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River Duchess vs S.S. Elisabeth

The verdict

Which should you choose?

River Duchess is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 134 passengers, in service since 2003. S.S. Elisabeth is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 110 passengers. S.S. Elisabeth has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose S.S. Elisabeth if you want more crew per passenger, a lower starting fare or more cruises to choose from: it has a crew member for every 2.7 passengers (vs 3.9), its cruises start from $2,499 (vs $3,999) and it has 8 cruises on sale (vs 2).

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Specifications

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

River DuchessS.S. Elisabeth
Cruise line Uniworld River Cruises Uniworld River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2003 —
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted 2012 —
Gross tonnage 3,500 —
Passengers 134 110
Crew 34 41
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.9 2.7 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 26.1 —
Decks 3 —
Length 361 ft —
Beam 38 ft —
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 10 / 10 —
Cruises on sale 2 8
Upcoming sailings 4 40
Cruise lengths 7 nights 7 to 10 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $3,999 $2,499 (better)

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

S.S. Elisabeth has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active River Duchess: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature River Duchess: 5.0
  • Cultural River Duchess: 8.0
  • Dining River Duchess: 7.0
  • Entertainment River Duchess: 4.0
  • Family friendly River Duchess: 2.0
  • Party River Duchess: 5.0
  • Romantic River Duchess: 8.0
  • Spa & fitness River Duchess: 5.0
  • Staterooms River Duchess: 8.0

Uniworld River Cruises

River Duchess

River Duchess, part of the Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, carries 134 guests in luxurious style. River ships (for the Rhine, Main and Danube) must navigate hundreds of locks that are only 12 meters wide.

Highlights

  • Visit the picturesque Bulgarian towns of Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi.
  • Have an al fresco meal in the Sky Lounge.
  • Enjoy the piano player during tea, cocktails and after dinner for dancing.

Sailing now

2 cruises on sale, from $3,999.

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