10 Exceptional
Ashley B
United States

A fantastic, safe, and unforgettable experience with exceptional dives, food, and company!

I have absolutely no complaints. The food, staff, dive guides, facilities, dive gear, safety, and dives themselves were all exceptional. Dives: Every day we had the option of at least 3 or 4 dives. We even got a really fun night dive in! The dives themselves were fantastic—we saw a whale shark, oceanic white tip sharks, sea turtles, reef shark, sea horse, Spanish dancers, and tons of beautiful and colorful fish. The dives were diverse and interesting, a mix of beautiful reefs, blue water dives searching for sharks, night dive, and exploring caves, wrecks, and a gorgeous coral garden. No hammerheads, but our guides tried everything for the best chance. Staff: Sergio and Tori were our dive guides and both were awesome—I always felt very safe and comfortable with them. Sergio made sure we never strayed too far from the reef. I hired a private guide (Tori) for myself because I’m not as experienced as the other divers, and it was really great! We had some very amazing and private encounters with the marine life that was worth the extra money and peace of mind having someone watching out for me. The boat staff were so helpful with all the gear and expert at picking us up from dives and finding us after a drift—I don’t know how they do it! Shoutout to Ghandi who always made me so excited before a dive and welcomed me back on to the boat after the dive. Mickey in the dining room was awesome at serving us also :) Gear: I never had a problem with any of the dive gear I rented and used—everything was in great shape. Food: the food was SO delicious! Always lots of options and desserts, and tasty snacks from the kitchen between dives—we never went hungry. Complimentary tea, coffee, water, sodas, and snacks 24 hours. Facilities: my room was everything I needed. Clean with good storage space, cabinets, standard ship bathroom. Air conditioner worked great. The lounge area and sun deck upstairs with lots of couches and bean bags were very comfortable. We even had a fun disco dance party 2 night with DJ Sergio’s music and disco lights! Thank you so much to the JP Marine crew for a fantastic first Liveaboard experience for me <3 I will never forget it!

Recommended for: The diversity of dive sites, the company (guests and staff), and the food

7.6 Good
Christopher E
United States

Hammerheads, Gourmet Food and Great Reefs

Hammerheads, Gourmet Food and Great Reefs. We had a good group of international clients.

Recommended for: Hammerheads, Gourmet Food and Great Reefs

9.2 Superb
Christopher E
United States

Beautiful diverse dive profiles and great guide

Reefs, food and guide

Recommended for: Reefs, food and guide

9.2 Superb
Shayne B
United States

Fantastic Crew, Boat and Dive Sites

1. Manta ray and hammerheads were no problem. Found lots on some of the best dive sites. 2. The crew and the dive guide were outstanding. Even dealt with some health issues that were totally unrelated to diving in amazing ways. Terrific people. 3. The boat was very nice and very comfortable. I am sure you could pay more but I am not sure what else you would get that could make it better.

Recommended for: The dive operation was top notch. The food, even for a vegetarian was terrific. The crew, top to bottom was excellent.

5.2 Review score
Don E
United States

Not at Happy

A few of the dive sights were very nice but the boat itself was in serious need of maintenance. I was a professional boat captain for 25 years so have spent a lot of time at sea. Most all the air-condition units were broken down on the boat when we arrived. Most of the guest were either forced to sleep on deck or one benches in the main salon if they wanted any relief from the heat. The one cabin unit that was working was barely working and was turned off frequently. One generator blew out heavy engine oil continuously while running, the other light fuel oil. Makes you wonder what the condition of the dive compressor might have been? The list of complaints go on from there.

Recommended for: Employees, Food, Guide

6.8 Review score
Jim B
United States

Budget travel.

Hammerhead. To bad there is no place to write what I didn't like!

Recommended for: Food, crew, patrons

8.0 Very good
Ciara N
Ireland

A good week for a fair price

The friendliness and helpfulness of the seamen as we prepared and returned from our dives. Not just helping us in and out of the zodiacs, but literally dressing us in our gear. I don’t think I’ve ever done 20+ dives in a week and. It had to get into my own wetsuit once!

Recommended for: The other divers, The dive sites, The seamen and 280 bar tanks :)

9.6 Exceptional
Christian
Netherlands

Excellent North-Tour Dive-Safari

New Years Celebration and Special Dinner on board was absolutely "Wow"; very professional management and execution of Tour, excellent briefings and dive-sites chosen; Crew and Guides always available for support and action when needed; above avarage quality and variety of food; Great Dive-Safari-Experience!

Recommended for: Friendlyness of Crew, Dive-Guides, Food

9.6 Exceptional
Stanislav P
Bulgaria

Amazing fun and enjoyment!

Meeting dolphins and having fun with the boatmen

Recommended for: The friendly crew; the best food on a boat and the new year surprise party from the boatmen

10 Exceptional
Lukas G
Austria

Overallreview

I loved this trip, every Crewmember was friendly, nice and helpful. Special Thanks to the Cook who prepared awesome meals every day!!

Recommended for: Diveguide, Food, Cleanliness

8.8 Fabulous
Øyvind J
Norway

Fabulous diving and food!

Friendly crew and guides, lovely group of divers, divesites and the food.

Recommended for: Divesites, food and staff in general

8.4 Very good
Stefano B
Italy

Super nice experience!

Thistelgorm has been amazing! And all the other wrecks as well, super recommended!!! Great food, even better than hotels, said by an Italian :) Bring your own stuff because for a full equip u gonna pay more than 300€!!! And the quality doesn't match European standards

Recommended for: Wrecks, Food, people

10 Exceptional
Nia B
United Kingdom

Stress free.. amazing atmosphere.. very comfortable

Very well organised from making the booking In the beginning to the transfers back to Hurgarda at the end. Staff and crew where always there to help, assist an answer any questions. Not only where the dive sites visited a highlight of the trip and seeing the “Big fish” but also the All round atmosphere on the boat with the crew... to getting ready- getting to dive sites- back to the boat and evening Gatherings there was always a laugh, sing and dance to be had And the food was just perfect every meal every day even for those with special diet. Last but not the least!? the safety was always the priority it was so good to see whether diving or on boat always the main priority.... thank-you JP Marine your staff and crew done you proud.

Recommended for: Dive sites.... food.... staff

10 Exceptional
jenny V
Norway

Friendly staff, nice boat and good diving!

Brother dive site

Recommended for: Staff, boat, food

9.6 Exceptional
Juliet L
United Kingdom

Awesome!

An amazing week with loads of dives. No hammerheads or long hermanos but thresher shark & turtles. Crew really helpful with suiting up & helping onto the zodiacs. Food was plentiful & delicious. Only thing I missed was proper coffee

Recommended for: Great crew , great food , great diving, great company

8.8 Fabulous
Ines K
Germany

Best crew, best group, nice Wracks

we had a great group, internationally mixed with all levels of experience. the crew was always careful to create a pleasant stay for us. everyone was very friendly and the atmosphere was very familiar. the highlight was driving towards the sunset in the evening and singing with the crew.

Recommended for: very familiar, great wrecks, lots of information about the dive spots, the crew was very nice

10 Exceptional
Paul E
Netherlands

Authentic diving experience

The atmosphere on board was truly amazing, with both great crew and guests. I will definitely book again!

Recommended for: Diving, crew & guests, food

7.6 Good
Anne M
France

Good dive sites

Diving at Dolphin house, amazing corals, very good food.

Recommended for: Food, friendliness of the Egyptian crew, beautiful corals

8.0 Very good
Sion E
United Kingdom

Places you’ll never see off a day boat

Malahi,Claudio and dolphins all in one day

Recommended for: Location of dives,knowledge of guides,convenience

8.8 Fabulous
Raphael D
Switzerland

Lots of sharks

Hammerhead, Treasure Shark, Longimanus

Recommended for: Sharks, Food, Crew

9.6 Exceptional
Jenna M
Switzerland

Jp Marine is always great Diving with great Guides combined with good food snd awsome crew

All the channeldiving was definitly the Highlight. Meeting sergey and vicky on board.

Recommended for: Dolphins, whaleshark from above the boat & channeldiving

9.2 Superb
Gemma S
United Kingdom

Amazing pelagic life on a great boat

We were lucky enough to see pretty much every pelagic animal you could dream of, including some whalesharks that gatecrashed our dive on a wreck. The boat is decent for the price, communal areas and dive deck really nice. Food is excellent - I loved the Middle Eastern options. Cabins are fairly basic, very small but comfortable beds, all you really need! If you have a lot of camera gear I recommend taking a multi plug extension lead. Guiding is in pretty big groups (8-9 people) I’ve never had larger than 4 previously. But you can also choose to self guide, which we did on all the night dives.

Recommended for: The sealife of course, the food, the quality of the boat

9.6 Exceptional
Michelle Maria N
Switzerland

Great diving safari

Swimming with dolphins, diving in the coral canyon and spotting wildlife

Recommended for: diving sites, food, crew

8.8 Fabulous
Álvaro A
Spain

Really Good experience but diveguide could be better

Hummerheads and 1 thresher Shark, unveliable!!

Recommended for: Divesites, food and crew

8.8 Fabulous
Alazne C
Spain

The most relaxed and pleasant diving holiday

The staff were ALWAYS willing to help with the wetsuits and the equipment, very attentive and with a honest smile. The food was good and they really care about intolerances or allergies. We did not see lots of sharks when we tried to in the blue but the water was calm, with good visibility and always enjoyable. Very beautiful and colourful coral reefs with moray eels, stingrays, lionfish and other stunning underwater landscapes. The boat is very comfortable and the morning coffee at sunrise is a peace and health boost.

Recommended for: Colourful corals, sights of sharks and friendly staff

8.8 Fabulous
Nina H
Germany

SHARK LOVE

This was only my second LOB, but I had a great time. The crew was amazing! Even though some of them spoke little to no English, they were sooooo attentive and helpful and helped me getting ready, before I even knew that I might need help. The food was also fantastic! A great mix between western and local food. We did have 3 longer sailing stretches in windy weather, so don't forget your seasickness tablets :) But luckily, they were also stocked on bored . When we were diving at Deadalus we were extremely lucky to see hammerheads on every dive!!!!

Recommended for: Hammerheads - Food - Crew

9.6 Exceptional
Petra S
Czech Republic

It was an amazing active vacation full of happy moments.

It was so nice that I will come again to JP Marine. A week full of amazing moments.

Recommended for: Very experienced friendly and open minded dive guides, the sea life and the very friendly and relaxed crew.

9.6 Exceptional
Vincenzo F
Italy

excellent!

Nice dives and confortable boat

Recommended for: service, confort, food

8.8 Fabulous
Pontus A
Sweden

Amazing trip

They constantly adapted. Which made the trip awesome and succesful But of course the diving and the big animals were the highlights. Hammerheads 🤩

Recommended for: friendly, helpful & flexible

9.2 Superb
Laia P
Andorra

Very good experience

Friendy crew and very good food

Recommended for: Food, crew and good experience

10 Exceptional
Marek K
Poland

Diversity and freedom

Habili Omran, a rarely visited dive site, with a current and hordes of different fish. Coral gardens, dolphins, labyrinths and caves in the reefs.

Recommended for: Deep dives by the wall in the morning, dives not following the guide but in the buddy system, diversity of dive sites.

6.8 Review score
Daniel B
Romania

Better try another boat

Corals

Recommended for: Food , dive sites, crew

9.6 Exceptional
Clémentine T
France

Amazing trip

Everything is handle by the crew and guide, you just have to dive. Great diving site, they are doing there best to have a good time under water.

Recommended for: Great diving site, nice crew and good food

4.8 Review score
Roman H
Germany

A miracle that all survived

Cabins that smell of diesel. Two guides for 28 divers, danger of life! Zodiacs that do not work in dangerous situations. There were so many situations on our trip that, with very poor equipment and little manpower, will probably have dire consequences one day.

Recommended for: weather, water temperature, the guests.

6.0 Review score
Rolf T
Switzerland

Frightening, at least partially. Boat overbooked, not enough guide dive guides, one dive guide with lack of responsibility and understanding

Beautiful reefs. Unfortunately no big fish on this shark route. Unfortunately not only lack of highlights but an accumulation of negative experiences.

Recommended for: The company of the other divers and the experience of some of them

4.8 Review score
Jonas K
Germany

Liveaboard did not meet our expectations

I won't call it Highlights, but there are a few points which I would like to mention, because the were really annoying: - There were only 2 guides for 28 divers, meaning 14 persons following 1 guide. So you can't really enjoy your dives. We asked to go unguided on our own in a smaller group, but that was not allowed (even with experienced dive masters or instructors in our group). Only the last dives at the local spot was allowed unguided. - In the pictures a lot of chairs and other seatings are shown on the upper deck. But in reality, there are only a few. And since the benches don't have backrests, sitting together in the evening on the deck is not really comfortable. - The zodiacs are technically in a really bad condition: Often the engines were not starting or stopped working on the way from the boat to the dive spot. - The processes on board don't work properly. After a dive at Daedalus, we were wating for 40 minutes drifting in the red sea before a zodiac from another Safari boat was so kind to pick our group up. - Usually the boat sails from one spot to the next during night. If there are waves (there were waves every time in our case), the furniture in our cabin was creaking that loud, that it's nearly impossible to sleep.

Recommended for: Food was good, full tanks (230bar and more), sun deck

9.2 Superb
David D
United Kingdom

Really enjoyable trip on a great boat

The whole crew were just such a pleasure to be around. So friendly and helpful they made for a great trip. The diving was excellent and so was the food.

Recommended for: The crew and dive guides. The diving and food.

9.2 Superb
David D
United Kingdom

Really enjoyable weeks diving on a good boat.

The crew were so good and helpful, the guides were excellent. It was a great time spent on the boat. The food was really good.

Recommended for: The crew are outstanding, food is great, guides are excellent

9.6 Exceptional
Kathryn L
United Kingdom

Great experience, lovely crew and dive guides

We had a great week on board JP Marine. First of all I'd like to say that the boat staff/crew and the dive guides are great. They work extremely hard and are very kind and helpful. Lovely people! The dive briefings were very clear, the guiding was good. Although I expected a bit more marine life (and sharks), it was still an awesome trip and the dives were great. We had a lovely group of divers, from all over. The food was great. Cannot complain really!

Recommended for: Dive guide, boat crew, food

8.0 Very good
Daniela V
Germany

Great experience on the Red Sea

Swimming between the dolphins

Recommended for: The diving, the crew and the guests

10 Exceptional
Tomasz I
Poland

Unforgetable diving trip on confortable boat with great staff

Good atmosphere on a boat, helpful staff. We saw all the best reefs on this route. For sure will come again with them.

Recommended for: Very good, experienced and friendly staff, delicious food and amazing dive sites

8.4 Very good
Camille G
France

Amazing trip

It was an amazing week, weather conditions were perfect so were able to dive in super nice places, wonderful corals gardens, diving in caves, swimming and diving with dolphins, everything was perfect ! The crew is super nice and friendly and always willing to help, and the food is really good !

Recommended for: Great diving, Swimming with dolphins, crew and food amazing !

9.6 Exceptional
Sebastian L
Germany

Perfect Boat

The Boat was very nice, delicious Food, Clean Boat, Friendly and Helpful Crew, organised Tripleader

Recommended for: Diving, Food, Boat

4.8 Review score
Alexandre Q
France

A DISASTER FROM DAY ONE UNTIL THE END !!!

We were supposed to travel on JP Marine boat but 2 days before departure, the company informed us of a change in boat for Diamond Explorer. The boat quality / level of service was supposed to be identical but definitely not. The boat was in a very bad shape (supposed to be entirely restored in 2020), water coming from the outside in the room, nitrox not available during the all trip and we paid for it !!! The air compressor broke down during the trip and then the air had a very bad taste during the all cruise. The electricity was not working properly in the room and plumbing not working correctly. The crew was smoking chicha just right next to the pure oxygen tanks, so dangerous ! Dont dive with this company, they are scammers and they don't care about divers safety.

Recommended for: Dive guides & crew only

8.0 Very good
Samuel A
France

Good expérience but diving security is not de top

The first night diving

Recommended for: Food, seaman, captain.

8.8 Fabulous
Joeri D
Belgium

Very good diveguide, dives and food.

The fact that divesites were chosen where nobody else goes. This was our 3rd trip to the deep South and St. John's area and there was only 1 divesite we've already been to. We had a lot of fun with the crew, they made our trip become excellent.

Recommended for: The diveguide, the dives and the food

9.2 Superb
Marc H
Germany

Perfect trip, all in one it was wonderful.

Lot of nice fishs, Sharks, Wreck... the completely trip was a highlight

Recommended for: All peoples, Hammerhead Sharks and a lot of fun together.

9.6 Exceptional
Duncan S
United Kingdom

Perfect week exploring the Red Sea

The dives at Brothers were incredible, and the experience of the dive guides meant we had the best chance of seeing wildlife.

Recommended for: The staff and other guests made the whole trip really enjoyable in and out of the water. The food and facilities were great. The operator was flexible and accommodating to whatever we needed/requested.

7.2 Good
Xavier H
Belgium

It was a Nice week of diving accept the noise in the upperdek room

Hammerhaeds, longimanus

Recommended for: Divespots, guides and the people

8.8 Fabulous
Benny D
Belgium

very close to a perfect dive cruise in the Red Sea

diving with dolphins !!!

Recommended for: the dives, the help and assistance of the entire crew and the boat accommodation in general

8.4 Very good
Vera D
Belgium

New and amazing experience, beautiful unknown dive locations where we were the only divers!

Night dive with octopus Visite of a longimanus we not expected to see Dolfins swimming nearby the boat

Recommended for: Dive locations only knew by dive guide (= owner boat) were very beuatiful. Crew very kindly with a lot of experience in their job. An experienced captain who navigated very well

10 Exceptional
Balint Z
Hungary

AMAZING TRIP!

Would definitely recommend!

Recommended for: Very nice scuba diving, crew, food

8.0 Very good
Ken C
Belgium

Beautiful reefs and droppoffs

Staff helpfullness, lots of small fish around the corals

Recommended for: The crew, the other guests, the reefs

2.8 Review score
marina W
Germany

Did not feel safe, cabins were dirty and food not vegetarian friendly, bad communication

Dive guides did not take care of us, briefings were incomplete, we had a very dangerous situation during one of the night dives due to that. Material provided was not functional, my tank kept leaking for the entire time. Even tho i said from the beginning that i dont eat meat, less vegetarian options were served and very less fish options. Cabins were dirty and not cleaned properly. Divers were sick and nobody cared about Covid. Horrible Trip!!!

Recommended for: The diving sites

8.8 Fabulous
Lucas L
France

Good overall experience

Unfortunately we didn't see any hammerheads during this trip... But we enjoyed a great time with dolphins and even saw an eagle ray.

Recommended for: Staff, comfort, dive sites

8.8 Fabulous
Raissa M
Switzerland

Awesome

Diving spots

Recommended for: The staff and the trip, and the people

8.8 Fabulous
Rahel L
Switzerland

Super friendly staff on the boat. Very rude management. transfer is very bad. Took us 6 hours from marsa alam to hurgadha.

Guides are very experienced and take good care of fish and corals. No touching, no gloves. Very mindful

Recommended for: Very big diving groups. 14 people, 1 guide. Seems to be normal there but shouldn't! Management seems to try to save money wherever they can.

9.2 Superb
Torstein L
Norway

Amazing crew, diveguides and diving

All crew are super friendly and helpfull. The diveguides does an amazing job giving you the best dive experience and adjust the dive time to when it's best chance for vest diving. The briefings are really good regarding the dive sites and also with focus on safety. The gas blender onboard adjusting the nitrox O2% for every dive to give you maximun dive time for every depth. And the tanks are allways filled to 220bar or more! All this are giving you a safe and stress-free diving experience and you can focus 100% just enjoying the diving.

Recommended for: The crew, The dives, and the focus on safety

7.2 Good
niels V
Denmark

Brothers, Daedalus & Elohinstone

Crew Hospitality Personality

Recommended for: Personality, hospitality,r food

8.4 Very good
Thomas W
Norway

Relaxing week with friendly staff

New wrecks

Recommended for: wrecks, boat, staff

8.8 Fabulous
Andrea U
Germany

We had a great time with the amazing crew despite the bad weather

We had bad weather and a semi-good visibility (March 2022) but despite the weather, the crew was very helpful and friendly. The boot is showing its age but if you do not expect a 5* cruise you will definitely enjoy it. Food was great and we will come again.

Recommended for: Very delicious food, friendly & helpful crew, great time

10 Exceptional
Susana M
Spain

Will be back!

Swimming with dolphins was an unexpected wonderful surprise

Recommended for: Friendly and helpful crew, good dive guides and fantastic food

9.6 Exceptional
Richard A
United Kingdom

Great route, great people.

Snorkelling and diving with Dolphins on the last diving day!

Recommended for: The People on board, the guides and crew.

8.8 Fabulous
Carlos R
Spain

Excellent value for money, excellent dive guides, great boat, low cost but correct food & cabins

JP marine offers a very competitive price, comparing with my previous experiences with other operators (Emperor, Agressor, others) JP Marine has a lower quality and variety of food and less luxury cabins while giving a 5 stars diving service and being and spacious and comfortable boat.

Recommended for: Diving professionals, spacious boat, itinerary

10 Exceptional
Pascal J
Switzerland

Very good trip with JP Marine

The mantas at Brothers Daedalus Reef and snorkelling with a big group of dolphins near Marsa Alam.

Recommended for: The helpfulness of the crew

6.0 Review score
Xavier S
Spain

Not trustworthy

JP Marine forced us to move to a different boat due to overbooking. The boat we were moved to (My Gelen) had been unused for long time (it was in maintenance they said), so we had to wait in a bar until 11pm. Then they brought us to the boat (about midnight already) and the boat was in really bad shape. Everything was dirty, and too many things were not working (including aircon). In fact, two people decided to leave and did not stay for the liveaboard due to the poor conditions. The first day of navigation we had to return to port to fix things so second dive was in a bad local place near the port and it started past 5:30 pm so it was half night dive. Then the third dive was a night dive in the same spot as usual (which in this case was unfortunate because the place was not ideal and we already had about half an hour of night dive in the same spot...) In short, we will not book again with JP Marine. Things did not work well on their side.

Recommended for: We were very lucky with the group of people on the boat

9.6 Exceptional
Simon G
Denmark

Great boat and crew

Manta and dolphins

Recommended for: The crew, safety and food

9.2 Superb
Michel B
Belgium

Superbe organisation, très professionnelle - Super bateau - Super guides

Tout le voyage s'est bien passé. Le tour passant par les Brothers Islands, Daedalus, Elphinstone, Marsa Alam vaut vraiment la peine d'être fait. Ce bateau était super bien organisé et très agréable de plonger à son départ. L'équipe, la nourriture, les guides plongée, tout était impeccable et dans une bonne ambiance. Le tout pour un prix hors concurrence. La prochaine fois, j'espère repartir avec ce meme bateau, pour la croisiere St Jones.

Recommended for: Beau bateau très bien agencé pour la plongée, Super moniteurs très pros, Superbe équipe toujours prête à aider

9.6 Exceptional
Mark D
United Kingdom

Very friendly and helpful crew, well organised and worked hard to provide a very enjoyable and safe diving trip.

One highlight was the snorkelling experience at Dolphin bay with the large school of Dolphins. The close encounter with such a large school of Dolphins is something I will never forget. Seeing the Manta Ray performing its graceful ballet was also awesome.

Recommended for: The good organisation, quality food, and safe control and variety of good dive sites.

7.2 Good
Ji W
Canada

Good value for money but could be better

The group only saw one hammerhead and one oceanic whitetip during the whole week. Overall, ok boat with broken AC in upper cabins and average dives at BDE. I will probably stick to SSH/North if i ever do red sea again.

Recommended for: Hard working crew, fellow divers and itinerary

5.2 Review score
LUIZ ROBERTO C
Brazil

Try to avoid - no AC in Egypt!

I strongly recommend that you pay a little more and do not travel on this vessel. The air conditioning system, wasn't properly working (in a 35 Celsius degree temperature). Can you imagine sleeping without air conditioning in a small cabin. Constantly, my cabin was smelling diesel. The owner of the ship, who was on board, was really with the guests or with the rest of the crew and also suggested the guests that were facing problems with the AC to sleep in the upper deck, and watch the beautiful sky. This was my 4th liveaboard trip, by far the worse.

Recommended for: the supporting crew

8.0 Very good
Camilla Adamsen N
Denmark

Great trip with great crew and good diving

Diving with hammerheads and experiencing the friendliness of especially the seamen and staff in the lounge

Recommended for: Hammerheads, longimanus and manta rays

9.6 Exceptional
David D
United Kingdom

Really great week.

Some of the St John's little dived dive sites.

Recommended for: The crew, the itinerary and the diving.

9.2 Superb
Layla S
United Kingdom

Exceeded Expectations

Hammerheads and Mantas on every dive at Daedalus!!

Recommended for: The Crew, The guides and the diving

8.0 Very good
KS L
Malaysia

Great exploring Red Sea adventure

Strong current, hot and enjoyable buddies.

Recommended for: Hammer head, great food and night sky view.

8.8 Fabulous
Daniel A
Spain

Amazing dive with amazing people, just a great experience.

Zabargad, rocky island and Claudio.

Recommended for: The ambience with the crew, dive guides and food

8.0 Very good
Marc B
Switzerland

good diving, boat ok

The crew was always trying to make things easier for you. Lots of help getting ready, fantastic tank guy that always filled a bit extra and nitrox was always on point. Very clear briefings and instructions for the dives. Very patient diveguide even with some irritating customers. The food and divesites were excellent. We had big ponds of dolphins, mantas, hammerheads, and great coral in the southern sites as well. The boat has clearly seen better times. During our trip there was some leaks in the AC system so the cabins got really hot. Once again the crew tried everything to get this resolved, sadly there was not much that could be done on the open ocean. After the trip they immediately got on it and we were brought to a nice hotel paid by the company. Besides this little thing the trip was great and the crew and company handeled the issue very well.

Recommended for: the crew and food were fantastic.

6.0 Review score
kristoffer G
Denmark

good dive guides but broken A/C.......

the crew was great and friendly, the "big" dive site (dardalus) was great.

Recommended for: the crew was great and service minded

10 Exceptional
Evelina M
Italy

Beautiful experience, we really recommend

Beautiful dives, we saw hammerhead sharks and mantas in our 6am dive in Daedalus! And the dolphins in Dolphin House And food on board was delicious

Recommended for: Dive master and diving, kindness of the crew, comfort onboard

10 Exceptional
carlos M
Spain

Amazing

Hammerhead

Recommended for: Daedalus guide creww

8.0 Very good
Laura H
Germany

Nice Trip

Sharks Dolphins and Manta

Recommended for: Sharks Dolphins and Manta

8.0 Very good
Jaroslav B
Slovakia

Nice diving experience

very well equipped boat for diving...possible to dive from boat or 2x dinghies/zodiacs are available a lot of space for resting diving location were well selected..... i would have spent one whole dive at Namidia wreck, but it is just my preference.... many sharks (including Hammerheads)

Recommended for: dive spots well selected, very comfortable boat, we got very nice cabin location

8.0 Very good
Andre V
Belgium

Trip Brothers-Daedulus and Elphinstone reef

Manta’s hammerhead sharks white tip oceanic and schools of Barracuda. Minus point: smeelnof gazoline in the lower deck cabins 🥲🥲🥲

Recommended for: Diving - Food -Company

7.2 Good
Viktor S
Germany

awesome crew but the food good have been better

The dives were great like always in Egypt. The crew was super friendly and helpful. The boat is in good condition and so are the cabins. If you up to a classic BDE tour I definitely can recommend the boat.

Recommended for: Dive guide, crew, stars in the night

5.6 Review score
Mariska D
South Africa

Amazing Egyptian Staff and Diving

September is definitely my new favorite month to visit Egypt. Not to hot. We dived with the Longimanus.

Recommended for: The Egyptian staff went out of there way and was so friendly.

8.0 Very good
Thomas B
Switzerland

Wonderful

Daedalus, the wreck on Brothers, Elphinstone and Sharks

Recommended for: Sharks Naps Turtles

10 Exceptional
Catherine W
United Kingdom

A Fabulous Experience

The diving was well organised and we saw some amazing sights - sharks, dolphins and turtles were my highlights

Recommended for: The diving, the crew and the other divers

8.0 Very good
Jan L
Slovakia

Great trip. Be there or be "rectangular" ;-)

Some of the most beautiful dive sites, good company and in most cases professional staff.

Recommended for: Diving, diving and ..... eeeh .... diving?

9.6 Exceptional
David D
United Kingdom

A super weeks diving.

The crew and guides are so good to be around. The diving was great. The food was also really good.

Recommended for: The crew and guides, the diving and the food.

10 Exceptional
David D
United Kingdom

Fantastic weeks diving.

Diving with such professional guides. The sharks we saw.

Recommended for: The crew and guides. Fantastic dive sites. Great food.

4.4 Review score
Nick G
Sweden

Not friendly crew

Hammerheads

Recommended for: Sharks, weather, dives

8.4 Very good
Haohao D
China

Great Experience with JP Marine

The boat was quite old, particularly the lower deck rooms. Significant problem of aeration, and sometimes unplaisant odors in the lower deck room. Probably need some renovation work...... The staff are nice and friendly. The food is good. The dive spots are very nice, but sometimes in places with a lot of other safari boat (>5) that make the dive very crowded. The boat is probably only suitable for very experienced diver able to dive in a unguided manner. Indeed we are 28 divers and only two diving guides with the group.

Recommended for: Good staff, nice dive spots

8.0 Very good
Krzysztof S
Poland

Nice reefs although limited wildlife (large animals)

The boat itself is a little dated - do not expect too much luxury and you will be fine. Cabins are small and bathrooms even smaller (for taller than 185 cm you need to be careful with your head when having a shower)… But all is kept tidy, cabins are cleaned daily. Food was generally ok although it happened I think twice the meat served was hardly eatable. Breakfast a little monotonous. Though water, tea and other soft drinks (including coca-cola, sprite etc.) is plenty. Dives are well organised, the staff is very helpful while diving. The diving groups were a little large - boat was full with 28 divers and there were only 2 guides planned for the whole group. After commenting on this the trip leader also joined the dive guides so we had 3 guides, which was much better. Overall nice experience, but if you expect large animals, as hammerheads etc. (as in the description) you will be disappointed. But reefs are great, nice caverns also on the way, really unspoiled corals and nature, only available from a safari boat.

Recommended for: - very nice and well preserved reefs - very nice and helpful staff - good value for money

9.6 Exceptional
Pierre D
France

Perfect liveaboard

Hammerhead shark in Daedalus. The crew and the guides

Recommended for: The professionalism of the guides. The comitment of the crew. The route.

9.2 Superb
Elmar P
United Kingdom

The crew and guides made the experience memorable.

The dives at Daedalus were very good.

Recommended for: The crew and guides were very friendly. They made the experience special. The boat was also not too overcrowded with divers. Finally, the food was amazing.

9.2 Superb
Paul G
United Kingdom

Fantastic onboard experience due to amazing guides and great boat crew.

Manta Rays, White Tipped Shark at close quarters, very memorable wreck dive, two super chilled self navigated reef dives with my buddy on the last day, great bunch

Recommended for: Food, the people (which is to say the other divers on the boat, the guides and the boat crew) and the dive sites themselves

6.8 Review score
Paul J
United Kingdom

some things great some things not so great

1) Seeing Oceanic white tip

Recommended for: 1)boat staff(deckhands, chefs, etc) 2) Tanks well filled to 230+ 3) Generally the boat is decent enough for diving from

9.6 Exceptional
Galya I
Bulgaria

Great experience

Our boat was changed in the last minute with Hammerhead I but for the same route and we travelled together with JP Marine. During the safari there were almost no boats at the spots which was great. The diving itself was stunning and we felt safe all the time thanks to our guide and the crew. Last but least the chefs prepared the most delicious food I've ever had on a Liveaboard. In two words - great experience!

Recommended for: Everything was good

8.4 Very good
Jorge
Spain

Unforgettable

Zabargat and Sant John’s area

Recommended for: Sea, sea and friendly

10 Exceptional
Marzena W
Poland

Excellent Trip

saw fantastic marine life, weather was not too hot so I could enjoy the sun, small group, friendly crew. Good organisation.

Recommended for: crew - friendly helpful, small supporting group, amazing dive sites

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JP Marine Reviews

A fantastic, safe, and unforgettable experience with exceptional dives, food, and company!

Hammerheads, Gourmet Food and Great Reefs

Beautiful diverse dive profiles and great guide

Fantastic Crew, Boat and Dive Sites

Not at Happy

Budget travel.

A good week for a fair price

Excellent North-Tour Dive-Safari

Amazing fun and enjoyment!

Overallreview

Fabulous diving and food!

Super nice experience!

Stress free.. amazing atmosphere.. very comfortable

Friendly staff, nice boat and good diving!

Awesome!

Best crew, best group, nice Wracks

Authentic diving experience

Good dive sites

Places you’ll never see off a day boat

Lots of sharks

Jp Marine is always great Diving with great Guides combined with good food snd awsome crew

Amazing pelagic life on a great boat

Great diving safari

Really Good experience but diveguide could be better

The most relaxed and pleasant diving holiday

SHARK LOVE

It was an amazing active vacation full of happy moments.

excellent!

Amazing trip

Very good experience

Diversity and freedom

Better try another boat

Amazing trip

A miracle that all survived

Frightening, at least partially. Boat overbooked, not enough guide dive guides, one dive guide with lack of responsibility and understanding

Liveaboard did not meet our expectations

Really enjoyable trip on a great boat

Really enjoyable weeks diving on a good boat.

Great experience, lovely crew and dive guides

Great experience on the Red Sea

Unforgetable diving trip on confortable boat with great staff

Amazing trip

Perfect Boat

A DISASTER FROM DAY ONE UNTIL THE END !!!

Good expérience but diving security is not de top

Very good diveguide, dives and food.

Perfect trip, all in one it was wonderful.

Perfect week exploring the Red Sea

It was a Nice week of diving accept the noise in the upperdek room

very close to a perfect dive cruise in the Red Sea

New and amazing experience, beautiful unknown dive locations where we were the only divers!

AMAZING TRIP!

Beautiful reefs and droppoffs

Did not feel safe, cabins were dirty and food not vegetarian friendly, bad communication

Good overall experience

Awesome

Super friendly staff on the boat. Very rude management. transfer is very bad. Took us 6 hours from marsa alam to hurgadha.

Amazing crew, diveguides and diving

Brothers, Daedalus & Elohinstone

Relaxing week with friendly staff

We had a great time with the amazing crew despite the bad weather

Will be back!

Great route, great people.

Excellent value for money, excellent dive guides, great boat, low cost but correct food & cabins