AmaWaterways
AmaDahlia
- Cruises
- 2
- From
- $5,849
The verdict
AmaDahlia is an intimate AmaWaterways ship carrying 72 passengers, in service since 2021. Sea Cloud is an intimate Lindblad Expeditions ship carrying 64 passengers, in service since 1931. Sea Cloud has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.
Choose AmaDahlia if you want a newer ship: its maiden voyage was in 2021 (vs 1931).
Choose Sea Cloud if you want more space per passenger: it has 39.6 gross tons per passenger (vs 13.9).
Side by side
marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.
| AmaDahlia | Sea Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise line | AmaWaterways | Lindblad Expeditions |
| Ship size | Intimate | Intimate |
| Maiden voyagenewer highlighted | 2021 (better) | 1931 |
| Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted | — | 2011 |
| Gross tonnage | 1,000 | 2,532 |
| Passengers | 72 | 64 |
| Crew | 62 | 60 |
| Passengers per crew memberfewer is better | 1.2 | 1.1 (better) |
| Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier | 13.9 | 39.6 (better) |
| Decks | 4 | 3 |
| Length | 236 ft | 360 ft |
| Beam | 43 ft | 48 ft |
| Speed | 10 mph | 11 mph |
| Cruiseable ratingout of 10 | — | 9 / 10 |
| Cruises on sale | 2 | — |
| Upcoming sailings | 83 | — |
| Cruise lengths | 11 nights | — |
| Fares fromlower highlighted | $5,849 | — |
Bliss scores
Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.
Sea Cloud has no Bliss scores yet.
AmaWaterways
If you’ve longed to finally take that cruise along the Nile River, the elegant AmaDahlia is a great choice. The new 72-passenger ship from AmaWaterways offers 36 staterooms, including 16 spacious suites with a wealth of amenities that will surprise and delight you.
2 cruises on sale, from $5,849.
Lindblad Expeditions
There's a history of ships sailing the seas and windjammers, the graceful square sail ships, are part of that history. Sea Cloud is a ship with a soul, commissioned by Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband E.F. Hutton, and launched in 1931. The ship has played host to royalty, known service in wartime, and sailed the world over.
Questions
Sea Cloud is bigger at 2,532 gross tons, against 1,000 gross tons for AmaDahlia. AmaDahlia carries 72 passengers and Sea Cloud carries 64.
AmaDahlia is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2021 against 1931 for Sea Cloud.
Sea Cloud, with 39.6 gross tons per passenger against 13.9 on AmaDahlia. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.
Sea Cloud, with one crew member for every 1.1 passengers against one for every 1.2 on AmaDahlia.
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