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Whatever floats your boat; Nile cruises have come a long way since Agatha Christie's day. But what will our old-fashioned girl make of this 'funkier' style?

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20061104
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Byline: PETRONELLA WYATT

THERE is an old Egyptian proverb: 'Do not rejoice over what has not yet happened.' Predictably, chump that I am, I'm sitting in the First Residence Four Seasons Hotel in Cairo, eating the obelisk-shaped white chocolates that have been provided for my delectation, and rejoicing prematurely.

For in the morning, I am to embark on a 'once in a lifetime' four-night Nile cruise.

Ah, a Nile cruise. Images from the film Death On The Nile kaleidoscope before me. Perhaps there will be a body - and a romantic stranger to sweep me off my delicately ...

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