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Avalon Passion vs Scenic Jasper

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Avalon Passion is an intimate Avalon Waterways ship carrying 166 passengers, in service since 2016. Scenic Jasper is an intimate Scenic ship carrying 169 passengers, in service since 2015.

Choose Avalon Passion if you want more space per passenger or a more romantic trip: it outscores Scenic Jasper for romantic (8.0 vs 7.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores and it has 30.1 gross tons per passenger (vs 16.1).

Choose Scenic Jasper if you want more adventure and nature, more of a party or a more family-friendly ship: it outscores Avalon Passion for adventure & nature (5.0 vs 3.0), party (5.0 vs 3.0) and family friendly (5.0 vs 4.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores.

Side by side

Specifications

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

Avalon PassionScenic Jasper
Cruise line Avalon Waterways Scenic
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2016 (better) 2015
Gross tonnage 5,000 2,721
Passengers 166 169
Crew 47 51
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.5 3.3 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 30.1 (better) 16.1
Decks 4 4
Length 443 ft 443 ft
Beam 37 ft 63 ft
Speed 9 mph 14 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 10 / 10 (better) 9 / 10
Cruises on sale 48 81
Upcoming sailings 211 161
Cruise lengths 5 to 24 nights 7 to 33 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $3,928 $3,577 (better)

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday. Avalon Passion leads on 1 of the ten, Scenic Jasper on 5, with 4 level.

  • Active Avalon Passion: 7.0 Scenic Jasper: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Avalon Passion: 3.0 Scenic Jasper: 5.0
  • Cultural Avalon Passion: 8.0 Scenic Jasper: 8.0
  • Dining Avalon Passion: 7.0 Scenic Jasper: 8.0
  • Entertainment Avalon Passion: 5.0 Scenic Jasper: 5.0
  • Family friendly Avalon Passion: 4.0 Scenic Jasper: 5.0
  • Party Avalon Passion: 3.0 Scenic Jasper: 5.0
  • Romantic Avalon Passion: 8.0 Scenic Jasper: 7.0
  • Spa & fitness Avalon Passion: 7.0 Scenic Jasper: 7.0
  • Staterooms Avalon Passion: 8.0 Scenic Jasper: 9.0

Questions

Avalon Passion or Scenic Jasper?

Which is bigger, Avalon Passion or Scenic Jasper?

Avalon Passion is bigger at 5,000 gross tons, against 2,721 gross tons for Scenic Jasper. Avalon Passion carries 166 passengers and Scenic Jasper carries 169.

Which ship is newer, Avalon Passion or Scenic Jasper?

Avalon Passion is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2016 against 2015 for Scenic Jasper.

Which has more space per passenger?

Avalon Passion, with 30.1 gross tons per passenger against 16.1 on Scenic Jasper. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Scenic Jasper, with one crew member for every 3.3 passengers against one for every 3.5 on Avalon Passion.

Which is better for families?

Scenic Jasper scores higher for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 5.0 out of 10, against 4.0 for Avalon Passion.

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