Just some of the guest comments from their
trip on Cyclone on the 14th January 2012.
Alexandra: Sting ray station, Alternatives and Beacon Rock. These three
dives were a great introduction to the Ras Mohamed National Park – the former
two conducted during daylight and the latter as a night dive. For those
unaccustomed to the north Red Sea, this was a relatively easy prologue to the
forthcoming dives, thanks to the sheltered conditions, lack of current (with
the exception of the night-dive at Beacon Rock), and the variety of aquatic
flora and fauna.
The dive briefings prior to each excursion were comprehensive and well-illustrated,
and the guiding from Sameh and Yasser both thorough and supportive. These were characteristics
that continued throughout the trip.
Mark Sinnott: After a
considerate welcome the previous evening, due to our delayed arrival, the boat
brief and check dive were professionally led. As throughout the trip all the
briefs were of the highest standard and the dives were guided very well. The
trip proved to be one of the best I have had the pleasure of joining and I have
been on over a dozen liveaboards.
Brian: all the dives today were again
well briefed and although i have not dived here before the briefing gave me more than enough information to allow me
to know exactly what to expect and where to find relevant points of
interest the mix of coral and wrecks
was stunning a really enjoyable
experience
Mike and Laura: The highlight
of the trip was diving on the Ghiannis D, which was a super experience. The
interior of the ship, including the engine room and workshop, were interesting
and reminiscent of a bygone era, with a lathe and pillar drill on display for
all to admire. The wildlife on the exterior of the ship was, in our opinion,
the most beautiful, and affluent and varied of the whole trip. This ship was a
fantastic challenge, due to the angle at which it lay on the sea bed. The mast
on the seperated bow section was home to hugely varied and abundant forms of
life.
Trip Highlights
·
Seeing and photographing turtles at Small Crack and Shark & Yolanda.
·
Having the opportunity to dive the
Thistlegorm four times in one trip.
·
Seeing Spanish Dancers on the Beacon
Rock night-dive.
·
Witnessing and photographing so many
types of nudibranch.
·
Seeing and diving the Ghiannis D,
with it's huge variety of life. A reef on a wreck!
What the guests
said about Cyclone:
Brilliant.
It's the perfect size for a liveaboard: big enough to allow the group to split
into smaller parties (for guided and unguided dives), yet small enough to
ensure that everyone gets to know one another.
Mike and Laura: The guides and crew
were wonderful. No job too small and chef happy to share his recipes! The rooms
are beautifully clean and the dive deck was well equipped, with the crew being
very attentive.
Food: Delicious. We really
were fed well during this trip and, by all accounts (from those who've
participated in liveaboards before), the quality of food onboard Cyclone was
far superior to that on other boats.
All due respect much be paid to the chef, who treated
us to copious cakes on top of soups, mains and salads – including one
especially decorated cake for the three divers who had reached 100, 100 and 400
dives respectively
