BLUE PLANET 1

27m / 89ft MAX 15 NITROX PADI WIFI

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At a glance:

Visits Red Sea North
All cabins with private bathrooms
Popular for group charters and dive clubs
12 and 15 litre tanks

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TRIP REPORT

Blue Planet I may bear the name of the fleet of which it is part, but it is not their most luxurious Sinai liveaboard boat. However, due to the lower number of guests on board, there is enough space and thanks to a regime of annual restorations and refurbishment, she is fully equipped and serviceable.

A maximum of only 15 scuba divers means fewer other guests to share the space and crew's attention with as you cruise around all the best dive sites that the northern Red Sea has to offer. The boat has a very good staff retention record which has enabled them to provide a consistently high level of service over the past years.

Guests stay in 8 twin cabins, each with a private bathroom and hot water shower. A rinse tank, toilet and hot water shower are all available on the dive deck, which is roomy and works well, even with a full complement of divers. Meals are served in the air-conditioned saloon and there are always plenty of snacks between meals.

Due to its size, this boat is very popular for group charters and dive clubs. And for those who deeply appreciate our blue planet and want to witness its natural wonders around the Sinai Peninsula without breaking the bank, the MY Blue Planet I could be the boat for you.

Blue Planet is equipped with 8 Standard twin cabins capable of accommodating 16 divers. 6 larger cabins are located on the lower deck with 2 smaller cabins on the upper deck. All feature private en-suite bathroom facilities.

All the cabins have:

Air-conditioning
Private bathroom with hot water shower, hand basin, shower gel and mirror
Portholes on lower deck, small windows on upper deck
Reading lights
Towels

Wardrobe
Bedding
24-hour, 220v electricity supply
European-style 2-pin plugs
Fire extinguishers

No. of bathrooms / showers - 9 / 9 - hot water

Red Sea North & Wrecks (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 Dives)

Trip highlights: dolphins, 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: Ras Mohamed, Thistlegorm, Dunraven, Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K), Rosalie Moller

Day 1
You will be picked up from Hurghada airport or your local hotel and transferred to the boat departure point. You can board the boat at any time during the first day since the liveaboard departs on the morning of the second day. After boarding the boat you can enjoy dinner depending on your boarding time. During the cruise you can expect a mix of international and local Egyptian and North African cuisine. Soups, salads, rice and pasta based dishes are common. So too are local specialties such as hummus, tabouleh and babaganoush, all served in the air-conditioned saloon on the main deck. After dinner, assemble your dive gear and settle into your cabin. There will be a full boat briefing on the night before trip departure.

Days 2-7
On this route you will be making many varied wreck dives, surrounded by marine life, including the world-famous SS Thistlegorm, as well as vibrant reef sites. A feature of the reefs here is that they are covered with countless fairy basslets swarming in and out of the hard corals. Encounters with dolphins, turtles, sharks, tuna and schools of fish are all common here.
Each day begins with a light breakfast after you wake up followed by the 1st early morning dive of the day. After that you can return to feast on a full cooked breakfast, served buffet-style. Shortly after breakfast you will prepare for the 2nd dive of the day before lunchtime. Back on board you can dry off and settle down for lunch and chat about your morning's dives. After some relaxation time, you can start to get ready for the 3rd dive of the day. Some days have 3 dives a day, some days 4. Night dives will take place before dinner. Snacks are available all day including biscuits, cake and fruit to keep the hunger at bay. In the evening you can enjoy your buffet style dinner and purchase soft drinks, beers and wine to accompany your meal, as you chat about all the day's fun you have had underwater.
On the final full day of the trip you will normally do 2 dives, with the 2nd taking place at around 10:00 hrs before lunch as the boat then returns to the harbour to overnight for the last night of the cruise.

Day 8
You will wake up after a calm night in the harbour and after breakfast, say farewell to all your new friends and disembark. The crew will transfer you back to the airport or local hotels if you are continuing your Egypt vacation.

[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].

Crew comprises:

Cruise Leader / Dive Instructor
Captain
Cook and Assistant Chef

Engine Room Mechanic Manager
Steward
3 Deck Hands

24m² dive deck and platform - Nitrox - Yamaha dive dinghy - 2 freshwater showers (1 hot) and 1 toilet on the deck - Rinse tank - Electrical charging points for cameras/torches - 38m² air-conditioned saloon with TV, DVD and music players - Library with movies, magazines, novels & fish ID book - 30m² sun deck with matresses - 25m² outside shaded area - Water dispenser

The main meals on the Blue Planet liveaboard consists of international and local Egyptian cuisine.
The menus are not fixed and meals are served buffet style accompanied by a steward service, in the air-conditioned saloon located on the main deck.
Main meals comprise a pre-breakfast snacks, breakfast, lunch and dinner, with snacks in between.
Snacks include biscuits, candy bars, ice cream, bread/toast, cake and fruit, which along with tea, coffee, water and soft drinks in bottles are all complimentary.
Soft drinks in cans, beer, wine and other alcoholic drinks are available for purchase on board.
All diets, including vegetarian and halal, can be catered for with prior notice.
Catering starts with lunch for early arrivals on check-in day.

Built in 1999, fully refitted and upgraded in 2013
Size - 27m x 6.5m
Top speed - 12 knots
Cruising speed - 10 knots
2 x 600 HP MAN engines
2 x 45 KW generators
2 x Bauer Mariner dive tank compressors

Partial pressure manual mixing enriched air nitrox system
12 litre aluminium & 15 litre steel tanks with DIN fittings and A-clamp inserts
Electricity 220v - 24-hours per day
Water capacity - 6,000 litres
Fuel capacity - 8,000 litres
Freshwater maker - 3,678 litres per day
Waste storage tank

2 x life rafts
Yamaha 25 HP dinghy
JRC Radar
Navman GPS
Chart plotter
Echo sounder
Mobile phone
VHF (JRG) radio
Search light & loudhailer
EPIRB

Rocket-propelled throwline
Fire alarms / detectors
Life jackets on upper deck
Fire extinguishers throughout
MFA box and trained staff
5,000 litres of continuous flow and DAN DV oxygen on board

"The trip was an amazing experience! The boat was well kept with a very friendly and hospitable crew. All the sites were great and the dive guide Ashraf Hassin was knowledgable, friendly, helpful and definitely very experienced. A very memorable Red Sea trip and I recommend to anybody interested in a liveaboard dive adventure!!" - Peter Dawes, Australia, 7 June 2010 ...

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Dive experience: Required: for North & Wrecks, Tiran, St. John's Reefs safaris - Open Water diver license and 30 logged dives; for Brothers, Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone, Red Sea South safaris - Advanced Open Water diver license and 50 logged dives.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, water, bottled soft drinks and hot drinks, return transfers from Hurghada airport to boat for Hurghada departures and from Marsa Alam and Hurghada airports for Marsa Ghalib departures, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (number of DMs depends on route), tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 146 per trip), dive computer (US$ 38 per week), SMB, national park and harbour fees and dive permissions:
North & Wrecks: US$ 173,
Tiran: US$ 173,
St John's: US$ 183,
(North &) Brothers (start/end Hurghada): US$ 189,
(North &) Brothers (start/end Port Ghalib): US$ 210,
Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone/Red Sea South: US$ 243,
Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, nitrox (US$ 70 per trip) dive insurance, torch. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

How to get there: MY Blue Planet I Sinai Peninsula trips depart from Hurghada and collective return transfers are provided from Hurghada airport/nearby hotels to the departure point. For more details visit our Red Sea travel information section.
The first and last nights of the diving tour are spent in the harbour. Guests arrive and board on the first day after 3 pm. The last dive of the trip will be at around 10 am on the penultimate day and the yacht returns to port at 4 pm. Guests depart latest at noon on the final day. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: 10% off the published price.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): Add 80% to the published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: None.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Approximately equivalent to pay for 12 guests and 4 extra persons can join free of charge.
Please note: There is an additional charge of US$ 723 for 2 dive guides on all whole boat charters.

Add-on package: If you have time, we strongly recommend that you consider some of the wonderful antiquities tours in Egypt which can add a whole new dimension to your holiday.

Cairo museum's royal mummies, the pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, a glorious cruise down the Nile staying in a luxury cabin, the Valley of the Kings, all of these and more can be seen in packages starting at 6 nights' duration. Other activities such as 4x4 safaris and camel tours are also available, as are custom-made packages to suit your needs.

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