Alia Liveaboard, Egypt

Excellent boat comfort

“It was amazing to see the Red Sea and dive there. The boat was well set up and comfortable. There was plenty of space and the cabi…”

Lara L, United States United States
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Highlights

  • Modern, spacious liveaboard yacht
  • Large twin beds in each cabin
  • Free Wi-Fi onboard
  • Free Nitrox for certified divers

The Alia liveaboard is a modern, 44m/144ft long, steel-hulled yacht built in 2020 to offer divers a spacious and comfortable way to explore the dive sites of the Red Sea in Egypt. It has 13 air-conditioned twin bed cabins, all with private bathrooms which can accommodate up to 26 guests. On the lower deck is a large indoor dining room where guests will enjoy freshly prepared meals throughout the day. The upper deck has a comfortable indoor lounge area with TV, which is also connected to a pleasant shaded outdoor area with a bar. There is a large partially shaded sun deck, which is perfect for relaxing in the sun and getting briefed for diving. At the rear of the main deck is a spacious dive deck area for storing dive gear and preparing to dive some amazing dive sites.

Alia liveaboard is part of the Dune Red Sea fleet with many years of experience operating in the Red Sea. Itineraries onboard Alia can include trips to famous dive areas in Egypt such as St. John’s, Ras Mohammed, Brothers, Rocky, Zabargad, Fury Shoals, Daedalus & Elphinstone. The Red Sea offers some amazing diving and marine life sightings to make it a top destination for all levels of diver.

Take a look at the itineraries on offer from the Dune Alia liveaboard, Egypt and book easily online for your next trip.


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Included: VAT, Environment Tax, Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Night Dives, Nitrox, Snorkeling Guide, Cabin Towels, WiFi internet.

Optional Extras: Dive Insurance (25 EUR per week), Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox Course (185-205 EUR per activity), Private Dive Guide (500 EUR per week), Rental Gear (120 EUR per week), Scuba Diving Courses (180-445 EUR per activity), Snorkel Gear.

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Boat features

  • Laundry Service
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Audio & video entertainment
  • Air Conditioned saloon
  • Aircon Cabins
  • Sun Deck
  • Indoor Saloon
  • Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
  • Warm Water Showers
  • Custom built for diving
  • Charging stations
  • En-Suite bathrooms
  • Free Internet
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
  • Family Cabins
  • Seaview Cabins
  • Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
  • Dedicated Local & International Crew
  • Leisure Deck
  • Observation Deck
  • Bar
  • Available for Charter

Food & Drinks

  • Western Food
  • Local Food
  • Vegetarian Options
  • Beer available
  • Snacks All Day
  • Free Soft Drinks
  • Wine Available
  • Set Menu Dinner
  • Fine Cuisine

If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.


Diving

  • DIN Adaptors
  • Nitrox available
  • Rinse Hoses
  • Dive deck
  • Sidemount Diving
  • Shaded Diving Area
  • Free Nitrox

The crew speaks English and French.


Gear Rental

There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.


Drawings & Vessel Layouts

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Boat Specifications

  • Year built 2021
  • Length 445 meters
  • Engines 2x MAN 1200 HP
  • Max guests 26
  • Number of cabins 13
  • Number of bathrooms 15
  • Tenders 2
  • Freshwater maker 2

Boat Navigation and Safety

  • GPS
  • Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
  • Emergency Rafts
  • Life Vests
  • Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
  • Oxygen
  • First Aid Kits
  • Satellite & mobile phones
  • Bilge pump alarm
  • Search light

Alia Reviews

  • 9.2 Superb
  1. Vessel
    9.5
  2. Crew
    9.3
  3. Food
    9.5
  4. Diving
    8.5
  5. Value
    9.1
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Lara L
  • United States United States
Excellent experience on the Red Sea

It was amazing to see the Red Sea and dive there. The boat was well set up and comfortable. There was plenty of space and the cabin was roomy. The staff on the boat were more like friends and really know what they are doing. I always felt safe and comfortable. As a dive professional myself I’m always thrilled to see safety measures that go above and beyond. One example would be the encouragement of safety stops even when not necessary according to the ERDP.

Recommended for
Diving safety and knowledge of the dive guides
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Sarah D
  • Canada Canada
Magnifique Égypte

Diversité aquatique

Recommended for
Les étoiles, les montagnes et les employés locaux
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Sarah D
  • Canada Canada
Superbes plongées

Très belles plongées sous-marine, les couleurs sont magnifiques

Recommended for
Le staff local, la nourriture, les couchers de soleil
  • 10 Exceptional
  • CHARLES S
  • South Africa South Africa
Fantastic crew and dive guides, great boat.

Fury shoal caves.

Recommended for
crew friendliness and helpfulness, food
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • ROBERTO T
  • Mexico Mexico
Great attention, great boat, grate place but no the right time

The best was the great attention we received from everybody, especially from host and cheff. Food quality fantastic with great attention and service. Diving crew was also great and very friendly and made our stay in the Alia a great one. Boat is very nice and cabins are very comfortable. I only have two propositive comments that think are important: BDE Golden Triangle is very famous worldwide as one of the best places in the world for shark encounters with treshers, hammerheads and, especially, longimanus, and this is the reason why we traveled half way around the world to make this itinerary on March 11-18. Unfortunately, we were not lucky and only found an small group of hammerheads in 1 single dive. All the rest were only blue and bubbles. We´ve been diving for many years and we perfectly know that when you are in the ocean there is nothing certain, and that whatever you are looking for may or may not show and we have had our own share of "nothing" and bubbles many times in many places even when we were there at the right time of the year and season and under the best weather conditions. The problem this time is that this trip was made BEFORE shark season even started as we were told at the boat that shark season starts late april - early may. Taking this in consideration, I think that BDE Golden Triangle itinerary should not be made before late April-early May if you really want to have a fair chance to see sharks. If this itinerary is made on early March, it should be pointed out that chances of shark encounters are minimal. I'm sure that if you make this itinerary on May or later you will find many sharks and have an incredible experience, but just don´t make it early March. Finally, Alia´s divemaster attention was poor. In all my diving years and liveaboards is the first time ever that our divemaster didn´t get into the water with us, his clients. Even when we all were autonomous, advanced open water certified, something could go wrong during any dive and the most qualified diver in the group, specially with his/her knowledge of the area where strong currents are the norm, is the divemaster, and the fact that he didn't even got wet in several dives shows his lack of interest for his clients. All and all, I think that if you go at the rigth time of the year, diving will be awsome and that Alia´s crew will make you feel at home.

Recommended for
Host attention and service was formidable. Chef and kitchen and dinning room staff awsome, great attention from diving crew.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Maruán K
  • Spain Spain
Best boat in Red Sea

Diving in the south rout of the red sea in Alia was amaizing. The crew are kind and helpful. The quality of the boat is incredible, is a new boat with a lot of spaces, huge zodiacs and common spaces. We had the chance to see hamerhead sharks and manta rays. I will repeat again.

Recommended for
Crew, Dive sites, space in the boat
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Oliver A
  • Germany Germany
Traumhafte Safarie

Ein rundum perfekter Trip mit der Alia. Ein super eingespieltes Team kümmert sich im.alle Belange. Alle Wünsche werden probiert zu erfüllen. Das Essen war sehr abwechslungsreich und immer sehr lecker. Wir waren auf der BDE Tour und haben alles gesehen was man sehen.kann. Angefangen von Grauhaien über Fuchshaie Hammerhaie und nicht zu vergessen der Longimanus.

Recommended for
Exzellentes Essen, perfekter Service, tolles Team
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Fabrice G
  • France France
Une superbe croisière plongée

Tous !

Recommended for
Le bateau, les cabines, l’équipage et le chef cuisinier !
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Alejandro N
  • Argentina Argentina
Lo mejor del Mar Rojo

El Barco sumamente cómodo con muy buenos servicios.

Recommended for
Comida, comodidad, buceo
  • 7.2 Good
  • Eric H
  • Switzerland Switzerland
6 e croisière plongée ds les 4 dernières années seule croisière proposant que 3plo, absence de plongées de nuit ngees par jour

Ensemble de la croisière de Bon niveau mais manque de motivation du staff plongées ex seule plongée de nuit refus du guide d'accompagner les plongeurs qui l'avait demandé.

Recommended for
Confort nourriture staff bateau