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Ganges Voyager II vs National Geographic Gemini

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Ganges Voyager II is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 56 passengers, in service since 2016. National Geographic Gemini is an intimate Lindblad Expeditions ship carrying 48 passengers. National Geographic Gemini has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose National Geographic Gemini if you want more space per passenger or more crew per passenger: it has 48.5 gross tons per passenger (vs 17.9) and it has a crew member for every 0.8 passengers (vs 1.6).

Ganges Voyager II 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.

Ganges Voyager IINational Geographic Gemini
Cruise line Uniworld River Cruises Lindblad Expeditions
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2016 —
Gross tonnage 1,000 2,329
Passengers 56 48
Crew 36 57
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.6 0.8 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 17.9 48.5 (better)
Cabins 28 —
Decks 3 —
Length 185 ft 290 ft
Beam 41 ft —
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 10 / 10 —
Cruises on sale 3 —
Upcoming sailings 56 —
Cruise lengths 12 to 15 nights —
Fares fromlower highlighted $6,549 —

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

National Geographic Gemini has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Ganges Voyager II: 9.0
  • Adventure & nature Ganges Voyager II: 9.0
  • Cultural Ganges Voyager II: 10.0
  • Dining Ganges Voyager II: 7.0
  • Entertainment Ganges Voyager II: 6.0
  • Family friendly Ganges Voyager II: 5.0
  • Party Ganges Voyager II: 5.0
  • Romantic Ganges Voyager II: 10.0
  • Spa & fitness Ganges Voyager II: 5.0
  • Staterooms Ganges Voyager II: 6.0

Uniworld River Cruises

Ganges Voyager II

One of only two luxury river cruise ships sailing on India's Ganges River, Uniworld’s Ganges Voyager II carries 56 passengers in 28 suites and staterooms from the capital of New Delhi to Kolkata (Calcutta).

Highlights

  • On-board cultural entertainment such as traditional sitar music, a Bollywood-style song and dance show and more
  • Complimentary local beers and soft drinks

Sailing now

3 cruises on sale, from $6,549.

Questions

Ganges Voyager II or National Geographic Gemini?

Which is bigger, Ganges Voyager II or National Geographic Gemini?

National Geographic Gemini is bigger at 2,329 gross tons, against 1,000 gross tons for Ganges Voyager II. Ganges Voyager II carries 56 passengers and National Geographic Gemini carries 48.

Which has more space per passenger?

National Geographic Gemini, with 48.5 gross tons per passenger against 17.9 on Ganges Voyager II. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

National Geographic Gemini, with one crew member for every 0.8 passengers against one for every 1.6 on Ganges Voyager II.

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