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Treasures vs Viking Beyla

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Treasures is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 98 passengers, in service since 2011. Viking Beyla is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 98 passengers, in service since 2015.

Choose Treasures if you want a more romantic trip, more culture or more crew per passenger: it outscores Viking Beyla for romantic (8.5 vs 6.0) and cultural (9.0 vs 7.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores and it has a crew member for every 2.7 passengers (vs 3.5).

Choose Viking Beyla if you want more space per passenger or a better-rated spa and gym: it outscores Treasures for spa & fitness (5.0 vs 3.5) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores and it has 40.8 gross tons per passenger (vs 20.4).

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Specifications

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

TreasuresViking Beyla
Cruise line Tauck River Cruises Viking River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2011 2015 (better)
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted 2018 —
Gross tonnage 2,000 4,000
Passengers 98 98
Crew 36 28
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 2.7 (better) 3.5
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 20.4 40.8 (better)
Decks 4 2
Length 361 ft 361 ft
Beam 39 ft 36 ft
Speed — 17 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 8 / 10 9 / 10 (better)
Cruises on sale 11 4
Upcoming sailings 43 101
Cruise lengths 7 to 14 nights 9 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted — $3,499

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday. Treasures leads on 5 of the ten, Viking Beyla on 2, with 3 level.

  • Active Treasures: 7.0 Viking Beyla: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Treasures: 5.0 Viking Beyla: 5.0
  • Cultural Treasures: 9.0 Viking Beyla: 7.0
  • Dining Treasures: 8.0 Viking Beyla: 7.0
  • Entertainment Treasures: 4.5 Viking Beyla: 5.0
  • Family friendly Treasures: 4.0 Viking Beyla: 3.0
  • Party Treasures: 3.0 Viking Beyla: 3.0
  • Romantic Treasures: 8.5 Viking Beyla: 6.0
  • Spa & fitness Treasures: 3.5 Viking Beyla: 5.0
  • Staterooms Treasures: 8.0 Viking Beyla: 7.0

Tauck River Cruises

Treasures

Perfectly at home gliding past fairy-tale castles, ancient monasteries and Gothic cathedrals on the waters of three historic rivers in the heart of Europe – the Rhine, the Danube and the Main – Tauck's ms Treasures may call on such historic cities as Köln, Koblenz, Nürnberg, Passau, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and more.

Highlights

  • Enjoy fresh air on your balcony as you glide by storybook towns and villages
  • Warning, the languid approach to visiting iconic European locales could become habit-forming
  • What could be finer than Al fresco dining on Sun Deck, weather permitting?

Sailing now

11 cruises on sale.

Questions

Treasures or Viking Beyla?

Which is bigger, Treasures or Viking Beyla?

Viking Beyla is bigger at 4,000 gross tons, against 2,000 gross tons for Treasures. Treasures carries 98 passengers and Viking Beyla carries 98.

Which ship is newer, Treasures or Viking Beyla?

Viking Beyla is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2015 against 2011 for Treasures.

Which has more space per passenger?

Viking Beyla, with 40.8 gross tons per passenger against 20.4 on Treasures. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Treasures, with one crew member for every 2.7 passengers against one for every 3.5 on Viking Beyla.

Which is better for families?

Treasures scores higher for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 4.0 out of 10, against 3.0 for Viking Beyla.

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