Sea Serpent Serena Dreams

MY Sea Serpent Serena Dreams may not be the grandest Red Sea liveaboard, but it focusses on personalised service in an area of the market that is very competitive. Without breaking the bank you can enjoy a diving tour around Egypt's best sites of the Sinai Peninsula with free nitrox a maximum of only 18 guests on board.

The dining area and adjoining large air conditioned lounge features entertainment facilities such as TV, DVD and music system, plus a library including general interest as well as fish ID books. The top deck (and sun deck to the bow) has soft seating and mattresses making a comfortable chill out or sun bathe area.

There are various cabin options, such as a double bed cabin, twin bunk or twin bed, and these are located on the lower deck and upper deck. All of them have ensuite bathrooms, air conditioning and towels and bathrobes. So if you are yearning for a quality Egypt liveaboard experience without the extra cost, then this boat might be a rather serene choice.

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Dive experience: Recommended: 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, soft drinks, water and hot drinks (e.g. instant coffee, tea), return transfers from/to airport-boat (HRG-PG, HRG-HG, RMF-PG), port & park fees, dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (9 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 for purchase onboard). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash or credit card).

Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, torch (US$ 41 per week), 15 litre tank (US$ 46 per week), transfers from airport to boat (RMF-HG). 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: The Sea Serpent Serena Dreams liveaboard departs from Hurghada, and return transfers from Hurghada Airport 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. For more details, including airlines, visit our Red Sea travel information section.
The boat leaves the harbour on the morning of the second day. The last dive of the trip will be at around 15:00 hrs on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

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 6 guests and 1 additional person can join the cruise in a standard 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.

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

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Serena departs from Hurghada Marina. You can check in one day 1 of the cruise at any time after 17:00 hrs. On arrival at the airport, you will be met by representatives of the Sea Serpent fleet and, after completing visa on arrival formalities, you will be transferred the 20 minutes to the marina. Here you will board the boat, listen to the briefings and settle into your cabin before dinner. The boat leaves in the early morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea cruise will include diving at the 4 wrecks of Abu Nuhas, a famous reef where many ships met their watery grave. They are bedecked in corals hard and soft and are great for photography. The SS Thistlegorm is probably the best known Red Sea wreck along with the Rosalie Moeller, which are both WWII wrecks. They were bombed by the Germans while delivering ammunition to British troops. The historical cargo of machinery, vehicles and equipment make it an unforgettable wreck dive experience.
Located in Sinai, Ras Mohamed National Park, is renowned for walls covered with bright soft corals and gorgonians. Here swarm schools of snapper, tuna and trevallies as well as turtles, crocodilefish, lionfish, scorpionfish and blue-spotted stingrays. The Straits of Tiran comprise 4 famous reefs: Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas and Gordon) whose nutrient-rich currents attract meaty pelagics.
Most days have 4 dives per day except the day before disembarkation. Depending on the return time to Hurghada there may be 2 or 3 scheduled dives.
In the morning you will arise to a light pre-breakfast before dive 1 and then a full cooked breakfast before dive 2. To keep the hunger at bay you can choose from eggs cooked to order, sausages of chicken or beef, breads, pancakes, juices, coffee and tea. Buffet-style lunches and dinners are usually international or cuisine but also local Egyptian specialties. Hot soups are a welcome treat after night dives. After dive 3, afternoon snacks are served, these include fresh fruit, pizza and chocolate biscuits.

Day 8
Arise to a light continental breakfast before checking out in the morning between 10-12:00 hrs. Say your farewells and disembark the boat to be transferred to Hurghada 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 MY Sea Serpent Serena departs from Hurghada Marina. You can check in one day 1 of the cruise at any time after 17:00 hrs. On arrival at the airport, you will be met by representatives of the sea serpent fleet and, after completing visa on arrival formalities, you will be transferred the 20 minutes to the marina. Here you will board the boat, listen to the briefings and settle into your cabin before dinner. The boat leaves in the early morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea cruise will include diving at the 4 wrecks of Abu Nuhas, a notorious reef where many ships met their watery end. They are bedecked in corals hard and soft and are great for photography. The SS Thistlegorm is probably the best known Red Sea wreck along with the Rosalie Moeller, which are both WWII wrecks. They were bombed by the Germans while delivering ammunition to British troops. The historical cargo of machinery, vehicles and equipment make it an unforgettable wreck dive experience.
You will also dive in in Dahab and in the Ras Mohamed National Park, located in Sinai and renowned for walls covered with bright soft corals and gorgonians. Here swarm schools of snapper, tuna and trevallies as well as turtles, crocodilefish, lionfish, scorpionfish and blue-spotted stingrays. The Straits of Tiran comprise 4 famous reefs: Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas and Gordon) whose nutrient-rich currents attract meaty pelagics.
Most days have 4 dives per day except the day before disembarkation. Depending on the return time to Hurghada there may be 2 or 3 scheduled dives.
In the morning you will arise to a light pre-breakfast before dive 1 and then a full cooked breakfast before dive 2. To keep the hunger at bay you can choose from eggs cooked to order, sausages of chicken or beef, breads, pancakes, juices, coffee and tea. Buffet-style lunches and dinners are usually international or cuisine but also local Egyptian specialties. Hot soups are a welcome treat after night dives. After dive 3, afternoon snacks are served, these include fresh fruit, pizza and chocolate biscuits.

Day 8
Arise to a light continental breakfast before checking out in the morning between 10-12:00 hrs. Say your farewells and disembark the boat to be transferred to Hurghada 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, Abu Nuhas wrecks, Thistlegorm, Rosalie Moeller, Hurghada reefs

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Serena departs from Hurghada Marina. You can check in one day 1 of the cruise at any time in the evening. On arrival at the airport, you will be met by representatives of the Sea Serpent fleet and, after completing visa on arrival formalities, you will be transferred the 20 minutes to the marina. Here you will board the boat, listen to the briefings and settle into your cabin before dinner. The boat leaves in the early morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea cruise will include diving at the 4 wrecks of Abu Nuhas, a notorious reef where many ships met their watery end. They are bedecked in corals hard and soft and are great for photography. The SS Thistlegorm is probably the best known Red Sea wreck along with the Rosalie Moeller, which are both WWII wrecks. They were bombed by the Germans while delivering ammunition to British troops. The historical cargo of machinery, vehicles and equipment make it an unforgettable wreck dive experience.
Located in Sinai, Ras Mohamed National Park, is renowned for walls covered with bright soft corals and gorgonians. Here swarm schools of snapper, tuna and trevallies as well as turtles, crocodilefish, lionfish, scorpionfish and blue-spotted stingrays.
Most days have 4 dives per day except the day before disembarkation. Depending on the return time to Hurghada there may be 2 or 3 scheduled dives.
In the morning you will arise to a light pre-breakfast before dive 1 and then a full cooked breakfast before dive 2. To keep the hunger at bay you can choose from eggs cooked to order, sausages of chicken or beef, breads, pancakes, juices, coffee and tea. Buffet-style lunches and dinners are usually international or cuisine but also local Egyptian specialties. Hot soups are a welcome treat after night dives. After dive 3, afternoon snacks are served, these include fresh fruit, pizza and chocolate biscuits.

Day 8
Arise to a light continental breakfast before checking out in the morning. Say your farewells and disembark the boat to be transferred to Hurghada Airport.

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Red Sea North, Tiran & 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 Serena departs from Hurghada Marina. You can check in on day 1 of the cruise at any time after 17:00 hrs. On arrival at the airport, you will be met by representatives of the sea serpent fleet and, after completing visa on arrival formalities, you will be transferred the 20 minutes to the marina. Here you will board the boat, listen to the briefings and settle into your cabin before dinner. The boat leaves in the early morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
You will do several dives at the renowned Brother Islands, 2 undersea peaks that rise from the depths and are home to a vast array of pelagics. Expect drift dives past walls covered in sea fans, soft corals and black corals. In the blue there may be sharks such as scalloped hammerheads, slivertips, silkies and whitetips. There are also schools of snapper, trevally, tuna and also manta rays in the summer month. The safari also includes dives on 2 nearby wrecks, the Aida II and Numidia a cargo ship lying, festooned with hard and soft corals in the shallows off Big Brother Island.
This Red Sea cruise will include diving at the 4 wrecks of Abu Nuhas, a notorious reef where many ships met their watery end. They are bedecked in corals hard and soft and are great for photography. The SS Thistlegorm is probably the best known Red Sea wreck along with the Rosalie Moeller, which are both WWII wrecks. They were bombed by the Germans while delivering ammunition to British troops. The historical cargo of machinery, vehicles and equipment make it an unforgettable wreck dive experience.
Most days have 3-4 dives per day except the day before disembarkation when, depending on the return time to Hurghada, there may be 2 or 3 scheduled dives.
In the morning you will arise to a light pre-breakfast before dive 1 and then a full cooked breakfast before dive 2. To keep the hunger at bay you can choose from eggs cooked to order, sausages of chicken or beef, breads, pancakes, juices, coffee and tea. Buffet-style lunches and dinners are usually international or cuisine but also local Egyptian specialties. Hot soups are a welcome treat after night dives. After dive 3, afternoon snacks are served, these include fresh fruit, pizza and chocolate biscuits.

Day 8
Arise to a light continental breakfast before checking out in the morning between 10-12:00 hrs. Say your farewells and disembark the boat to be transferred to Hurghada Airport. Note: this itinerary sometimes uses Port Ghalib instead of Hurghada as the port of departure or return. Please check above for the correct information.

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Fury Shoals & Elphinstone (8 Days / 7 Nights - 21 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, 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: Fury Shoals: Shaab Sataya, Shaab Abu Galawa Saghira, Elphinstone

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Serena departs from Port Ghalib. On arrival at the airport, you will be met by representatives of the Sea Serpent fleet and, after completing visa on arrival formalities, you will be transferred the 20 minutes to the marina. Here you will board the boat, listen to the briefings and settle into your cabin before dinner. The boat leaves in the early morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea diving tour visits Shaab Sataya, a large horseshoe-shaped reef in the Fury Shoals. It is famous for being a playground for spinner dolphins and for its pristine hard corals. Shaab Abu Galawa Saghira features an awesome hard coral garden. Expect to see giant Napoleon wrasse that like to explore the edges of reefs, schools of snapper, angelfish and wrasses. Morning dives at Elphinstone are the best time to see scalloped hammerheads and grey reef sharks circling the reef and sheer walls covered in soft corals.
Normally there will be 4 dives a day other than on the final full diving day where there will be 2 or 3 dives.
In the morning you will arise to a light pre-breakfast before dive 1 and then a full cooked breakfast before dive 2. To keep the hunger at bay you can choose from eggs cooked to order, sausages of chicken or beef, breads, pancakes, juices, coffee and tea. Buffet-style lunches and dinners are usually international or cuisine but also local Egyptian specialties. Hot soups are a welcome treat after night dives. After dive 3, afternoon snacks are served, these include fresh fruit, pizza and chocolate biscuits.

Day 8
Arise to a light continental breakfast before checking out. Say your farewells and disembark the boat to be transferred to Marsa Alam 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 Serena departs from Hurghada Marina. You can check in one day 1 of the cruise at any time late afternoon. On arrival at the airport, you will be met by representatives of the Sea Serpent fleet and, after completing visa on arrival formalities, you will be transferred the 20 minutes to the marina. Here you will board the boat, listen to the briefings and settle into your cabin before dinner. The boat leaves in the early 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 wrasse and manta rays. Shark lovers will appreciate the encounters with threshers, oceanic whitetips, hammerheads, whitetips and occasional whale sharks.
Most diving days on this cruise will feature 3 dives. The day of disembarkation is the exception, with normally 2 dives before returning to port.
In the morning you will arise to a light pre-breakfast before dive 1 and then a full cooked breakfast before dive 2. To keep the hunger at bay you can choose from eggs cooked to order, sausages of chicken or beef, breads, pancakes, juices, coffee and tea. Buffet-style lunches and dinners are usually international or cuisine but also local Egyptian specialties. Hot soups are a welcome treat after night dives. After dive 3, afternoon snacks are served, these include fresh fruit, pizza and chocolate biscuits.

Day 8
Arise to a light continental breakfast before checking out in the morning. Say your farewells and disembark the boat to be transferred to Hurghada Airport.

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Safaga & Hurghada (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: Hurghada: Gubal Island, Giftun Island, Umm Gamar, Sha’ab el Erg, Ulysses, Bluff Point, Abu Nuhas wrecks; Safaga: Soma Bay, Tobia Arba, Panorama Reef, Abu Kafan, Middle Reef, Salem Express

Day 1
The Sea Serpent Serena departs from Hurghada Marina. You can check in one day 1 of the cruise at any time in the evening. On arrival at the airport, you will be met by representatives of the Sea Serpent fleet and, after completing visa on arrival formalities, you will be transferred the 20 minutes to the marina. Here you will board the boat, listen to the briefings and settle into your cabin before dinner. The boat leaves in the early morning of day 2.

Days 2-7
This Red Sea cruise will include diving at the wrecks of Abu Nuhas, a notorious reef where many ships met their watery end. The north side features 4 wrecks on a steep sloping reef layered with table corals. The wrecks here - the Giannis D, the Carnatic, the Chrisoula K and the Kimon M – are an attraction point for divers from all around the world, as they are now encrusted with beautiful corals that attract lots of reef fish. Inside the wrecks expect to find thousands of glassfish.
Safaga has some great diving too, offering a combination of shallow reef dives like Panorama Reef, and drop-offs, as well as an unforgettable shipwreck. The Salem Express was a 100-metre ferry boat and remains one of the largest accessible wrecks in the Egyptian Red Sea and diving it is a must for every experienced scuba diver, as long as you can handle the nature of the recent tragedy. It is now covered in hard and soft corals and hosts frogfish, blue-spotted stingrays, schools of angel and butterfly fish.
Most days have 4 dives per day except the day before disembarkation. Depending on the return time to Hurghada there may be 2 or 3 scheduled dives.
In the morning you will arise to a light pre-breakfast before dive 1 and then a full cooked breakfast before dive 2. To keep the hunger at bay you can choose from eggs cooked to order, sausages of chicken or beef, breads, pancakes, juices, coffee and tea. Buffet-style lunches and dinners are usually international or cuisine but also local Egyptian specialties. Hot soups are a welcome treat after night dives. After dive 3, afternoon snacks are served, these include fresh fruit, pizza and chocolate biscuits.

Day 8
Arise to a light continental breakfast before checking out in the morning. Say your farewells and disembark the boat to be transferred to Hurghada 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].

There are 9 cabins; 4 twin bed cabins and 2 twin-bunk cabins on the lower deck, 2 twin bed cabins and 1 double bed cabin on the upper deck. All cabins have private en-suite bathroom facilities.

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 10 / 11 - hot water

Customer reviews:

"It would have been excellent but they let themselves down by sailing a boat that wasn't fully seaworthy hence the leak which caused some distress on board not to mention wet and smelly rooms and clothes that had to be washed and dried personally. I think it was irresponsible of the crew to sail her knowing the problem beforehand. It could have potentially been a disaster.
Good communication with Dive The World and timely reminders of the important aspects of the trip." - Stewart Wilkinson, England, 26 January 2023 ...