A&K Nile cruise ship

ABERCROMBIE & Kent (A&K) revealed that it will launch a new river ship to service cruises on the Nile in Egypt towards the end of 2020 or early 2021.

Speaking at the luxury operator’s recent trade show in Sydney, A&K’s Managing Director for Egypt and the Middle East Amr Badr said river cruising on The Nile had shown strong signs of growth in recent years.

“A lot of new and refurbished ships are getting built for the Nile,” Badr said.

“[Our A&K ship] will exhibit safety, experience, hospitality and the type of itineraries we do are also very different to our competitors,” he added.

The news follows Viking Cruises’ decision to launch a new vessel on the Nile in Sep 2020 ( CW 03 May 2019).