Sea Serpent Contessa

MY Sea Serpent Contessa is a classy, well-appointed liveaboard with an emphasis on southern week-long Red Sea diving cruises from Hurghada or Port Ghalib.

With a maximum of 24 passengers and 12 crew, you can expect quite an intimate experience with plenty of personal service. Guests can relax in the main deck saloon or on the upper deck saloon/dining area, both of which are air-conditioned. The main deck saloon features high-end audio visual entertainment facilities and a free internet facility. The cabins are all en-suite and are twin share or double bed, with 8 being on the lower deck and 4 on the main deck offering better views and more natural light.

The dive deck is very large and with wooden bench seating around the perimeter with diver stations and central hanging rails, meaning there is plenty of space to move around when kitting up. You will enter and exit the water at the dive platform where there is a rinse tank for camera and 2 fresh water hoses. Free nitrox is provided for EANx-certified divers.

The well-maintained interior of Sea Serpent Contessa is furnished in teak with comfortable seating areas. The main outdoor social areas are the shaded outdoor space on the upper deck and the large sun-exposed sun deck with sun mats and sofa-bench seating. If you are looking for a quality Red Sea liveaboard experience with an experience diving cruise operator in Hurghada, you can count on the Sea Serpent Contessa.

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Dive experience: Recommended (not mandatory): North & Wrecks safaris - Open Water diver license and 20 logged dives; for St. Johns Reefs safaris - Open Water diver license and 30 logged dives; for Brothers, Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone safaris - Advanced Open Water diver license and 50 logged dives.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, soft drinks and hot drinks (e.g. instant coffee, tea), port/park fees, boat-airport return transfers (HRG-PG, HRG-HG, RMF-PG), dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (12 scuba divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (incl. dive computer or torch, US$ 181 per week), diving insurance (available to purchase onboard), transfers from airport to boat (RMF-HG). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash or credit card).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, torch (US$ 41 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: MY Sea Serpent Contessa departs from Hurghada and Port Ghalib, and return transfers from Hurghada and Marsa Alam airports to the departure point can be arranged. Check in time starts at 5 pm on the first day (boat departs the next morning). Check out before 10 am on the last day (last night usually on the boat in the harbour). Late arrivals or early departures can be arranged.
The last dive of the trip will be at around 1 pm on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. For more details, including airlines, see our travel information section for the Red Sea.

Non-diver rate: None.

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 80% of the published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise in a lower deck cabin free of charge.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Please ask us for details.

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.

Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, 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: Big Brother, Little Brother, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Contessa uses 2 departure ports: Hurghada and Port Ghalib. In either scenario, embarkation may take place any time on the first day late afternoon onwards. for itineraries departing from Hurghada you will be met on arrival at Hurghada airport, be given assistance with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to Hurghada. The transfer takes around 20 minutes. For itineraries departing from Port Ghalib you may fly into either Hurghada or Marsa Alam. The transfer to Port Ghalib from Hurghada airport takes 3 hours. Upon embarkation you will be welcomed on board and given a boat and cruise briefing. After being assigned, and settling into, your cabin you can get to know your fellow divers over the first night’s dinner. Contessa departs port on the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
Brother Islands, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone is a popular route for experienced Red Sea divers, especially photographers and lovers of sharks. Photographers will appreciate the colourful fans and corals on the reefs and drop-offs. There are great smaller subjects around including octopus. Frogfish, lionfish, nudibranchs and countless schools of fish. Larger creatures include turtles, Napoleon wrasses and manta rays. Shark lovers will appreciate threshers, oceanic whitetips, hammerheads, whitetips and whale sharks.
Most diving days on this cruise will feature 3 dives. The day of disembarkation is the exception, with normally 2 (or perhaps 3) dives before returning to port.
Each day’s dining includes pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. There may even be time for some diving! Meals are served buffet-style with waiter assistance. Your hot breakfast includes eggs, sausages, toast, cereal, pastries, fruit, juice, tea and coffee. Cuisine is chiefly international fare but you will also be treated to a few Egyptian and Arabic specialties. Fresh fish, roast chicken, pasta, rice, salads and soups will help to keep the hunger pangs at bay. Snacks are also available if you do get peckish between dives. These include fresh sliced fruit, cookies and pizza.

Day 8
On the final morning you can breakfast at leisure, and say goodbye to your new friends! Disembarkation is scheduled then, when you will be transferred to the airport.

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

Trip highlights: 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: Dahab, Ras Mohamed, Thistlegorm, Dunraven. Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K), Rosalie Moeller, Strait of Tiran, Hurghada reefs

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Contessa uses 2 departure ports: Hurghada and Port Ghalib. In either scenario, for itineraries departing from Hurghada you will be met on arrival at Hurghada airport, be given assistance with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to Hurghada. The transfer takes around 20 minutes. For itineraries departing from Port Ghalib you may fly into either Hurghada or Marsa Alam. The transfer to Port Ghalib from Hurghada airport takes 3 hours. Upon embarkation you will be welcomed on board and given a boat and cruise briefing. After being assigned, and settling into, your cabin you can get to know your fellow divers over the first night’s dinner. Contessa departs port on the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea cruise route will take you to dive Abu Nuhas’s 4 wrecks. These are 4 ships that met their watery end at this, the most dangerous reef in the Red Sea. More boats have sunk here than anywhere else. You will also dive Rosalie Moeller and the famous SS Thistlegorm - the most famous of all the Red Sea wrecks. This ship sank after being hit by German military while on a mission to deliver to British troops a cargo of ammunition and vehicles. You can still see much of this intact and tethered to the wreck - a fascinating experience.
You will also dive in the Blue Hole of Dahab and in the Ras Mohamed National Park. Finning past the bright gorgonians and soft corals you will see schools of snapper, trevally and tuna. This diver’s paradise also promises crocodilefish, blue-spotted stingrays, scorpionfish and turtles. You can also dive the Straits of Tiran’s 4 famous reefs: Jackson, Thomas, Gordon, and Woodhouse) where nutrient-dense currents bring in meaty pelagics.
Most diving days on this cruise will feature 4 dives. The day of disembarkation is the exception, with normally 2 (or perhaps 3) dives before returning to port.
Each day’s dining includes pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. There may even be time for some diving! Meals are served buffet-style with waiter assistance. Your hot breakfast includes eggs, sausages, toast, cereal, pastries, fruit, juice, tea and coffee. Cuisine is chiefly international fare but you will also be treated to a few Egyptian and Arabic specialties. Fresh fish, roast chicken, pasta, rice, salads and soups will help to keep the hunger pangs at bay. Snacks are also available if you do get peckish between dives. These include fresh sliced fruit, cookies and pizza.

Day 8
On the final morning you can breakfast at leisure, and say goodbye to your new friends! Disembark and then you will be transferred to the airport.

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Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, 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: Big Brother (Aida II, Numidia), Little Brother, Thistlegorm, Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K), Rosalie Moeller, Hurghada reefs

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Contessa uses 2 departure ports: Hurghada and Port Ghalib. In either scenario, embarkation may take place any time on the first day after 17:00 hrs. for itineraries departing from Hurghada you will be met on arrival at Hurghada airport, be given assistance with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to Hurghada. The transfer takes around 20 minutes. For itineraries departing from Port Ghalib you may fly into either Hurghada or Marsa Alam. The transfer to Port Ghalib from Hurghada airport takes 3 hours. Upon embarkation you will be welcomed on board and given a boat and cruise briefing. After being assigned, and settling into, your cabin you can get to know your fellow divers over the first night’s dinner. Contessa departs port on the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea cruise allows you to have several dives at the famous Brother Islands, 2 undersea mounts rising from the depths. They offer breathtaking drift diving with a huge variety of pelagics. Here there are walls are covered in black corals, soft corals and gorgonian seafans. Keep an eye out in the blue for big tuna, schools of trevallies and snapper. Sharks present may include: scalloped hammerheads, grey reef, silvertip, silky and oceanic whitetip sharks. Mantas are frequently spotted in these waters, particularly during summer. This itinerary will also feature dives on the wreck Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel, and the Numidia, a cargo ship lying in the shallows off Big Brother Island. They have both been taken over by encrusting sponges, and soft and hard corals and are very memorable sites.
This Red Sea cruise route will take you to dive Abu Nuhas’s 4 wrecks. These are 4 ships that met their watery end at this, the most dangerous reef in the Red Sea. More boats have sunk here than anywhere else. You will also dive Rosalie Moeller and the famous SS Thistlegorm – the most famous of all the Red Sea wrecks. This ship sank after being hit by German military while on a mission to deliver to British troops a cargo of ammunition and vehicles. You can still see much of this intact and tethered to the wreck – a fascinating experience.
Most diving days on this cruise will feature 3 or 4 dives. The day of disembarkation is the exception, with normally 2 (or perhaps 3) dives before returning to port.
Each day’s dining includes pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. There may even be time for some diving! Meals are served buffet-style with waiter assistance. Your hot breakfast includes eggs, sausages, toast, cereal, pastries, fruit, juice, tea and coffee. Cuisine is chiefly international fare but you will also be treated to a few Egyptian and Arabic specialties. Fresh fish, roast chicken, pasta, rice, salads and soups will help to keep the hunger pangs at bay. Snacks are also available if you do get peckish between dives. These include fresh sliced fruit, cookies and pizza.

Day 8
On the final morning you can breakfast at leisure, and say goodbye to your new friends! Disembarkation is scheduled for between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs when you will be transferred to the airport.

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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 Moeller. Hurghada reefs

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Contessa uses 2 departure ports: Hurghada and Port Ghalib. In either scenario, embarkation may take place any time on the first day after 17:00 hrs. for itineraries departing from Hurghada you will be met on arrival at Hurghada airport, be given assistance with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to Hurghada. The transfer takes around 20 minutes. For itineraries departing from Port Ghalib you may fly into either Hurghada or Marsa Alam. The transfer to Port Ghalib from Hurghada airport takes 3 hours. Upon embarkation you will be welcomed on board and given a boat and cruise briefing. After being assigned, and settling into, your cabin you can get to know your fellow divers over the first night’s dinner. Contessa departs port on the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea cruise route will take you to dive Abu Nuhas’s 4 wrecks. These are 4 ships that met their watery end at this, the most dangerous reef in the Red Sea. More boats have sunk here than anywhere else. You will also dive Rosalie Moeller and the famous SS Thistlegorm – the most famous of all the Red Sea wrecks. This ship sank after being hit by German military while on a mission to deliver to British troops a cargo of ammunition and vehicles. You can still see much of this intact and tethered to the wreck – a fascinating experience. On this cruise, you will experience the rich walls of the Ras Mohamed National Park. Finning past the bright gorgonians and soft corals you will see schools of snapper, trevally and tuna. This diver’s paradise also promises crocodilefish, blue-spotted stingrays, scorpionfish and turtles.
Most diving days on this cruise will feature 3 or 4 dives. The day of disembarkation is the exception, with normally 2 (or perhaps 3) dives before returning to port.
Each day’s dining includes pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. There may even be time for some diving! Meals are served buffet-style with waiter assistance. Your hot breakfast includes eggs, sausages, toast, cereal, pastries, fruit, juice, tea and coffee. Cuisine is chiefly international fare but you will also be treated to a few Egyptian and Arabic specialties. Fresh fish, roast chicken, pasta, rice, salads and soups will help to keep the hunger pangs at bay. Snacks are also available if you do get peckish between dives. These include fresh sliced fruit, cookies and pizza.

Day 8
On the final morning you can breakfast at leisure, and say goodbye to your new friends! Disembarkation is scheduled for between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs when you will be transferred to the airport.

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

Trip highlights: 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, Straits of Tiran, Thistlegorm, Dunraven. Abu Nuhas wrecks (Giannis D, Carnatic, Kimon M, Chrisoula K), Rosalie Moeller, Hurghada reefs

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Contessa uses 2 departure ports: Hurghada and Port Ghalib. In either scenario, embarkation may take place any time on the first day after 17:00 hrs. for itineraries departing from Hurghada you will be met on arrival at Hurghada airport, be given assistance with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to Hurghada. The transfer takes around 20 minutes. For itineraries departing from Port Ghalib you may fly into either Hurghada or Marsa Alam. The transfer to Port Ghalib from Hurghada airport takes 3 hours. Upon embarkation you will be welcomed on board and given a boat and cruise briefing. After being assigned, and settling into, your cabin you can get to know your fellow divers over the first night’s dinner. Contessa departs port on the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea cruise route will take you to dive Abu Nuhas’s 4 wrecks. These are 4 ships that met their watery end at this, the most dangerous reef in the Red Sea. More boats have sunk here than anywhere else. You will also dive Rosalie Moeller and the famous SS Thistlegorm - the most famous of all the Red Sea wrecks. This ship sank after being hit by German military while on a mission to deliver to British troops a cargo of ammunition and vehicles. You can still see much of this intact and tethered to the wreck – a fascinating experience.
On this cruise, you will experience the rich walls of the Ras Mohamed National Park. Finning past the bright gorgonians and soft corals you will see schools of snapper, trevally and tuna. This diver’s paradise also promises crocodilefish, blue-spotted stingrays, scorpionfish and turtles. You can also dive the Straits of Tiran’s 4 famous reefs: Jackson, Thomas, Gordon, and Woodhouse) where nutrient-dense currents bring in meaty pelagics.
Most diving days on this cruise will feature 3 or 4 dives. The day of disembarkation is the exception, with normally 2 (or perhaps 3) dives before returning to port.
Each day’s dining includes pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. There may even be time for some diving! Meals are served buffet-style with waiter assistance. Your hot breakfast includes eggs, sausages, toast, cereal, pastries, fruit, juice, tea and coffee. Cuisine is chiefly international fare but you will also be treated to a few Egyptian and Arabic specialties. Fresh fish, roast chicken, pasta, rice, salads and soups will help to keep the hunger pangs at bay. Snacks are also available if you do get peckish between dives. These include fresh sliced fruit, cookies and pizza.

Day 8
On the final morning you can breakfast at leisure, and say goodbye to your new friends! Disembarkation is scheduled for between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs when you will be transferred to the airport.

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Brothers & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 17 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, 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 Turombi, Big Brother, Little Brother, Aida II wreck, Numidia wreck, Elphinstone, Marsa Shoona, Abu Dabbab

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Contessa uses 2 departure ports: Hurghada and Port Ghalib. In either scenario, embarkation may take place any time on the first day late afternoon onwards. for itineraries departing from Hurghada you will be met on arrival at Hurghada airport, be given assistance with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to Hurghada. The transfer takes around 20 minutes. For itineraries departing from Port Ghalib you may fly into either Hurghada or Marsa Alam. The transfer to Port Ghalib from Hurghada airport takes 3 hours. Upon embarkation you will be welcomed on board and given a boat and cruise briefing. After being assigned, and settling into, your cabin you can get to know your fellow divers over the first night’s dinner. Contessa departs port on the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
Brother Islands and Elphinstone are popular locations for experienced Red Sea divers, especially photographers and lovers of sharks. Photographers will appreciate the colourful fans and corals on the reefs and drop-offs. There are great smaller subjects around including octopus. Frogfish, lionfish, nudibranchs and countless schools of fish. Larger creatures include turtles, Napoleon wrasses and manta rays. Shark lovers will appreciate threshers, oceanic whitetips, hammerheads, whitetips and whale sharks.
Most diving days on this cruise will feature 3 dives. The day of disembarkation is the exception, with normally 2 (or perhaps 3) dives before returning to port.
Each day’s dining includes pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. There may even be time for some diving! Meals are served buffet-style with waiter assistance. Your hot breakfast includes eggs, sausages, toast, cereal, pastries, fruit, juice, tea and coffee. Cuisine is chiefly international fare but you will also be treated to a few Egyptian and Arabic specialties. Fresh fish, roast chicken, pasta, rice, salads and soups will help to keep the hunger pangs at bay. Snacks are also available if you do get peckish between dives. These include fresh sliced fruit, cookies and pizza.

Day 8
On the final morning you can breakfast at leisure, and say goodbye to your new friends! Disembarkation is scheduled then, when you will be transferred to the airport.

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Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, 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: Hurghada, Big Brother, Little Brother, Daedalus Reef, Fury Shoals, Wadi El Gimal, Elphinstone

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Contessa uses 2 departure ports: Hurghada and Port Ghalib. In either scenario, embarkation may take place any time on the first day late afternoon onwards. for itineraries departing from Hurghada you will be met on arrival at Hurghada airport, be given assistance with visa on arrival procedures, and then transferred by air-conditioned minivan to Hurghada. The transfer takes around 20 minutes. For itineraries departing from Port Ghalib you may fly into either Hurghada or Marsa Alam. The transfer to Port Ghalib from Hurghada airport takes 3 hours. Upon embarkation you will be welcomed on board and given a boat and cruise briefing. After being assigned, and settling into, your cabin you can get to know your fellow divers over the first night’s dinner. Contessa departs port on the morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
The famous Brother Islands are 2 undersea mountains that rise from the depths and act as a magnet for sea life, offering breath-taking drift dives with a wide variety of pelagics. Their walls are covered in sponges, soft corals, black corals and gorgonian seafans, lending an astonishing variety of colour. Bucket list encounters include hammerheads, grey reef sharks, silvertips, whitetip reef sharks, thresher sharks and manta rays, especially during the summer months. Big tuna, schools of trevallies and snapper cruise by in the blue. You may also dive on the wreck Aida II, an Egyptian supply vessel, and the Numidia, a cargo ship that lies in the shallows of Big Brother Island. They are covered in soft and hard corals and are unforgettable. Daedalus Reef is the best place in Egypt for bucket-list encounters with hammerhead sharks, oceanic whitetips and thresher sharks, as well as manta rays. Elphinstone is home to schools of surgeonfish, fusiliers, trevallies and colourful reef fish. Sharks can occasionally be seen here too.
The Fury Shoals is a vast reef system. Sha'ab Claudio is a classic dive with its famous swim-throughs and huge porites corals, Malahi with its mazes and friendly turtles, and Abu Galawa Soraya with its fantastic coral garden and a wreck of a private sailing boat smothered with glassfish. Sataya, with its resident spinner dolphin population, is a must for snorkelling between dives, as well as having some good underwater offerings. Wadi Gimal is just to the south of Marsa Alam and is one of Egypt's largest national parks, There are many sites that would suit divers of all levels, featuring big tuna, barracudas, whitetip reef sharks, turtles and Napoleon wrasse.
Most diving days on this cruise will feature 3-4 dives. The day of disembarkation is the exception, with normally 2 (or perhaps 3) dives before returning to port.
Each day’s dining includes pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. There may even be time for some diving! Meals are served buffet-style with waiter assistance. Your hot breakfast includes eggs, sausages, toast, cereal, pastries, fruit, juice, tea and coffee. Cuisine is chiefly international fare but you will also be treated to a few Egyptian and Arabic specialties. Fresh fish, roast chicken, pasta, rice, salads and soups will help to keep the hunger pangs at bay. Snacks are also available if you do get peckish between dives. These include fresh sliced fruit, cookies and pizza.

Day 8
On the final morning you can breakfast at leisure, and say goodbye to your new friends! Disembarkation is scheduled then, when you will be transferred to the airport.

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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].

Sea Serpent Contessa has 10 twin bed cabins, 2 on the main deck with windows, and 8 on the lower deck with portholes. There are also 2 double bed cabins with windows on the main deck. All the cabins have private en-suite bathrooms.

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 13 / 13 - hot water

The crew of 12 comprises: Nitrox - 2 dive dinghies - Dive deck and platform with ladders, hot water shower, toilet - Separate rinse tank for cameras - Air-conditioned saloon on main deck with TV, DVD and music players - Complimentary Wlan internet - Library with magazines, novels and fish ID books - Air-conditioned restaurant on upper deck with bar - Satellite telephone - Open-air dining area - Sun deck & shaded area with sun matresses & seating - Water dispenser

All meals on MY Sea Serpent Contessa are served buffet-style and are prepared using the freshest ingredients. The menu comprises international cuisine and a range of interesting Egyptian and Arabic specialties. As well as pasta, vegetables, rice and meat dishes, you can enjoy local salads and freshly prepared Egyptian desserts and pastries. There are 3 meals a day, plus snacks after the 3rd dive of the day.

• International and Egyptian cuisine; 3 to 4 different dishes per sitting
• Main meals consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner, with snacks in between.
• The menus are fixed and meals are served buffet style in the air-conditioned restaurant on the upper deck.
• Snacks include candy bars, biscuits, fruit and fresh afternoon snacks.
• Tea, coffee, soft drinks and drinking water are free of charge.
• Tonic, soda water, beer and wine are available for purchase.
• All diets, including vegetarian and halal, can be catered for with prior notice.
• Catering begins with dinner on first day.

Sample dishes: meat, chicken, fish (cooked or fried), local salads & vegetables (Tahina, Babaganoush & Tabbouleh), local sweets (Basbusa, Baklawa & cakes) ...

Customer reviews:

"We loved this boat, from the efficient transfers to the well organised briefings and good bottom time allowance of 60 mins per dive. The twin cabin was spacious and well designed for storage. Dive guides were very good and pointed out interesting marine animals - good at spotting hammerheads and thresher. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Dive platform at same level as zodiac so easy to get into the ladders on zodiacs. They made sure we were aware of the emergency exit procedures, fire extinguisher and emergency oxygen location. The food was buffet but at breakfast eggs are prepared to order. Great variety of food from roast beef, whole turkey, to moussaka, pastas, various chicken and beef preparations and lots of salads. Snacks are available all day.
We took our own dive equipment but their hire equipment looked new. The dives were planned to avoid other divers which was good. The first trip was Brothers, Daedalus and Elphinstone so deep dives. Dive guide had to manage the group with 2 people on air and did this very well to ensure all divers had a full dive. I would definitely book this fleet again . Good quality service, boats and food, plus good value for money.
I always use Dive The World as the service I receive is excellent. I am kept informed of all the necessary paperwork requirements in a timely fashion. The staff let me know when dive trips are cancelled and will help to find another boat. I know I can rely on them." - Susan Davenport r, United Kingdom, 29 July 2023 ...

"The boat is in top condition - spacious, well appointed and well maintained. The crew is superb - friendly, always willing to help. The food is good with a lot of variety, and the cakes and pastries are the best. The diving crew is good - guides are knowledgeable and detailed, and the support staff is very helpful. All in all, a very good boat to dive in Red Sea." - Sachin Nandgaonkar, India, 15 August 2022 ...