Great Entertainment; Food no so Great!
The Nile cruise is the usual tourist fare: buffet with cafeteria- type/ quality buffet. This particular cruise was billed as a 5-star—to some extent that would be true, especially with the amazing entertainment ( including an incredibly wonderful belly dancer) but the food is definitely not a 5-star. Regardless, it was a fun night.
Olufunke_F · feb. 2026 · prin Viator
Fabulous experience
Really well organised tour by a very professional driver and great time keeping quite the experience thank you
Dan_N · feb. 2026 · prin Viator
Nice dinner. One concern.
A nice dinner cruise and provided what we expected for the price. The one disturbing thing was seeing the crew just throw trash into the Nile. We could see trash being thrown into the water from above while we were eating, and then later while on the deck outside, staff was smoking down below and just threw empty cigarette packs into the water. That was hard to see.
David_A · feb. 2026 · prin Viator
It could have been so much more
The cruise has such potential but it is lacking in ending guests experiences. The entertainers were all great but there could have been more to offer guests to participate in. The upper deck could have been promoted more to ensure that guests head up there for the full experience.
Valerie_D · feb. 2026 · prin Viator
great tour
great food, great tour and show, Mustafa the driver was great too, recomend this tour if you came to Cairo
Fuia_C · feb. 2026 · prin Viator
Experience
Our driver was Mo Salah and he did an excellent job. He gave good advice and was very knowledgeable. It was my mums birthday and he organised a cake and informed the staff on the cruise about it as well! We enjoyed the cruise but only sailed for an hour.
Pooja_M · ian. 2026 · prin Viator
Great way to see the nile!
Our guide did a great job making sure we had a seamless trip to the ship and ride back. He was a true gentleman. We had a great time on the boat. The food was good and the view was fantastic!!
Darryl A · ian. 2026 · prin Tripadvisor
Crystal Nile dinner cruise was a BIG disappointment
Very poor experience on the Nile Crystal dinner cruise. We looked forward to our two hour New Year’s Eve cruise. Not worth the money. The buffet food was limited/comlon and was shut down before we could get there for a second helping. Two of the entertainers were great: the Harry Belafonte-type of singer and the male dancer who twirled skirts. The other dancers looked bored, as if they were “going through the motions”, not entertaining. While we were watching the show, while we were still enjoying our beverages, the wait staff cleared our table, including our beverage glasses, even though I requested they stop. The staff then began to re-set our table for the next dinner show, while we still sat there. The entire event was over by 7:25pm, a full half-hour shorter time than advertised. We are very disappointed in the whole experience with the Nile Crystal. The experience of working with Viator was great — easy to make reservations, good follow-up. I will use Viator again. And a big shout-out to our driver! He was on time, polite, drive carefully, and helped us carefully get to the boat.
Mary_H · ian. 2026 · prin Viator
Fun atmosphere, ok food, punctuality a little odd!
Booked the river cruise for New Year's Eve, was grateful to be collected from our hotel but upon arrival we were told not to get out of the taxi until our host arrived to collect us, which was a bit odd as we had to wait 15 minutes - all the while we could see others arriving and going straight in?
The boats are ENORMOUS with 3 levels and beautifully decorated, have toilets and enclosed so we didn't have to brave the breeze although the roof terrace was open and needed for the kids to run around on.
We LOVED the entertainment, the buffet food was ok - nothing special but the atmosphere is what made it, so great and people getting involved.
721courtneyp · ian. 2026 · prin Tripadvisor
Nile dinner cruise
It was a wonderful experience on a cruise! The views from the top floor were amazing. The dinner buffet was surprisingly good and the show was ok. My guide, Mu Solah was great! He made sure I got a good seat and was taken care off by the cruise staff. He was very attentive and accommodating.
Mobile288036 · ian. 2026 · prin Tripadvisor