{"id":6364,"date":"2012-10-18T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/?p=6364"},"modified":"2022-05-26T09:14:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:14:31","slug":"uniworlds-river-tosca-wins-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2012\/10\/uniworlds-river-tosca-wins-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Uniworld’s River Tosca Wins Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are some encouraging signs that Egypt is trying to kick-start its tourism & cruise economy following the Arab Spring that saw the overthrowing of the government last year. For the river cruise industry, a large boost came late last month in the form of an award bestowed upon Uniworld Boutique River Cruises<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 River Tosca<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Uniworld’s River Tosca explores the historical wonders of Egypt. Photo courtesy of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Egpyt\u2019s Ministry of Tourism awarded Uniworld\u2019s River Tosca the title of \u201cBest Cruise Ship\u201d to commemorate \u201cWorld Tourism Day.\u201d  It\u2019s quite the award, given that nearly 300 river cruise ships ply Egypt\u2019s storied waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony \u2014 celebrated in Cairo \u2014 was designed to recognize the best of the best in the travel industry. Egypt\u2019s economy relies heavily on tourism, making this year\u2019s World Tourism Day a crucial event for that country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would personally like to thank the Ministry of Tourism for awarding this honor to Uniworld and our partners, Spring Tours,\u201d said Guy Young, President of Uniworld. \u201cEgypt is a wonderful destination filled with some of the world\u2019s most celebrated cultural heritage and iconic sites. Uniworld\u2019s commitment is to deliver a superior product and experience to our guests traveling in Egypt and all the great destinations where we operate.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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The ancient pyramids of Egypt are the main draw in Giza. Photo courtesy of Uniworld River Cruises<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

In 2013, Uniworld will offer three distinct itineraries that explore some of Egypt\u2019s most significant cultural and historical sights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eight-day Classic Egypt and the Nile<\/em> is perfect for those guests who only have a limited amount of time to see and do it all. Four nights aboard the River Tosca along the Nile accompany a three-night stay at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo. Visits to the Valley of the Kings and the famed city of Luxor are also included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travellers with more time to spare will no doubt want to take part in one of Uniworld\u2019s two, 12-day itineraries: Jewels of Egypt, the Nile and Lake Nasser<\/em> or Splendors of Egypt and the Nile<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The expansive sun deck aboard River Tosca. Photo courtesy of Uniworld River Cruises.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The main difference between the two: The Jewels of Egypt, the Nile and Lake Nasser<\/em> includes a three-day Nile Cruise aboard the River Tosca, and a four-night cruise along Lake Nasser aboard the Prince Abbas. Splendors of Egypt and the Nile<\/em> includes a spectacular seven-night journey along the Nile aboard River Tosca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Departures for all three itineraries run between January and December, 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information on Uniworld and River Tosca can be found by viewing our complete Uniworld Boutique River Cruises profile here on River Cruise Advisor.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are some encouraging signs that Egypt is trying to kick-start its tourism & cruise economy following the Arab Spring that saw the overthrowing of the government last year. For the river cruise industry, a large boost came late last month in the form of an award bestowed upon Uniworld Boutique River Cruises\u2019 River Tosca. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,391,219,129,137,23,29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}