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S.S. Elisabeth vs S.S. Sao Gabriel

The verdict

Which should you choose?

S.S. Elisabeth is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 110 passengers. S.S. Sao Gabriel is an intimate Uniworld River Cruises ship carrying 100 passengers, in service since 2021. 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 a lower starting fare: its cruises start from $2,499 (vs $3,799).

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Specifications

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

S.S. ElisabethS.S. Sao Gabriel
Cruise line Uniworld River Cruises Uniworld River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2021
Gross tonnage — 5,000
Passengers 110 100
Crew 41 37
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 2.7 2.7
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier — 50.0
Decks — 4
Length — 262 ft
Beam — 37 ft
Cruises on sale 8 6
Upcoming sailings 40 168
Cruise lengths 7 to 10 nights 7 to 19 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $2,499 (better) $3,799

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 S.S. Sao Gabriel: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature S.S. Sao Gabriel: 5.0
  • Cultural S.S. Sao Gabriel: 9.0
  • Dining S.S. Sao Gabriel: 9.0
  • Entertainment S.S. Sao Gabriel: 5.0
  • Family friendly S.S. Sao Gabriel: 5.0
  • Party S.S. Sao Gabriel: 5.0
  • Romantic S.S. Sao Gabriel: 10.0
  • Spa & fitness S.S. Sao Gabriel: 5.0
  • Staterooms S.S. Sao Gabriel: 5.0

Uniworld River Cruises

S.S. Sao Gabriel

S.S. São Gabriel from Uniworld offers guests the chance to explore the irrigated hills of the beautiful Douro River Valley of Portugal and Spain as well as some of the region's UNESCO World Heritage sites — all on an all-inclusive luxury river ship.

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6 cruises on sale, from $3,799.

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