brilliant. Our guide Hany made our holiday extra special, he was fantastic. All the staff were amazing and worked so hard to make our holiday special. We had a wonderful time and always felt safe. We will be returning soon. Thank you for a really enjoyable experience.

Slick, seamless organise station.
Our on board expert was superb, as was the exert at the Cairo legion.
Best holiday ever!

This was a trip of a Life time. Classic Holidays were amazing and arranged everything with such fine detail. Big thanks to the agent Sarah who recommended and arranged everthing
We had 7 days on the Nile on the MS Princess which was sublime. Our Egyptologist and Guide , Sam was a walking encyclopaedia, we can not praise him enough.
All the tours were amazing including all the extras Sam provided were really good .
The food on board was fabulous and no-one was ill with Egyptian tummy !
We then transferred down to Hurghada and stayed in the Fort Arababeque in Hurghada for a complete rest ( we needed it) again a great location and hotel .
In Cairo we stayed in the Marriott Mena House Hotel , again super hotel and the view of the Pyramids from the hotel gardens was out of this world .
It was end to end service from Classic Holidays and if you are thinking of going to Egypt I have no hesitation in recommending them.

Great organisation. Fantastic food brilliant trips, lovely staff and value for money. Great boat with good amenities. The best thing though, and we have travelled the world extensively, was our guide Ayman. Absolutely superb.

I enjoyed this holiday experience very much. I saw everything I wanted to see. The guides were friendly and informative. The Nile River Cruise from Luxor to Aswan met my expectations as did the stay at the Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel, Cairo. The buffet food was varied and good and all the transfers were carried out smoothly and without problems.

Everything very well organised. Guides were superb, amazing knowledge. We saw everything we wanted and more. Ship was excellent, comfortable with good entertainment and decent food. Staff first class.
Liked the idea of tips included.
Would have preferred to pay for trips by card rather than sterling. Good value. Would have preferred to fly direct from Scotland.

Superbly organised offering a super boat, hotel and trips at a great price. Definitely recommend

The accommodation, the food and, most of all, the staff who were excellent. Hotels in Cairo and Hurghada were first class. The cruise ship had all conveniences, and the tours were excellent, informative and well organised by the tour guides.

An excellent holiday. Everything went to plan, we were very impressed. Our accomodation was outstanding, our guide on the boat was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We could not have wished for a better experience.

Everything went smoothly and without a hitch. The itinerary was just right for us. All the staff were friendly and helpful especially Adi our tour guide. We highly recommend Classic holidays.

A fabulous cruise and holiday on the Nile and Luxor area.
Away from the cold and rain in U.K. southern Egypt was simply fabulous. Friendly people with their treasures of Valley of Kings and even Abu Simbel which was on bucket list since a small child. A Must holiday for anyone who loves history.

We spent 7 nights on Royal Esadora for our Nile cruise, with a direct flight from UK to Luxor. The boat was lovely with brilliant, friendly staff. Our guide, Marco spoke great English, was so organised and gave us loads of information on Egyptology. Early starts ensured we missed the crowds and the heat giving us great experiences eg valley of the kings and queens, abu Simbel temple, Luxor temple, Karnak temple, Nubian village and nature boat trip, Philae temple with light show in the evening, optional hot air balloon ride. In the afternoon there were optional activities or a chance to laze in the sunshine or swim in the little pool on the top deck. Lots of included excursions plus a few optional add ons. After our amazing cruise to Aswan and return to Luxor, we flew from Luxor to Cairo for 4 nights in a lovely hotel, the pyramids Steinberger with a view of the pyramids from our balcony. Here we booked our own guides with ‘get your guide’ online to see the pyramids, camel ride, Egyptian museum and old Cairo tour. Bring lots of small change, in dollars, sterling or Egyptians pounds notes (10) particularly for toilets. Egypt takes any currency. Tips on the boat are paid in one lump sum for the whole staff which makes it easier as Egypt has a tipping culture, much more so than the UK. The whole trip was well worth the money and we really enjoyed it. We chose late November to early December for perfect temperatures to enjoy walking around the historical sites comfortably. We would recommend Classic holidays for this holiday.

Everything about the holiday was smooth and seamless and our tour guide,Marco,was absolutely brilliant.

From booking until departure it was pretty seamless. I did contact them a few times to upgrade a room and cancel our friend but it was always easy and helpful.

On arrivel in Cairo we had an email to say our boat had been changed to the Blue Shadow II as the Esadora was out of action. We walked thru the Esadora and felt our new boat was better anyway so no big deal.

Highly recommend a Full Pyramid View at the Steigenberger - it was magical. Our guide on the full day to the Pyramids, Sphinx and Egyptian Museam was great. The hawkers are something else so be prepared for an onslought everywhere you go, its just part of their culture but you dont have to engage.

The boat was great, the staff amazing, the excursions magical. Food can be hit and miss but you will always find something to eat. They were constantly cleaning. Our cabin guy kept us entertained with daily shapes of our towels, the room was always kept super clean. My partner fell ill on the Wednesday which we put down to bad luck. The reception staff and our guide couldnt do any more to help and went out of their way to make him feel comfortable. No issues with how this was handled. Seemed to be a one off as my group and I were fine.

The extra excursions are one to watch out for. We really wanted to fly to Abu Simbel but were told it wasnt possible due to availablitiy and if we insisted it would have to be the next day and miss out on high tea at the Old Cataract. Emad tried everything to keep us happy but we just accepted it would have to be by bus. It was worth the 7 total hours on the bus.

Exhaust fumes may bother some as may the pollution on the river but we put that down the country rather than anything else. It is what it is.

Hidden extras includes additonal tombs at the Valley of the Kings and Queens - eg: King Tuts tomb or Nefatari's tomb - so prepare for extras. You also cannot take photos of King Tuts jewels in the Egyptian Museum. Just things to take note of.

Our overall exprience was magical and we would certainly recommend this trip to anyone interested in Ancient Egypt.

Egyptair are not great and were late on every flight we took - the security process is something else. Food terrible, staff indifferent but again this is not a refelection on Classic Holidays.

Emad our Egyptologist for Orbital Travel was just the best. Such a great man and so enthusiastic.

If standards are super important you may want to try for the most expensive boat your money can buy - for us tho it was fine.

My final thoughts - the visits to the Papyrus factory, perfume factory and alabastor factory are all staged visits to get you to buy, they were a bit pointless to us and a waste of time.

Take lots or cash - sterling, egyptian and 1 dollar bills - youll need them all for tips and extras. Still cant grasp how the ship could take card for the bar bill but the guide insisted on cash for the extra excursions and £50 per person tips. Not ideal walking around with wads of notes. You could try an ATM if your guide is with you - a few seemed to do this. You need small notes to use toilets everywhere you go.

Just do your research and expect to be totally wowed by what you will see. It is truly an incredible place.

Thank you for a great experience!

Pretty downmarket set up. Boat upgrade was good.

Staff member I dealt with not very intelligent and not very helpful when my friend suddenly cancelled and I had to replace with another. Ended up having to bypass him by going direct to travel agency that arranges the boat who then told him what to do! Moved from 2 rooms to 1 everywhere but still an extra £1000 inc flights.
Pretty downmarket set up, though due to 2 late boat changes we were upgraded to the Grand Mandarin which was very good with lovely lovely staff and chefs.
Planning really not good - like get to Cairo late and be picked up 0730 for sightseeing (as is normal, so better to get there earlier bearing in mind time change!) Tour guide in Cairo v good however (Michael). Planning bad On boat we did 7 days so other groups do 3 days or 4 days which means we picked up different parties in various places en route and therefore had to sit idly in places we had already been to while the latest Chinese or whatever nationality group went to see the sights there (so we ended up on a bus for last bit of the return trip to Luxor in order to get their in time!). Maybe worth finding out if that will apply - thought lovely sitting area and small pool on top of boat.Tour guide Adel from Orbital Travel very knowledgeable and well qualified although quite hard to understand at times and we did end up paying extra not to miss things he recommended (and he was always right on what to skip, what to see).
Planning on flights bad on return - like get up 0545 to fly Hurghada-Cairo and spend the whole day in Cairo airport! Why not tell us there is a Gatwick as well as LHR flight??? And PS do not stay in Hurghada hotel strip...

A disappointing response from this company when our hotel booking was lost! Since this review Classic have been in contact. Classic have given some explanation about the problems encountered but insincere apology for the upset caused and no offer of compensation. Communication from the time of booking could be improved with more detail available on bespoke programmes. The programme of 12 promised excursions were very good and led by a super knowledgable guide, Hany. This is not 5* cruise trip by UK standards, so go prepared, but they do their best to provide a good experience. The Esadora will not provide water, tea or coffee, no internet (purchased internet rarely works) or TV in cabins, which you might expect for a cruise advertised as 5*. Customer services take comments seriously but they find any criticism difficult to accept.

My wife and I have very recently returned from an Egypt holiday booked through Classic Holidays which included a 3 night stay in Cairo, a 7 night Nile Cruise and a 4 night stay in Hurghada. The 3 night stay in Cairo was mainly satisfactory except we had a long delay at Cairo Airport on our arrival awaiting our transfer with fellow passengers to our hotel with no explanation from the rep who met us. We later discovered that we experienced a lack of communication and information throughout the whole holiday. Upon leaving Cairo, passengers initially had conflicting pick up times but eventually this was rectified. Upon boarding the MS Esadora for our Nile cruise we were disappointed by the appearance of the boat since it was supposed to be 5 star. No way was it and it was old and in of a refurbishment! We had booked an upper mid cabin but were allocated a lower cabin on first passenger level. This did not have the view we expected and we suffered excessive engine noise and fumes! Upon complaining on our arrival and again upon our return home, Classic repeatedly told us there was a deck below us and therefore we had an upper cabin. This is simply not true and below us was the restaurant and storage. This was also confirmed to us by a member of the crew. In Hurghada we had booked a superior double room at the hotel but on arrival we were told we had a twin room but the said they could configure the room to make it into a double. This they duly did but the result was unsatisfactory and frustrating as we only had 1 bedside table and the bedside light was in the middle of the bed together with the light switches and power points. Upon leaving the Urghada hotel to travel to Urghada airport we were told by a fellow passenger that the flight time had changed and also presumably the pickup time but we had not been informed. Only after emailing Classic did we receive confirmation. At Cairo Airport we had a long transfer wait of over 6 hours for our connecting flight to Heathrow but we understand that this was as a result of Egypt Air changing flight times. This was certainly not the case when we booked the holiday and Classic did offer us airport lounge refund but this was only obtained after we had requested it and it was not initially offered. Overall the holiday was not a totally satisfactory experience and one which we would not wish to repeat !!

I would not recommend booking a Nile Cruise/Hotel stay with Classic Holidays. We went on our holiday Sept/Oct 2023. We paid a lot of money for our trip, it was not a 5 star experience. Book with someone else.