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AmaViola vs Viking Kadlin

The verdict

Which should you choose?

AmaViola is an intimate AmaWaterways ship carrying 158 passengers, in service since 2016. Viking Kadlin is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 190 passengers, in service since 2016.

Choose AmaViola if you want better-rated staterooms, more crew per passenger or more cruises to choose from: it outscores Viking Kadlin for staterooms (7.0 vs 6.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores, it has a crew member for every 3.1 passengers (vs 3.8) and it has 29 cruises on sale (vs 4).

Choose Viking Kadlin if you want more space per passenger: it has 26.3 gross tons per passenger (vs 22.2).

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Specifications

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

AmaViolaViking Kadlin
Cruise line AmaWaterways Viking River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2016 2016
Gross tonnage 3,500 5,000
Passengers 158 190
Crew 51 50
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.1 (better) 3.8
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 22.2 26.3 (better)
Decks 4 4
Length 443 ft 443 ft
Beam 38 ft 55 ft
Speed 8 mph 17 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 10 / 10 (better) 9 / 10
Cruises on sale 29 4
Upcoming sailings 92 6
Cruise lengths 7 to 11 nights 7 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $2,339 (better) $2,399

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

  • Active AmaViola: 7.0 Viking Kadlin: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature AmaViola: 5.0 Viking Kadlin: 5.0
  • Cultural AmaViola: 7.0 Viking Kadlin: 7.0
  • Dining AmaViola: 7.0 Viking Kadlin: 6.5
  • Entertainment AmaViola: 6.0 Viking Kadlin: 6.0
  • Family friendly AmaViola: 5.0 Viking Kadlin: 5.0
  • Party AmaViola: 5.0 Viking Kadlin: 5.0
  • Romantic AmaViola: 7.0 Viking Kadlin: 7.0
  • Spa & fitness AmaViola: 6.0 Viking Kadlin: 6.0
  • Staterooms AmaViola: 7.0 Viking Kadlin: 6.0

Questions

AmaViola or Viking Kadlin?

Which is bigger, AmaViola or Viking Kadlin?

Viking Kadlin is bigger at 5,000 gross tons, against 3,500 gross tons for AmaViola. AmaViola carries 158 passengers and Viking Kadlin carries 190.

Which ship is newer, AmaViola or Viking Kadlin?

Both made their maiden voyage in 2016.

Which has more space per passenger?

Viking Kadlin, with 26.3 gross tons per passenger against 22.2 on AmaViola. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

AmaViola, with one crew member for every 3.1 passengers against one for every 3.8 on Viking Kadlin.

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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