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Itineraries of the MS Farah

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decks plans

Lower Deck

Restaurant
MS Farah Lower Deck

Main Deck

Reception
MS Farah Main Deck

Second Deck

Gym
MS Farah Second Deck

Wheel H Deck

Spa
MS Farah Wheel H Deck

Sun Deck

Pool
MS Farah Sun Deck

Technical specifications

  • Passengers:  110
  • Decks:  5
  • Length:  72 m

A pool on a river ship, and an owner who is not the line

The MS Farah was built in 2011 at the Maasara yard in Cairo. She belongs to an Egyptian shipowner and the line charters her for its Nile programmes. That distinction matters: the trip is designed by the line, the hull belongs to somebody else.

Seventy-two metres, 55 staterooms, 110 travellers, five decks, a crew of around eighty-five. That ratio of nearly one crew member per traveller is particular to Nile ships and has no equivalent in Europe.

What is aboard

A pool on the sun deck, rare on a river ship. A lift, a gym, a spa with sauna and steam room, a library, a coffee bar, an atrium across three decks. Every stateroom has a French balcony. Royal suites run to around forty square metres.

What is missing surprises those who know the brand's European ships: no bicycles aboard, and beds are not turned toward the balcony. The line's European signature does not carry over here. There is no wheelchair-accessible stateroom, and no single cabin either: a solo traveller pays a supplement.

On capacity, two serious sources disagree: 110 travellers in 55 staterooms for one, 124 in 62 for the other. We use the first and flag the disagreement.

The other ships in the fleet

The Avalon Saigon holds the Mekong. The Delfin III sails the Peruvian Amazon. The Avalon Alegria is the Douro ship. The Avalon Artistry II holds the Bordeaux region.

A ship from elsewhere, sold by a European line

Let us name things plainly. Outside Europe this line does not run its own hulls: it markets ships operated by local owners, under its banner and inside its tours. The trip is designed by the line; the ship is not necessarily theirs.

The practical consequence is simple. The sliding glass wall, the bicycles aboard and the three excursion families are features of the European ships. Whatever replaces them here deserves to be read line by line rather than assumed by analogy.

The product sells as an escorted tour: internal flights, hotels before and after, guided visits and the cruise in one package. Gratuities and international air travel stay on your account.

Leaving from Quebec

This trip really starts at the airport, and the flight is not part of the cruise fare. Depending on the embarkation city and the season, the trip from Montreal is either direct or routed through one European connection.

One simple rule, learned the hard way: arrive at least a day before embarkation. Jet lag does not clear in a few hours, and a late bag needs a day to catch up with you. On the way home, keep the day free.

We put the flight, the cruise, the hotel nights, the transfers and the insurance into one file, with the protection of Quebec's compensation fund for travel agency customers. Tell us about the trip before you pick the date.

Frequently Asked Questions

An Egyptian shipowner, who charters her to the line for its Nile programmes. The trip is designed by the line, the hull belongs to a third party. Worth knowing if you are looking for recourse.
Yes, on the sun deck. That is rare on a river ship and one of this vessel's real strengths, particularly between Luxor and Aswan where the heat becomes crushing much of the year.
Two serious sources disagree: 110 travellers in 55 staterooms for one, 124 in 62 for the other. We use the first and flag the disagreement rather than choosing the more flattering figure.
Yes, along with a gym, a spa with sauna and steam room, a library and a coffee bar. She is better equipped in public rooms than the brand's small Asian units.
They have a French balcony: a window that opens with a guardrail in front, without outdoor space. Beds are not turned toward that opening, unlike on the line's European ships.
No. Bicycles are a feature of the line's European ships and are not carried over to the Nile. Movement ashore is by coach or on foot.
Yes, but pays a supplement: there is no single cabin aboard. That is the rule on this ship as on most river vessels of this size.
Accommodation, three meals a day, snacks, one drink per meal, in-cabin breakfast service, transport to the programme's sites, enrichment talks, and Wi-Fi with no guarantee of service.
Yes. The contract leaves them to your judgement and does not charge them. The prepaid-gratuity notices in circulation refer to selected departures of a seasonal offer, asterisk included.
No. Air travel to the start of the trip is among the contract's exclusions. On a distant destination, getting there is a large part of the journey and is settled early.
Yes, it appears among the inclusions announced for this ship, with no service guarantee. The Nile valley is better covered than most distant river destinations, but the link stays uneven.
Winter, November to March, is the comfortable season and the most requested. From May to September Upper Egypt regularly passes forty degrees and visits happen early in the morning.
The line's minimum age is eight. There is no children's club or youth supervision aboard, and no casino either. This is not a ship designed for families.
No dry-docking or major refit is documented since her construction in 2011. We would rather say so than let anyone assume a recent overhaul.
In Quebec a licensed agency deposits the sums it receives into a trust account separate from its own funds. The Compensation Fund for Customers of Travel Agents then steps in for the cases set out in law.
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