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Ocean Explorer
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The verdict
Which should you choose?
Ocean Explorer is an intimate Quark Expeditions ship carrying 138 passengers. Savor is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 130 passengers, in service since 2014. Ocean Explorer has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.
Choose Ocean Explorer if you want more space per passenger or more crew per passenger: it has 59.6 gross tons per passenger (vs 7.7) and it has a crew member for every 1.3 passengers (vs 3.3).
Choose Savor if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 15 cruises on sale (vs none).
Side by side
Specifications
marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.
| Ocean Explorer | Savor | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise line | Quark Expeditions | Tauck River Cruises |
| Ship size | Intimate | Intimate |
| Maiden voyagenewer highlighted | — | 2014 |
| Gross tonnage | 8,228 | 1,000 |
| Passengers | 138 | 130 |
| Crew | 105 | 39 |
| Passengers per crew memberfewer is better | 1.3 (better) | 3.3 |
| Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier | 59.6 (better) | 7.7 |
| Decks | — | 4 |
| Length | 343 ft | 443 ft |
| Beam | 60 ft | 39 ft |
| Cruiseable ratingout of 10 | — | 8 / 10 |
| Cruises on sale | — | 15 |
| Upcoming sailings | — | 75 |
| Cruise lengths | — | 5 to 13 nights |
Bliss scores
How they rate, out of 10
Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.
Ocean Explorer has no Bliss scores yet.
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Quark Expeditions
Ocean Explorer
Tauck River Cruises
Savor
Accommodating up to 130 passengers as she winds her way along the mighty Danube River, Tauck River Cruises' ms Savor takes passengers to discover timeless cities such as Munich, Nürnberg, Vienna, Passau, Bratislava and Cesky Krumlov.
Highlights
- Offers the most space per guest on Europe’s inland waterways
- Complimenatry Internet
- Al fresco dining on the Sun Deck
Sailing now
15 cruises on sale.
Questions
Ocean Explorer or Savor?
Which is bigger, Ocean Explorer or Savor?
Ocean Explorer is bigger at 8,228 gross tons, against 1,000 gross tons for Savor. Ocean Explorer carries 138 passengers and Savor carries 130.
Which has more space per passenger?
Ocean Explorer, with 59.6 gross tons per passenger against 7.7 on Savor. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.
Which has more crew per passenger?
Ocean Explorer, with one crew member for every 1.3 passengers against one for every 3.3 on Savor.
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