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Isabela II vs Oberoi Zahra

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Isabela II is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 40 passengers, in service since 2000. Oberoi Zahra is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 54 passengers. Isabela II has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold. Oberoi Zahra has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Isabela II if you want more crew per passenger: it has a crew member for every 1.7 passengers (vs 2.7).

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Specifications

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

Isabela IIOberoi Zahra
Cruise line Tauck River Cruises Tauck River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2000 —
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted 2018 —
Gross tonnage 1,025 —
Passengers 40 54
Crew 24 20
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.7 (better) 2.7
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 25.6 —
Cabins — 27
Decks 3 5
Length 166 ft —
Beam 38 ft 46 ft

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