Sea Queen Fleet, M/Y SOUTH MOON
Your top address for Red Sea liveaboard safaris.
The cozy and comfy choice to dive in Egypt.
Explore Sinai's fantastic dive sites with us, visiting the famous reefs & wrecks and dive sites off the beaten path; all in great comfort and with lots of fun!
Our beloved SOUTH MOON was completely rebuilt in 2013/14, with a new design, new rooms, new plumbing, new electrics, new engines, new furniture, new everything.
Since then we worked every year on improvements and our divers can now enjoy an amazing boat built for divers for divers, with a simple but cozy design, a spacious dive deck, two big sundecks for lounging, a comfy salon and much more
Queen of the Red Sea - Sharm El Sheikh
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South Moon - Red Sea - DiveApp
Our last liveaboard trip to the Red Sea, with Sea Queen Fleet in South Moon.
Liveaboard in Red Sea (Classic North / Sinai: Egypt)
NORTHERN LIVEABOARD ROUTE in the South Moon : dive the best sites in Ras Mohamed and Tiran including the Thistlegorm and Dunraven
Day 0: Embarkation in Sharm el Sheikh
Day 1: Check dive at Temple or Ras Katy, Ras Mohamed, Beacon Rock, Night Dive
Day 2: Dunraven, Small Crack, Wreck of the Thistlegorm, Night Dive
Day 3: Thistlegorm, Shag Rock, Alternatives, Night Dive
Day 4: Ras Mohamed: Shark & Yolanda Reef, Jackfish Alley, Gordon Reef, Night Dive
Day 5: Straights of Tiran: Jackson, Woodhouse, Laguna, Night Dive
Day 6: Thomas Reef, Gordon, Ras Um Sid
Day 7: Disembarkation in Sharm el Sheikh
DIVE SITES:
Ras Katy
Ras Katy is located at only few minutes from Travco Jetty, the main harbor of Sharm el Sheikh, and from where all our boats in Sharm are departing.
Is a very nice and easy shallow dive, ideal for the first dive in the Red Sea. It is ideal as well for night dives.
Temple
Just around the promontory of Ras Um Seid lies Temple dive site. Temple is so-named because here you will find three coral pillars resembling the columns of a classical temple. The pillars descend to a depth of 30m. Reef fauna commonly seen here include butterfly fish, parrot fish, bat fish and lionfish. You may also see a Napoleon Wrasse.
Ras Um Sid
Ras Umm Sid is the name of the promontory with a high lighthouse that marks the beginning of the Strait of Tiran on the western coast. The diving site, easily accessible by land, is immediately east of the lighthouse, opposite the famous Italian restaurant El-Fanar and the African Divers centre. It is renowned for the extraordinary proliferation of gorgonians (Subergorgia hicksoni) that create a veritable forest here, the most beautiful in all the northern Red Sea.
Shark & Jolanda Reef
Ras Mohammed is a peninsula of land jutting out into the Red Sea at the southernmost point of the Sinai Peninsula. Most of the Ras Mohammed Peninsula is, in fact, a raised reef plate, indicating that the sea level was once higher than it is today. In 1983 Ras Mohammed was given National Park status, the area the park covers was increased in 1989 to include much of the surrounding seas. There are some 1,000 species of fish and 150 species of coral to be found in the waters here, hence the need for preservation.
Dunraven - Beacon Rock
Built in Newcastle in 1873, this British steamer met her end in 1876 while bound for Bombay with a cargo of timber and cotton, which were lost in the ship wreck when the ship caught fire. She lies upside-down in 15 – 29.5 metres depth. The dive starts at the stern and takes you inside the hull where you can see Crocodilefish. You can also expect to see some groupers, Lionfish and schools of Glassfish. Above the bow you can enjoy a coral garden at 10 – 5 metres as you ascend from your dive.
Small Crack
Small Crack is a small break in the Sha’ab Mahmud reef system and is navigable by small dive boats only. The passage is 6m deep and 2-3m across with reef walls on both sides. Both hard and soft corals abound here – you can see Gorgonian fans, porites, salad coral and Acropora as well as anemones and their omni-present anemonefish. There is also a small eel garden at a depth of 19m and many species of reef fauna. Pelagic fish also frequent the site.
Wreck of the Thistlegorm
Lying some 31 miles from Sharm El Sheikh, the Thistlegorm is a popular site often visited by divers on day trips as well as liveaboard boats. Built in 1940, the Thistlegorm was a sizeable British transport ship. Early one morning in October 1941 while moored at Sha’ab Ali, she was struck by German bombers and sank. She was carrying a cargo of munitions, anti-tank mines, motorcycles, Bedford trucks, spare parts, tyres and medicines amongst other things for the British troops in North Africa. She lies at depths of between 16 and 33 metres and both the ship and her cargo are very well preserved, making her arguably the best wreck dive in the Red Sea. Not only you will you enjoy seeing a ship and cargo so amazingly intact, you will also see plenty of marine life in and around the vessel making the Thistlegorm, effectively, an artificial reef!
Thomas Reef
Believed to be one of the best dive sites in the northern Red Sea, only drift dives are possible here as there are no moorings. Here you will see a variety of corals including gorgonians, colonies of black coral and large Alcyonarians. It is possible to circumnavigate the entire reef on your dive, weather and currents, permitting. You can expect to see many reef fish including Angelfish and groupers as well as pelagic fish e.g. barracuda and the Whitetip Reef Shark.
Clean Sharm
Clean Sharm is a new community initiative addressing garbage in the wider Sharm el Sheikh area gathered to participate in an underwater cleanup organised by the Ras Mohammed National Park body. With boats supplied by the Sea Queen Fleet, Simon and Paul from Blue Eye FX Productions jumped aboard to capture the environmental initiative. blueeyefx.com
Safari on Sea Queen, Red Sea
Grupo Asse crucero Mar Rojo 11-18 Agosto, 2007 en Sea Queen. Spanish divers have more fun!!!
Jackfish Alley, with Sea Queen's M/Y South Moon. March 2018
Afternoon dive at Jackfish Alley, Ras Mohammed. In the Red Sea.
A little bit from the boat first. We enter the water at 1:20
Really nice dive site. Starts with a steep wall. Then some small caves. Over a sandy plateau, which get more and more corals.
Good place for stingrays, morays and turtles. ++
Filmed in 4k with a GoPro Hero 6, and color corrected with Adobe Premiere Pro.
I really recomend a trip with South Moon. Day diving is just too much tiresome. A liveaboard really makes all the difference.
BELLA LIVEABOARD - Red Sea
Explore the Red Sea with the Bella liveaboard. Based in Sharm el Sheikh, Bella visits some of the best of the Egyptian Red Sea dive sites. Itineraries include the 7-night 'North' route in the Sinai Peninsular exploring the Straits of Tiran, Ras Mohammed, Abu Nuhas and of course the world class SS Thistlegorm. For those who are short on time there is also a 4-night 'Mini Safari' available during certain times of the year. The Bella also ventures south to the remote destinations of St. Johns, Daedalus and Brothers Islands.Located at the back of the boat is the dive deck with kitting up area, rinse tanks and camera table which leads down to a spacious dive platform.
Topside the Bella liveaboard accommodates 20 guests in 8 Deluxe Staterooms with 2 single beds, 1 Master Stateroom with a Queen bed and 1 Double Stateroom with a standard double bed. Each cabin has a safe, individually controlled AC and private en-suite bathrooms with fresh towels, bathrobes and hairdryer. Located on the main deck is a large air-conditioned salon with library, entertainment system and ice machine, and spacious dining room with self-service buffet area and hot & cold drinks station. Located on the upper deck is the outdoor lounge which then leads up to the partially shaded sun deck which has ample seating plus 2 luxury wicker hanging seats.
The experienced and professional crew of the Bella yacht are on hand to help you create a memorable Red Sea diving liveaboard vacation.
12 month back to back departures from Sharm el Sheikh & Hurghada.
info@bellaliveaboard.com / +201127787023
Diving boat TimeLaps - Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
14.12.2014 at 06:30 we went out to the Ras Katy area to make a nice timeLaps video of Sharm el Sheiks diving boats for you :)
Sea Queen 1
Sea Queen Moldova was built by the Russian Navy. She is a large steel-hulled 45m long vessel capable of accommodating 24 passengers in 10 air-conditioned cabins with private, en-suite facilities. The living and dining areas are tastefully furnished, spacious and fully air-conditioned with TV, DVD and a Play Station. There is a sunbathing area at the front of the boat and 2 open-air upper sun-deck areas with comfortable bamboo chairs and couches.
Sea Queen I - Egypt 2011
Jíra a Sandy představují loď Sea Queen I během severní vrakové cesty začátkem března 2011.
Sea Queen 1 (ex Moldova) was built by the Russian Navy. Padi Dive BoatShe is a large steel-hulled 45m long vessel capable of accommodating 24 passengers in 10 air-conditioned cabins with private, en-suite facilities. The living and dining areas are tastefully furnished, spacious and fully air-conditioned with TV and DVD. There is a sunbathing area at the front of the boat and 2 open-air upper sun-deck areas with comfortable bamboo chairs and couches.
Accommodation
All rooms are situated above sea level and are fully air-conditioned. The boat can accommodate 24 guests in:
* 4 triple rooms with en suite bathrooms
* 6 twin rooms with en suite bathrooms
King Snefro Fleet Promo
Promotional video for King Snefro Fleet, a Liveaboard scuba diving company based in Sharm El Sheikh. Their fleet of boats comprises 7 luxury boats, each with air conditioned cabins, spacious salons, ample sun deck area and comfortable dive decks to cater for a relaxed and unforgettable diving holiday in the Red Sea.
Diving the Red Sea
Egypt 2009. Filmed at Jackson Reef and Woodhouse Reef.
GOLDEN DOLPHIN 3 (LIVEABOARD) 11-18/2-10. PART 9/9.
DEEP DEEP SOUTH EGYPT-BY JORMA.
Take me back to... Egyp, Diving in Red Sea
Viaje al Mar Rojo - Ruta Norte a bordo del South Moon.
KING SNEFRO GROUP - Egypt.flv
Fleet of luxurious liveaboards, operating in the Egyptian Red Sea.
Kormoran Ship Wreck Red Sea
Golden Emperor 1
is a 28 m long boat with a wooden hull, capable of accommodating 20 passengers in 10 air-conditioned cabins. The saloon with its living and dining areas is fully air-conditioned and equipped with a TV, VCR, DVD and music system for your enjoyment. There are two spacious and comfortable sun-decks.
Dancing Queen in Red Sea
Diving and Dancing with Abba Music
RED SEA on board of South moon