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Douglas Mawson vs Savor

Tauck River Cruises

Savor

Cruises
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The verdict

Which should you choose?

Douglas Mawson is an intimate Aurora Expeditions ship carrying 130 passengers. Savor is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 130 passengers, in service since 2014. Douglas Mawson has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Douglas Mawson if you want more space per passenger or more cruises to choose from: it has 62.9 gross tons per passenger (vs 7.7) and it has 39 cruises on sale (vs 15).

Savor does not lead by a clear margin on any measure we track, so pick it for its itinerary or its dates.

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Specifications

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

Douglas MawsonSavor
Cruise line Aurora Expeditions Tauck River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2014
Gross tonnage 8,178 1,000
Passengers 130 130
Crew — 39
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better — 3.3
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 62.9 (better) 7.7
Decks — 4
Length — 443 ft
Beam — 39 ft
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 8 / 10
Cruises on sale 39 15
Upcoming sailings 45 75
Cruise lengths 7 to 22 nights 5 to 13 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $4,898 —

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Douglas Mawson has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Savor: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Savor: 5.0
  • Cultural Savor: 9.0
  • Dining Savor: 8.0
  • Entertainment Savor: 5.0
  • Family friendly Savor: 6.5
  • Party Savor: 3.0
  • Romantic Savor: 8.0
  • Spa & fitness Savor: 4.0
  • Staterooms Savor: 8.0

Tauck River Cruises

Savor

Accommodating up to 130 passengers as she winds her way along the mighty Danube River, Tauck River Cruises' ms Savor takes passengers to discover timeless cities such as Munich, Nürnberg, Vienna, Passau, Bratislava and Cesky Krumlov.

Highlights

  • Offers the most space per guest on Europe’s inland waterways
  • Complimenatry Internet
  • Al fresco dining on the Sun Deck

Sailing now

15 cruises on sale.

Questions

Douglas Mawson or Savor?

Which is bigger, Douglas Mawson or Savor?

Douglas Mawson is bigger at 8,178 gross tons, against 1,000 gross tons for Savor. Douglas Mawson carries 130 passengers and Savor carries 130.

Which has more space per passenger?

Douglas Mawson, with 62.9 gross tons per passenger against 7.7 on Savor. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

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