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Evrima vs Viking Mississippi

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

Evrima

Cruises
66
From
$6,100

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Evrima is a small The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection ship carrying 298 passengers, in service since 2022. Viking Mississippi is a small Viking River Cruises ship carrying 386 passengers, in service since 2022.

Choose Evrima if you want more space per passenger, more crew per passenger or better-rated dining: it outscores Viking Mississippi for dining (10.0 vs 6.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores, it has 88.9 gross tons per passenger (vs 25.9) and it has a crew member for every 1.2 passengers (vs 2.6).

Choose Viking Mississippi if you want a lower starting fare or better-rated entertainment: it outscores Evrima for entertainment (6.0 vs 5.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores and its cruises start from $3,599 (vs $6,100).

Side by side

Specifications

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

EvrimaViking Mississippi
Cruise line The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Viking River Cruises
Ship size Small Small
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2022 2022
Gross tonnage 26,500 10,000
Passengers 298 386
Crew 246 150
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.2 (better) 2.6
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 88.9 (better) 25.9
Decks 10 5
Length 623 ft 374 ft
Beam 79 ft 36 ft
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 9 / 10 (better) 7 / 10
Cruises on sale 66 15
Upcoming sailings 89 106
Cruise lengths 4–12 nights 7–21 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $6,100 $3,599 (better)

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday. Evrima leads on 5 of the ten, Viking Mississippi on 1, with 4 level.

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

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 $3,599.

Questions

Evrima or Viking Mississippi?

Which is bigger, Evrima or Viking Mississippi?

Evrima is bigger at 26,500 gross tons, against 10,000 gross tons for Viking Mississippi. Evrima carries 298 passengers and Viking Mississippi carries 386.

Which ship is newer, Evrima or Viking Mississippi?

Both made their maiden voyage in 2022.

Which has more space per passenger?

Evrima, with 88.9 gross tons per passenger against 25.9 on Viking Mississippi. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Evrima, with one crew member for every 1.2 passengers against one for every 2.6 on Viking Mississippi.

Which is better for families?

They score the same for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 5.0 out of 10.

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