The crew was very friendly, but there seems to be a need for training (making small repairs in the zodiacs or on the ship, tightening screws, straightening wobbly chairs, etc.). There also seems to be a lack of constant, coordinating overhead on site. A ship that is almost 5 years old already appears to be worn out in some places.
Many dive sites (from Marsa Shouna to Elba Reef) that I have known for years are unfortunately not in good condition at the moment (March 2025) due to coral death, especially in the southern Red Sea. Last year, the water temperature there is said to have been over 30 degrees from May to October.
In addition, the ministry has apparently recently issued an instruction that safari boats are no longer allowed to set sail in strong winds (from 35 km/h?) (due to an accident in November 2024?). This can ruin a week-long diving safari.
Overall, diving tourism in the Red Sea seems to be facing fundamental changes (see boat accidents in recent years, most recently the Seven Seas in Port Ghalib burned down during our safari, coral deaths, 2 captains required with too few well-trained staff, etc.).
This makes me very thoughtful and unfortunately tarnishes my wonderful experiences during this 10-day safari.

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We went on a classic southern tour. The ship made a well-kept impression, the crew was very friendly and very helpful. The food was world class - barbecue, sushi, prawns, fish.... Everything was there. There were 3 guides on board who took safety very seriously. Good dive planning and clear briefings. A whale shark sighting added to the overall package! Would definitely recommend the boat!

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The food was poor and the selection of drinks still had potential.

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Why do you have to dive with a sidemount as a guide?
The boats have to sail to earn money, but in my opinion certain repairs do not require a visit to the shipyard.

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Unfortunately the water temperature was too high and therefore no big fish to be seen ....

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Great group...great crew and guides...great vacation!!!!
Downer: Unfortunately the coral bleaching is already so far advanced that it was a tragedy under water. Almost no animals left, understandable at 31°C water temperature...:(


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Excellent boat, the guides deserve their own praise, Tamer, Nemo and Karim were always there for us divers and did a very good job. They took great care of the guests. The food could be a tick better. The meat was really dead (fried to death)!
They could take a bit more time when clearing up, the last bite and the plate was gone. On the last morning the breakfast left a lot to be desired, lack of time due to the travel times. Breakfast had been arranged for 7:30 and the staff didn't serve it until 7:45! For those leaving at 08:00 that was a bit tight!
The dive sites are of course determined by the route. As I chose the northern route, all my wishes were fulfilled. All in all, I will gladly book on the boat again.

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Our cabin was a little smaller compared to the others on deck, but perfectly fine and clean.
Unfortunately, our dive guide wasn't really talkative and you sometimes had the feeling that he wasn't really motivated - what a shame!
A lot of emphasis was placed on safety, but the first zodiac broke on the first trip, which meant we couldn't do the night dive. At Deadalus, the second zodiac burst during inflation - luckily we were able to borrow a zodiac from another safari boat to continue the dives and tour.
The crew is super helpful and totally attentive, we felt really comfortable!

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Cabins:
Ours (Rojal cabin) was very luxurious. Unfortunately, the private minibar only cooled to room temperature.

Food:
The food was very varied. Unfortunately, the previously stated eating habits (vegan) did not make it to the chef. From the 2nd day onwards, however, there was always an extra vegan meal (incl. snack) available. They went to a lot of trouble.

Dive guides:
Our dive guide Nemo (crusing director) was very competent and focused on safety. The rating was given for Nemo. Other guides could not be rated, but some of them were in the water with their own cameras)

Safety:
Unfortunately 2 zodiacs broke down on the liveaboard. This meant that only 1 small zodiac (without a ladder) was available on the ship. At some dive sites, an additional zodiac could be borrowed from other ships. But at 3 dive spots there was only 1 dive spot available for 3 groups. Therefore deductions in terms of safety. Otherwise, safety was very important.

Dive spots:
BDE tour. Very nice diving spots even if the water temperatures were very warm (29°C to 36°C). Nevertheless, we were lucky enough to see a tiger shark and 2 bow sharks.

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Cool ship with a well-coordinated crew.

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Super successful vacation.ship and crew on star level.the food anyway.everything went perfectly,everything that was announced at the briefing,we also saw.fantastic dives,with perfect guide,thanks tamer.crew and ship's command excellent.

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The early pick-up from the ship on the journey home
was not good. We had to wait 2 3/4 hours at Marsa Alam airport after checking in. I know the other way around. We asked the guides if we could be picked up a little later. The answer was no.

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Not only a very nice boat, but also very helpful staff. My cabin on the low deck was super nice. Very tasty food. The dive program is very good.

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Slightly few dives (total 17)
We had perfect weather with no wind or waves. But nevertheless dives were not made/offered with the reason that we did not want to go at night.
On Tuesday the night dive was canceled because they wanted to be at Marsa Shouna earlier. The 7Seas did a night dive on Tuesday (it was right next to ours)
On Wed morning, however, the 7Seas was already back where we were. After the 2 dives on Wed morning, another dive (e.g. Elphinstone) would have fitted in well on the way to Port Ghalib. (Our flight didn't leave until after 4pm on Thu)

On the first day (or Friday morning) they still had to refuel and then there was only enough time for 2 dives at Abu Dabab - even I think that's a bit short...


But all in all it was a cool trip. Just with a small drop of bitterness...


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It was a wonderful trip, the guides and all the staff were great!!! We would love to go again.
It would have been nice if there had been more Arabic food on board.

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Super friendly crew! Great ship! Many thanks to NEMO and the whole crew

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It was a fantastic week with many exciting dives - we saw a lot
Thank you Tamar!

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The cabins are already a little worn. Water stains, buttons have fallen off, toilet flush and shower door is falling apart. But otherwise spacious and with a rain shower :-)
Briefings very detailed, diving is mostly "all after the guide". I wasn't used to that. But the guide was great. Overall, the diving business is becoming more and more industrialized mass processing. A completely unnecessary rush after the last dive. We hung around on the boat for a long time afterwards to stow everything away in peace. Unfortunately not a single night dive on the whole tour. The ship is not responsible for the overcrowded dive sites where you see far more divers than fish, but unfortunately that's the way it is now.

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We were already the 3rd time with the red sea explorer on the road and it was as always everything super organized. The spacious cabins (8 + 10 with the large double bed) are the hit. The food was very varied (for a ship anyway), more than enough and always excellent. The dive guides know their job and the briefings were top. Safety is very important and it is then just once renounced a certain dive. The southern route we could not fully make because of military maneuvers (but then the ship nothing for it ...).
This dive trip is definitely worth the money!

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Just perfect....

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This was again a top vacation...top small group (10people).... top guides...top crew...top ship...everything fit!!!

Highly recommended! Gladly again!

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You can not do better , especially the professional
guided tour through the wrecks during the north tour
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Very nice, spacious boat. The cabin was very bright and nicely furnished. The crew was very friendly and the food was also very good. I felt very comfortable.

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Simply just awesome! Smooth in everything, no stress. Top service! Thank you!

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Great ship with a really put-upon, customer-oriented and service-oriented crew.

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Spacious, fast ship, lies very quiet in the water. Lower deck cabin 1 huge but noisy due to the nearby generator.
Even the smallest cabins of the boat have at least standard size, rather larger.
On the vast majority of dives you were asked to dive with the guide. So if you are looking for completely independent diving with a buddy you should look for another boat. However, all accompanied dives were impeccable, the guides were very motivated and at the end of the dive not all had to immediately surface together with the guide if there was still air in the tank. Here you had enough freedom. I never felt patronized or bullied - I have almost 900 TG.
We had the unique event of a thunderstorm after surfacing and the first half of the safari very unusual weather with south, west, east and north wind. Because of this, the targeted route to Rockys Zabagad could not be done. However, the Fury Shoals are also very beautiful.

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We my husband and I participated in a liveaboard (Deadalos, Rockys, Zabargad, Fury Shoal) on the Red Sea Explorer in mid April. The ship is a very nice new boat with a lot of space. Because of the size of the boat and because it is a steel boat and not a wooden boat as usual in Egypt, it makes the existing swell not so bad. The boat does not rock the way other wooden boats do. This is especially important for people who are not so seaworthy. The crew is totally hardworking, nice and always helpful, the boat in top condition super maintained. Food was excellent and plentiful. But the hammer were the dives on this tour. We really had everything, from hammerhead sharks to dolphins, great dropoffs just awesome. Our dive guide Tamer was really great, he had a very good eye and saw things long before us to show us. Also so we had with him, the crew and the rest of the divers really a lot of fun on the safari.

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Great ship, great crew. Night dives were way too early, so unfortunately no really nocturnal creatures seen.

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Toilet in the Royal Suite can not be used fecal odor at its finest. The door has to stay open.
There is no waste garbage can in the suite.
Also, in the room the waste such as used coffee cups or paper remnants of the sugar sachet is not cleared. For that the room and the trip has cost Fr. 2600.00 dürft mann that actually he.

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Cleanliness/cleaning, hygiene and guides taking photos/videos were unfortunately topics that gave rise to discussions and complaints. Here, the RSE was unfortunately far below the 2020 level.
However, the handling of the reported criticism on the part of Extra-Diver Management and their feedback regarding immediate measures taken seems positively worth mentioning to me (if there were a category for this, I would award 6 stars in this category).

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Very very loud air conditioning, like a hay vent. Not recommended, but room service was super good.
Somehow the flow of information from those in charge was poor. We had the feeling they were all under time pressure , almost like to finish the liveaboard as soon as possible. We were before the start of the tour yes almost over 24Std stuck in the port, waiting and waiting. For more info you can ask me without further ado.

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The ship is very very good; about the cabins, the quality of the cabins depends on the location in the ship. The lower deck cabins are clean and nice, however the AC was too loud. The low power level was still
too loud and it was drafty in the room.
The team from the boat was perfect. Briefing: clear and to the point.
Service with bottles etc ideal.
I will come again!
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Unfortunately, the schedule of the tour was not as briefed at the beginning. Instead of 2 days only one day in the Fury Shoals, but one day Abu Dabab. From an anchor position 3 dives were made.
Irritating was the statement of the tour leader regarding the recommended tips. Here 120 € for captain/guides and 120 € for the crew were mentioned. In the opinion of all guests, the mentioned tips were not justified.

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Very nice southern tour on the big, fast and modern RedSeaExplorer. Wonderfully, on the way south, an extra day was spent at Fury Shoals. This led to the fact that we arrived acyclically in St.Johns, and we were not as usual at the same time with several other boats on the reefs, but often alone. Why don't we always do it this way?
The visited spots mostly met the expectations, where possible the wishes of the guests were taken into account. Super visibility. Maybe we could also go to less frequently visited reefs from time to time, there are many repeat offenders on the boats. Safety and briefings exemplary. Groups were well divided. Our guide Karim was very calm and level-headed, the only point of criticism compared to the other guides was a somewhat limited willingness to point, which did not bother me, however, since I now find many things myself. Food and accommodation very good. The only criticism of the food is that too much is prepared and then thrown away. I know, a sensitive issue, because of course you don't want to appear stingy as a host, but maybe there are clever ways to reduce the food waste. Overall, a coherent thing, which of course for me as a solo traveler is also related to the fun troop was with on the boat :)



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Unfortunately, we had a bit of bad luck with our guide. He has held very good briefings, but when diving not always kept to it and made changes without informing us in any way. Since we had two quite fresh divers with us, this led to a lot of confusion under water. In conversation, this was handled with the fact that he knows exactly what he is doing and it is so the best, and would always dynamically adapt to the conditions. Strange, with the other guides/groups it also went...
Also he was more busy with himself and his camera instead of showing us the small and not so obvious things. Often we had to wait until he was done with his video before it could go further. We have experienced this better... With other guides on the boat this had also worked very well.
All in all, however, a super ship and great tour, can only be recommended

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Top service, perfect team. Especially Memo as a guide , was just super. We are absolutely happy and would only book on the red sea Explorer.

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Upper deck cabins very narrow
unfortunately the night dive was missing

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Unfortunately, divers had to pause again and again because they suffered from diarrhea. Food was good and made also the impression to be prepared carefully, nevertheless, various stomach problems occurred.

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Super trip with the best guides who always found the best plan for us despite many divers. Lots of hammerhead sharks

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Here, too, I have to give "unfortunately" all stars. We knew the boat and came back because we liked it so much. We also liked the St. Johns tour again, you always see something new.

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What a great experience! Many thanks for your excellent service and professional diving.

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The red Sea Explorer is a great, spacious and clean ship (commissioning spring 2019), great crew and great dive guides. Dive operation very well organized and the dive briefings detailed and on request also in German. The food was excellent every day and varied.
We were already 2 x on a tour and have booked a 3rd. We can highly recommend this ship to all divers.

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We had booked the St. Johns tour. Unfortunately, the southern tour was shortened by 1 day in the south because a small number of people wanted to go to Elphinstone, which is not part of the route.
They should have talked to all the guests here. The weather conditions at Elphinstone were catastrophic and all the follow up dive sites were also modest compared to the south.
Those who book the south tour should get it. Those who want to go to Elphinstone should book another itinerary accordingly, where Elphinstone is regularly included.

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Unfortunately, there was no Stella or Heineken on the boat, as it was listed on the price list.
Otherwise, everything was great, hardworking ship crew that was always immediately on hand when you needed help. Great boat. If we do a liveaboard again, then certainly again with the Red Sea Explorer.

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booked cabin 5: mattresses were very hard

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We were extremely satisfied with our liveaboard, also the entire organization by Gina from Reisecenter Federsee was excellent.
A small drop of bitterness was our cabin No. 8. Here were after the short travel time of the ship already "signs of use" such as a missing drawer and other small things.

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As a "safari newcomer" I unfortunately do not have any comparison possibilities with other ships, but I would like to take the opportunity and give a first feedback on the Red Sea Explorer and the wreck tour in March 2022. In short: The ship, the crew and the tour are the hammer and literally screams for a repeat! I am thrilled with this ship and was definitely not the last time a guest on the Red Sea Explorer.

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Beautiful vacation. Season a little too fresh and windy. Beautiful dive sites and few ships. For me too wreck-heavy (but I knew that).

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Great ship and very helpful and friendly crew. The food is very diverse and absolutely excellent, here everyone gets full! The dive guides (here especially to mention "Nemo") conduct an intensive briefing before each dive with alternatives just in case. The dive spots were fine.

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