Lucy

Join the M/Y Lucy for luxury liveaboard diving in Djibouti like never before. The Seven Brothers is Djibouti's premier dive destination, and the Gulf of Tadjoura is among the best places in the world for scuba diving and snorkelling with whale sharks. Come and enjoy this amazing experience and much more on this modern 37 metre long safari boat, designed for a high level guest comfort.

Lucy is powered by twin 750 HP Cummins engines and accommodates up to 20 guests in 10 air conditioned cabins with en-suite bathrooms. There is ample fresh water onboard, provided by an 8,000 litre watermaker. The outstanding boat crew will do their utmost to attend to every guest request. 3-course meals provide a superb dining experience and are served in a fresh and contemporary designed dining room.

The lounge room is equipped with a 65″ Ultra HD cinema surround entertainment system and speakers, and there is an upper deck bar where you can enjoy a chilled draft beer with your new friends after a day of diving. The upper and sun deck are both furnished to a high standard with bean bags and plenty of comfortable seating to lie down for a nap and sun bathe.

The dive deck is superbly laid out with ample space for all your scuba equipment and accessories. Dives are conducted from 2 7-8m 115 HP Yamaha engine fiberglass boats, and the yacht has a safety rail to assist divers in the water. Enriched air nitrox is an option for appropriately certified divers. There are charging points in the dedicated camera room, 3 dive tank compressors and 2 power generators. Lucy is equipped with a defibrillator and satellite phone in case of emergency.

At the end of the liveaboard trip, guests have the option to make half-day excursion to see the incredible landscapes of the lake of Assal, Djibouti's magnificent salt reserve - the largest in the world.

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Dive experience: A standard Open Water Diver license or equivalent is all that is required to dive in Djibouti since the conditions are easy and usually there is no current. However, advanced certification is recommended for Seven Brothers since some dives can have strong current.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, soft drinks, hot drinks, return transfers from local airport or hotels, dives (as detailed in the trips above), 2 experienced English-speaking divemasters, tanks, belt and weights, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment rental (US$ 165 per week), torch (US$ 41), SMB (US$ 26), diving insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only - EUR and USD).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, enriched air for nitrox-certified divers (US$ 51 per week), dive computer (US$ 80 per week), 15 litre tank (US$ 46 per week). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: Lucy liveaboard trips normally use the harbour in Djibouti City. Once you arrive at Djibouti International Airport (code JIB), a boat representative will greet you outside the arrivals hall. Major airlines that fly to Djibouti include Emirates, Qatar Airways, Air Djibouti, Air France, Ethiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Fly Dubai and Kenya Airways.
Transfers are provided form the airport and local hotels and take 20 minutes. Boarding takes place at 5 pm and the boat leaves the harbour at 8 am the following morning.
The last dive of the tour will be at 2 pm on the penultimate day before the boat returns to port at 5-5:30 pm. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. Guests disembark at 9 am on the final day.

Non-diver rate: US$ 51 discount off published price.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin, or pay a supplement of US$ 824 for their own cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: None. See whole boat charter policy below.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 18 guests and 2 additional persons can join the tour free of charge (total 20 guests).

Gulf of Tadjoura (8 Days / 7 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics, non diving activities

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Gulf of Tadjoura: Ras Eiro, Ras Foul, Turtle Bay, The Dome, Ras Korali, Red Virgin; Ghoubet Bay: Star Bay, The Crack, The Wall. Optional excursion to Lake Assal and city tour.

Day 1
A staff member will meet at Djibouti International Airport and transfer you to the harbour for boarding the Lucy liveaboard. The crew will greet you, show you to your cabin, and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next week. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port in the early in the morning, headed towards Moucha Island, to begin diving early the next day.

Days 2-7
This dive safari takes you to the Bay of Ghoubet and the Gulf of Tadjoura, in search of whale sharks. The whale shark season runs from November until the end of January/February, when these gentle giants arrive in large numbers to feed in the plankton-rich waters. The safari includes both scuba diving and snorkeling opportunities to interact with the awesome sharks. It is a truly off-the-beaten-track destination that few people have visited, with over 300 km of coastline and many spots with an abundance of marine life to dive and explore. There are ship wrecks and pristine hard coral reefs, and dolphins, manta rays and even whales, are also sometimes seen in this stretch of sea. The tempting warm waters and lack of currents make for easy diving conditions that are suitable for both beginners and experienced divers.
All meals are served buffet style in the dedicated dining section of the air-conditioned lounge on the main deck. They consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus there are some snacks and fruit. Drinking water, tea and coffee, soft drinks, and beers are available onboard. The food is typically international and Italian cuisine, plus several incredible Arabic delicacies.
The morning of the final full day will be spent diving until around 2 pm, then the yacht will make its way back to port by early evening. A city tour is available for guests that want to join.

Day 8
Disembarkation is after breakfast. The crew will then transfer you back to the airport.
For guests that have late afternoon or evening flights, a half-day tour of Lake Assal can be arranged.

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Seven Brothers (8 Days / 7 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: dolphins, manta rays, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Mousha Island, Obock, Seven Brothers: Chinese Garden, Boeing East, The Arch of Tolka, East Island, Japanese Garden, South Island, Boeing West, Evangelista submarine wreck. Optional excursion to Lake Assal.

Day 1
A staff member will meet at Djibouti International Airport and transfer you to the harbour for boarding the Lucy liveaboard. The crew will greet you, show you to your cabin, and provide a detailed boat briefing that will help familiarize you with your new home for next week. Dinner will be served in the saloon and this will be a great opportunity to get to know the other guests on this cruise. The boat will leave port in the early in the morning, headed towards Moucha Island, to begin diving early the next day.

Days 2-7
This safari for advanced divers takes you to the Seven Brothers, a group of uninhabited islands in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb and Djibouti’s most famous dive destination. They are inter-connected by a stunning reef system and here you will find amazing drop offs, untouched soft and hard corals reveling in the strong currents, pelagic species such as giant trevally, manta rays, mobulas, snappers and many more, all found in large numbers and at huge sizes. There is also the Evangelista Torricelli Italian WWII submarine wreck, and the White Lady wreck, an unidentified ship which has still not been fully explored. What is known is that the ship harbours many fish and is makes a great photographic subject.
All meals are served buffet style in the dedicated dining section of the air-conditioned lounge on the main deck. They consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus there are some snacks and fruit. Drinking water, tea and coffee, soft drinks, and beers are available onboard. The food is typically international and Italian cuisine, plus several incredible Arabic delicacies.
The morning of the final full day will be spent diving until around 2 pm, then the yacht will make its way back to port by early evening. A city tour is available for guests that want to join.

Day 8
Disembarkation is after breakfast. The crew will then transfer you back to the airport.
For guests that have late afternoon or evening flights, a half-day tour of Lake Assal can be arranged.

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[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

Lucy has 10 twin bed guest cabins - 8 on the lower deck and 2 on the main deck. Each cabin has its own private bathroom.

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 11 / 12 - hot water

Customer reviews:

"The boat was poorly maintained and old, with paint chipping, smelly bathrooms with no ventilation, leaks and mold. The rooms were never cleaned, very small (compared to the price), and located next to the kitchen which was noisy. The dive guide never showed interest in pointing out things and actually left us once in the water without notice. The food was mostly overcooked and bland. There was no introductions of the crew or the passengers.
Dive The World is always quick answer and a reliable service." - Ori Ayalon, Israel, 1 January 2024 ...