Monday 30 April 2012

Cyclone charms our guests yet again.


M.Y Cyclone charms her guests and gets amazing reviews for the whole team.

“Thistlegorm was awesome!!!! First wreck dive and it was awesome.  Lots of chance to go in and out of the structure which was amazing!! Dive guide provided an amazing tour around the wreck” Maxine

This is our first live-aboard and we were pleasantly surprised by how nice our room and surroundings were, and have to comment on how well run the dive deck was maintained” Graham & Judi

Lovely first experience of live aboard.  Would definitely return.  The crew was more than attentive and accommodation very good.”  Maxine and Jeff

“We loved the crew! Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and always quick to smile. Special thanks to Mahmoud and Ahmed, wonderful people. Tamer is extremely easy to spend time with and was happy to share his experience of the Red Sea and Egypt with you – Shokran Habibi! Excellent briefings, with detail and passion.  Sameh was attentive and very quick to offer assistance.  Both excellent guides and very good divers. The crew and guides are the icing, cream and cherry on top of the cake.” Samantha and Youri

“Thistlegorm – we were the only ones on it at 6am – not a diver in site.  The itinerary was perfect allowing us to experience what so few people get to see” Richard

“Cyclone is a lovely boat.  I have been on her many times before the refit and she has lost none of her charm” Chris

Yolanda….awesome! You must see it for yourself.  Dolphins swan along with the boat and the Captain (Hamada) even turned the boat around so we could get a better look. Talk about good service!”  Samantha & Youri.

“Very comfortable and super clean –  showers and hot water every day – a luxury”  Yvonne & Stephen

“The knowledge of the guides is good and I like the way pictures of the wrecks were shown in the briefing along the planned dive route – this helped remove fears of the unknown that more inexperienced guests may have had.

Thistlegorm was as magical and fantastic as ever and made even more so by the excellent briefings and tips from Tamer. Samantha & Youri

I was apprehensive with the first dives not having an extensive amount of experience but guides were awesome and quickly made me feel confident to do all of the dives – great sense of humour – and excellent guides on each of the dives.” Maxine

“Loved the variety of food that magically managed to suit everyone. Salads were particularly tasty – fresh and colourful.”  Yvonne & Stephen

Thursday 19 April 2012

Bedales School Liveaboard Trip


Sameh, Reda & Valeria enjoyed guiding a trip with a difference with 15 Children from Bedales School in Hampshire.  The kids had a great time, learnt a lot, and improved their diving skills in the beautiful surroundings of the Red Sea.

The first dives of the week:
“Night dive was a really good experience and my favourite dive of the day!” Georgie Gulliver.

“Great start to the week, really fun and felt at ease with guides already” (Maddy, Scally, Anna and Georgie B).

 “Really beautiful relaxed dives good introduction to Red Sea” (Charlotte and Emily) 

Reef dives:

“Jackson Reef, Jack Fish Alley, Alternatives and ND Jackfish Alley was really cool. There was really cool fish and was nice and warm.” (Freya Priestly)

“Drift dive was awesome” (Maddy, Scally, Anna and Georgie B).

“Loved Jack Fish Alley wish we saw the shark closer” (Charlotte and Emily)

“Small crack was amazing loved Val taking us the other side it was so pretty”(Charlotte and Emily)

“Great last dives at Shark Reef, had loads of fun with the dives and stealing peoples fins” (Maddy, Scally, Anna and Georgie B).

Getting Wrecked

“Wrecks were incredible, loved the coral and glass fish” (Maddy, Scally, Anna and Georgie B).

“Good wreck amazing how intact it was and the variety of life which had grown”(Charlotte and Emily)

“Thistlegorm was amazing. This perimeter dive was my favourite out of the two dives that we did on the Thistlegorm and I would love to do it again!” (Georgie Gulliver).

“Thistlegorm was amazing, loved all the cars and motorbikes” (Maddy, Scally, Anna and Georgie B)

The Guides (Sameh, Reda & Valeria)

“Guides and crew are very nice and very funny.” (Georgie Gulliver)

“You could not meet a more hospitable and friendly crew and the guides were superb and the briefings excellent.  Ten out of ten” (Judy). 

AMAZING WE DONT WANNA GO HOME!!!!!! WE LOVE ALL OF THE GUIDES AND CREW!” (Maddy, Scally, Anna and Georgie B).

“All amazing; Sameh is so fun and friendly, Val is amazing very cool with the surfing fins, Reda is so funny with his laugh he he he, everyone is soooo nice and friendly” (Charlotte and Emily)

“I will miss the crew and hope to see you all again. They were friendly, very helpful and were the funniest people to ever be with” (Edward)

This is a very special diving holiday.  The whole package is designed so that you see the best of the Red Sea in the most fantastic boat environment.  I felt really safe both when diving and on the boat which is so important on this type of holiday.  Thank you so much.” (Judy)

Really amazing trip, so much fun, loved everything and everyone on the boat, will definitely come again if we have the chance” (Maddy, Scally, Anna and Georgie B).

“Incredible and unforgettable. Would love to come again see you soon” (Charlotte and Emily) I

Will never forget this week and I hope to do it again. See you then. X”(Edward)