Comprising Emperor Superior, Elite, Asmaa and Echo, let you experience some of the best dive sites in the Red Sea aboard a spacious boat with holiday comforts and a first-rate team and crew. Emperor are noted for their excellent dive guides.
In the Dive Travel Awards 2020 Emperor Elite, their Red Sea flagship, won first Place for Best Liveaboard worldwide, which is even more impressive considering no Red Sea liveaboard has ever won before. Non-divers are welcome and get free snorkelling kit rental
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Emperor Elite has 12 cabins: 1 Master suite and 11 twin cabins. All cabins have air conditioning and private facilities.
The boat's itineraries include some of the most attractive dive spots of the Red Sea. Southern routes represented by St. Jons reefs and caves, famous for sharks like hammerheads and white tip reef sharks. Another destination, offered by Emperor Elite is the famous triangle Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone - one of the few places you can see oceanic white tip sharks.. Plus there are the wrecks of the Thistlegorm and Rosalie Moeller.
Up to 20 divers can sail on the Emperor Asmaa. Red Sea Sharks itineraries; getting you in front of the action wherever it is. Trips to the Deep South give you over 21 dives in a single week. Free Nitrox, WiFi and red wine at dinner
Ten twin-berth cabins all with air conditioning. The food is excellent and all the staff friendly. Transfers from Hurghada and Marsa Alam.
Routes include Daedalus, St Johns, Rocky and Elphinstone for hammerhead, oceanic whitetip, thresher and reef sharks. Also, wreck and reef expeditions further north.
Emperor Superior sails from Hurghada and dives the Northern routes, with world famous wrecks and iconic reefs. Accommodating up to 26 divers in thirteen cabins.
Nine twin-berth (1 x Upper Deck), 2 bunk style (Lower Deck), 1 double cabin (Upper Deck) and a double cabin with single bed are the options available.
Fully refurbished in 2018, the Emperor Echo is a great value liveaboard which is ideal for groups. She is the latest addition to the Emperor Red Sea fleet offering exceptional value for money for the 'eat-sleep-dive-repeat diver'. Itineries include the south and St Johns, Safaga, the Brothers, Elphinstone and the northern wrecks.
She can accommodate 26 divers in eleven twin-berth, one single-berth and a double cabin. All cabins are ensuite with individual air conditioning.
You can dive all year. The average water temperature ranges from a low of 20 oC in February to a high of 31 oC in September in the far south. The winds are often weakest during full moon. Low season is December to February because of the cooler water, and June to August because of the heat, which makes for quieter dive sites. In the winter months you are also more likely to see Oceanic White Tip sharks in Egypt Read More on diving the Red Sea.
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Seven Seas:
Mark Towers, UK, March 2025
"Our trip with Emperor Divers was one of the worst experiences we've had in diving. Misleading booking practices, serious safety failures, and poor customer service made this an absolute disaster.
-Deceptive Booking: We were downgraded from Elite to a substandard cabin on Seven Seas with no refund option. The room was dirty, poorly maintained, and lacked basic safety equipment like life jackets, fire extinguisher.
-Serious Safety Failures: Faulty fire alarms, missing lifeboats, obstructed escape routes, gas leaks, and reckless dive practices made this trip dangerous.
-Terrible Customer Service: Emperor ignored complaints, backtracked on compensation promises, and refused to acknowledge safety issues.
We will never book with them again - if you value safety and professionalism, stay away. "
Emperor Asmaa:
Jill Studholme, August 2019
"Five stars for the diving, crew and dive guides. One star for the office who were deeply unhelpful, didn't pass on any requests and allocated the single cabin we had booked to someone they knew - meaning that one of our party unnecessarily had to share. "
