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Sea Cloud vs Sun Goddess

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Sea Cloud is an intimate Lindblad Expeditions ship carrying 64 passengers, in service since 1930. Sun Goddess is an intimate Lindblad Expeditions ship carrying 60 passengers. Sea Cloud has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold. Sun Goddess has no specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Sea Cloud if you want more crew per passenger: it has a crew member for every 1.1 passengers (vs 1.9).

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Specifications

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

Sea CloudSun Goddess
Cruise line Lindblad Expeditions Lindblad Expeditions
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 1930
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted 2011
Gross tonnage 2,532
Passengers 64 60
Crew 60 32
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.1 (better) 1.9
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 39.6
Decks 3
Length 360 ft
Beam 48 ft
Speed 11 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 9 / 10
Cruises on sale 4
Upcoming sailings 10
Cruise lengths 4–8 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $10,452

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

Sea Cloud has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Sun Goddess: 10.0
  • Adventure & nature Sun Goddess: 7.0
  • Cultural Sun Goddess: 10.0
  • Dining Sun Goddess: 6.0
  • Entertainment Sun Goddess: 5.0
  • Family friendly Sun Goddess: 5.0
  • Party Sun Goddess: 5.0
  • Romantic Sun Goddess: 8.0
  • Spa & fitness Sun Goddess: 5.0
  • Staterooms Sun Goddess: 7.0

Lindblad Expeditions

Sea Cloud

There's a history of ships sailing the seas and windjammers, the graceful square sail ships, are part of that history. Sea Cloud is a ship with a soul, commissioned by Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband E.F. Hutton, and launched in 1931. The ship has played host to royalty, known service in wartime, and sailed the world over.

Lindblad Expeditions

Sun Goddess

The elegant expedition ship Sun Goddess carries a maximum of 60 guests in 30 spacious suites, providing an intimate, comfortable experience on the Nile River. Featuring a separate sitting area and a balcony, each suite offers a relaxing, sophisticated home base to observe 5,000 years of history unfolding along the Nile’s banks.

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4 cruises on sale, from $10,452.

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