It was a great tour, albeit exhausting!!!

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The dive guides only did the minimum and were not very communicative. They didn't eat with us or take part in dive debriefings. Underwater, our dive guide was always close by. However, I would have liked him to show us more underwater.

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Very attentive crew, mostly very detailed briefings, very pleasant dive guides

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All in all, a smaller but great boat.
The cabins are an adequate size, beds are comfortable, however the doors etc squeaked quite a lot and creaked a lot here and there.
Dive deck is a reasonable size.
The food was very tasty, great attention was paid to vegetarian dishes, for example, and there was not only instant coffee but also a filter coffee machine :)
The crew took good care of everything, as did the guides.
The selected spots were good, but unfortunately very crowded in places.

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We made the kids diving safari. Dive spots were selected appropriately for the kids. Guides had a lot of patience with the kids. Everything was explained again and again. Kids had a blast.
Whole crew was always helpful and friendly.

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The "Good Old Lady" is a compact ship with max. 16 divers, so not too crowded.
The atmosphere is familiar, you get to talk with all fellow divers right away.

There are no frills, but everything you need for diving is on board. I have been the 4th time with the Thunderbird on the road and was not disappointed.

Meanwhile, there is also ENOS on board.




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Solid well maintained safari ship! Great food incl. turkey evening and barbecue event on the upper deck. Our guide (Moussa) was, or is, a luminary and knows every dive spot inside out.

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Arrival was exciting - 4 hours in advance in Frankfurt been, hundreds of meters long queue at the check in & security control - but it has succeeded!

Flight with Condor as usual lousy : old plane, narrow seating, full to the brim, no free drinks / snacks....
( Reminder to me : do not fly with Condor )

Arrival HRG was relaxed, luggage was there & were also picked up directly, VISA was already done, then fix in the bus and off we go through the scree to Port Galib.

Arrival at the ship also as usual super & friendly, safari can start

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Absolutely great! Great crew, the best food! Really first class!

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Absolutely recommendable. The guides, the briefings, the dive organization, etc. were perfect. The food, however, topped everything. No worries about stomach problems or the like.
One flaw was a not intact rental equipment, which had to be replaced, but I noticed this only in the water on the 1 dive, which I could therefore not dive with. Annoying!

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It is not the most luxurious ship, but the big advantage is that a maximum of 16 divers can go on it. This ensures a sociable and group feeling. The diving is not too big either.
Safety on board was fine, every morning a temperature check in connection with COVID.
One dive guide did his job dutifully, the other really did his best to make a nice dive for the guests. The rest of the crew did everything they could to make it a great diving vacation. The food was fine and the quantity ample.
Due to the weather, strong winds, we unfortunately could not visit all the dive sites and visibility was not optimal.
All in all it was a nice vacation. I would book this boat again next time.

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As for the dive guides, we had one fantastic guide and one terribly incompetent guide, which we made very clear to them.
For the rest a very friendly and helpful crew. In terms of dive sites, we were unlucky with the weather: there was too much wind so we could not reach the most beautiful sites.

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I have been on the Thunderbird several times. She is not a new and also not a big ship - in terms of comfort and driving behavior in wavy crossings have the new safari ships certainly something ahead of her. But we appreciate the small size (max. 16 divers + 2 guides) very much and felt very well looked after by our guides Moussa and Mohammed. The crew is very friendly and committed - whether it's the food, cabin cleaning or putting on and taking off the equipment. Top!

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The missing 2nd dive guide was compensated by a credit for the next tour.

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Damage outside, should soon times in the dry dock, inside in the years, but ok. Guide Mousa was great, his colleague Mustafa a bit disorganized. All in all a boat of the old school, sympathetic.

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Transfer from the airport: Had to ask my way until I found the guide.
Transfer to the airport left 1 hr later than announced, but was still on time.

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Dive guides very experienced, but made a rather carefree impression. But for that many freedoms when diving. Other divers were but not pointed out to your misconduct (climbed on the reef, animals with rod for photo annoyed, etc.). In the briefings was never talked about possible currents and possible changes in dive directions.

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See report Tauchernet

https://taucher.net/liveaboard-m_y_thunderbird-bericht-blz114226


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Everything great, all expectations exceeded!!

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Small, fine ship - it has everything you need. The ship and cabins were clean and towels were changed regularly. The briefings were always detailed and the food was great. The crew is a well-rehearsed team and does a really good job. Also ENOS on board is not self-evident and has this ship! Because of our experience we would choose the Thunderbird again for our next tour.


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