Embark on an extraordinary journey through ancient Egypt with Celebrity Cruises. Experience the wonders of the Nile River in unparalleled luxury and comfort. Discover the allure of this majestic waterway and explore its historical treasures.
Feluccas on the Nile at sunset in Aswan
Jaz Celebrity Nile Cruise: A Luxurious Experience
The Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise is a new ship of Jaz Nile cruise in Egypt. MS Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise features 66 double, 02 single cabins and 02 suites.
Accommodation
- 05 Decks
- 66 double cabins (19 m²)
- 02 single cabins (19 m²)
- 02 Suites (25 m²)
Guest Cabin and Suite Facilities
- Individual air conditioner control
- Private bathroom with shower
- Suites have bathtub
- Telephone
- Sliding window
- Mini bar
- LCD screen TV
- Room Service
- Safe deposit box
- Marin Satellite
- Hairdryer
All cabins and suites have large panoramic sliding windows. The cruise with it spacious and elegant suites offers the most memorable experience on-board. Moreover, the cruise offers an array of choicest features and entertainment. It is TV through marine satellite, mini bar and free Wi-Fi to enjoy a cruise of absolute delight. Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise well-curated cabins offer you home-like comfort.
Facilities & Services
- 24 hours reception
- Laundry service
- Large Sundeck
- Swimming pool
- Pool bar
- Fitness equipment on deck
- Massage
- Free limited Wi-Fi
- Tennis table and Billiard
- Beauty salon on request
- On board doctor
- International dial up access
- Main restaurant
- Bar lounge
- Sundeck with bar
- Gift Shop
The Nile cruise ship offers body massage session. It will indeed help you rejuvenate throughout the cruise. Stay on track with your fitness goals with the deluxe amenities and a stunning view. In fact, the exercise becomes an enjoyable experience. Stay connected with your friends and family through the international and local dial-up service.
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Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise offers a free Wi-Fi and doctor on call service against charge. Moreover, the laundry service is always here to serve you with a smile. The Nile cruise ship also features a pool bar. The bar in fact, offers a sublime mix of thirst-quenchers by the pool. In fact, guests can enjoy some of the most unique and rare blends on-board. From crafted brews from around the world to five-star tipples, you have it all. Coupled with the spectacular view of the Nile, it redefines the entire experience altogether. Furthermore, the cruise also features a billiard room. It indeed is a popular hangout space for the guests. The cruise also features a gift shop to grab a few collectibles for your friends.
Sailing Schedule
- 04 Days / 03 nights Ex Aswan every Wednesday
- 05 Days / 04 nights Ex Luxor every Saturday
- 08 Days / 07 nights Ex Aswan every Wednesday
- 08 Days / 07 nights Ex Luxor every Saturday
Jaz Celebrity Nile Cruise Tour Itineraries
Here are some examples of tour itineraries you can experience on the Jaz Celebrity Nile Cruise:
4 Days / 3 Nights Ex Aswan
Day 1: Aswan
Upon arrival Aswan airport, there will be a meeting and assist by our representative. And then, there will be also a transfer to Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise by private coach. In fact, the embarkation on the cruise will be before the lunch. And then, you will get the lunch on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. The time will be at leisure till afternoon. And then, we will sail by traditional Nile boat on the Nile river. In fact, the sailing will be along the shores of Elephantine Island and Aga Khan Mausoleum. And then, you will be back to Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise for afternoon tea and coffee. In fact, the dinner and overnight will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board.
Optional Tour: There will be an excursion to Abu Simbel temples. In fact, the excursion will be either by private coach or by domestic flight.
Abu Simbel twin temples are 300 km southwest of Aswan. In fact, the complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It known as the “Nubian Monuments” which run from the complex downriver to Philae. In fact, The twin temples carved out of the mountainside. It was during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II in the 13th century BC. The temples erected to commemorate his alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh. The complex relocated in its entirety in 1968. It is now on an artificial hill. The complex is high above the Aswan High Dam.
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Abu Simbel Temple
Day 2: Aswan - Kom Ombo - Edfu
The breakfast will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. Today, we will visit Aswan High Dam which built in 1960. In fact, the dam contains 18 times the material which used in the Great Pyramid of Giza. Moreover, the dam is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base and 363 feet tall. And then, we will proceed to visit the Unfinished Obelisk. The obelisk made of the red granite which used for the ancient temples and colossi. In fact, the granite brought from quarries in the Aswan area. The obelisk weighs more or less than 2.3 million pound. And then, we will visit the beautiful Philae temple. In fact, the temple risen from the water of the Nile River.
And then, we will be back to the cruise for taking the lunch on board while sailing to Kom Ombo. Once we arrive, we will visit the Ptolemaic temple of Sobek and Haroeries. And then, we will return back to Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise. Relax on the sun deck and watch primitive villages on the banks of the river glide. The tea and coffee served in the early evening on the cruise board. While sailing to Edfu, we will enjoy a sumptuous oriental dinner on the cruise board. In fact, the dinner includes dance all night away. Moreover, the dinner also includes Egyptian folklore Party. The overnight will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board.
Day 3: Edfu - Luxor
The breakfast will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. This morning, we will visit the beautiful preserved Edfu temple. The temple also known as Horus temple, the Falcon God. In fact, the temple built in 237 BC during the reigns of six Ptolemy’s. Moreover, the temple indeed is the best temple which preserved in Ancient Egypt. Furthermore, the temple is the second largest after Karnak temple. In fact, Horus temple built from sandstone blocks. The huge Ptolemaic temple constructed over the site of a smaller earlier temple. In fact, Horus temple oriented east to west towards the Nile river.
The later structure of the temple faces north to south. It leaves the ruined remains of the older temple pylon to see on the east side of the first court. In fact, little known about the first Horus temple. An inscription shows that New Kingdom rulers Seti I, Ramses II and III did building work there. And then, we will return back the cruise for taking the lunch. Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise will sail to Luxor in this day. While sailing, you will get the tea and coffee on the cruise board in the early evening. The dinner and overnight will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board.
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Day 4: Luxor - Disembarkation
The breakfast will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. And then, we will disembark from the cruise. Today, we will we cross to the west bank of the Nile to visit the Colossi of Memnon. They are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. In fact, they stood in the Theban necropolis for the past 3400 years since 1350 BC. It was across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor. And then, we will go to the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. In the valley of the queens, we will visit Hatshepsut temple. The temple located beneath the cliffs at on the west bank of the Nile. It is near the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
The mortuary temple dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra. The lunch will be at local restaurant on your own. And then, we will visit the awe inspiring Luxor temple. In fact, the temple founded in 1400 BC and built with sandstone block from an area in Aswan. The area located in south-western Egypt. And then, we will continue to visit Karnak temple. The temple houses a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons and other buildings. Moreover, the building at the complex began in the reign of Sesostris I in the Middle Kingdom. And then, there will be a transfer to Luxor airport to catch your flight.
5 Days / 4 Nights Ex Luxor
Day 1: Luxor
Upon arrival Luxor, our representative will meet and assist you. And then, there will be a transfer to Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise. In fact, the embarkation on the Nile cruise board will be before the lunch. And then, you will take the lunch meal on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. Today, we will start the tour program by visiting Luxor temple. The temple founded in 1400 BC and built from sandstone blocks. In fact, these sandstone blocks brought from the south western of Egypt. And then, we will visit Karnak temple which features a vast mix of decayed temples and chapels. Moreover, the temple also features pylons and other buildings. And then, we will be back to Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise. The dinner and overnight will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board.
Day 2: Luxor - Edfu
The breakfast will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. And then, we will cross to the west bank of the Nile to visit the Colossi of Memnon. In fact, the colossi are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. The statues stood for the past 3400 years in this necropolis. Moreover, they are across the Nile River from the modern city of Luxor. And then, will go to the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. There, we will visit Hatshepsut temple. In fact, the temple located under the cliffs on the west bank of the Nile.
Moreover, the temple is near to the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. And then, we will return back to Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise. In fact, you will take the lunch meal on the cruise board while sailing to sailing to Edfu. The dinner and the overnight will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board.
Day 3: Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan
The breakfast will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. And then, we will visit the beautiful preserved Horus temple. In fact, it indeed the best preserved of all Egyptian temples which built by the Ptolemy’s. And then, we will be back to get the lunch on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. In fact, you will take your lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo. Over there, we will visit the temple of Sobek the crocodile god which situated on the riverbank. And then, we will be back to Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise and will sail to Aswan. We will enjoy an oriental dinner and dance all night away on the Nile river cruise board. The overnight will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board.
Day 4: Aswan
The breakfast will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise. And then, we will visit Aswan High Dam. In fact, the dam is an embankment dam which situated across the Nile River in Aswan. And then, we will visit the Unfinished Obelisk. The obelisk located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan. And then, we will be back to the Nile cruise for taking the lunch meal. In fact, the lunch will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. PM, we will sail on the Nile by traditional Nile boat along the shores of Elephantine Island. In fact, we will visit Philae temple there. The temple located at Philae Island which was a rocky island in the middle of the Nile river.
The island called in Hieroglyphic “Apo” which means Ivory. Moreover, the island also known by the Greek “Elephantine”. In fact, the island was an important center of trade, especially for ivory. The Ancient Egyptians built a beautiful and magnificent temple on this island. In fact, the Ancient Egyptian built this temple for Goddess Isis. Yet, the temple became submerged after the first dam which built in 1906. It was until the seventies. After that, many nations attempted to save the temple. And then we will be back to the Nile cruise board. The dinner and the overnight will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board.
Day 5: Aswan - Disembarkation
The breakfast will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. And then, we will disembark from the Nile cruise. In fact, after the disembarkation, there will be a transfer to Aswan airport to catch your flight back.
Optional Tour: There will be an excursion to Abu Simbel temples. In fact, it will be either by private coach or by domestic flight.
8 Days / 7 Nights Ex Luxor
Day 1: Luxor
Upon arrival Luxor airport there will be a meeting and an assist by our representative. And then, there will be a transfer to Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise by private coach. In fact, the embarkation on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise will be before the lunch. The lunch, dinner and the overnight will be also on the Nile river cruise board.
Day 2: Luxor - Esna - Kom Ombo - Aswan
The breakfast will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. And then, the Nile cruise ship will sail to Esna to visit Esna temple. In fact, the temple dedicated to the ram headed God Khnum, the God of Creation. Thutmose III laid the foundation of the temple in the 18th Dynasty. The Ptolemaic and Roman Emperors completed the temple from 40-250 AC. In fact, their names recorded all over the temple walls. And then, we will be back to the Nile cruise ship. The lunch will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. In fact, you will take your lunch on the board while the cruise sails to Kom Ombo.
Over there, we will visit the temple of Sobek. In fact, the temple built by the Ptolemy and located about 28 miles north of Aswan. The temple dates back to Ptolemy’s and built on a high dune which overlooks the Nile river. And then, we will return back to Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise. The tea and the coffee also served in the early evening on the cruise board. While we sail to Aswan, we will enjoy an amazing oriental dinner. We will also enjoy the dance all night away to the Egyptian folklore party. The overnight will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board.
Day 3: Aswan
The breakfast will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. Today, we will visit Aswan High Dam which built in 1960. In fact, it contains 18 times the material which used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. The Dam is 3215 feet thick at the base, 363 feet tall and 11,811 feet long. And then, we will go ahead to visit the Unfinished Obelisk. The obelisk made of the red granite which used for the ancient temples and colossi. In fact, the granite came from the quarries in Aswan area. Around these quarries, there are many inscriptions. The inscriptions are of which describing successful quarrying projects.
The Unfinished Obelisk located in the Northern Quarry. It still lies where a crack discovered as it hewn from the rock. The obelisk weighs more or less than 2.3 million pound. It is the world largest piece of stone which ever handled. In fact, a crack occurred and let to abandon it. Then, we will visit the fascinating Philae temple which risen from the water of the Nile river. And then, we will be back to the Nile cruise ship. The lunch will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. Moreover, there will be tea and coffee which served in the early evening on the cruise board. The dinner and overnight will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board.
Day 4: Aswan
The breakfast will be also on Jaz Celebrity Nile cruise board. The time will be at leisure on the Nile river crui...
Sanctuary Zein Nile Chateau: A Jewel on the Nile
Epic Highs & Unwelcome Lows I Had Cruising the Nile!
For an even more exclusive experience, consider the Sanctuary Zein Nile Chateau. This boat is mostly used for private charters, which given the amenities, the service, and outstanding cuisine is not as pricey as one might expect (full charters start at $33,000 for three nights).
Sanctuary Zein Nile Chateau
There are three decks on the boat, the main one being an open living and dining area with floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows to maximize views. At the front is a covered outdoor seating area with a daybed, tables and chairs, and a few loungers. The main indoor public space is open and bright, with one long table for dining and a large lounge area with comfortable couches and chairs for relaxing, playing board games, or watching movies at night.
Five of the six cabins are on the first deck, right at water level. The Napoleon Suite, a surprisingly spacious 462-square-foot cabin with a black iron-framed bed, a daybed-style couch and comfortable chair, a dressing area with plentiful closets, and, best of all, a large bathroom with an oversize tub with its own water-level window that allows you to soak in privacy without giving up the views.
The largest suite, the 1,000-square-foot Farouk Suite, decorated in 19th century-inspired regal Egyptian decor, is at the aft of the main level, with floor-to-ceiling windows, a large separate living area, and even an extra half bath in addition to the ensuite with a soaking tub. The other four cabins, at 215 square feet each, are smaller but comfortable, and each has its own theme and decor unique to the region.
The A&K Experience
Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) is considered best in class when it comes to escorted travel. Thanks to A&K’s private docks and a boat small enough to make landings where most river cruise ships can’t stop, you are able to dodge the crowds without missing the most popular-and some of the more hidden-attractions along the Nile.
From the Luxor temple (with its famous obelisk) to the Speos of Horemheb, a temple dating back to 1,300 B.C. built in a cave that is almost hidden along the banks of the Nile near the much bigger temple of Kom Ombo, the onboard expert Egyptologist brings the history of it all to life.
At the Valley of the Kings, you can gain private access to the tomb that holds King Tut’s mummy. This is an almost unheard of stroke of luck considering that the privilege of gaining private access to the tomb that holds King Tut’s mummy at the Valley of the Kings usually costs thousands of dollars.
Each day the expert onboard chef and his crew serve a fresh parade of dishes like shawarmas, falafel, eggplant, and lamb. Traveling with a professional outfit like A&K makes for a very complex journey.
Book now: Prices for A&K’s “Petra to the Pyramids,” 13-day tour with four nights aboard the Sanctuary Zein Nile Chateau start at $17,495 per person.
Traveler Reviews of Celebrity Eclipse
A ship’s traveler rating is provided under license by Cruiseline.com, which manages one of the largest databases of cruise reviews and ratings by travelers. A total of 964 guests have reviewed Celebrity Eclipse, giving it a rating of 4.3 on a scale of 1-5.
Cruiseline Travel Rating: 4.3 out of 5 (964 reviews)
Reviews by Traveler Type
- Couples: 67.1%
- Singles/Friends: 12.3%
- Families w/older children: 7.8%
- Groups: 6%
- Families w/young children: 2%
Most Recent Reviews
- Wonderful Mediterranean Cruise: Overall my husband and I enjoy sailing with celebrity as this was our fourth time sailing with this ship line. I think sometimes the excursions are a bit pricey and more time needs to be spent in certain areas than others. Overall, our experience was good. I would totally recommend celebrity cruises.
- Super Relaxing in the South Pacific: A fantastic, laid-back escape through the islands - plenty of space onboard, friendly crew, and the best entertainment team we’ve had in years. Eddie the Cruise Director was a legitimate tough guy of comedy - sharp, dry, and brilliant. The ship looked immaculate, food in the buffet was top-notch, and the vibe was pure South Pacific relaxation. If you want an easy, classy break sailing from Sydney, this one’s a winner. 🌴⚓
- Nice Ship, Loved the Stops/Excursions: This cruise included much European history and showed many ruins that are still in great shape. we enjoyed seeing croatia, montenegro, and the stops in greece. Excursions kept us busy most days, but warm enough most days to sit by the pool for an hour or two before getting ready for dinner. highly recommend this cruise for the ship, but also for nice selections on adriatic ports.
- Great Cruise to Amazing Places!: What a wonderful cruise! The ports, service, and food were outstanding. We book Aqua Class for the food and service in Blu, and it exceeded our expectations. We chose this particular cruise for the itinerary, and it was amazing. The weather was perfect - low 70s F and mostly sunny every day. We spent time in Bologna and Venice before the cruise and one night in Athens after - all very deserving of the hype they get! The only minor disappointment on the cruise was that here was only one full production show (including singers, the orchestra, dancers, acrobats, and aerialists). Rock City was great, but we would have preferred to see the other production shows instead of some of the guest performers. It was a staffing issue and it didn’t significantly impact our cruise. Eclipse is a well laid out ship and we enjoyed many venues, especially the Solarium, Ensemble Lounge, and World Class Bar. We are booked on a cruise on Ascent with a similar itinerary but mostly different ports for this same time next year. We are excited to try Aqua Class on Ascent!
Summary of Amenities and Services
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Accommodation | Various cabin and suite options with panoramic windows |
| Dining | Main restaurant, bar lounge, sundeck with bar |
| Recreation | Swimming pool, fitness equipment, tennis table, billiard |
| Services | 24-hour reception, laundry service, on-board doctor, free limited Wi-Fi |
| Excursions | Guided tours to historical sites like Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, and Valley of the Kings |
With a Celebrity Cruise in Egypt, you're not just taking a vacation; you're embarking on a journey through time, wrapped in luxury and comfort.
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