Hooray for Hurricane

Hurricane 19^th November Tamer & Reda

Everybody had a great time on M.V Hurricane on the Northern Red Sea 'Wrecks and Reefs' trip.   They praised everything from the pristine coral reefs and fish life, to the exceptional service of the crew and dive guides, and the fantastic food. 

Garry Dallas- Manta ray, free swimming moray eel...what more would you want to see before breakfast. Lovely wrecks and plenty of colourful fish and coral to see.

David The Barge – Wreck teeming with life and colour. Highlight was a visit from a pod of dolphins which swam with us for a while.

Garry Dallas - As much as I enjoy the caves and wrecks, simply looking in awe at natures creations...Encourages me to keep diving here. Well done guys for a splendid tour of the Red Sea !!!!

Susie/Kt – Great boat, loads of different areas to explore. The boat has a sundeck for basking in the sun on topdeck, tables and chairs on the level below for socialising. A well stocked bar J with comfy couches. Plenty of space and a great atmosphere! Cabins are cleaned daily and comfortable. What more could you ask for?

Phil Austin - Fantastic vessel that quite simply did everything it needed to do.

Scott Waterman – Fantastic crew, very friendly, very polite and always willing/ prepared to help you in any way they could.  Both dive guides could not have done any more to make the trip a success, Reda professionalism is a credit to your company.

Des/Lee-Now on our 5^th Tony Backhurst live-a-board, still never ceases to amaze how such quality food is produced in such a confined galley. The food as always is excellent.

Susie/Kt – We will miss it, it far exceeds our own culinary skills. Can the chef come back with us please?

Phil Austin - First class and ticked every box including service.

Let's hear it for Valeria & the M.Y Cyclone crew

Valeria, our guide, is amazing. She speaks Italian very well and her easygoing attitude is catching, so it's instant bonding. Besides, Valeria is very competent and at the same time relaxed, so it doesn't feel as we're being watched or she's "The Police". 

Valeria is one of the best guides I have ever met. The crew is very friendly and available. Both guide and crew are great, very friendly, cooperative and kind. The crew is always smiling, it's like a group of friends, I've appreciated all of them, they've been always very helpful. 

Most of them also speaks a little bit of Italian and were willing to teach us some Egyptian. Valeria is super friendly and nice, she guided us through amazing dives and always been very cooperative during dives, I felt ALWAYS safe and she helped me seeing all I was looking for in Red Sea.

I really hope to dive again with her in my future trips to Red Sea.

Tornado's Chefs on board & cooking up a feast.

Whirwind 5^th November with Sameh & Mohamed Ali

"The food was outstanding and as a vegetarian the chef was one of the best. How very kind of the crew and chef to give me a cake with Happy Birthday Desmond 071161 it just about sums up how good and thoughtful everyone was”

“This has without doubt been the best livaboard I have been on. The crew have been outstanding. The dive guides were excellent. The care and attention from all the staff been second to none. The chef deserves a medal.”

“This was my very first liveaboard trip, and truly loved it. The crew is very nice, helpful & thoughtful. The guides are both extremely experienced, and the briefings and dives were well planned. I felt safe to dive & well looked after.”

“Very attentive crew, hardworking and friendly; made us feel welcome from the moment we came on board; many thanks to the chef for all the fabulous meals he prepared for us! Not a single meal I could fault! All very tasty J”

“Special Thanks to Maghoub who always made us laugh and created the funniest things out of towels; It was my first time on a liveaborad, but after this week surely not my last!”

“One word….Superb!! Thanks to the great chefs.”

“Excellent food and plenty of it. Our tummies were very happy throughout this trip! Many thanks to the chefs.”

Carnatic: “Fantastic dive plan lived up to expectations; Sameh and Mohammed kept us in order and made us feel very safe within the limits of my diving ability.”

Rosalie Moller: “These dives were so well planned. Everything went very well. Excellent learning experience, guides were amazing and necessary thanks to Sameb and Mohammed”

“This is our third trip on Whirlwind it is excellent.”

“First time on the Whirlwind, probably the best Red Sea live-aboard I’ve been on to date.” 

“This was our first time on the Whirlwind and our first liveaboard as individuals not travelling as part of a dive group. The boat is very impressive and was very comfortable throughout the trip, appearing to have endless supplies of everything we needed for a great holiday.”

“We are always impressed by the fantastic crew and the courtesy and hospitality they extend to their guests. The captain was very professional, the dive guides were the best guides we have ever had in the Red Sea.”

Best Wishes for Whirlwind

The Wreck of Ulysses

“This was Lisa's first ever dive in warm water and the Red Sea. We were totally impressed with what we saw and the information supplied by the Dive Guides. Carnatic was..........Awesome!!!!!!!.....”  Lisa Richards & Carl Roberts

“First time open water diving again after a 10 year break.  Everyone was extremely helpful in getting me back into it (instructors, crew and guests alike). All the skills came back very quickly – thanks for the support!”  Lonn Landis

“A nice easy start with a good choice of sites. Fun diving was had by all.” - Aquatech Group

“Ulysses was the dive of the day. It was simply stunning I couldn’t believe how beautiful it was.”John Holt

“The Thistlegorm turned me on to wreck diving.  I didn't think I would like wreck diving but the underwater museum is amazing.”  Lonn Landis

“This morning we saw the sun rise from the prop of the Thistlegorm with the wreck to ourselves! “ Paul, Paul and Dave.

“The boat was impeccably presented when I arrived and every effort was made to keep it tidy, a well run ship!!”  Tony Matthews

“The boat is clean, tidy and well presented.  I'm amazed that it's been kept so well with 20 messy salty divers on it every week!!”  Lonn Landis

“This was my first liveaboard  any others will have to go a long way to beat this.” John Holt

“What can you say..........They were fantastic.  Especially Yasser.  He fulfilled Lisa's lifelong dream........to swim with dolphins!” – Carl Roberts

This being our 2^nd trip on the Whirlwind within 3 months, we can say that we think that the Guides and Crew do a grand job and are always so polite.  There are no complaints from us.  Thanks for the fun time and the great diving.- . J Swanley Sub-Aqua Club (SSAC)