All Star Scuba Scene, Egypt

This trip gave me a mountain of wonderful memories that I will carry and that will stand out for the rest of my life.

Oh my god where to start. Let's start with the boat. It is truly magnificent and beyond all our expectations of luxury. The cabins are incredibly comfortable and spotless. We even had a chocolate on our pillow. The restaurant was really wonderful and fabulous food (I'll come back to that) The deck space for diving is superb. This was our first live aboard but those of us who had been on other liveaboards said it was the best ship they had ever been on. I would find it had to see how it could be improved. The food was absolutely superb. The chefs were fabulous and really took pride in their profession. Delicious food morning noon and evening. It was much better than many hotels I have experienced. I really want to give them a special mention and all our thanks for making our trip wonderful. Next the dive crew. I am actually feeling emotional speaking about these guys. They were so incredibly friendly and helpful, helping us with our suits, putting our gear on, lifting our gear on and off the boats and always welcoming us back. But....the cherry on the top was being wrapped in warm towels and given a drink after each dive. Sheer luxury and so so welcome. That little or rather big gesture had so much meaning to us. It demonstrated that the crew and organisers has thought out every little detail to make our holiday special. Elga the boat manager and our organiser, thank you. You were simply fabulous. Your pre dive briefings were informative, reassuring and always pin point accurate. Thank you. Our dive leaders, thank you gentlemen. A special shout out to Bastida. Thank you for looking after us the way you did and for your kindness. You are a wonderful man and it was our pleasure to have you as our dive leader. You gave us wonderful confidence and and made us able to really enjoy each dive. To our Captain, thank you for steering us with safe passage to all the dive sites. We all marvelled at your skill and that of your crew manoeuvring and securing the boat. Finally I would like to thank all the office staff and people who arranged our trip. Our sincere thanks to you all. You do a wonderful job and made all the preparation very straight forward. Thank you all

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Without a doubt the incredible staff on board. It has to be the staff. The staff are the stars.

27 May, 2025

Simply best Diving infrastructure you could think of

One hast to love every minute in this Yacht.

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Staff knowledge & Level of hospitability. Warm towels & drinks after every dive. Quality of briefing.

06 May, 2025

M/Y Scuba Scene is the benchmark for premium liveaboards

Top notch 5* liveaboard with amazing service on board. Truly remarkable and appreciative of the level of detail to which you're being looked after and how well the logistics are arranged. The assistance for getting into and out of the water is superb. Food was delicious and plenty, while freshly grounded coffee (and tea) was always available upon request. Boat itself and cabin were spacious, in great state and kept clean. Room for improvement: the beds were hard and the ashtrays should be closed variants to avoid cigarette butts flying into the water. Unfortunately due to low temperatures and strong winds there was not much use for pool and jacuzzi, although diligently filled at every stop. The dive sites were well chosen and the order of dives felt well planned, also taking into account legal requirements for minimum certification levels (even to be attained during the trip). Unfortunately, some clearly underqualified divers were taking on guided trips with more experienced divers. Continuously needing to hold hands with the dive guides and the inability to maintain buoyancy for an independent safety stop is a serious concern to the whole group. Minus * for last point above and communication prior to departure. Although incorrectly claimed to be a matter between booking agent and me (and most prices clearly stipulated on their website^), I could not get full clarity on additional predictable, yet significant, charges on board to prepare my USD cash in advance. Turns out they do have a well prepared, itemised spreadsheet with conversion rates from USD to EGP and the opportunity to pay by debit or credit card at a very reasonable fee of 2-3%. Furthermore, incurred costs of attaining Advanced Open Water (AOW) could not be explained to a satisfactory level. In the end it feels I paid twice to both PADI and Scuba Scene to do the e-learning with the first prior to the trip and have the practical part in the water with the second. Internet is so sketchy on board that online learning during the trip is not a viable option. Finally, I would have liked to know well in advance we would be back in the port in the afternoon the day before the disembarking so I could have made other travel arrangements, while mindful of no-fly time. Now it was just a long wait onboard. This liveaboard definitely sets the bar at a very high level and, despite my negative remarks, I would still recommend M/Y Scuba Scene as one of the best options available on the Red Sea. ^https://scubasceneliveaboard.com/our-prices/

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Crew's assistance getting in/out water. Staff's dedication to providing tasteful food and drinks. Spaciousness of boat and cabin.

05 May, 2025

Great boat - needs more wrecks and less reef dives.

The crew, meals and room were very very good. The itinerary had us diving 3 - 4 times per day. The sites that weren't wrecks I felt were very much same same and so I would have liked more wrecks and less reef to keep it interesting. Two things I'd note about the boat 1. Hot water after dives for shower was regularly in very short supply. 2. Before I boarded the boat I wanted to change my Australian dollars in to Egyptian pounds. I was told I didn't need to do that as I could pay all charges (including crew tips by credit card) When it came to finalising my bill I found out that 14% of crew tips would be taxed if I paid by credit card. I was told by the cruise director that I could tip in Australian dollars only to be later told (after the cruise director had departed) that I couldn't. I insisted that the cruise director be contacted and the issue was handled. This back and forth was uncomfortable. Clarity of these processes upfront would have made it easier. Of the 3 guides I felt that only 1 (Batista) actively sort out things of interest for his divers. Along with a great temperament, Batista is a real asset to Scuba Scene. Ahmed, the cruise director gave great, detailed briefings and thankfully made some hard calls for divers that weren't prepared/qualified for some of the more challenging dives. At one or two of the briefings this though right was awkward. I don't know how this was communicated up front to these divers. On other boats the itinerary was set for the least experienced diver/s on board meaning that dives were missed. This wasn't the case on Scuba Scene.

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Crew. Meals. Room.

29 Apr, 2025

Fantastic trip, big recommendation

It was a fantastic trip, and I am definitely going to return. There was a single thing to complain about and that was that some passengers found the mattress too hard.

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Organisation + Safety. Crew. Fellow travellers.

10 Apr, 2025

First experience liveaboard

We enjoyed our stay very much overall. PROS: - very friendly staff - very expert and friendly guides - food above expectations - luxury boat at an affordable price - expert and reliable boat manager and biologist doctor onboard CONS: - little leaking in the corridor middle deck - some smell in the toilet

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Diving sites. Diving guides. Crew service.

10 Apr, 2025