MY Dreams may not be the grandest Red Sea liveaboard, but it focusses on personalised service in an area of the market which is very competitive. Without breaking the bank you can enjoy a diving tour around Egypt's best sites of the Sinai Peninsula with a maximum of only 18 guests on board, and typically between 10 and 16.
The air conditioned lounge features 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.
Cabins are compact and simple and either twin bunk or twin. All of them have ensuite bathrooms, air conditioning and towels and bathrobes. So if you are yearning for a quality Sinai Peninsula liveaboard experience without the cost, then this boat might be the stuff that dreams are made of.
The MY Dreams has 9 cabins: 5 twin bed cabins and 1 twin-bunk cabin on the lower deck, 2 twin bed cabins and 1 double bed cabin on the upper deck. All cabins feature private, en-suite bathrooms.
All the cabins have:
- Individual control air-conditioning
- En-suite bathroom with hot-water shower, soap and hand basin
- Portholes on lower deck, windows on upper deck
- Towels & bathrobes
- Cabinet & mirror
- Bedside table
- Bedding
- 24-hour, 220V electricity supply
- European-style 2-pin plugs
- Life jackets & fire extinguisher
- Fire detector
No. of bathrooms / showers - 9 / 9 - hot water
[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].
The crew of 10 comprises:
- Tour Leader/Divemaster
- Captain
- Cook
- Chef's Assistant
- Engineer
Cabin Maid
Steward
2 Dinghy Drivers
2 Deck Hands
Nitrox - 2 motorised dive dinghies - Diving deck and platform with rinse tank, hot water shower and toilet - Air-conditioned saloon with dining area and bar, TV, DVD and music players - Free 3G WiFi internet - Fish ID book - Bow sun deck with matresses & Shaded area with bar and water & juice dispenser
- International and local Egyptian cuisine are served, as well as a popular BBQ.
- Main meals consist of breakfast, lunch & dinner, with afternoon snacks in between.
- The menus are fixed and meals are served buffet style in the air-conditioned restaurant on the main deck.
- Snacks include biscuits and fruit which, together with tea, herbal teas & coffee, soft drinks and drinking water, are complimentary.
- Beer, wine and soda water are available for purchase on board.
- All diets, including vegetarian and halal, can be catered for with prior notice.
- Catering begins with dinner on the first day of the tour.
- Built in 2005, refurbished annually
- Size - 28m x 6m
- Top speed - 11 knots
- Cruising speed - 8 knots
- 2 x 600 HP Caterpillar engines
- 2 x 50 KW Caterpillar generators
- 2 x Bauer dive tank compressors
- Membrane enriched air nitrox system
- 12 & 15 litre aluminium & steel tanks with DIN fittings and Int. inserts
- Electricity 220v - 24-hours per day
- Water capacity - 8,000 litres
- Fuel capacity - 9,000 litres
- Freshwater maker - 4,500 litres per day
- Waste storage tank
- 2 x life rafts (total 45 person capacity)
- 2 x 25 HP Yamaha dinghies
- HF & VHF radios
- Furuno radar
- Lorenz GPS
- Raytheon Sounder
- Satellite & mobile phones
- Bilge pump alarm
- Satellite EPIRB
- Search light & horn
- Fire alarms / detectors
- Life jackets in all cabins
- Fire extinguishers throughout
- First aid box and MFA trained staff
- 15,000 litres of continuous flow oxygen