Actually I went in April 2008 and it was absolutely brilliant. I have already posted a comment further down as I was so shocked at people's criticism. I am happy to recommend this cruise to anyone and have done so. in fact a friend of mine is repeating my... read more

What a experience we went on the 25th of June 2008 and it was the best holiday for us the boat was very clean and the cabin boys did every thing to make your stay has comfortable has possible we were a group of 10 and we all got on really well and we ... read more

My husband and I had a fantastic holiday aboard the El Fostate.

The staff were fantastic and our tour guide Ahmed was very informative.

The all inclusive drinks were very good and you couldn't beat enjoying a drink on the sun de... read more

I have just had a holiday of a life time on the El Fostate and was shocked to read that one of the reviews had given 1 out 10.
From the time I arrived in Luxor we were met by the Orbital Travel Representative who arranged our visa's and escorted us... read more

My wife and I have just returned from a week on board the El Fostate and I have to say it was one of the best holidays that I have ever had the pleasure to experience.

The staff were absolutely marvellous the food was plentiful with a choice ... read more

Sadly there was very little cruising during daylight hours - I suggest you drop one or two of the temples since they merge into the same thing after a while. It is not five star and the food, though adequate, is indifferent. DO NOT book through Orbital Tr... read more

The cabins were spotless, and the staff friendly. The food was indifferent, but plentiful.The holiday was spoilt by the senseless dictum of only soft drinks on our departure date of which our rep Ahmed informed us only the night before. We were on boar... read more

This was NOT a 5 star cruise 2 or 3 at best. A/I was not all inclusive it ran from 11am until 11pm no local spirits in fact great difficulty in getting any service from the top deck.The bar ... read more

I am amazed that the last review said the bar staff were unhelpful - what had they done to them? They could not have been more helpful to us. In fact all the staff were excellent.

Water - each morning we asked for a bottle of water at breakfa... read more

On contacting my travel agent I was given about 5 boats to choose from, the El Fostate matched my requirements.
As I was travelling on my own I required a twin cabin for my sole use, this was the only boat to offer this.
I also wanted to st... read more

El Fostate one of the Shalakami? Golden Fleet -is one of several similar boats, catering for mostly German tour operators. Our UK group consisted of 21 people with approximately
150 Germans. Consequently TV was from a German satellite and... read more

Our 7 days on the good Cruise boat El Fostate ( named after aa area of Cairo ) was a 5* experience in every aspect :Tours / service / the boat
1) Tours - Our Guide really was an Egyptian "Gem" - Whilst Amal's formal English was very good - she wa... read more

General Comments on Cruise
Cruise on the El Fostate was absolutely first class but I would recommend going all inclusive as we ended up with a £300 sterling bar bill, but that’s for a week so I suppose not too bad.
The whole ship is spotlessly... read more

Crusing on the El Fostate.
This can be summed up in one word, Perfect.
Everything transfers, food, accomodation, service was just faultless.
Our Egyptian guide Amal was brilliant and really knew her stuff, If there was a complaint it wou... read more

I have been reading the reviews of El Fostate and agree with most of the comments,about the boat but as a single traveller I was very disappointed with my cabin.I was at the pointy end (technical term)of the boat,I didn't have a bath, or sitting area, the... read more