Emperor Asmaa, Egypt
8.8 Fabulous
- Nitrox available
- Free Internet
- Free Nitrox
“One of the very best run itineraries I've been on, the dive guides are wonderful, they are relaxed and provide some of the best br…”
Highlights
The Emperor Asmaa was built by divers, for divers, and is a member of the Emperor Fleet of liveaboards. She emphasizes comfort and caters to 20 divers in 10 guest cabins. There are six lower-deck twin cabins and four upper-deck twin cabins, all with private ensuite bathrooms, individual air conditioning, storage space, and two towels per guest. Asmaa has a bright and modern indoor lounge and dining room where 3 buffet meals per day of local and international cuisine are served. There are also lounge spaces around the boat's outside with bean bags and loungers on the sun deck.
Week-long itineraries aboard the Emperor Asmaa depart from either Hurghada or Marsa Ghalib to explore all the best dive sites of the Red Sea, from the northern wrecks to the stunning deep south dive sites of St. Johns. Nitrox is included for those certified, and the large dive deck at the back of the boat allows plenty of room for gear storage and kitting up.
Trips aboard Emperor liveaboards include all port and park fees, free Nitrox, and even complimentary wine, while you will never be charged extra for itinerary or fuel surcharges. What you see is what you pay.
Book online today to reserve your space aboard the MY Emperor Asmaa.
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Included: VAT, Fuel Surcharge, National Park Fees, Port Fees, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Wine with Dinner, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Special Dinner, Diving Package, Extra Dives, Nitrox, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.
Optional Extras: Dive Insurance (7 EUR per day), Travel Insurance, Gratuities (75 EUR), Alcoholic Beverages (3.50 EUR), Nitrox Course (160 EUR), Private Dive Guide (599 EUR), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (69-250 EUR).
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Emperor Asmaa Reviews
- 8.8 Fabulous
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Vessel
8.2
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Crew
8.9
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Food
9.4
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Diving
8.8
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Value
8.7
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Peter G
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United States
Emperor Fleet Gets High Praise. This boat to small.
Teeth cleaning by cleaner wrasse Quite excellent food Excellent dive briefings by a cruise director with a sense of humor. Prefer a larger boat with dedicated dry space for cameras, more exterior lounge space and dedicated smoking location..
- Recommended for
- Dive guides, food, willingness to adjust itinerary to suit guests
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- 10 Exceptional
- Le L
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United States
Great Dives with Great People
The highlight was two full days of diving in St. John's and Fury Shoals. Shaab Maksour and Elphinstone were amazing. The crew were all really helpful and caring. They clearly have the boat down to a science. They are very attentive and notice the smallest need, like when you forget to get a spoon to go with your soup.
- Recommended for
- The dives, the people, and the food.
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- 10 Exceptional
- David B
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United States
Great diving and amazing crew
Firstly, this is the first liveaboard I have been on with a dedicated pastry chef. I can't say enough about the food! The whole crew was cheerful and endlessly helpful. They made the week awesome. And finally, the diving was great. Saw turtles, sharks, and endless coral and assorted marine life.
- Recommended for
- The diving, the food, the crew
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- 6.8 Review score
- Kheng Chye L
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United States
Its ok.
Overall is ok, nothing jump out for the overall trip. One complain I have is the information provided is never clear. Feel like the agent does not really connect with the board. For instance, I have to emphasized couple times to the board about the meal preference even though I have request the information to be sent to the board. Also, the return trip arrangement. Basically, any information provided in the email to the board via the agent is not passed down to the manager on board. I have to arrange and work with the on board manager directly. And one more frustration, the aboard crew is try to "steal" money from the client by forcing us to buy tools which were not told as required. For example, the SMB. For the entire trip, we did not even need to use the SMB. Nothing mentioned in the email that this is REQUIRED. So, I did not bring mind, when on board, I was forced to either rent or buy one. Though, the only time we use this is on the check dive, just to test and show we know how to use it. And even more ironic, even if this is required, me and my friend are in a buddy team, which mean we only need one SMB, but the person on board told us we need to each get one. But later on when in water, everyone was told when one person in the group releases the SMB, the rest of the group does not need to use the SMB at all. And even more ironic, the entire trip setup is in an environment without current with the board anchor to the reef, not seeing any need for the SMB at all.
- Recommended for
- swim with dolphin, seeing shark.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Eivind S
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Norway
The kindest crew
The overall experience was truly amazing. The supervisor was to the point on every breefing and the guide was the sweetest boy. Kitchen personnel always had a smile on their faces and the deck crew were always ready to step in when needed. Even though the weather postponed our departure for 3 days we had the best time. Shore dives we did were lovely and the dive shop that was used provided great facilities. We will dive with Emperor again for sure!
- Recommended for
- Crew. Diving. Food.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Ben A
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United Kingdom
Fantastic experience from beginning to end just perfect.
Ras Mohammed & SS Thistlegorm, making new friendships and most of all spending quality time with my daughter diving. The crew were so helpful and friendly we didn't have to lift a finger from arrival to departure Emperor Diver are amazing. Clever Captain and guides avoided the crowds and gave us all the experience to remember. Completely honest all costs inclusive and unlimited food and drink just fab, the food was just amazing from the chefs. The Emperor Asmaa is a lovely ship with all internal spaces air conditioned and great sun cover. 22 dives, inc 5 night dives in one week Don't think about it just book it you will not be disappointed for any level of experience.
- Recommended for
- The Crew, the Boat and Incredible Dives.
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- 6.8 Review score
- Kambiz S
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United Kingdom
Amazing crew with amazing dive sites
One of the very best run itineraries I've been on, the dive guides are wonderful, they are relaxed and provide some of the best briefings.
- Recommended for
- The dive guides, the itinerary, the sea life
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- 10 Exceptional
- Kerstin W
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Germany
Perfect diveguides with beautiful divespots and very helpfull crew
ELPHINSTONE
- Recommended for
- Turtle, divesites, dinner
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- 6.8 Review score
- Siegfried M
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Austria
terrible diesel exhaust fumes in cabin, i had to sleep in lounge and on deck
daederlus reef, nice fish, hammerhead shark
- Recommended for
- food, diving, good termperatures
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- 8.4 Very good
- Patrik H
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Sweden
Emperor is fantastic!
St.Johns cave system and Paradise reef.
- Recommended for
- Crew, dive sites, guest mix.
