PS Sudan explained

PS Sudan is a passenger-carrying side-wheel paddle steamer on the River Nile in Egypt. Along with PS Arabia, she was one of the largest river steamers in Thomas Cook's Nile fleet.^[1]

The steamer was built in 1885 for the Egyptian royal family. It was transformed into a cruise liner in 1921.

In 1933, Agatha Christie and her husband went on a cruise onboard the PS Sudan.^[2]

The steamer spent the latter years of the 20th century laid up and in deteriorating condition but new French owners bought her in 2000 and returned her to service in 2001.

In the 2004 adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile for the third episode of the ninth series of ITV television series Agatha Christie's Poirot starring David Suchet as Poirot, some scenes were filmed on location aboard Sudan.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Sofitel Winter Palace Hotel

External links

• Steam Ship Sudan Egypte official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Cook Era of travel on the Nile (1877-1950) . Steam Ship Sudan Egypte . https://web.archive.org/web/20110318101102/http://www.steam-ship-sudan.com/en/history/the-cook-era-of-travel-on-the-nile.asp . 18 March 2011 . dead .
2. https://thearabweekly.com/nile-cruiser-follows-trail-agatha-christie
3. Web site: The Steam Ship Sudan is rediscovered (2000...) . Steam Ship Sudan Egypte . https://web.archive.org/web/20100521045423/http://www.steam-ship-sudan.com/en/history/the-sudan-is-rediscovered.asp . 21 May 2010 . dead .
4. Book: Suchet, David . Poirot and Me . Headline Publishing Group . 2013 . 978-0-7553-6419-0 . 215, 310.