Emperor Elite Liveaboard, Red Sea

Well-established liveaboard offering expert, action-packed itineraries in the Egyptian Red Sea

from$158 /day

per person

Overview

Over 25 years’ experience offering liveaboard cruises in the Red Sea
Get the most out of your trip with the 21+ DIVES or MAX dive itineraries
Enjoy free wifi, wine with dinner, and nitrox mixes up to 40%

Operated by the long-reigning kings of Red Sea liveaboard diving - Emperor Divers - this vessel offers convenient, action-packed voyages exploring the very best dive sites in the Egyptian Red Sea. Boasting contemporary and spacious cabins, and a handful of extra perks like free nitrox and complimentary wine, Emperor Elite is well-equipped to cater for the most discerning of divers. Throw in the action-packed itineraries and you’ve got a dream dive holiday and exceptional value for money.

Number of cabins:13
Internet:YES
Nitrox:YES
Equipment rental:YES
Guest / Guide:12:1
Group booking discounts

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21Nov 2024
8D / 7N
Southern Solitude
21+ dives
from $1,619
Overview
Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 21+
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Dive and travel insurance required
Transfer details
Departure
21 Nov 2024
06:00 PM
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam International Airport: RMF
Return
28 Nov 2024
09:00 AM
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam International Airport: RMF
What's included
Meals and snacks
Water, tea and coffee
Soft drinks
Beer and wine with dinner
Internet
Fuel surcharge
Tanks and weights
Night dives
Nitrox
Towels and toiletries
Taxes
Park and port fees
Transfers

What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
Dive and travel insurance

Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
Single supplement - 50%
Alcoholic drinks
Gratuities - €75 per person
Equipment rental - €206 per trip

Highlights
Circular itinerary exploring many of the southern Red Sea’s top sites
Dive Daedalus Reef, the furthest offshore reef in the Egyptian Red Sea
Meet the resident dolphins of Fury Shoals’ pristine reef
Search for the oceanic whitetips and hammerheads of Elphinstone
Night dives may be possible when outside of marine parks
Visit the rarely dived southern sites of St Johns
All dives made offshore

Once onboard there will be a safety briefing, crew introduction, complete and check dive paperwork, cabin allocation and boat orientation. Our boats moor in the port on arrival day, departing early the next morning. The first dive is a check dive near the port.

By approaching these iconic sites in the opposite direction to most standard itineraries, we hope to offer you the best opportunity to dive with the fewest number of people around you.

Southern Solitude is a dive-focused trip, heading out of Port Ghalib and immediately arriving in the Elphinstone area. This enables us to make a check dive nearby and then get straight to a site which is normally frequented on the final days of trips. With fewer boats around it should give the chance to enjoy the 300-metre-long reef’s colourful pink and red soft coral sheer walls in relative peace and quiet.

We’ll then go to Daedalus, arriving before most others, to take in its deep walls and drop-offs which offer some of the most spectacular diving to be found, before heading down to the exceptionally remote, and usually quiet, Rocky and Zabargad Islands where even many Red Sea veterans cannot boast to have dived.

Over the next couple of days we will move up through St John’s and Fury Shoals where our guides will find the quietest spots in this vast collection of stunning reef systems, which offers some of the most picturesque and rewarding diving in the Red Sea. Fury Shoals also boasts an amazing selection of marine life including super-friendly turtles and a resident pod of spinner dolphins.

This will bring us up to day six when, while others cram into local onshore bays, we’ll do a full day and night diving program on some offshore reefs as we travel north.

On the last diving day, there is the potential to do four dives as the boat stays out all night. We return to Port Ghalib at approximately 07.30 AM with boat departure to be completed by 09.00 AM. The earliest flight you should take from RMF is 10.30 AM and from HRG 13.30 PM, to allow for a stress free departure.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.

Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
20% deposit - required to secure reservation.
80% balance - due 60 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 60 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
Cancellation policy
More than 60 days prior to service start date, the cancellation fee charged is equal to the amount of deposit(s) already paid.
60 days or less prior to service start date a cancellation fee of 100% is charged.
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation
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Per person, diving included
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29Nov 2024
8D / 7N
Famous Five - RMF - HRG
21+ dives
from $1,519
Overview
Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 21+
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Dive and travel insurance required
Transfer details
Departure
29 Nov 2024
06:00 PM
Port Ghalib
Marsa Alam International Airport: RMF
Return
06 Dec 2024
09:00 AM
Hurghada
Hurghada International Airport: HRG
What's included
Meals and snacks
Water, tea and coffee
Soft drinks
Beer and wine with dinner
Internet
Fuel surcharge
Tanks and weights
Night dives
Nitrox
Towels and toiletries
Taxes
Park and port fees
Transfers

What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
Dive and travel insurance

Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
Single supplement - 50%
Alcoholic drinks
Gratuities - €75 per person
Equipment rental - €206 per trip

Highlights
Tour the best of wrecks, reefs and national parks in the Red Sea
Make the most of up to 21 dives in 7 days
Dive wrecks such as the Dunraven, Rosalie Moeller, Carnatic, and more
Log dives on Shark and Yolanda reefs in Ras Mohammed National Park
Discover the wrecks of Abu Nuhas, including Giannis D and Chrisoula K
Explore the SS Thistlegorm wreck, during the day and at night
Night dives may be possible when outside of marine parks

Starting from Marsa Alam, we sail north towards Gubal Island and on to Abu Nuhas and its four well-known wrecks: Giannis D, Carnatic, the ‘Lentil Wreck’ and the ‘Tile Wreck’, all offering spectacular dives and plenty of fish life. Explore the Rosalie Moller (the sister ship of the slightly more famous Thistlegorm), which lies from 30 to 50 metres deep and is in excellent condition. Although the visibility is not always good, the wreck is covered in glassfish from bow to stern and hunting them are masses of lionfish. Around the wreck are the usual pelagics such as tuna, trevallies, Emperor fish and many more.

A short ride across the Straits of Gubal and you visit the most famous wreck of the Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm! An awe-inspiring World War II British vessel with a cargo full of armaments, Bedford trucks and BSA motorbikes, which were all destined for the British troops in North Africa. She was sunk by the German Luftwaffe and now lies in 30 metres of water. Depending on divers’ experience, along with weather and current conditions, we try to offer a night dive here. Nearby is the Ras Mohamed National Park, offering a morning dive at the renowned ‘Shark and Yolanda’ reefs. Ras Mohamed National Park is the furthest Sinai destination before heading south towards the Brothers.

The Brother Islands are the pinnacles of two undersea mountains rising from the depths of the abyss and are located about 60 miles offshore from El Quseir. Part of the Marine Park Islands National Park, these islands offer stunning wall diving, with the walls covered in soft corals and forests of gorgonians, creating a kaleidoscope of ever-changing colours. They attract a diverse array of marine species and large pelagics. Big tuna, barracudas, jacks and snappers cruise in the blue, accompanied by occasional hammerheads, silky and oceanic white tip sharks and mantas. Even the rare thresher shark can sometimes be found there. Sightings of the grey reef shark are almost guaranteed on the North and South Plateaux of Small Brother.

For the wreck diver, the Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel, and the Numidia, a cargo ship, lie on the walls of the Big Brother. Both are covered in a rich growth of soft and hard corals. Marine life includes a family of Napoleon wrasse and grey reef sharks.

The boat will then head towards Hurghada via Safaga where you can dive at Panorama Reef or the famous wreck of Salem Express for a memorable finale.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.

Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
20% deposit - required to secure reservation.
80% balance - due 60 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 60 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
Cancellation policy
More than 60 days prior to service start date, the cancellation fee charged is equal to the amount of deposit(s) already paid.
60 days or less prior to service start date a cancellation fee of 100% is charged.
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation
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Cabins

Twin cabin - lower deck
Twin beds
2 people
Shareable
Twin cabin, convertible - main deck
Twin or double bed
2 people
Shareable
Twin cabin - upper deck
Twin beds
2 people
Shareable
Junior suite
King size bed
2 people
Non shareable
Executive suite
King size bed
2 people
Non shareable

If you are a solo traveller, we aim to allocate shared cabins on a same-sex basis.
Non-shareable cabins can not be shared with another single traveler outside your party. A single occupancy surcharge will be applied.