3 Tage Pickalbatros Villaggio Resort + 7 Tage MS Lady Carol

MS Lady Carol

Highlights

5-star cruise ship with 72 stylish exterior cabins. · Spacious sun deck featuring a large pool and bar. · All Inclusive option available with daily buffet meals. · Onboard fitness room available for athletic activities. · German-speaking guide available for local excursions.

Itinerary

Embarkation: Thursday
The itinerary may vary depending on the day of embarkation.
Itinerary:
Day 1:
Arrival and embarkation. Afternoon visit to the Luxor Museum (3) Dinner and overnight stay on board in Luxor.
Day 2:
Sightseeing on the East Bank in Luxor. At 5 a.m., optional hot air balloon excursion (can be booked locally).
Breakfast, tour of the East Bank, Karnak and Luxor Temples (1,2,3).
Lunch on board.
Dinner and overnight stay on board in Luxor.
Day 3:
Sightseeing on the West Bank. After breakfast, excursion to Thebes-West to the Temple of Hatshepsut (1,2,3) with a visit to the Colossi of Memnon (1,2,3). Visit to the Valley of the Kings (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
Late evening departure for Esna. Dinner and overnight stay on board.
Day 4:
Continue journey from Esna.
Continue to Aswan, where you will stay overnight.
Lunch and dinner, and overnight stay on board.
Day 5:
After breakfast, visit the Aswan High Dam and the Old Dam in Aswan (1,2,3).
Then visit the Philae Temple by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
Afternoon felucca ride on the Nile (1,2,3).
Afterwards, opportunity to visit a Nubian village with the desert on one side and the Nile on the other (3).
Dinner and overnight stay on board.
Day 6:
Opportunity to explore Abu Simbel (2,3). Journey to Kom Ombo with a visit to the double temple (1,2,3). Dinner and overnight stay on board.
Day 7:
Continue to Esna and visit the Temple of Edfu (1,2,3). Overnight stay on board.
Day 8:
Arrival in Luxor. Departure.
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The excursions listed in the itinerary are not included.
A German-speaking guide for the excursions is available on the ship.
Behind each excursion in the itinerary, it is noted which excursion package it belongs to:
Classic Excursion Package=1
Classic Plus Excursion Package=2
Premium Excursion Package=3
The excursion packages can be booked optionally. Entry fees are included in the excursion packages.
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Classic Excursion Package (bookable with code: NILKLASS)
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Temple of Hatshepsut
Valley of the Kings in Luxor
Colossi of Memnon
Temple of Edfu
Temple of Kom Ombo
High Dam in Aswan
Felucca ride
Philae Temple
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 305.- € p.p.
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Additional excursions to the Classic Excursion Package are included in the Classic Plus Excursion Package: (bookable with code: NILKLASSP)
Day trip by bus to Abu Simbel.
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 429.- € p.p.
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Additional excursions to the Classic Plus Excursion Package are included in the Premium Excursion Package: (bookable with code: NILPREMIUM)
Luxor Museum
Nubian village in Aswan
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 482.- p.p.

Facilities

The ship has a friendly reception and a total of 72 beautiful outside cabins spread over several decks. The main restaurant serves delicious dishes. The offering is complemented by a cozy lounge bar. A small bazaar invites you to browse. On the spacious sun deck, there is a large pool and a bar. Bath towels are included on board.

Accommodation

Cabins

The tastefully furnished cabins (K2) are approx. 19 m² and feature a bathroom with bath/WC, hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV, video system, air conditioning, minibar, and safe.
The cabins can also be booked for single use (K1 or KA1).

Economy cabins

The economy cabins (EK2) are equipped like the standard cabins, but are located on the lower decks and feature a small round window.

Cabin single occupancy

Equipped the same as the cabins, but slightly smaller (approx. 13 m²) and with only one bed (K1B). The window cannot be opened.

Meals

Full board
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet style. Drinks for a fee.

All Inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet style. National alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks included from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The minibar is filled once a week with soft drinks.
Once a week a fruit basket in the cabin.

Hotel services

Wi-Fi is available for a fee.
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24-hour cabin service, on-call doctor (for a fee).

Credit cards

MasterCard and VISA.

Entertainment

Occasional evening entertainment with folklore.

Hotelhinweis

Docking point of the Lady Carol: Marsa Habiba or Blue Sky in El-Boghdady, Luxor (subject to availability)
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Smoking is permitted exclusively on the outer decks.
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Booking information: Please note that if flying to/from Hurghada or Marsa Alam before or after the Nile cruise, at least one overnight stay at a hotel is required.
If flying to/from Luxor, no overnight stay is necessary.
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Booking information: We reserve the right to rebook to another ship for economic reasons. In these cases, it will always be a superior ship. The travel itinerary will not be affected.
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The transfer duration from Hurghada or Marsa Alam is 7-8 hours depending on the hotel location.
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Due to seasonal low water levels of the Nile or overload/maintenance of the Esna locks, the itinerary may change. In very rare cases, bus transfers or accommodation on an equivalent ship may be necessary to ensure the travel schedule.
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As the ship offered is a motor vessel, operating noises may occur.
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The ships sometimes dock one behind or next to each other, so it may be necessary to cross other ships.
It may occur that the ship is not always accessible without barriers.
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Egypt is the land of "baksheesh" (tipping): To spare you the stress of constant tipping on board, your local tour guide will collect an amount of 7 € per person per night on the boat at the beginning of the trip, depending on the ship's category. This sum is used for all the "good spirits" who make your holiday as pleasant as possible and is considered a recommendation on our part.

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Pickalbatros Villaggio Resort Portofino

Highlights

Aqua park with 32 water slides for adults and children. · Direct access to the Red Sea via a long jetty. · 12 swimming pools, three of which are heated in winter. · 4-star hotel located directly on the private sandy beach. · Free Wi-Fi throughout the entire hotel complex.

Location

The spacious resort is located directly on its own sand/pebble beach (bathing shoes recommended) and is only about 40 km from Marsa Alam airport.
The gently sloping beach offers the opportunity for a relaxing beach holiday. Furthermore, the long jetty leads directly into deeper water, from where you can discover the beautiful and impressive underwater world of the Red Sea. The beach provides the best conditions for snorkeling and diving.

Facilities

The newly opened, large hotel complex consists of 514 rooms. The cozy and charming facility features a reception, several shops, an amphitheater, various bars, two buffet restaurants ("El Khan" - Oriental, "Soprano Restaurant" - international cuisine), an à la carte restaurant ("Shell Fish" - seafood, once per stay, with reservation), two snack restaurants, various bars, and a café, The Bakery.
In the extensive outdoor area, there are 12 swimming pools (three of which are heated in winter) and 3 children's pools (two of which are heated in winter). The newly built Aqua Park with 32 water slides (11 for adults and 21 for children; partially heated in winter) offers fun for young and old.
Sun loungers, parasols, cushions, and towels are available free of charge by the pool and on the beach.
Guests of the "Pickalbatros Portofino Villaggio" can use all facilities of the sister hotel "Pickalbatros Portofino Vita" (RMF116).

Accommodation

Double room

The modern garden-view rooms are spacious (D, approx. 35 m²) and equipped with shower/WC, hairdryer, safe, minibar (water included), kettle, air conditioning, telephone (for a fee), TV, and balcony or terrace.
Also bookable with pool view (PD) or sea view (DM) for an extra charge.
Also bookable under code RMFA49 as single occupancy with garden view (1GD), single occupancy with pool view (PDE), and single occupancy with sea view (DEM).

Beachfront sea view

The Beachfront sea view rooms (BF2, approx. 42-45 m²) feature a bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, safe, minibar (water included), kettle, air conditioning, telephone (for a fee), TV, and terrace or balcony. The beachfront sea view rooms are located directly on the beach with a view of the sea.
Also bookable for single use (BF1).

Double room Superior

The modern superior double rooms (DSU, approx. 42-45 m²) are equipped with a bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, safe, minibar (water included), kettle, air conditioning, telephone (for a fee), TV, and balcony or terrace.
Also bookable with pool view (DSP) or sea view (DMU) for an extra charge.
Also bookable under code RMFA49 as single occupancy with garden view (DSE), single occupancy with pool view (DST), and single occupancy with sea view (DME).

Family room Deluxe garden view

The modern rooms (2FS, approx. 70 m²) consist of a bedroom with a king-size bed and a bedroom with twin beds and a sofa bed, equipped with shower/WC, hairdryer, safe, minibar (water included), kettle, air conditioning, telephone (for a fee), TV, and balcony or terrace.
Also bookable with pool view (XF2) for an extra charge.
(Additionally bookable under code RMFA49 as family room type A (2FA) with garden view).

Royal Suite Swim Up pool view

The Royal Suites (SWP) are approx. 105 m² and feature bath/WC, hairdryer, air conditioning, minibar (water included), safe, kettle, telephone (for a fee), TV, and a terrace with direct access to the communal swim-up pool. The rooms have two bedrooms.
(Additional availability bookable under code RMFA49 as Royal Suite type B (RZ3)).
Rooms with direct pool/sea access present an increased safety risk for young children.
Therefore, for safety reasons, schauinsland-reisen has a minimum age requirement of 6 years for children booking these room types.

Double room Deluxe (RMFA49)

The deluxe double rooms are similar in size and facilities to the double rooms (DD2). Also bookable with pool view (DBP) and sea view (DDM).

Bungalow Deluxe sea view (RMFA49)

The deluxe bungalows are approx. 35 m² and are equipped with air conditioning, bathroom with shower or bathtub/WC, flat-screen TV, balcony or terrace, and have a sea view (2BM).

Superior Bungalow sea view (RMFA49)

The superior bungalows are similar in equipment to the deluxe bungalows but are larger at approx. 45 m² (2UB).

Meals

All Inclusive

Early breakfast (5-7 a.m.), breakfast (7-10 a.m.), late breakfast (10-11 a.m.), lunch (12:30-2:30 p.m.), and dinner (7-9:30 p.m.) in buffet style.
Late dinner at El Khan 8-11 p.m.
During the day, snacks from 12:30-5 p.m. and ice cream (11 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the snack bars.
Tea time in the afternoon from 3-7 p.m. at the Lobby Bar, The Bakery.
Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks from 10 a.m. to midnight. Selected cocktails are already included in the All-Inclusive offer without extra charge.

Sports included

Fitness room (16+), aerobics, Zumba, basketball, paddle tennis, tennis (floodlights for a fee), table tennis, water aerobics, bocce, soccer, beach volleyball, jogging path.
Aqua Park with seven swimming pools (three of which can be heated in winter) and 32 water slides (11 for adults, 21 for children) offers fun for all ages.

Sports for a fee

Billiards, water sports provided by local vendors at the beach.

Children's program

Kids club for children aged 4-10, playground.
VR Games in the Blue Lounge from 7-10 p.m.

Wellness

Spa with whirlpool, hammam, sauna, and treatments for a fee.

Hotel services

Wi-Fi is free of charge throughout the entire hotel complex.

Credit cards

Visa, Mastercard.

Entertainment

Daily sports and animation program. Evening shows and live music.
VR Games in the Blue Lounge from 7-10 p.m.

Hotelhinweis

When choosing your hotel and your destination airport, please note that especially with the combination "Airport Marsa Alam-Hotel Hurghada" and vice versa "Airport Hurghada-Hotel Marsa Alam", sometimes large distances have to be traveled and a long transfer must be expected. This also applies if this hotel is booked following a Nile cruise.
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Please note that some of the images shown are model images.
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Rooms accessible for guests with reduced mobility are available on request (Double room Superior/DSU/1DS/DEU).
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Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under: RMFA49

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Country category

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The ship has a friendly reception and a total of 72 beautiful outside cabins spread over several decks. The main restaurant serves delicious dishes. The offering is complemented by a cozy lounge bar. A small bazaar invites you to browse. On the spacious sun deck, there is a large pool and a bar. Bath towels are included on board.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet style. Drinks for a fee.

Occasional evening entertainment with folklore.