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Ganges Voyager II vs Oberoi Zahra

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Ganges Voyager II is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 56 passengers, in service since 2016. Oberoi Zahra is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 54 passengers. Oberoi Zahra has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Ganges Voyager II if you want more crew per passenger: it has a crew member for every 1.6 passengers (vs 2.7).

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Specifications

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

Ganges Voyager IIOberoi Zahra
Cruise line Uniworld River Cruises Tauck River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2016 —
Gross tonnage 1,000 —
Passengers 56 54
Crew 36 20
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.6 (better) 2.7
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 17.9 —
Cabins 28 27
Decks 3 5
Length 185 ft —
Beam 41 ft 46 ft
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 10 / 10 —
Cruises on sale 3 —
Upcoming sailings 60 —
Cruise lengths 12–15 nights —
Fares fromlower highlighted $6,649 —

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

Oberoi Zahra 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 $6,649.

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