Our Crew

Attention to detail

Our crew: All Queeny employees have many years of experience in tourism. We welcome you lovingly and professionally on the Nile.

Consisting of our boat manager, who takes care of the well-being of both the guests and the crew and who speaks fluent English, the two captains of “Queeny” and “Abu al’Qumsan”, the supervisor / assistant to the captains, who is in each function, our two chefs and their assistant, our two service employees, the housekeeping team, a machine mechanic and three sailors.

Owners

Ursula Nemeth

Mother Queeny

Katharina Nemeth, owner

Katharina Nemeth

Owner

Mohamed, owner

Mohamed Youssef

Owner

Our Crew: Management

Salah Isamel

Salah Ishmael

Boat manager, 57 years old

From Luxor. Studied English Literature at Minya University. Part-time job as a waiter. After graduating, he did an internship at a Sheraton hotel in the food and beverage department, where he gained an insight into working in the kitchen, bar and restaurant. Various jobs as head waiter, travel agent and manager at a Nile cruise operator.

Salah is married for the second time. He has a daughter from his first marriage and three children from his second marriage.

He’s the first to get up and the last to bed and also holds hands if a guest is having a nightmare.

Azap Ahmed

Supervisor on the Queeny and assistant to the captain, 49 years

Lives in Luxor, married with three children, cousin of Mohamed. A passionate sailor since he was 16, first on a felucca, then captain on Mohamed’s sandal. He shared Mohamed’s dream of having his own big Dahabeya.

Our Crew: Captains and Mechanics

Abdel Gilil

Abdel Gilil, 58

Captain (Queeny Of The Nile)

From Luxor. He comes from a family of sailors and grew up around boats. His father had a cargo dahabeya and transported goods from Luxor to Aswan. He was a captain on small dahabeyas (called sandal), on feluccas and on large tourist dahabeyas.

Abdel Gilil is married for the third time and has three daughters and two sons from his first two marriages. His appearance is very proud.

Ibrahim Hassan

Captain (Abu el Qumsan motor boat), born in 1982

Has been a captain on tugboats for a long time. He and Abdu Gilil are a good team who have worked together many times and managed to bring the Queeny gently to shore and through the lock.

Ibrahim Hassan has been married for 20 years and has four children.

Mohammed Ahmed

Mechanical engineer, 34 years old

Lives in Minya, married and two children. Many years of experience with ship engines.

Our Crew: Cooks

Quenawi, Chef

Qenawy Muhammad

Our chef, 46 years old

Lives in Luxor, married with four children. Has worked as a chef in other dahabeyas. We are very grateful that he now takes care of the physical well-being of our guests. A calm, always smiling man who is not easily disturbed by anything.

Mohamed Abdulla

Our head chef for sweet dishes, born in 1973

After graduating from hotel management school, studies at the Institute for Tourism and Gastronomy in Luxor. Then internship at the Hilton Hotel, where he gets to know international cuisine and specializes in sweets. Gained a lot of experience in various large hotels in Luxor, Hurghada and El Gouna, such as the Mövenpick Hotel and the Swiss Inn.

Mohamed’s laughter and his enthusiasm for sweet foods are edible.

He is married and has three sons and a daughter.

Faris

Our chick with the big smile.

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Our Crew: Bar and Drinks

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Mohamed Ali

Mohammed Ali

Bar helper assistant, born in 1996

Lives in Luxor, single Before entering military service for two years, he worked in a hotel in Hurghada in housekeeping, as a waiter and as a lifeguard. We grabbed him as soon as he got back from the military and we haven’t regretted it a day. He is always working with a sweet smile on his face. Mohamed Ali is Bido’s older brother.

Our Crew: Housekeeping

Mamdou

Cleaning team

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Our Crew: Deckhands

Bido

Mahmoud Ali (Bido)

Sailor, born 1997

Lives in Luxor, single, Previously worked as a mechanic on a motor boat and is now helping us on the Queeny of the Nile. He is the youngest son of Mohamed’s eldest brother Ali.

Mahmoud Daragab

Mahmoud Daragab (Jamaica)

Sailor

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Tayeb

Matrose

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