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MV Emperor Superior

From USD 113 per day

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Length

37m
122 ft

Max 26

Nitrox

PADI

Wi-Fi

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At a glance...

All-inclusive prices
Visits Red Sea North and South
All cabins with private bathrooms
Dedicated restaurant
Large boat with many relaxation spaces

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Large dive deck with camera table, rinse tanks

The air-conditioned lounge with entertainment facilities

Nice view of the sun deck and upper deck

Almost time to dine on your Red Sea liveaboard

Get your fix at the speciality coffee bar

Birds-eye view of the Egypt liveaboard, Emperor Superior

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The Emperor Superior is well named since it is indeed superior to a vast number of liveaboards that operate around the northern Red Sea. Cutting an impressive figure, this sleek white deluxe liveaboard boat has some of the features that the top-end Emperors enjoy such as outstanding accommodation, food and facilities, all marking the MV Emperor Superior out as one of the finest luxury liveaboards around.

At 37 metres long, it offers spacious comfort to no more than 26 divers, across 13 twin-berth or double bed en-suite cabins per trip. Emperor has a 'no hidden extras' policy. This means that they have transparent pricing and you will not find any extras such as fuel surcharges, local taxes, marine park fees, green/environment fees, airport transfers - these are all included in the sales price!

Purpose-built for liveaboard diving in the Red Sea, the cabins are roomy, air-conditioned and feature private, en-suite bathroom facilities. On the dive deck, the EANx membrane system supplies free nitrox for trained divers. There is a camera table and there are 2 motorised dinghies and a minimum of 2 guides per trip to ensure an attentive and speedy diving service.

The Emperor Superior's ample space is fully utilised by a huge saloon with a segregated dining area, 2 sundecks, and a spacious dive deck and platform. The semi-shaded sundeck on the upper deck is comfortable and enormous, as good a lounging area as you will find on any liveaboard. As with the rest of the Emperor fleet of Red Sea liveaboards, Emperor Superior has a Wi-Fi system which operates except when at sites very distant from shore. Emperor Internet usage is free of charge.

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Scheduled departures, prices, destinations, durations...

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Depart	Return	Depart Return	nights	Destination	dives	Price (per person)	price
January 2021
22 Jan	29 Jan	22 Jan 29 Jan	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
29 Jan	5 Feb	29 Jan 5 Feb	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
February 2021
5 Feb	12 Feb	5 Feb 12 Feb	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
12 Feb	19 Feb	12 Feb 19 Feb	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
19 Feb	26 Feb	19 Feb 26 Feb	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
26 Feb	5 Mar	26 Feb 5 Mar	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 950	USD 950
March 2021
5 Mar	12 Mar	5 Mar 12 Mar	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 390	USD 1 390
19 Mar	26 Mar	19 Mar 26 Mar	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
26 Mar	2 Apr	26 Mar 2 Apr	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
April 2021
2 Apr	9 Apr	2 Apr 9 Apr	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
30 Apr	7 May	30 Apr 7 May	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
May 2021
21 May	28 May	21 May 28 May	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
28 May	4 Jun	28 May 4 Jun	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
July 2021
9 Jul	16 Jul	9 Jul 16 Jul	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
23 Jul	30 Jul	23 Jul 30 Jul	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
August 2021
6 Aug	13 Aug	6 Aug 13 Aug	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
20 Aug	27 Aug	20 Aug 27 Aug	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 390	USD 1 390
October 2021
15 Oct	22 Oct	15 Oct 22 Oct	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 461	USD 1 461
November 2021
5 Nov	12 Nov	5 Nov 12 Nov	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 461	USD 1 461
19 Nov	26 Nov	19 Nov 26 Nov	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 461	USD 1 461
26 Nov	3 Dec	26 Nov 3 Dec	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 461	USD 1 461
December 2021
3 Dec	10 Dec	3 Dec 10 Dec	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
10 Dec	17 Dec	10 Dec 17 Dec	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
17 Dec	24 Dec	17 Dec 24 Dec	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
24 Dec	31 Dec	24 Dec 31 Dec	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
31 Dec	7 Jan	31 Dec 7 Jan	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
January 2022
7 Jan	14 Jan	7 Jan 14 Jan	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
14 Jan	21 Jan	14 Jan 21 Jan	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
21 Jan	28 Jan	21 Jan 28 Jan	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
28 Jan	4 Feb	28 Jan 4 Feb	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
March 2022
18 Mar	25 Mar	18 Mar 25 Mar	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
25 Mar	1 Apr	25 Mar 1 Apr	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
April 2022
1 Apr	8 Apr	1 Apr 8 Apr	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
8 Apr	15 Apr	8 Apr 15 Apr	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
15 Apr	22 Apr	15 Apr 22 Apr	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 390	USD 1 390
29 Apr	6 May	29 Apr 6 May	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 390	USD 1 390
May 2022
6 May	13 May	6 May 13 May	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
13 May	20 May	13 May 20 May	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
20 May	27 May	20 May 27 May	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
27 May	3 Jun	27 May 3 Jun	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 533	USD 1 533
June 2022
3 Jun	10 Jun	3 Jun 10 Jun	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
10 Jun	17 Jun	10 Jun 17 Jun	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
17 Jun	24 Jun	17 Jun 24 Jun	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
24 Jun	1 Jul	24 Jun 1 Jul	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
July 2022
1 Jul	8 Jul	1 Jul 8 Jul	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 390	USD 1 390
8 Jul	15 Jul	8 Jul 15 Jul	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
15 Jul	22 Jul	15 Jul 22 Jul	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
22 Jul	29 Jul	22 Jul 29 Jul	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
August 2022
12 Aug	19 Aug	12 Aug 19 Aug	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
19 Aug	26 Aug	19 Aug 26 Aug	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
26 Aug	2 Sep	26 Aug 2 Sep	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 390	USD 1 390
September 2022
2 Sep	9 Sep	2 Sep 9 Sep	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
9 Sep	16 Sep	9 Sep 16 Sep	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 533	USD 1 533
16 Sep	23 Sep	16 Sep 23 Sep	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 533	USD 1 533
23 Sep	30 Sep	23 Sep 30 Sep	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 331	USD 1 331
October 2022
7 Oct	14 Oct	7 Oct 14 Oct	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 663	USD 1 663
14 Oct	21 Oct	14 Oct 21 Oct	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 461	USD 1 461
21 Oct	28 Oct	21 Oct 28 Oct	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 461	USD 1 461
28 Oct	4 Nov	28 Oct 4 Nov	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Brothers	18	USD 1 663	USD 1 663
November 2022
4 Nov	11 Nov	4 Nov 11 Nov	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 461	USD 1 461
11 Nov	18 Nov	11 Nov 18 Nov	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 461	USD 1 461
18 Nov	25 Nov	18 Nov 25 Nov	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 461	USD 1 461
25 Nov	2 Dec	25 Nov 2 Dec	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 461	USD 1 461
December 2022
2 Dec	9 Dec	2 Dec 9 Dec	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188
9 Dec	16 Dec	9 Dec 16 Dec	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	21	USD 1 188	USD 1 188

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More Trip Details...

Special offers: Extra terms and conditions for new bookings during the COVID reality:

Flexible Booking

Zero deposits - Book now, hold the date and price with no deposit. Valid until 31 Oct 2020.
New 10% deposits - From 01 Nov 2020, 10% deposit on all Emperor products.
Flexible re-booking - If affected by COVID related travel restrictions free rescheduling.

Specials

5% back-to-back discount - Due to increased flight costs, customers who wish to do 2 or more cruises with Emperor receive 5% off each cruise.
Low 50% single supplement - Book a cabin for sole occupancy for a 50% supplement to the per person price.

Offer expires: 30 Dec 2020

Notes: For lower deck twin bunk bed cabins: Emperor Superior offers a US$ 48 discount per person off the published prices of the lower deck twin bunk bed cabins.

Dive experience: 30 logged dives are required for Red Sea liveaboard safaris to any of - Brothers, Daedalus Reef, Zabargad and Rocky Island.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, red wine with dinner, drinking water, soft drinks and hot drinks, return transfers from Hurghada or Marsa Alam airport/hotel to boat, dives (as detailed in the trips above), 2 experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), tanks, weights and weightbelts, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, all park & port fees and fuel surcharges.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 218 per week, incl. dive computer), diving insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash or credit card).

Optional extras: All other alcoholic drinks, 15 litre tank (US$ 42 per week), torch (US$ 68 per week). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

How to get there: MV Emperor Superior departs from Hurghada and return transfers are provided from nearby hotels/ Hurghada airport to the departure point. Arrival transfer at 6 pm. Departure transfer at 9 am. For more details visit our Red Sea travel information section. The first and last nights of the trip are spent in the harbour. Guests arrive and board on the first day. The boat leaves the harbour on the morning of the second day. The last dive of the trip will be at around 12 noon on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: US$ 42 gift voucher to spend onboard.

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 50% of the published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 5 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise in a Standard cabin free of charge (total 6 guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 20 guests and 6 additional persons can join the cruise in a Standard cabin free of charge.

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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Cabins, Berths, Showers, Bathrooms...

The vast space of the Emperor Superior accommodates 26 divers in 13 cabins. 1 upper deck twin bed cabin, 1 upper deck double bed cabin, 1 main deck flexi double/twin bed cabin, and 10 cabins all on the lower deck:: 8 are twin bed cabins, and 2 are twin-bunk 'L-shaped' bed cabins. The cabins all have private en-suite bathrooms.

All the cabins have:

Air-conditioning
En-suite bathroom with hot-water shower, towels, toiletries & hand basin
Portholes
Cabinet & shelves
Mirror
Reading lamps

Safety box
Bedding
24-hour, 220v electricity supply
Life jackets
European-style 2-pin plugs

No. of bathrooms / showers - 14 / 14 - hot water

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Crew, Facilities, Dive Courses...

Crew comprises:

2 Dive Instructors / Guides
Captain
Cook & Assistant
Engineer

Maid
2 Stewardesses
4 Deck Hands

Complimentary nitrox - 2 motorised dinghies - 39.5m² dive deck with 2 hot water showers, toilets & charge points for electrical equipment - Separate rinse tank for cameras - Camera table - 30m² dive platform with 2 access ladders - Air-conditioned saloon with big-screen TV, DVD and music players - Restaurant area with well-stocked bar - Library with movies, magazines, novels and fish ID books - Computer, B&W printer & CD burner - Free internet usage - 70m² sun deck with sun matresses & seating - 36m² shaded area with bar - Water dispenser - Emergency laundry

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Menu, Cuisine Type...

International, Italian and local Egyptian delicacies served on board.
Food is served buffet style in the spacious, air-conditioned restaurant on the main deck.
All diets, including vegetarian and halal diets, catered for with prior notice.
Main meals consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner with snacks in between.
Bar snacks consist of biscuits and fruit, which together with tea & coffee, drinking water and soft drinks, are complimentary and available all day.
Chocolate bars, cans of beer, bottles of wine and other alcoholic drinks are available for purchase on board.
Catering starts with dinner on check-in day.

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Technical Specifications...

Built in 2004, refurbished annually
Size - 37m x 8m
Top speed - 15 knots
Cruising speed - 11 knots
2 x 764 HP Caterpillar engines
3 x 80 KW Stamenja generators
2 x Coltri Sub tank compressors

Membrane enriched air nitrox system
12l aluminium tanks with DIN valves & Int. fittings. 15l tanks available for rent.
Electricity 220v - 24-hours per day
Water capacity - 7,000 litres
Fuel capacity - 15,000 litres
Freshwater maker - 22,000 litres per day
Waste storage tank

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Navigation, Safety Features...

50 person capacity life rafts
2 x 25 HP Yamaha dive dinghies
Radar
GPS
Fishfinder
Sounder
Satellite & mobile phones
VHF & DSC radios
Bilge pump alarm

Search light & horn
Engine room CCTV
EPIRB & emergency flares
Fire alarms / detectors
Life jackets in all cabins
Fire extinguishers throughout
MFA box and trained staff
10,000 litres continuous flow oxygen on board

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Customer reviews:

"We were impressed by the quality of the dive master Lily. The crew were helpful and fun. The food was excellent and we especially enjoyed trying the Egyptian food. It was so good we asked them to make it again. The trip was good except the wind was a bit blustery but we managed to make most of the planned itinerary. The wreck dive trip is fun and we managed to do enough reefs on the trip to make it more varied. The Red Sea has great reefs in the North and we enjoyed some amazingly relaxed drift dives." - Donald Henderson, Mexico, 16 September 2019 ...

"It was a good experience as my first live onboard diving. Just my personal feeling, the diving staff, they were seemed to be tired a bit due to their continuous operations, maybe. All the arrangement including personal transfer services were perfectly worked on time, that what I appreciated so much" - Sayuri Teramoto, Japan, 9 January 2019 ...

"The liveaboard was absolutely fantastic! The dive guards were super knowledgeable about all the dive sites and the staff were always there when you needed them. At no point of my trip was I annoyed with the staff. The bathrooms of the boat could use a bit of an update, but other than that I was pleased with my cabin and the shared spaces of the boat." - Rebecca Spillers, USA, 24 May 2015 ...

"Had a good trip, excellent diving and the wrecks were spectacular. Excellent all around. Only complaint was sharing a cabin and had the top bunk, which was awkward to get in and out of, especially with a stranger in the bottom bunk. Note: I did not raise this issue with the operator, as I knew there were no other accommodation available. Just slept most nights on the top deck. Only reason not a 5 out of 5 is the bunk bed as mentioned above and the fact that we spent the first and last nights on the boat tied up in the harbour. Would have rather had 5 nights on the boat and spent the other 2 in a hotel." - Scott Curry, USA, 14 January 2011 ...

"Emperor get 5/5 for the way they run things. Best feature was post-dive check-in using the scuba tanks and the dive stats log. Minimal risk of being left behind, which is more than I can say for shore dive operations at places such as Titanic." - Rob Koch, South Africa, 28 February 2010 ...

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