S.S. Sphinx

S.S. Sphinx is operated by Uniworld Boutique River Cruises.

S.S. Sphinx measures 72 metres in length, with 5 decks.

S.S. Sphinx carries 84 guests at double occupancy, with a crew of 60 (about 1.4 guests per crew member).

S.S. Sphinx entered service in 2021.

S.S. Sphinx sails Nile itineraries. Her home port is Luxor, Egypt.

S.S. Sphinx sails from Luxor, Egypt. Fly into Luxor International Airport (LXR).

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises publishes the deck plans for S.S. Sphinx; this page links to Deck plans.

Cruises Frog rates S.S. Sphinx 4.0 out of 5 overall, the average of 6 editorial scores. She scores best on cabins (5/5) and lowest on value (3/5).

For the “2026 sailings - official operator artwork” plan, start with these quieter-location candidates: Abu Simbel cabin areas matching Dendera and Karnak accommodation: Shortlist a cabin with accommodation immediately above and below. Check the exact footprint, service spaces, lift/stair access and connecting doors. Check spa/gym proximity on Abu Simbel Deck and public exceptions below. Compare the exact cabin with the decks above and below, nearby lifts and connecting doors. These are layout-based suggestions, not a guarantee of quiet.

For the “2026 sailings - official operator artwork” plan, review these flagged locations before booking: Karnak Deck below the Sun Deck profile: Ask which part of the rooftop pool and sun-deck activity lies over the exact suite, and confirm opening and setup hours. Use the original side elevation as context rather than assuming every room is under the pool. Dendera Deck cabins near the lobby/reception, lounge, bistro and 24-hour coffee/tea station: Compare the precise cabin with the lobby/reception, lounge, bistro and 24-hour coffee/tea station. Ask about activity, meal/service hours, doors and circulation for the spaces closest to the room. These flags are not measured noise reports or a warning about every room on a deck. Read the sourced cabin advice for the evidence and any explicit operator warnings.

Find the cabin on the selected plan, then compare the same fore-and-aft position on the deck above and below. Check the full venue footprint, including outdoor seating, stages, service areas and entrances. Nearby activity can be a reason to investigate, but does not by itself prove a cabin is noisy. Use the cabin advice and its sources to distinguish layout cautions from operator warnings.

Use this guide’s deck selector to compare the decks around your cabin and open available diagrams in the zoom viewer. The full ship PDF and source links are listed for each plan edition.

Select your sailing date before comparing cabin locations. Editions can change after a refit. These answers use “2026 sailings - official operator artwork”, reviewed 2026-10-22. Applicability follows the operator’s explicit sailing-year selector, rather than the image filename. Confirm the exact cabin category, view, bed setup, connections and access with Uniworld. Quieter/avoid notes distinguish operator-confirmed features from inferred adjacency; they are not measured sound ratings. The sun/roof deck is supplied only as a side elevation, with no separate top-down plan in this artwork.