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CRUISES The River Tosca, set to debut in 2009, was built for cruising the Nile CRUISING THE NILE The popularity of Egyptian river cruising continues to grow BY DAVID EISEN EGYPT, THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION, IS GROWING INTO QUITE THE CRUISING DESTINATION. Cruising in a desert country? Indeed—thanks to the increased popularity of river cruising, tourists can now take a jaunt up the Nile to see more of Egypt than ever before. River cruising has steadily gained its own foothold in the vacation market, partly due to the growing popularity in ocean cruising, partly because many seasoned cruisers are always on the lookout for new and exciting ways to travel. River cruising is most associated with the vast system of waterways in Europe, from the Rhine to the Danube and all the way to the Seine. Fact is, the only true similarity river cruises and ocean cruises share is the water underneath the hulls—and even that is different. “A river cruise runs through a country, instead of to it,” says Patrick Clark, managing director of Avalon Waterways (www.avalonwaterways. com), which offers two Egyptian itineraries of 10 and 12 days aboard the 54 | TravelAgent July 21, 2008 124-passenger Royal Lotus. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Egypt, where riverboats navigate the Nile River, the banks of which are populated with many of Egypt’s greatest cultural and historical sites. Ancient attractions folded into an exotic itinerary are one of the main reasons why Egyptian river cruises are gaining a new following. Rising Tide “There has been big demand for Egypt,” says Guy Young, president of Uniworld River Cruises (www.uniworld.com), which, like Avalon, currently offers two 13- and 14-day itineraries in Egypt. Tourism figures in Egypt grew by 20 percent in 2007, with roughly 10 million tourist arrivals, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. “Our bookings in 2008 have doubled,” Young adds. That astounding 100 percent growth rate has spurred Uniworld to further invest in its Egypt river cruise product. In April 2009, Uniworld CONTINUED ON PAGE 56 http://www.uniworld.com http://www.avalonwaterways.com http://www.avalonwaterways.com

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