Oceania Cruises
Aurelia
- Cruises
- 38
- From
- $2,549
Ship comparison
Aurelia vs Viking Mississippi
Viking River Cruises
Viking Mississippi
- Cruises
- 15
- From
- $3,699
The verdict
Which should you choose?
Aurelia is a small Oceania Cruises ship carrying 476 passengers. Viking Mississippi is a small Viking River Cruises ship carrying 386 passengers, in service since 2022. Aurelia has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.
Choose Aurelia if you want more crew per passenger, a lower starting fare or more cruises to choose from: it has a crew member for every 1.2 passengers (vs 2.6), its cruises start from $2,549 (vs $3,699) and it has 38 cruises on sale (vs 15).
Side by side
Specifications
marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.
| Aurelia | Viking Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise line | Oceania Cruises | Viking River Cruises |
| Ship size | Small | Small |
| Maiden voyagenewer highlighted | — | 2022 |
| Gross tonnage | — | 10,000 |
| Passengers | 476 | 386 |
| Crew | 400 | 150 |
| Passengers per crew memberfewer is better | 1.2 (better) | 2.6 |
| Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier | — | 25.9 |
| Decks | — | 5 |
| Length | — | 374 ft |
| Beam | — | 36 ft |
| Cruiseable ratingout of 10 | — | 7 / 10 |
| Cruises on sale | 38 | 15 |
| Upcoming sailings | 38 | 102 |
| Cruise lengths | 7 to 181 nights | 7 to 21 nights |
| Fares fromlower highlighted | $2,549 (better) | $3,699 |
Bliss scores
How they rate, out of 10
Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.
Aurelia has no Bliss scores yet.
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Oceania Cruises
Aurelia
Sailing now
38 cruises on sale, from $2,549.
Viking River Cruises
Viking Mississippi
The 386-passenger Viking Mississippi, which launched in August 2022, brings the Viking brand as the top river cruise outfit in the world to Mississippi river cruising.
Sailing now
15 cruises on sale, from $3,699.
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7 Night Nashville Memphis and the Cumberland River
$4,799
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7 Night Nashville Memphis and the Cumberland River
$5,499
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