Emperor Elite, Egypt

Name: Southern Solitude (Marsa Ghalib - Marsa Ghalib)
Start: 2027-04-08
End: 2027-04-15
Location: Egypt

9.2 Superb

Nitrox available
Free Internet
Free Nitrox
En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Warm Water Showers

from $ 118 / day Check dates

“The crew in particular made it extraordinary: so friendly, helpful and always in a good mood – I felt completely at home.”
Janne Marieke H, Germany

Highlights

All port, fuel, and park fees are included
Winner of Best Liveaboard 2020, voted by DIVE magazine
Choice of contemporary standard cabins and 2 suites
Free Nitrox, Free Wi-Fi, and Free red wine with dinner

M/Y Emperor Elite, Egypt, is a 38m custom-built liveaboard offering year-round diving to some of the best sites in the Red Sea. She can accommodate up to 26 guests with a crew of 10 on hand to ensure their satisfaction. With an emphasis on comfort, Emperor Elite has 13 cabins equipped with individual air conditioning and en suite bathrooms. 8 standard cabins are on the lower deck, 3 premium twin cabins on various decks, then 1 Premium Executive suite, and 1 double Junior suite on the upper deck. Emperor Elite features two air-conditioned salons with a bar and TV/Video/DVD/CD, and a large shaded sundeck for relaxing.

Your diving holiday aboard Emperor Elite Egypt includes a shared cabin, 7 nights onboard, buffet-style meals, soft drinks, red wine with dinner, 6 days of diving, local transfers, guide, tanks, weights, environmental tax, Marine Park fees, port departure fees, and free Nitrox fills. Two dive guides are available to assist divers with at least 2 dives per day on the Red Sea. MY Emperor Elite sails year-round from Hurghada and Marsa Ghalib Port and offers numerous itineraries, including Simply the Best, South and St John’s, Reefs and Wrecks, and Red Sea sharks.

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.

An Emperor Elite Egypt liveaboard diving holiday is a fantastic adventure. Book today.

Emperor Elite is part of the Emperor Fleet, which operates dive liveaboards in Egypt, the Maldives, and Indonesia.

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19 Nov

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,895

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26 Nov

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,672

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17 Dec

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,449

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24 Dec

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,449

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31 Dec

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,449

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07 Jan

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,449

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04 Mar

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,560

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11 Mar

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,560

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18 Mar

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,505

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25 Mar

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,560

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01 Apr

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,728

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08 Apr

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,783

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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: Gratuities (€120-150), Alcoholic Beverages (€3.50), Nitrox Course (€160), Private Dive Guide (€599), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (€69-250).

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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Boat features

Free Internet
En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Warm Water Showers
Air Conditioned saloon
Sun Deck
Seaview Cabins
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Library
Audio & video entertainment
Available for Charter
Local & International Crew
Daily housekeeping
Bar

Food & Drinks

Beer available
Snacks All Day
Buffet style
Western Food
Local Food

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

Nitrox available
Free Nitrox
Shaded Diving Area
DIN Adaptors
Rebreather Support
Dive deck
Tenders for diving

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, and Italian.

Gear Rental

Equipment is available for rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. If the rental gear is not included in the price, you will need to pay for it on board the boat. Show prices

Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Cabin Types

Boat Specifications

Year built: 2006

Year renovated: 2015

Length: 38 meters

Beam: 8 meters

Engines: 2 x 764HP Caterpiller

Max guests: 26

Number of cabins: 13

Number of bathrooms: 14

Tenders: 2 x Zodiacs

Water capacity: 11000 L / Day & storage

Freshwater maker: 15000 liters per day

Boat navigation and safety

Radar
Depth Sounder
GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
Emergency Rafts
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Satellite & mobile phones
Crew trained in first aid
Emergency flares

Emperor Elite Reviews

9.2 Superb

Vessel

8.7
Crew

9.3
Food

9.6
Diving

9.1
Value

9.1

10 Exceptional
Kuonen M
Switzerland

An unforgettable experience
The whole package was great!
Recommended for
The food was super tasty, the crew very helpful and friendly and the boat very spacious and beautiful.
04 Aug, 2022

Translated from German

9.6 Exceptional
Alessio F
Italy

Excellent
Great liveaboard. Remote route where you often end up being the only boat on the site. Very well organised boat, everything was great.
Recommended for
Contact with nature. Organization. Space management.
15 Jul, 2025

Translated from Italian

9.2 Superb
Hilmar Erhard E
Germany

Very relaxing and enjoyable trip with very kind crew.
Hammerheads Very nice reefs Professional dive instructors Very nice group of guests
Recommended for
Dive spots. Food , crew
16 May, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Bruce S
United States

Professional, knowledgable and safet crew and divemasters.
Consistently good food for all meals and excellent divemasters
Recommended for
Excellent food, great diving, swimming with wild dolphins
27 Jul, 2021

9.6 Exceptional
Russell M
United Kingdom

Must do it again
Key words—— Professional, stimulating, safe, fun, yummy & consistent with the last.. I’m a frequent customer
Recommended for
Food. Composition. Safety.
29 Jul, 2025

10 Exceptional
Milton S
United States

Best dive yet
Great crew ,very friendly and helpful
Recommended for
Diving sites, cabin and crew
21 Dec, 2023

10 Exceptional
Christa K
Finland

Excellent diving in the red sea
First time diving red sea and I really enjoyed diving with Emperor elite. All the dive breefings where very detailed and the guides made sure everybody where comfortable underwater. Ss Thistlegorm and Shark&Yolanda where my favourite dive sites. The crew where highly professional and you were always helped before and after dive with your gear. Cabins where super clean and comfortable. Highly recommended! Will do it again for sure :)
Recommended for
Diving, food, guides
24 Feb, 2020

9.2 Superb
chris F
United Kingdom

One of my best-ever live aboard experiences - and I've done at least 10 over the years....
First Dive at Elphinstone was superb.
Recommended for
The dive guides were excellent - very professional. Good company on board. Excellent food.
09 Feb, 2022

8.8 Fabulous
Malte E
Germany

A great experience, cool guides and team. All set!
Our time on Emporer Elite was great! The Team did a great job and brought us down south very safely even the weather forcast was difficult. The managed it perfect. I think the boat will need maintenance here and there. Thanks for the perfect trip!!
Recommended for
Dive Sites. Spirit on Board. Guides.
27 May, 2025

10 Exceptional
yves M
Luxembourg

Great trip!
the boat is really nice but it would urgently need more stable, new zodiacs, most importantly with ladders which they don't have right now
Recommended for
great diving, great crew, great food
14 Oct, 2022

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9.2 Superb
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9.6 Exceptional
Eva W
Singapore

Wonderful week and amazing dives
The wreck diving were really amazing. We saw lovely dolphins in one of the dive. A bit cold to dive in dec but overall is great!
Recommended for
Dessert, staff and wrecks
03 Jan, 2018

9.2 Superb
Alexander E
Germany

Very nice dive cruise, nice people, good food and drink
Sha ́ab Claudia (Cavernen in the Reef), All other dives, nice dinner including red wine.
Recommended for
Sha ́ab Claudia (Caverns in the Reef); Dolphins, food and drink on board
13 Oct, 2021

9.6 Exceptional
Haohao D
China

Great experiences
Very nice stay on Emperor Elite. The crew smiling. Satisfying food.
Recommended for
Crew. Effort to adapt the route and maintain the dives according to the weather. Food.
11 May, 2026

Translated from French

8.4 Very good
Danial N
United States

The Red Sea!!
Had a great time aboard the Emperor Elite. Carlos and Luka showed us a great time. Would recommend to friends!
Recommended for
Friendly staff, good food and great value
20 Nov, 2018

10 Exceptional
Simon K
Australia

Amazing 1st trip in the Red Sea
Had an amazing time for our first Egypt liveaboard in the Red Sea! The crew on the emperor elite was amazing. I had my birthday and they made me a gigantic cake I got to share with everyone onboard. Would recommend this company to anyone looking for amazing crew, safety standards, food and the boat was beautiful!
Recommended for
Amazing boat crew. Incredible food options. Fantastic divers oboard.
31 Oct, 2025

9.2 Superb
Nils M
Germany

The cabin was OK (my room mate was snoaring very load...) food really prefact - thanks - diving as expected - nice.
The biggest moray eel ever - Big George!!
Recommended for
Diving, food - that's it!
25 Dec, 2022

8.4 Very good
Uwe O
Germany

It was a very successful trip. We had a lot of fun. The dives were relaxed and safe.
The expectations of the trip were met. The entire process regarding safety on board and the diver in the water almost borders on German specifications. Rescue exercises were carried out (evacuation of rooms, escape routes, wearing of high-visibility vests, explanation of fire detectors/alarms as well as the provision of tracking systems per buddy team as well as transparent communication regarding changing weather conditions). Dive sites were very well chosen.
Recommended for
Safety process and paying attention to safety (dive site, dive boat, also dive site change due to changing weather conditions - safety was/is the top priority) - I haven't seen > like this before - TOP. Entire crew - we had a lot of fun together :-). the diving spots - highlight of course the snorkeling with the dolphins and the contact with the shark in Elphinstone.
28 Nov, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Debbie C
United Kingdom

Fantastic experience
Small group of us so we bonded really well. Dive guides sense of humour although the diving wasn't as good as it was in February this is only because we didn't see any sharks, turtles or dolphins absolutely not emperors fault there wild animals lol
Recommended for
Thislgorm, food was lovely and the dive guides were brilliant
01 Jan, 2023

10 Exceptional
niels V
Denmark

simply the best
very good
Recommended for
sharks hospitality
13 Apr, 2015

9.6 Exceptional
Andrei P
Sweden

Good
We visited a lot of different dive site - great opportunity to discover new places and reefs. We traveled a lot.
Recommended for
Friendly and helpful crew; we visited a lot of different dive spots, We were allowed to change the itinerary a bit when we, the divers decided to go to Elphinstone the last day
20 Apr, 2017

10 Exceptional
Justin G
Italy

Ringing in the New Years properly!
Great 8 days aboard Emperor Elite. From start to finish the team was incredibly hospitable and supportive. Due to delays I missed my connection flight and Emperor worked with me to arrange a transfer at 3:30am and still get me on the boat before departure. Each day the diving, food, and housekeeping was on point and everyone was friendly. Perhaps due to world affairs at the moment, the route, etc, the SS Thistlegorm and other sites were never more than 4 boats. We were lucky in having an incredible encounter with a pod of 15 dolphins. Lots of marine life and beautiful hard and soft coral. I’ll be keeping eye out on other itineraries for this boat.
Recommended for
Dive spots, hospitality, dive guides
06 Jan, 2024

10 Exceptional
Sabina W
Switzerland

Experiential liveaboard
After a warm welcome on the boat, we were pampered all week on board. We had an upper deck cabin. This was cleaned regularly and decorated with a lot of imagination. Food was always fresh, plentiful and tasty. The whole crew was very attentive and helped unobtrusively to put on and take off the equipment. Took the heavy equipment from us when we returned to the boat. The warm outdoor shower was great. We were traveling with a private dive guide we would do it again. The dive briefings were easy to understand for everyone. In general, a lot of emphasis was placed on safety in all areas. The dive sites were chosen carefully so that we were not on site with 10 other boats. Most of the time we were diving alone. Experienced divers were also offered to explore the underwater world in the buddy team. After diving there was enough space to recover. To be able to use this everyone got their own Sim-karte.Am last evening we had a barbecue on deck and ate outside on the sea under the stars. But the crew decorated the area.A nice experience.Divers from different countries were on board, we all had a great time.I would book the Emperor Elite again.
Recommended for
Safety on board. Selection of dive sites. Fantastic crew.
15 Jun, 2026

9.2 Superb
Lukas R
Austria

Throughout pleasant experience
Great experience on board Elite. On-time pickup and transfers. Great crew, good communication throughout the whole journey. Superb meals and complimentary soft drinks and hot drinks were provided. All the staff seemed to be very safety minded: Captain reacting to adverse weather and changing the itinerary on short notice, thorough boat briefing was given, cautious policy regarding charging of devices was followed and all the dive briefings were very clear. Filling of scuba tanks was quick, with the proper Nitrox level and all the staff was helpful on the dive deck. The dives provided by Guide Mostafa were really well conducted and I always had a good time in the water.
Recommended for
Friendly, helpful and motivated staff. Great food and beverages provided on board. Focus on boat and dive safety.
30 Nov, 2025

10 Exceptional
Siegfried M
Austria

great tour with great wrecks, perfect cuisine and well-rehearsed crew
Arrive in the cabin, unpack, feel at home. Well-rehearsed crew, great lighting moods on the ship, great dive sites, good preparation of the dive, high safety (fire protection,...), retrieval with zodiac, level-headed and experienced captain, crew flexibly responded to wishes. great cuisine for New Year's Eve celebrations, super suitable places for overnight stays by the sea (behind reefs,...). coordinated equipment, from hot showers to numbered towels, good time management for breaks, dives and driving - couldn't have been better
Recommended for
Sense of togetherness, great dives, dolphins
14 Jan, 2020

9.6 Exceptional
Markus M
Germany

A great and relaxed diving holiday with friends.
Dive with curious hammerhead sharks for 20 minutes, experience the Egyptian hospitality, international and experienced divers, don't have to worry about anything
Recommended for
Dancing with Hammerheads, friendly and courteous service, perfect organization
17 Jul, 2023

9.6 Exceptional
Hongjie Z
China

A very pleasant journey.
Good visibility and marin life diversity. Foods and staffs are nice. It would be perfect if I had a softer pillow.
Recommended for
Delicious foods, especially vegan food and deserts.. Great dive masters, Tracy, Mahmoud and Mustafa.. Nice staffs..
27 Sep, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Andy D
United Kingdom

Professional, helpful and full of knowledge
It was nice to be back with Emperor and finding the same dive guides as last year, this made my trip very comfortable, I’m going to the Maldives on April 30th again with Emperor, I do think that they are the best dive operator out there
Recommended for
The food the dive trip and feeling comfortable
27 Jan, 2023

10 Exceptional
Jean alexandre V
Canada

Semaine incroyable
Shipwreck, and some nice divespot and all night dive awesome
Recommended for
Lovely staff, good equipment, good food
13 Jan, 2023

10 Exceptional
Susan W
United Kingdom

Highly recommended! I would struggle to find anything that was sub-standard.
I really could not fault the crew and the quality of the trip. To a man, the crew were outstanding and I was really impressed with how seriously and thoroughly safety was always the primary concern. It was very reassuring.
Recommended for
Crew safety, service and friendliness. Guides. All were great and I had an unbelievably good night dive with Saif who was awesome!. Food was of a really high standard, varied, well presented and very tasty!.
03 Mar, 2026

10 Exceptional
SANDRA N
Canada

Fabulous!
The dolphin and shark encounter! The service on board was fabulous, and the people were smiling and attentive. Whether it was the guys on the wet deck or the chef and captain everything was awesome!! Thank you
Recommended for
Sly, Dive master, food and service!!
01 Jul, 2019