Join us on an amazing Red Sea Liveaboard in 2026.
Saturday 11th to Saturday 18th July
We are running the fantastic Northern Wrecks and Reefs itinerary, on Blue Melody.
From £1750pp – standard twin share
Deposit of £1000, with the balance due by 1st May 2026
This trips includes:
Flights from Gatwick to Hurghada
7 nights Full board basis (soft drinks)
Nitrox
Local transfers
Tanks & Weights (standard size tanks)
Not Included is the Government Reef Tax, currently $90, which is payable onboard, or alcohol.
Please note: if the the flight prices increase dramatically nearer to the holiday date, booking on later could have an increase in price.
There is an additional cost for a Premium Cabin: +£100pp
The following is an example of the day-to-day itinerary.
Day 1: Embarkation at 18:00 followed by dinner and orientation briefings.
Day 2: A morning check dive close to Hurghada before heading north for an afternoon and night dive.
Day 3-6: These three days are spent cruising around the northern Egyptian Red Sea. Normally, you will have the opportunity to do three day dives and, where possible, a night dive, typically scheduled as follows:
Briefing & Dive 1
Breakfast relaxation period
Briefing & Dive 2
Lunch relaxation period
Briefing & Dive 3
Snack relaxation period
Briefing & Dive 4 (no night dives in marine parks)
Dinner
You will visit a fair number of wrecks, including the famous SS Thistlegorm and the wrecks of Abu Nuhas, as well as Ras Mohamed Marine Park, renowned for its wonderful reef diving and chances of seeing megafauna.
Day 7: Enjoy two relaxed morning dives* close to Hurghada before cruising into the harbour in the early afternoon. Take advantage of an evening onshore to purchase souvenirs and enjoy Egypt’s famous hospitality before your journey home the next day.
Day 8: Breakfast on board followed by disembarkation between 09:00 and 10:00.
Minimum dive certification and experience:
Due to the exposed nature of some of the diving locations, possible strong currents and dive depths, some elements of this itinerary are not suitable for inexperienced divers.
The minimum requirement for divers wishing to join this itinerary is PADI Open Water certification, or equivalent, with at least 10 logged dives*
*PLEASE NOTE: Due to local legislation, you must have a minimum of 20 logged dives to dive on the SS Thistlegorm wreck. Other dives on this itinerary are not affected by these regulations.
Guests who do not fulfil these minimum requirements, or who the crew feel have insufficient experience in certain conditions, may be denied participation in some or all dives.
All divers must have insurance which covers scuba diving activities, including emergency evacuation and recompression chamber costs
To book on give us a call: 01903 767224 or drop into the centre
Some of the Dive sites you might visit:
Around Hurghada
Ras Disha
A fringing reef, also known as Disha Malagka, Ras Disha is a shallow plateau with a sandy bottom covered in pinnacles with a steep wall at the northern end where large numbers of butterflyfish, bannerfish, surgeonfish and parrotfish can be found. Cracks and caverns along the pinnacles provide hiding places and shelter for crustaceans, eels and schools of glassfish while scorpionfish, lionfish, stonefish and grouper hunt for their next meal.
Gota Abu Ramada
Gota Abu Ramada is a shallow, oval-shaped reef that slopes steeply from the surface to a sandy bottom at around 15 metres. Also known as The Aquarium due to the abundance of marine life it hosts, including parrotfish, pairs of yellow butterflyfish, large schools of goatfish, yellowtail barracuda and blackspotted sweetlips. The sand is dotted with small coral bommies
Sha’ab El Erg
Famous for its dolphin sightings (therefore also known as Dolphin House), this shallow, horseshoe-shaped reef features stunning hard corals and a huge variety of moray eels, blue spotted stingrays, crocodile fish and napoleon wrasse.
Poseidon Garden
Also located at Sh’aab El Erg, the reef and pinnacles are covered with abundant large corals and clams of all sizes and colours. Masked pufferfish, large shoals of bannerfish and butterfly fish, and trevally are just a few of the many fish species found here.
Siyul Kebir
This island is surrounded by a beautiful reef that is famous for its critters and can surprise us with larger visitors. With regular frogfish sightings and the opportunity to see rare pipefish, shrimp, sea moths and marbled snake eels, this site is a dream for macro lovers. Pods of dolphins often visit, and the resident Zebra Shark is seen from time to time. By night, slipper lobsters and many types of crustaceans can be seen surrounded by a forest of basket stars, a real treat!
Gubal Islands
‘Bluff Point’, at the gate of the Strait of Gubal, gets its name from the turbulence created by strong currents that batter the northeastern corner of Little Gubal island. The wreck of the Ulysses lies on the reef 300 metres north of the lighthouse, starting at 5 metres and sloping down to 25m. ‘The Barge’ wreck provides divers with a fun and unusual night dive, with the wreck’s skeleton creating protection for all sorts of night critters.
Sha’ab Abu Nuhas
Also known as the ‘Ship’s Graveyard’, Abu Nuhas is positioned dangerously close to the busy shipping lanes of the Gulf of Suez and has claimed more ships than any other in the area. On the north side of the triangle-shaped plateau, four wrecks lay on the sandy sea floor at the bottom of a steep sloping reef layered with table corals. Wrecks here include the Ghiannis D, Carnatic (Wine Wreck), Chrisoula K (Tile Wreck) and Kimon M (Lentil Wreck). On the south side, there is a safe anchorage for liveaboards and two ergs, known as Yellow Fish Reef.
Ras Mohamed
Shark & Yolanda Reefs
This world-renowned dive site is situated at the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Two small ergs are joined by a vertical wall dropping into the abyss. At Shark Reef, the current allows you to drift along the wall, rich with colourful corals. Moving towards Yolanda Reef, you reach a plateau scattered with small ergs and coral outcrops. Continuing around the reef you will come upon the scattered remains of the wreck ‘Yolanda’, complete with its cargo of toilets and baths. The entire area is big fish territory, so keep an eye on the blue!
Sha’ab Mahmoud
Small Crack
This is a small split in the middle of Sha’ab Mahmoud’s barrier. Drift along the outside wall next to beautiful corals and colourful fish. Look for a sand slope that leads you up and through the crack. When the current is right, you can fly through the 5m deep channel and be thrown out across the sandy lagoon!
SS Thistlegorm
Probably the most famous of the Red Sea wrecks, the 129m English freighter was bombed by German aviation on 6 October 1941 and sank as a result. Today she rests, listing to her port side, on the sandy seabed at a maximum depth of 32 metres. Not only does she hold a treasure trove of WWII munitions and military vehicles, but as an artificial reef, she has also become home to a large variety of marine life and is especially popular with large schooling fish, as well as divers.
Below are some images of Blue Melody, including the twin rooms, the Premium Double, the back deck, the Dining room, the lounge area and the coffee area.
Blue Melody boasts a large dining area and air-conditioned salon, with a state-of-the-art entertainment system on the main deck. On the upper deck is a comfortable shaded outdoor seating area and bistro providing plenty of space for relaxing between dives. Add to this the sun deck with both shaded and sun bathing areas and your down time is fully catered for. With three premium upper deck double bed cabins and ten twin bed cabins, all benefiting from ensuite facilities, air-conditioning, and plenty of storage space, Blue Melody comfortably accommodates up to 26 guests. A generous dive deck also makes kitting up and getting in the water a stress-free experience on this beautiful Red Sea liveaboard.
