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AmaVenita vs Viking Radgrid

The verdict

Which should you choose?

AmaVenita is an intimate AmaWaterways ship carrying 162 passengers, in service since 2015. Viking Radgrid is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 168 passengers, in service since 2022.

Choose AmaVenita if you want better-rated staterooms, more culture or more cruises to choose from: it outscores Viking Radgrid for staterooms (7.0 vs 6.0) and cultural (8.0 vs 7.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores and it has 28 cruises on sale (vs 3).

Choose Viking Radgrid if you want more space per passenger or a newer ship: it has 29.8 gross tons per passenger (vs 22.2) and its maiden voyage was in 2022 (vs 2015).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

AmaVenitaViking Radgrid
Cruise line AmaWaterways Viking River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2015 2022 (better)
Gross tonnage 3,600 5,000
Passengers 162 168
Crew 51 48
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.2 (better) 3.5
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 22.2 29.8 (better)
Cabins 81
Decks 4 4
Length 443 ft 410 ft
Beam 38 ft 39 ft
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 10 / 10 (better) 9 / 10
Cruises on sale 28 3
Upcoming sailings 111 88
Cruise lengths 7–14 nights 7–11 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $3,199

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday. AmaVenita leads on 2 of the ten, Viking Radgrid on 0, with 8 level.

  • Active AmaVenita: 8.0 Viking Radgrid: 8.0
  • Adventure & nature AmaVenita: 5.0 Viking Radgrid: 5.0
  • Cultural AmaVenita: 8.0 Viking Radgrid: 7.0
  • Dining AmaVenita: 7.0 Viking Radgrid: 7.0
  • Entertainment AmaVenita: 5.0 Viking Radgrid: 5.0
  • Family friendly AmaVenita: 5.0 Viking Radgrid: 5.0
  • Party AmaVenita: 5.0 Viking Radgrid: 5.0
  • Romantic AmaVenita: 7.0 Viking Radgrid: 7.0
  • Spa & fitness AmaVenita: 5.0 Viking Radgrid: 5.0
  • Staterooms AmaVenita: 7.0 Viking Radgrid: 6.0

Questions

AmaVenita or Viking Radgrid?

Which is bigger, AmaVenita or Viking Radgrid?

Viking Radgrid is bigger at 5,000 gross tons, against 3,600 gross tons for AmaVenita. AmaVenita carries 162 passengers and Viking Radgrid carries 168.

Which ship is newer, AmaVenita or Viking Radgrid?

Viking Radgrid is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2022 against 2015 for AmaVenita.

Which has more space per passenger?

Viking Radgrid, with 29.8 gross tons per passenger against 22.2 on AmaVenita. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

AmaVenita, with one crew member for every 3.2 passengers against one for every 3.5 on Viking Radgrid.

Which is better for families?

They score the same for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 5.0 out of 10.

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