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Viking Hathor vs Viking Tonle

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Viking Hathor is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 82 passengers, in service since 2024. Viking Tonle is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 80 passengers. Viking Tonle has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Viking Tonle if you want more crew per passenger: it has a crew member for every 1.4 passengers (vs 1.9).

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Specifications

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

Viking HathorViking Tonle
Cruise line Viking River Cruises Viking River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2024 —
Gross tonnage 3,600 —
Passengers 82 80
Crew 43 58
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.9 1.4 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 43.9 —
Decks 5 —
Length 236 ft —
Beam 92 ft —
Speed 23 mph —
Cruises on sale 2 2
Upcoming sailings 98 77
Cruise lengths 11 nights 14 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $6,999 (better) $7,299

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

Viking Tonle has no Bliss scores yet.

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

Viking River Cruises

Viking Hathor

The 82-passenger Viking Hathor launched in November 2024 as one of the most upscale ships in Egypt. Sister ship to Viking Osiris and Viking Aton, the river ship from Viking River Cruises takes travelers on trips to Cairo — where you can take in the ancient pyramids and Great Sphinx — and then on to historic ruins along the Nile River.

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2 cruises on sale, from $6,999.

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