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River Tosca vs Saudade

Tauck River Cruises

Saudade

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The verdict

Which should you choose?

River Tosca is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 82 passengers, in service since 2009. Saudade is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 84 passengers, due to enter service in 2027. Saudade has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose River Tosca if you want more crew per passenger: it has a crew member for every 1.6 passengers (vs 2.0).

Choose Saudade if you want a newer ship: its maiden voyage was in 2027 (vs 2009).

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Specifications

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

River ToscaSaudade
Cruise line Uniworld River Cruises Tauck River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2009 2027 (better)
Gross tonnage 1,340 —
Passengers 82 84
Crew 50 43
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.6 (better) 2.0
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 16.3 —
Cabins — 42
Decks 6 4
Length 236 ft 263 ft
Beam 46 ft —
Speed 10 mph —
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 9 / 10 —
Cruises on sale 1 —
Upcoming sailings 78 —
Cruise lengths 11 nights —
Fares fromlower highlighted $6,499 —

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

Saudade has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active River Tosca: 10.0
  • Adventure & nature River Tosca: 10.0
  • Cultural River Tosca: 10.0
  • Dining River Tosca: 8.0
  • Entertainment River Tosca: 6.0
  • Family friendly River Tosca: 2.0
  • Party River Tosca: 5.0
  • Romantic River Tosca: 5.0
  • Spa & fitness River Tosca: 5.0
  • Staterooms River Tosca: 8.0

Uniworld River Cruises

River Tosca

Cruise the Nile in a manner once reserved for queens and pharaohs. Experience Egypt and the Nile’s most wondrous sites in style and luxury when you set sail on an eight-day voyage aboard Uniworld's River Tosca.

Highlights

  • The Nile, the longest and perhaps most famous river in the world, holds many historical and cultural secrets
  • Tour the major sites with an Egyptologist!
  • Drink cooling mint tea by the pool on hot afternoons

Sailing now

1 cruise on sale, from $6,499.

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