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River Tosca vs Viking Aton

The verdict

Which should you choose?

River Tosca is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 82 passengers, in service since 2009. Viking Aton is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 82 passengers, in service since 2023. Viking Aton has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Viking Aton if you want more space per passenger or a newer ship: it has 43.9 gross tons per passenger (vs 16.3) and its maiden voyage was in 2023 (vs 2009).

River Tosca does not lead by a clear margin on any measure we track, so pick it for its itinerary or its dates.

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Specifications

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

River ToscaViking Aton
Cruise line Uniworld River Cruises Viking River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2009 2023 (better)
Gross tonnage 1,340 3,600
Passengers 82 82
Crew 50 48
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.6 (better) 1.7
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 16.3 43.9 (better)
Decks 6 5
Length 236 ft 236 ft
Beam 46 ft 92 ft
Speed 10 mph 23 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 9 / 10 —
Cruises on sale 1 —
Upcoming sailings 76 —
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.

Viking Aton 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.

Viking River Cruises

Viking Aton

Among the newest ships on the Nile River is Viking Aton, which launched in August 2023. The 82-passenger vessel from Viking River Cruises features distinctly modern spaces, a sun deck with a pool, and included tours close-up views of ancient ruins and antiquities.

Questions

River Tosca or Viking Aton?

Which is bigger, River Tosca or Viking Aton?

Viking Aton is bigger at 3,600 gross tons, against 1,340 gross tons for River Tosca. River Tosca carries 82 passengers and Viking Aton carries 82.

Which ship is newer, River Tosca or Viking Aton?

Viking Aton is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2023 against 2009 for River Tosca.

Which has more space per passenger?

Viking Aton, with 43.9 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 1.7 on Viking Aton.

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