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Douglas Mawson vs S.S. Bon Voyage

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Douglas Mawson is an intimate Aurora Expeditions ship carrying 130 passengers. S.S. Bon Voyage is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 132 passengers, in service since 2006. 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 37.9) and it has 39 cruises on sale (vs 1).

Choose S.S. Bon Voyage if you want a lower starting fare: its cruises start from $3,299 (vs $4,898).

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Specifications

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

Douglas MawsonS.S. Bon Voyage
Cruise line Aurora Expeditions Uniworld River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2006
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted — 2013
Gross tonnage 8,178 5,000
Passengers 130 132
Crew — 41
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better — 3.2
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 62.9 (better) 37.9
Decks — 4
Length — 361 ft
Beam — 38 ft
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 10 / 10
Cruises on sale 39 1
Upcoming sailings 45 63
Cruise lengths 7 to 22 nights 7 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $4,898 $3,299 (better)

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 S.S. Bon Voyage: 8.0
  • Adventure & nature S.S. Bon Voyage: 5.0
  • Cultural S.S. Bon Voyage: 8.0
  • Dining S.S. Bon Voyage: 9.0
  • Entertainment S.S. Bon Voyage: 4.0
  • Family friendly S.S. Bon Voyage: 2.0
  • Party S.S. Bon Voyage: 5.0
  • Romantic S.S. Bon Voyage: 10.0
  • Spa & fitness S.S. Bon Voyage: 5.0
  • Staterooms S.S. Bon Voyage: 8.0

Uniworld River Cruises

S.S. Bon Voyage

One of Europe's most luxurious river ships, Uniworld's S.S. Bon Voyage is an intimate upscale cruise vessel welcoming 130 guests at a time.

Highlights

  • Enjoy the local food and wine of the region, you won't be disappointed
  • An open top deck allows passengers to take in the local scenery as the ship glides down the river
  • Enjoy the pampering of the small details onboard like slippers and bathrobes, in-suite morning coffee and tea service and more

Sailing now

1 cruise on sale, from $3,299.

Questions

Douglas Mawson or S.S. Bon Voyage?

Which is bigger, Douglas Mawson or S.S. Bon Voyage?

Douglas Mawson is bigger at 8,178 gross tons, against 5,000 gross tons for S.S. Bon Voyage. Douglas Mawson carries 130 passengers and S.S. Bon Voyage carries 132.

Which has more space per passenger?

Douglas Mawson, with 62.9 gross tons per passenger against 37.9 on S.S. Bon Voyage. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

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