Sunshine Liveaboard, Egypt
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8.8 Fabulous
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- Free Internet
- Free Nitrox
- from $ 95 / day
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“The ship is a bit old, but other things make up for it. Also, reasonable prices and good routes cover everything.”
Highlights
The Sunshine liveaboard offers fantastic budget-friendly dive safaris in the Red Sea. Catering to 20 guests, there is plenty of room for relaxation in between dives. The air-conditioned indoor salon has a bar and entertainment area and ample seating for all guests to enjoy tasty Egyptian and Western cuisine. There is also an outdoor lounge and a partially covered sun deck with loungers. Cabins are simple yet comfortable, featuring twin beds, AC, private en-suite facilities, and storage space.
Itineraries aboard the MY Sunshine explore the best Northern and Southern Red Sea dive sites. South routes cover the Brothers, Elphinstone, Daedalus Reef, and the Salem Express. Pristine diving, strong currents, and large pelagic life action make this route special. The Northern Red Sea route is the best option for wreck lovers, with dives at world-famous wrecks such as the Thistlegorm, Carnatic, Giannis D, and Dunraven. There is also a chance to dive into the colorful reefs of Shark & Yolanda. Nitrox is included for those certified, and the spacious dive deck allows ample space for kitting up and gear storage.
The experienced and professional crew is on hand for the perfect Red Sea dive safari. Book online today to reserve your space.
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Included: VAT, National Park Fees, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Extra Dives, Nitrox, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: Environment Tax (60 EUR per trip), Gratuities (60 EUR), Port Fees (50 EUR per trip).
Optional Extras: Private Dive Guide (50 EUR per day), Rental Gear (15 EUR per day).
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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Cabin Types
Sunshine Reviews
- 8.8 Fabulous
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Vessel
7.8
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Crew
9.2
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Food
9.5
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Diving
8.5
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Value
9.3
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- 10 Exceptional
- nakmin C
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South Korea
awesome
The ship is a bit old, but other things make up for it. Also, reasonable prices and good routes cover everything.
- Recommended for
- Good guiding, delicious food, diving route
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Hugo F
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Spain
Probably best Price/Quality in the Red Sea
Food and staff the best of the trip by far, super friendly, gentle and attentive. A small remarks on drinks, they don't have alcoholic drinks aboard like other boats do so they don't make business with this, but you are welcome to bring your own drinks for the trip. Rental equipment absolutely remarkable with almost all brand new and high-standard brand. Scuba diving platform is huge, plenty of space to equip yourself and diving procedures in general are very good. Nitrox equipment more than sufficient for this kind of trip, some dives are with air and % is not spot on as they do it manually but nothing to worry about. Cabin is probably the worst of the boat as they have 8 cabins in the lower part of the boat, beds are around 1.90m, and the toilet is pretty small with the shower being the toilet itself, but it is the best they can do with 8 cabins in the same level. Upper level cabins bigger but they only have 2 available for guests, I did not see the toilets of the upper cabins. Still, you just need to get used to it and it is not terrible at all, we need to think that we are on a boat, not on a 5-star luxury resort! The boat could maybe be a little bit more clean, but nothing terrible. Don't get scared when jumping on board as their harbor spot is next to an abandoned ship full of dogs that you need to go through to jump in the Sunshine, so first impression can be shocking but then it is even fun if you stay on the boat during the resting day. Dive spots are a little bit different than boats departing from Sharm-al-Sheik as they need to make the way back to Hurghada. The rout is quite well optimized and you can see places than Sharm-al-Sheik boats don't go as Carnatic and Giannis-D wrecks, but for me there were some dives in average spots while we could have diven in other better places arriving a little bit later back to Hurghada. But I am not an expert as well on anchoring spots, so maybe there are some other limitations that I am not aware off. Lastly, this boat is very well known in Russia and normally more than half of the divers will be russian. This is not an issue at all but just as a though, as attitude and way of being is quite different to Europeans, so don't expect much interaction with other divers as they tend to stay within their own group and English level is not great on average. All in all, I would come back to this boat always if the price stays like this. Probably even if the price would go up slightly it would still be worth it as the more expensive boats don't offer that much of a diference on quality. Thanks to Hamada, Mahmut, Captain Mahmud, Ahmed, Bibu and all the rest crew, it was an awesome week!
- Recommended for
- Food, guide, rental equipment.
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- 8.0 Very good
- Okko I
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Germany
all in all a great experience!
Nightdive at Thistlegorm - always great!
- Recommended for
- Food, Dives, Service-Crew
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- 4.4 Review score
- Sven B
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Germany
B-D-E Tour on Sunshine
we have seen Longimanus, school of dolphins, Napoleon and a small Manta
- Recommended for
- good and varied food, our personal dive guide was friendly and exerted, on-time pick up Hotel - Boat - Airport
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- 10 Exceptional
- Stephen W
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United Kingdom
Perfect for a week diving the Red Sea
We were lucky that there were only 7 guests so we got a cabin each. The dive guides were flexible to accommodate our requests to do specific sites & also to do more dives on the Thistlegorm.
- Recommended for
- Crew Food Organisation
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Glenn H
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United Kingdom
Great value
Had a great time on the sunshine MV. Fantastic value for money. Food was varied and plentiful. Boat is clean and even though it had 20 divers, it didn’t seem crowded during non diving. Would highly recommend for a cheap week diving Tiran top sites
- Recommended for
- Diving food staff
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- 8.0 Very good
- Liz V
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Netherlands
Good value for money
Really nice dives, the staf is friendly and on the boat is everything you need.
- Recommended for
- Nice staff.. good food.. good vibes
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Susanne H
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Netherlands
Awesome crew, great diving and good food
The super friendly staff, diving at the SS Thistlegorm (2 dives; outside and inside), snorkling with dolpins, the beautiful reef diving, the cheerful atmosphere on board and the good food.
- Recommended for
- Excellent crew, SS Thistlegorm and reef dives, good food
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- 10 Exceptional
- Mara F
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Romania
Awesome first liveaboard experience
Great diving itinerary, very efficient dive organization and super friendly staff.
- Recommended for
- Diving and guides, food and top deck room
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Marc W
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Germany
Absolutely perfect Trip
The Highlight absolutely is the SS Thistlegorm. It is an amazing wreck. But all the other dives were really good. Very relaxed diving. So you can really enjoy everything. Thx to Haitham our guide. He is a great guide and very nice person.
- Recommended for
- SS Thistlegorm, Reef Dives, Fun
