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Dive Review of Grand Sea Explorer in
Red Sea/Hurghada

Grand Sea Explorer: "Happy to dive in the Red Sea, not going back", Jul, 2023,

by Alice Ribbens, MN, US (Contributor Contributor 19 reports with 21 Helpful votes). Report 12809 has 2 Helpful votes.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 3 stars
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Comments We were part of a REEF trip on the Explorer Ventures' Grand Sea Serpent. We traveled around Egypt for about a week before meeting up with the boat in Hurghada. We had some lost luggage issues when we first arrived in Egypt and had to have some luggage delivered to the boat. The office at the marina was extremely helpful in sorting that out via WhatsApp and even sent me a photo of the luggage once it had arrived. (At least half of the people in the REEF group had some sort of luggage issue--and one person never received one of his bags at all.)

The boat generally is very comfortable and the diving was really good. There were some sites that they let us dive on our own if we wanted or we could go with the guide. We ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Grand Sea Explorer   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Komodo, Raja Ampat, Banda Sea, Philippines, Maldives, Palau, GBR, Fiji, British Columbia, Monterey, Puget Sound, Hawaii, Bonaire, Turks & Caicos, Caymans, Honduras, Belize, Cozumel, Akumal, Sea of Cortez, Lake Superior, Solomon Islands, St. Croix, St. Vincent, Socorro, Cuba, Lembeh, Ningaloo, etc.
Closest Airport Hurghada Getting There International flights into Hurghada or short flight from Cairo

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas choppy
Water Temp 79-84°F / 26-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Keep dives to ~1 hour, no deco
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments One rinse bin for electronics/cameras. If there were a lot of people with big camera rigs, that would have been problematic. ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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