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River Tosca vs S.S. Bon Voyage

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Which should you choose?

River Tosca is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 82 passengers, in service since 2008. S.S. Bon Voyage is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 132 passengers, in service since 2005.

Choose River Tosca if you want more adventure and nature, more crew per passenger or a more active cruise: it outscores S.S. Bon Voyage for adventure & nature (10.0 vs 5.0) and active (10.0 vs 8.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores and it has a crew member for every 1.6 passengers (vs 3.2).

Choose S.S. Bon Voyage if you want more space per passenger, a more romantic trip or a lower starting fare: it outscores River Tosca for romantic (10.0 vs 5.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores, it has 37.9 gross tons per passenger (vs 16.3) and its cruises start from $3,099 (vs $6,699).

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Specifications

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

River ToscaS.S. Bon Voyage
Cruise line Uniworld River Cruises Uniworld River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2008 (better) 2005
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted 2013
Gross tonnage 1,340 5,000
Passengers 82 132
Crew 50 41
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.6 (better) 3.2
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 16.3 37.9 (better)
Decks 6 4
Length 236 ft 361 ft
Beam 46 ft 38 ft
Speed 10 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 9 / 10 10 / 10 (better)
Cruises on sale 1 3
Upcoming sailings 82 69
Cruise lengths 11 nights 7 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $6,699 $3,099 (better)

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday. River Tosca leads on 4 of the ten, S.S. Bon Voyage on 2, with 4 level.

  • Active River Tosca: 10.0 S.S. Bon Voyage: 8.0
  • Adventure & nature River Tosca: 10.0 S.S. Bon Voyage: 5.0
  • Cultural River Tosca: 10.0 S.S. Bon Voyage: 8.0
  • Dining River Tosca: 8.0 S.S. Bon Voyage: 9.0
  • Entertainment River Tosca: 6.0 S.S. Bon Voyage: 4.0
  • Family friendly River Tosca: 2.0 S.S. Bon Voyage: 2.0
  • Party River Tosca: 5.0 S.S. Bon Voyage: 5.0
  • Romantic River Tosca: 5.0 S.S. Bon Voyage: 10.0
  • Spa & fitness River Tosca: 5.0 S.S. Bon Voyage: 5.0
  • Staterooms River Tosca: 8.0 S.S. Bon Voyage: 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 $6,699.

Uniworld River Cruises

S.S. Bon Voyage

One of Europe's most luxurious river ships, Uniworld's S.S. Bon Voyage is an intimate upscale cruise vessel welcoming 130 guests at a time.

Highlights

  • Enjoy the local food and wine of the region, you won't be disappointed
  • An open top deck allows passengers to take in the local scenery as the ship glides down the river
  • Enjoy the pampering of the small details onboard like slippers and bathrobes, in-suite morning coffee and tea service and more

Sailing now

3 cruises on sale, from $3,099.

Questions

River Tosca or S.S. Bon Voyage?

Which is bigger, River Tosca or S.S. Bon Voyage?

S.S. Bon Voyage is bigger at 5,000 gross tons, against 1,340 gross tons for River Tosca. River Tosca carries 82 passengers and S.S. Bon Voyage carries 132.

Which ship is newer, River Tosca or S.S. Bon Voyage?

River Tosca is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2008 against 2005 for S.S. Bon Voyage.

Which has more space per passenger?

S.S. Bon Voyage, with 37.9 gross tons per passenger against 16.3 on River Tosca. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

River Tosca, with one crew member for every 1.6 passengers against one for every 3.2 on S.S. Bon Voyage.

Which is better for families?

They score the same for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 2.0 out of 10.

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