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River Princess vs Savor

Tauck River Cruises

Savor

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The verdict

Which should you choose?

River Princess is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 132 passengers, in service since 2001. Savor is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 130 passengers, in service since 2014. River Princess has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose River Princess if you want more space per passenger: it has 37.9 gross tons per passenger (vs 7.7).

Choose Savor if you want a newer ship or more cruises to choose from: its maiden voyage was in 2014 (vs 2001) and it has 15 cruises on sale (vs none).

Side by side

Specifications

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

River PrincessSavor
Cruise line Uniworld River Cruises Tauck River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2001 2014 (better)
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted 2011 —
Gross tonnage 4,997 1,000
Passengers 132 130
Crew 35 39
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.8 3.3 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 37.9 (better) 7.7
Decks 4 4
Length 361 ft 443 ft
Beam 38 ft 39 ft
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 10 / 10 (better) 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.

River Princess has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Savor: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Savor: 5.0
  • Cultural Savor: 9.0
  • Dining Savor: 8.0
  • Entertainment Savor: 5.0
  • Family friendly Savor: 6.5
  • Party Savor: 3.0
  • Romantic Savor: 8.0
  • Spa & fitness Savor: 4.0
  • Staterooms Savor: 8.0

Uniworld River Cruises

River Princess

Some say river cruises are the new bus tours of Europe — only better. You get to visit many towns and cities while floating on a five-star hotel vessel. Cruisers unpack only once and get to sail down Europe's famous rivers and dock in the heart of its fabled cities.

Highlights

  • Quaint villages, abbeys, cathedrals and fine wines, Europe at it's best!
  • Enjoy the expansive views in the the River Princess dining area and don't miss a minute of the scenery
  • Budapest, Bucharest and Prague are some of the old-world highlights on your river journey

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

River Princess or Savor?

Which is bigger, River Princess or Savor?

River Princess is bigger at 4,997 gross tons, against 1,000 gross tons for Savor. River Princess carries 132 passengers and Savor carries 130.

Which ship is newer, River Princess or Savor?

Savor is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2014 against 2001 for River Princess.

Which has more space per passenger?

River Princess, with 37.9 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?

Savor, with one crew member for every 3.3 passengers against one for every 3.8 on River Princess.

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