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National Geographic Gemini
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Ship comparison
National Geographic Gemini vs Viking Ra
Viking River Cruises
Viking Ra
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- 2
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- $6,999
The verdict
Which should you choose?
National Geographic Gemini is an intimate Lindblad Expeditions ship carrying 48 passengers. Viking Ra is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 52 passengers, in service since 2018. 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 crew per passenger or more space per passenger: it has a crew member for every 0.8 passengers (vs 1.4) and it has 48.5 gross tons per passenger (vs 38.5).
Viking Ra does not lead by a clear margin on any measure we track, so pick it for its itinerary or its dates.
Side by side
Specifications
marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.
| National Geographic Gemini | Viking Ra | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise line | Lindblad Expeditions | Viking River Cruises |
| Ship size | Intimate | Intimate |
| Maiden voyagenewer highlighted | — | 2018 |
| Gross tonnage | 2,329 | 2,000 |
| Passengers | 48 | 52 |
| Crew | 57 | 38 |
| Passengers per crew memberfewer is better | 0.8 (better) | 1.4 |
| Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier | 48.5 (better) | 38.5 |
| Decks | — | 5 |
| Length | 290 ft | 413 ft |
| Beam | — | 92 ft |
| Cruiseable ratingout of 10 | — | 8 / 10 |
| Cruises on sale | — | 2 |
| Upcoming sailings | — | 49 |
| Cruise lengths | — | 11 nights |
| Fares fromlower highlighted | — | $6,999 |
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.
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National Geographic Gemini
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Viking River Cruises
Viking Ra
Serenity and adventure combine in a cruise down the storied Nile River aboard Viking Ra, the river ship that debuted in 2018 from Viking River Cruises. Viking Ra (named after the ancient Egyptian Sun god Ra) can glide by thousand-year-old temples, villages and stunning landscapes in the course of an afternoon.
Sailing now
2 cruises on sale, from $6,999.
Questions
National Geographic Gemini or Viking Ra?
Which is bigger, National Geographic Gemini or Viking Ra?
National Geographic Gemini is bigger at 2,329 gross tons, against 2,000 gross tons for Viking Ra. National Geographic Gemini carries 48 passengers and Viking Ra carries 52.
Which has more space per passenger?
National Geographic Gemini, with 48.5 gross tons per passenger against 38.5 on Viking Ra. 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 1.4 on Viking Ra.
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