10 Exceptional
Stephen L
United States

Best all around dive experience

Encountering dolphins, twice. Meeting new divers from all over the world. Diving on some of the most amazing wrecks in the Red Sea. Getting to dive the sites before any of the day-boats got there was always a huge plus. The crew had all of the locations very well planned out.

Recommended for: The crew, the quality of the food, and the detailed briefings for each dive.

8.8 Fabulous
Stephen S
Australia

Good weeks diving, value for money

Good variety of dive sites, wrecks and reefs

Recommended for: Cabin, food, guides

9.6 Exceptional
Yurii L
Ukraine

хорошая цена за такую поездку

встречи с огромной рыбой-наполеон и громадными муренами, погружение к затопленным кораблям, плавание среди дельфинов

Recommended for: ночные погружения

9.2 Superb
Pierrick L
Canada

Great Wrecks!

Great wrecks (Rosalie Moller, Thistlegorm, Carnatic and more), wonderful reefs, great food with a chef taking in consideration dietary restrictions, dedicated crew.

Recommended for: Wrecks, great crew, food

8.0 Very good
Simon T
Hong Kong

Great but not perfect

Overall the liveaboard experienced is what I expected. However. A Certain" crew seamen on my boat, if maybe having an "off day" or just having no patients, can show a very bad attitude, even to the point of cursing in their own language thinking the guest will understand. I can tolerate this, but here are certain reactions that I feel was unacceptable to the point I wanted to say something to that person.

Recommended for: The dives, the main organisor (Sonya) Organisation

10 Exceptional
Waleed H
United Kingdom

Amazing boat and even better crew

The crew leader/dive guide, Sonia, is fantastic; so knowledgeable and experienced. She has an amazing way with people and made everyone feel comfortable and well cared for as well as bringing a great sense of humour to the trip. The second dive guide, Eric, is also very helpful and is great at balancing a laid-back attitude with an attention to safety. The rest of the crew are amazingly helpful and diligent. They are constantly cleaning and helping out all the customers. They will help you get kitted/unkitted every dive and it’s so nice to be greeted with a warm drink every time you come out the water. The boat itself is beautiful. Comfortable rooms with A/C and hot showers. Plenty of areas to relax inside and outside the boat. The quality of the furnishings was also surprisingly good. Last but not least, the food! The most delicious 3 course meals 3 x a day as well as lovely cooked snacks during the day (I was a particular fan of the samosas). I would pay good money for this quality of food in a restaurant so to be treated to it 3 x a day every day is a real luxury.

Recommended for: Crew, Food, boat facilities,

8.4 Very good
Paul G
United States

First time Diving the Red Sea

Having only 10 guest on a boat that accommodates 25 was very good for livability and diving. The diving itinerary was good for my first visit to the Red Sea, and we even saw Thresher sharks in the distance. The food, diving and rest schedules were well thought out too.

Recommended for: Diving the Thistlegorm wreck, diving with Bottlenose Dolphins and The Barge night dive.

9.6 Exceptional
Kaylan M
United States

Excellent liveaboard experience!

Seeing the Thistlegorm wreck, diving with a pod of 8 dolphins, the crystal blue waters of the Red Sea.

Recommended for: The dive guides, the itinerary, and the comfortable boat

10 Exceptional
Beth D
United States

A really fun adventure- I’d highly recommend it!

Not having dove for a while, I found the the dive guides very patient and helpful- they helped get my diving skills back up to par quickly. Diving and interacting with a pod of dolphins was amazing, as was exploring many of the wrecks. A superb trip!

Recommended for: The dive guides and the whole boat crew were super- very helpful and friendly. I loved my fellow divers- we all got along so well and had so much fun. Diving the wrecks and reefs were beautiful.

8.4 Very good
Sonny C
United States

Very Nice

Meeting great people

Recommended for: Wrecks Dolphins Food

8.0 Very good
Fredrik K
Norway

Enjoing and good trip

New and great wrecks and diving with dolfins and turtels

Recommended for: The friendliness of the crew, the diving (red sea) and the professionalism in the company

9.6 Exceptional
RENATA T
Italy

Absolutelly fantastic!

The trip was amazing! We had a wonderful week at the Emperor Superior and everything went according to plan and met all expectations. The boat is great, the crew is fantastic and extremely friendly; they will do anything to make you feel home. The weather is Egypt is perfect for diving and the dives were breathtaking!

Recommended for: Diving, location, crew

7.2 Good
Gustavo T
Brazil

Dive the way you want

They just let you dive the way you want. As a photographer I could say for several minutes doing a shot. You don't have to follow the guides. But we have few space for cameras...

Recommended for: Freedom, dive sites, crew

8.0 Very good
Lisa K
United States

Wonderful Red Sea trip with new friends

I loved the beautiful soft and hard corals. I would say this coral might even be superior to The Great Barrier Reef. Lots of schools of fish: triggerfish, banner fish, butterfly fish, bat fish, tuna, snapper, etc. It was amazing seeing a school of yellow snapper that seemed to go on for miles!! Huge napoleon! Schools of dolphins who "performed" for us and looked very happy! Beautiful Gorgonian fans. The multiple nationalities we had as passengers made it so fun! The boat crew were great. The diving allowed for independence and guided dives, whichever you were comfortable with.

Recommended for: The people on board, amazing dives, great food.

8.0 Very good
Jing Q
China

good experience for our 1st liveaboard in red sea

great dive with dolphins! nice wrecks like SS Thistlegorm and Giannis D due to windy weather we only did one dive in Shark & Yolanda, and skip the night dive at SS Thistlegorm but in general it is still a very nice liveaboard trip, enjoy the time with our guides Zizo, Sonia, and all crew members and other passengers on board.

Recommended for: well organized, nice guide, the bean bag couch on the deck

10 Exceptional
Sergey Z
Russia

Red sea adventure

The "Famous 5" it's balanced route between beautiful reefs and stunning wrecks. You can find several hammerheads, thresher sharks, grey reefs and even whale shark during one single dive. Proffesional crew and dive guides will help you in case of any problem, you will not worry anything except how to remember all your impressions of diving. Diving and snorkeling with dolphins was one of the most excited thing during the trip. Highly recomend Emperor fleet.

Recommended for: Diving with hammerheads, dolphins and whale sharks!

9.6 Exceptional
Nick S
United Kingdom

Fantastic! - Brilliant week diving, excellent trip, boat, guides, food - just great

Variety of Reef and Wreck Dives. Fantastic and knowledgeable Dive Guides and crew. Brilliant chefs / food

Recommended for: Dive Guides, Boat Crew, Dive experience

9.6 Exceptional
Anthony M
United States

Dive packed and great value

Dive guides and crew were just awesome, the itinerary was also very good. Boat size was good as was the number of divers we had which was under the max, we had 17, anymore would feel very cramped. Great value for the money.

Recommended for: Dive sites, guides and the food!

10 Exceptional
Peter S
South Africa

awesome!

Diving the wrecks of the red sea - it was a trip of a lifetime - I will be back to the southern red sea now that I have done the north, I will choose Emperor again because it was such a great experience. This trip is right up there with some of my best dive trips ever

Recommended for: Diving, meeting new people, great food

10 Exceptional
John E
United States

Fantastic.

Diving on the Thistlegorm Night dives Wall dives Great crew aboard the Emperor Superior Food and food preparation

Recommended for: Reefs, wrecks and interacting with other divers.

9.6 Exceptional
Götz Ulrich L
Germany

Very good

We dived and swam with dolphins on three days. They came within reach of us and stayed around us for hours. Amazing!

Recommended for: Well organized and friendly crew and guides, excellent food, many wrecks

10 Exceptional
Daniela B
Mexico

Great place and awesome experience!

The dives were made 4 times a day, with help if the crew and the guides which made the experience even better! The dive sites we visited , in truth everything was amazing!

Recommended for: Dive sites, divers on board, commodity

10 Exceptional
Paolo S
Italy

Amazing.

Sharks, sharks and again sharks. The boat was very confortable. The crew was very kind and always willing to help. The food was delicious and not so spicy. The dive guides has a sharp eye to spot interesting marine life and let us have very long dives which is very kind of them. We are looking forward diving with Liveabord again for sure!

Recommended for: Dive guides, food, the suite!

8.8 Fabulous
Ricardo Yudi N
Brazil

Great dive experience!

The dive guides Ana and Sergio are great. The boat is good, the food is good (but not great) and the Thistlegorm, and the Abu Nhumas wrecks worths the trip!

Recommended for: Number and quality of dives, dive guides, the best dive briefings ever

9.2 Superb
Sebastian E
Switzerland

I would do it again!

Nightdive on the Thristlegorm

Recommended for: Very friendly and helpful crew, organisation was top, Food was excellent

9.6 Exceptional
Fredrik E
Norway

Good Livaboard

SS Thistlegorm!

Recommended for: Not 25 divers, crews local knowledge and Nitrox

9.2 Superb
Neil B
United Kingdom

Excellent Wreck Diving.

Diving on the SS Thistlegorm.

Recommended for: Dive sites. Liveaboard.com staff. Value for money.

8.4 Very good
Thomas F

Great first liveaboard with great crew and memorable dives

highly recommend to anyone to do trip and very much look forward to taking the south Red Sea tour in the future

Recommended for: thistlegorm, the barge and helpful dive tips

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