India, March 1 -- Mudbrick Houses And Tall Minarets poke out of grassy banks sprinkled with palm trees gently swaying in the cool breeze. An old-fashioned dahabiya (traditional wooden sailing boat) unhurriedly glides down the glistening waters while two men paddle a small boat piled with fishing nets. I am transported back in time as I gape at the mystical riverine scenery from our spacious cabin aboard Mayfair Cruise's M.S. Mayflower moored by El Watania dock of Southern Egypt's Luxor. The elegant vessel boasting Ottoman-meets-modern interiors is our home for the extraordinary seven-night voyage-a round trip between Luxor and Aswan-along the iconic Egyptian waterway. After all, en-Nil or the Nile, stretching over 6,650 km and snaking its...