Memnon Cruises / Memnon Tours was an Egyptian tour company dedicated to Nile cruises and trips between historic cities such as Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan. The name Memnon possibly refers to the Colossi of Memnon, two giant stone statues located on the west bank of the Nile, near Luxor (ancient Thebes), in Egypt.

My intention was to find some photographic/advertising reference of the ships that appeared on the matchbox. I found a record with naval/hotel projects in which some of the mentioned ships did appear in the context of ownership by Memnon Cruises: Nile Smile (1987), Nile Smart (1989), Nile Elegant (1990), and Nile Elite (1992). I did not find photographs of any of these vessels but I did come across some photographs of a ship acquired by the company in 1996 called "Regina Maris".

Since the ship "Regina Maris" is not mentioned on the box, I have the audacity to narrow down the years of this matchbox between 1992 and 1996.