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Emerald Harmony vs Viking Osiris

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Emerald Harmony is an intimate Emerald Cruises ship carrying 84 passengers. Viking Osiris is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 82 passengers, in service since 2022. Emerald Harmony has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Emerald Harmony if you want a lower starting fare or more cruises to choose from: its cruises start from $1,996 (vs $6,999) and it has 8 cruises on sale (vs 2).

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Specifications

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

Emerald HarmonyViking Osiris
Cruise line Emerald Cruises Viking River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2022
Gross tonnage — 3,600
Passengers 84 82
Crew 40 43
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 2.1 1.9 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier — 43.9
Decks — 5
Length — 236 ft
Beam — 48 ft
Speed — 23 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 10 / 10
Cruises on sale 8 2
Upcoming sailings 86 96
Cruise lengths 7 to 9 nights 11 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $1,996 (better) $6,999

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

Emerald Harmony has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Viking Osiris: 8.0
  • Adventure & nature Viking Osiris: 6.0
  • Cultural Viking Osiris: 10.0
  • Dining Viking Osiris: 6.0
  • Entertainment Viking Osiris: 6.0
  • Family friendly Viking Osiris: 5.0
  • Party Viking Osiris: 5.0
  • Romantic Viking Osiris: 9.0
  • Spa & fitness Viking Osiris: 5.0
  • Staterooms Viking Osiris: 7.0

Viking River Cruises

Viking Osiris

The 82-passenger Viking Osiris is among the most upscale ships in Egypt. Sister ship to Viking Aton and Viking Hathor, the river ship from Viking River Cruises takes travelers on trips to Cairo — where you can take in the ancient pyramids and Great Sphinx — and then on to historic ruins along the Nile River.

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2 cruises on sale, from $6,999.

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