Built in 2007 and part of the same Mövenpick fleet as the Royal Lotus, the Royal Lily carries 56 cabins and 4 Royal Suites — each suite with its own private jacuzzi bathtub, a genuine rarity on a Nile ship at this scale.
A rooftop pool and sun deck anchor the top level, alongside a dedicated spa and wellness center with sauna and steam room. Beyond the standard gym and internet café, the ship keeps dedicated bridge tables for card-playing guests — a genuinely old-fashioned touch increasingly rare on modern river ships, alongside a heated whirlpool and plunge pool.
The main restaurant serves full-board Egyptian and international cuisine; past guests specifically note the ship’s consistent mooring position — Mövenpick vessels are frequently docked at the outermost position when ships raft up in port, meaning cabins and the sun deck keep river views even when other ships’ inner-berth passengers don’t.
Frequently docked at the outermost mooring position when ships raft up in port — river views even when other ships’ inner berths don’t have them.
Sails 3, 4, and 7-night itineraries, departing Luxor Mondays (from the Corniche directly in front of Luxor Temple) and Aswan Fridays. Bookable directly through Mövenpick/Accor or standard cruise platforms.
The Royal Lily is worth singling out for one reason: four Royal Suites with their own private jacuzzi bathtubs, which is genuinely unusual on this river. If you are marking an anniversary or a honeymoon and want the cabin itself to be part of the occasion, that is a real differentiator rather than a marketing line.
In the standard 56 cabins you are getting a solid Mövenpick ship, comparable to its fleet siblings.
The direct sibling is Royal Lotus, built two years earlier and an award winner on the same route. Hamees is larger and better equipped overall. If the suite is the point, compare the all-suite ships instead: Sonesta Star Goddess and Oberoi Zahra put every guest in one.
There are four of them on a ship of sixty rooms, so they go early in the November to February window. If the jacuzzi suite is the reason you are choosing this ship, confirm the specific cabin category is held before you pay for anything else.
