Emperor Elite, Egypt

Name: Southern Solitude (Marsa Ghalib - Marsa Ghalib)
Start: 2026-10-08
End: 2026-10-15
Location: Egypt

9.2 Superb

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

from $ 180 / 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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11 Jun

8 Days / 7 Nights

Flexible Terms Offer! €100 deposit, balance due 60 days before travel. Free rescheduling if your flight is cancelled. Valid for bookings made until 31 July 2026. T&Cs apply.

$ 1,800

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18 Jun

8 Days / 7 Nights

Flexible Terms Offer! €100 deposit, balance due 60 days before travel. Free rescheduling if your flight is cancelled. Valid for bookings made until 31 July 2026. T&Cs apply.

$ 1,858

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02 Jul

8 Days / 7 Nights

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09 Jul

8 Days / 7 Nights

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~~$ 1,800~~ $ 1,620 Save 10% -10%

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16 Jul

8 Days / 7 Nights

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~~$ 1,858~~ $ 1,672 Save 10% -10%

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23 Jul

8 Days / 7 Nights

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~~$ 1,858~~ $ 1,672 Save 10% -10%

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30 Jul

8 Days / 7 Nights

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$ 1,858

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06 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

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~~$ 1,742~~ $ 1,568 Save 10% -10%

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10 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

Flexible Terms Offer! €100 deposit, balance due 60 days before travel. Free rescheduling if your flight is cancelled. Valid for bookings made until 31 July 2026. T&Cs apply.

$ 1,800

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17 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

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$ 1,858

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24 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

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$ 1,916

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08 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

Flexible Terms Offer! €100 deposit, balance due 60 days before travel. Free rescheduling if your flight is cancelled. Valid for bookings made until 31 July 2026. T&Cs apply. Male Shared Cabin.

$ 1,974

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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 (35 EUR per week), Travel Insurance, Gratuities (120-150 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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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

8.6
Crew

9.4
Food

9.6
Diving

9.1
Value

9.1

10 Exceptional
Gerard S
Spain

Amazing first live aboard experience.
I felt really comfortable during the whole trip. I enjoyed all dives and the guides did an excellent work. All the staff was friendly and helpful and the food was amazing. I will sure repat with Emperor! The Emperor Elite has all confort needed and space for everyone in the different decks.
Recommended for
Emperor Elite Staff. Food. Organisation.
17 Mar, 2026

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

10 Exceptional
Nico F
Germany

Perfect first liveaboard
Great crew and perfect service.
Recommended for
Crew. Diving. Organization.
02 Nov, 2025

Translated from German

10 Exceptional
Michelle G
United States

We had a great time, mostly because of the crew—they were fantastic!!
We dove with dolphins. The underwater geography was amazing. We enjoyed seeing the variety of soft coral and fish that we do not normally see in the Caribbean.
Recommended for
Crew, food and diving
18 Mar, 2022

9.6 Exceptional
John H
United Kingdom

Magnificent good to be back in the water
Getting to see the hammerheads again beautiful
Recommended for
Food was superb beautiful boat and fantastic Diving
17 Dec, 2021

10 Exceptional
Michael R
Switzerland

Perfect diving trip
The dive sites we visited were great, the reefs are stunning. We also had great divemasters and a fantastic crew on board to help and assist with everything. The food was also really good. Definitely would go with Emperor again.
Recommended for
Divemasters, crew, dive sites
04 Aug, 2022

9.6 Exceptional
Sabine Magdalene G
Germany

Great Experience
The whole trip was just perfect!
Recommended for
Friendly and funny stuff, good food and really nice dives
03 Jan, 2017

9.6 Exceptional
Simon L
Germany

Southern Solitude
This year I decided to go on the big southern tour with the Emperor Elite and was not disappointed. We had a wonderful week on the boat and were able to explore great dive sites day and night. The atmosphere on the boat was always excellent and we laughed a lot and heartily, about an uminous camel in the lower deck, the rare Red Sea bikini fish and much more, fun was always :-)...The organization of the trip was very good and the start in Port Gahlib was very relaxing. The cabins were good and the food was great. I found it particularly positive that we didn't go back to the port until the day of departure and stayed out at sea for a long time, so that we did 21 dives on the 6 days of diving. Many thanks to Abdul, Eslam, Lucy and the rest of the crew for the great experience and see you soon.
Recommended for
Wonderful dive sites, great group and a great crew.
26 Apr, 2024

Translated from German

10 Exceptional
Bruno A
Croatia

Best trip sincerely
My first trip on a liveaboard,a perfect trip. Food,people and dives everything great. Would recommend.
Recommended for
Food. People working. Easy dives.
05 Dec, 2025

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

137 reviews

9.2 Superb
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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

Translated from French

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

9.2 Superb
Jennifer P
United States

Nice red sea diving experience
The corals are unmatched from anywhere I've dived before. Highly recommend
Recommended for
Crew, food, itinerary
07 Aug, 2022

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
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

10 Exceptional
Ran Y
China

A wonderful liveaboard diving trip
The dive guides are experienced, professional, safety-oriented, and highly disciplined. The crew members are warm-hearted, humorous, and provide attentive service. A rich and varied selection of food and drinks is served daily. We also met many new dive buddies here and had a wonderful liveaboard diving trip together.
Recommended for
The enthusiastic and humorous crew members. Rich and delicious food. Interesting dive buddies.
13 Oct, 2025

10 Exceptional
Frederick P
United States

Our first liveaboard and absolutely the best experience with an amazing group of people!
the swim throughs, meeting so many amazing people, the dive guides, the food
Recommended for
THE PEOPLE
17 Jun, 2023

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

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
Mario K
Germany

not 5 but 6 stars
perfect from the first to the last day and dive. 6 stars
Recommended for
Lucy. Boot. crew.
15 Nov, 2024

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

10 Exceptional
Daniel J
South Africa

The best way to dive! Possibly the best way to travel!
After having a rather disappointing experience in Egypt due to our baggage having been severely delayed, arriving at Hurgharda Airport to find an Emperor transfer bus (Who was collecting other guests, we had missed a connecting flight due to lost baggage) and a friendly well spoken driver who immediately began to put us at ease, offering us wifi to contact our worried family and calling the office to make other required arrangements. This was just the beginning, but most definitely characteristic of the amazing service we came to expect from the staff of the Emperor Elite and Emperor staff in general. Our cruise was amazing, the boat was clean and well kept and well stocked, we wanted for nothing. The chefs did a wonderful job, providing plenty well prepared delicious dishes throughout. The crew on board were friendly and helpful. Exceptionally so. The diving was extraordinary and will remain a cherished memory for as long as I live. The dive guides were impeccable and will remain friends for a long time to come. I would most definitely recommend a trip to the red sea with Emperor and if possible on the Elite.
Recommended for
Dolphins were the absolute highlight, the friendly service and the comfortable accommodations were a close second
12 Jan, 2018

8.8 Fabulous
Richard C
United States

High Quality Diving Boat
Diving with bottle nose dolphins, hammer head sharks, manta ray and some of the most beautiful corals I’ve ever seen. The crew planned ways to avoid the crowds by starting our dives early. Those efforts were greatly appreciated. Also, the crew was very attentive to every need. And every meal there was an abundance of good food.
Recommended for
The diving, the guides and the crew
08 Aug, 2022

10 Exceptional
Robert S
United States

First liveaboard experience
We saw hammerheads and oceanic white tips while diving. The Diving did not disappoint the visibility was over 100 ft each dive. Vibrant colors of corals and fish. Celebrates my birthday on the boat and the chefs cooked a special order cake for me. The staff was world class and the dive guides were second to none. After 30 yrs of diving this was the best week of diving that I have ever had
Recommended for
The boat was amazing. The food was amazing and the diving was amazing
15 Nov, 2022

9.2 Superb
Fleur H
Netherlands

Amazing crew who truly made us feel at home
We did the South and St. Johns tour with Emperor. Overall we really enjoyed the trip. The crew was absolutely amazing. They were very attentive and welcoming to everyone on the boat. They truly made us feel at home. Unfortunately the quality of the corals/reefs was not what we had expected. From my understanding, and experiences shared by guests who enjoyed the same trip before, the quality of the corals has drastically decreased since last year. Nevertheless, there were some true highlights. St. Johns caves and Claudia Reef were stunning. Furthermore we loved diving at Gotaa Sharm. Overall the guides listened to our wishes, but don't expect them to point out a lot underwater. If you like to go unguided as a buddy pair or group they allow and promote this at certain dive sites. Overall we really enjoyed our trip, the crew on board and our stay with Emperor. We will probably join another trip in the future, but we'll join during high season and/or on of the trips in the North.
Recommended for
The crew!. Food. Overall layout of the boat.
16 Mar, 2026

10 Exceptional
Birte L
Germany

It was a really nice week!
The crew was just great. Absolutely always on the spot at the right moment and everyone is so nice! Very good briefing and great dives.
Recommended for
Great crew, food great, cabin very nice
20 Oct, 2023

8.0 Very good
Firas A
United Kingdom

Increase skill class and learn diving techniques
Wonderful and enjoyable. I had a wonderful and beautiful time among the ship’s crew, and the food and services were at a high level of professionalism. Special thanks to diver Hassan Mohamed for his cooperation and assistance in developing my skills, to all members of the ship, and to Captain Ahmed.
Recommended for
Food , Accuracy of work, Assisting the ship's crew to divers
20 Oct, 2023

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

9.6 Exceptional
Tim E
United States

Epic
First time live aboard, was amazing experience
Recommended for
Fantastic friendly crew. Amazing food. Good communication.
17 Oct, 2025

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