Dive Review of Emperor Divers (Emperor Elite) in
Red Sea/South & St. Johns

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Emperor Divers (Emperor Elite): "My 1st Red Sea experience", Apr, 2018, by Frank Goldsmith, CO, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 10414 has 4 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
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Comments	I chose the Emperor Elite and its southern route to St. John and Fury Shoal based on my travel agent’s recommendation (Reef & Rainforest) as one of the better boats in the Red Sea. I had never been there so didn’t have anything local to compare to, but the boat was well laid out and comfortable, although it holds 26 guests. The price of the trip was amazing and included nitrox and transportation from the airport. I was the only American onboard, and we had a mix of mostly friendly English speaking Europeans. The group helped make the week special and I hope to dive with them again. The dive guides/managers were quick to recognize diver skills and arranged dive groups appropriately. 2 guides were almost always in the water with the 2 groups who wanted to be guided, and I was assigned to an experienced group of 3 (we are all dive instructors) and we dove on our own. We saw lots of great corals (one dive had some of the best coral I’ve seen anywhere in the world) in stunning coral canyons and swim thru’s. We saw occasional sharks, healthy fish life, friendly napoleon wrasse, octopus, mantas, turtles, crocodile fish, and dugong. We went thru fabulous caverns, snorkeled with a pod of dolphins, and went on as many night dives as we wanted to. Elphinstone was a wonderful dive site. The dive guides/managers (Hany & Amr) were excellent, responsive, and fun to be around. The rest of the crew was mostly stoic and not friendly... not bad, but not friendly. They were helpful when needed, but certainly didn't smile. The food was varied and plentiful and the boat had a pastry chef so the desserts were impressive.
Websites	Emperor Divers (Emperor Elite)
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, Raja Ampat, Maldives, PNG, various Caribbean
Closest Airport	Hurghada	Getting There	Egyptair JFK thru Cairo to Hurghada. Van to Port Ghalib.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	68-75°F / 20-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Experienced divers were allowed to dive unguided (with a buddy). One diver basically went on his own even though he went in the water with us.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Few serious photographers on our trip, but dedicated rinse tank and space.

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Dive Review of Emperor Divers (Emperor Elite) in Red Sea/South & St. Johns

Emperor Divers (Emperor Elite): "My 1st Red Sea experience", Apr, 2018,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Emperor Divers (Emperor Elite) in
Red Sea/South & St. Johns