17th July - Whirlwind super Wrecks and Reef trip with Sameh, Yasser & Valeria

“Sameh, it is a pleasure to be guided by you. Briefings were excellent and the diving is unbelievable.   First time in the Red Sea and you may have turned me into a warm water diver.   Thanks for helping me improve my dive skills.” -  Gareth

“Awesome dives today! The wrecks and sea life are amazing! Sameh and Yasser have made me feel at ease as a pretty new diver, and guided us through parts of the wreck that I would have skipped without them.  All of the staff have been extremely helpful and friendly, making the trip very comfortable and even more enjoyable- Excellent trip so far!!!” - Gemma Dimery

“What can I say – perfect dive day!  A personal guided tour of the Thistelgorm, with no other divers on it, followed by snorkelling with dolphins.  Absolute heaven – doesn't get much better! Sameh and Yasser  are excellent divers, the briefings are thorough, and everyone is pleasant and wants to have fun.  Had a great day today, in fact, all dives have been great!”

-  Helen

“On behalf of the Swanley Sub-Aqua Club we totally, totally enjoyed the whole holiday.  The Guides were excellent and the crew efficient and friendly with nothing being too much trouble. Thank you so much for a fantastic week, it was five star rating.” -   From Robbie, Karen, Stewart, Tom, Eve, Brian, Steve and Kim.

“Thank you for a great weeks diving, the crew and guides have been fantastic, can’t fault them.  Excellent food.  Looking forward to our next trip.” – Tom and Carl Williams

“My fifth liveaboard, and the quality is excellent as always.  Boat is clean and food is lovely” – Helen

“Sameh and Yasseh are two of the best dive guides I've had in the Red Sea. The Crew are great, very helpful, always want to have fun and make the experience fun for everyone.” – Helen

“Valeria my private guide was really great, I felt so safe and good with her. She is a great professional and I can see she loves what she is doing. The crew were top, always looking after me. It was a fabulous week on Whirlwind, crew and everything was fantastic “  Sergio Mandozzi

Guests have a great time diving on Mistral with Reda & Tamer

“The night dive at Gordon was excellent, almost full moon so very good ambient light. Excellent encounter with a very nice octopus, lovely shrimp and small hermit crabs.” - Phil Nash.

“Gordon Reef. The aquatic life on this dive was great. We were lucky enough to see shrimp, starfish, sea eel, lion fish, blue soptted rays, cornet fish and many more. The corals were also amazing. We drifted past a garden of fan corals – stunning.” - Shereen Roberts.

“I’ve been diving for about 13 years and have been promised hammer head sharks before. Today on Jackson Reef I saw my first hammer heads. We were in the blue for about 25 minutes and we saw only blue, I thought this was going to be another of those promises. Then one hammer head appeared, then 2 at the same time.  I shall always remember this dive. Big thanks to Reda & Tamer.” Carl Sanders.

“Today was a big day for me. Being new to big, deep wrecks, I was apprehensive but also excited about the dives on offer. The guide Reda made me feel at ease as I knew I was in safe hands. Despite my nerves, the Rosalie Muller was a fantastic start to the day – a challenging dive, but I had a real sense of achievement afterwards.” - Sarah Griffiths

“The Kingston was a beautiful and peaceful dive – the perfect antidote to the dark depths in which the Rosalie Muller sits. Lots of light and life and minimal current – great!”

“It has been about seven years since I last dived Small Crack and it is still as wonderful as I remember it. The red anemones and garden eels at the beginning and then the slow drift along the reef enjoying the many types of coral and fish on the way. The overwhelming memory from Small Crack is the sheer enjoyment of floating across the sandy bottom past all the heads of coral just watching the fish with the sun streaming down around us. A lovely relaxing dive.” - Susan sanders

10th July Wrecks and Reef Safari with Reda & Sameh

Guest comments:

“The Carnatic offered a beautiful frame for a rich variety of fish.  On the way back from the dive, we got our first chance to swim with a pod of dolphins; a chance that came back several times over the next couple of days.” Tina & Troels

“ Our first days diving in the red sea ever!! First dive in Sting ray station was lovely, and every dive just got better and better. Excellent mix of wrecks and reefs and a treat to be diving in warm water. It was a nice touch for the crew to organise a day of snorkelling with the dolphins!” Anna & Pete

“After a morning dive at Giannis D, the Mistral left Sha'ab Abu Nuhass for its next location: Gubal Seghir.  The Ulysses was the starting point for a drift dive along the reef, with plenty of photo opportunities.  The trip's first sea turtle decided to follow the current along with us.  The afternoon and evening dive was at the underwater aquarium that is The Barge.” Tina & Troels

“Amazed at the size of the boiler in Dunraven. So much to see, great night dive saw very large pair of Stonefish. We are extremely impressed by the pre dive briefings they cetainly make the diving safer. It was great to see the Thistlegorm with hardly any divers on site, a memory that will last forever.“ Ian & John:

“ Elaine clocked her 100^th hour on Ras Ghuzlani.........stunning pinnacles and the turtle that didn't get away J” Elaine & Zim

Whammo! Loved it. Ghiannis D…..Fanfowgoow

Whirlwind – 12^th June

Trip highlights

“Whammo! Loved it. Ghiannis D…..Fanfowgoow.”

“The Ulysses was definitely my favourite dive of the day, seeing a massive napoleon wrass on entry and then a turtle later on, not forgetting the never ending coral reef gardens growing full of fish – truly amazing.” -  David McCormick.

“Awesome!! Best dive of the trip…all the history and memories…fascinating!! Will come back to the Red Sea just to do Thistlegorm again!!”

“Absolutely fabulous!! Every diver has to experience this amazing dive site!”

“Jackson - Excellent vis, massive amount of fish life and excellent hard and soft coral. Large green turtle feeding on soft coral was the highlight.  Wall dives are my favourite and I can see why this is so highly rated.” Martin McCormick

The Boat:

“Awesome boat! Will definitely be recommending to everybody.”

“Beautiful, well kept. The Red Sea’s finest.”

“Great …a real top quality boat, comparable to the best.” 

“My 4^th trip on Whirlwind my favourite dive liveaboard.”

“Awesome atmosphere, will definitely recommend to others!”

The dive guides and crew

“Just one word – Excellent J”

“I have dived the Red Sea on a few occasions and found these guys the best I’ve ever dived with! Friendly, fun, welcoming, warm hearted and fair.”

“Best briefings I have known in 7 trips from Dickon and Laura. Boat deck crew very efficient. Great team!”

“Excellent guides Laura and D, great personalities. Some of the best & most informative briefings I have ever encountered.”

“Fantastic! Friendly, helpful and caring. Detailed dive briefings with lots of information”

“Great dive guides, very thorough briefings and every effort made to cater for all needs. The crew were fantastic. Great food, great hospitality.”

“Fantastic! Friendly and super efficient! Thanks guys!!”

The food

“Yum Yum !!! forget the diet when on this boat!!”

“Awesome, good variety too!! Not going close to a scale for weeks!!”

“Very tasty! Best omelettes ever! Ask for the potent chillies ;-)”

Do you want a Ferry service from Sharm to/from Hurghada?

Tornado Marine Fleet Marketing team are conducting a market survey into the feasibility of a new pax/vehicle ferry service to/from Sharm el Sheikh to Hurghada/El Gouna.  We would really appreciate your time if you could answer our ten quick questions on the subject.  This will give us valuable information for our study.


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New Mini Cruise Ship for Sharm el Sheikh

Tornado Marine Fleet marketing team are doing a little market research into the idea of a new mini cruise ship running from Sharm el Sheikh to Hurghada/El Gouna.   


The boat is similar to the below photo - it's a totally new concept for the Red Sea - What do you think?  We would really appreciate your time if you could answer our survey by clicking the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZGGX3YD

Dickon & Laura do it again - another great trip on Hurricane

Trip Highlights 12th June

“Giannis D was my favourite, lovely swim through the engine room. Looking up to the A frame also makes a great picture. Plenty to do and see all round, a great dive.”

“Carnatic, really enjoyed the dive, beautiful wreck, good viz, loads to see. Good guide!”

“Ghannis D made the day, again due to Historical content. More technical diving raised ability and made a great dive. Dolphins on the Zodiac back finished a good day and dive.” - Peter Matheson)

“Barge is fantastic – a little wreck but SO much life & SO atmospheric – I love it!”

Thistlegorm: “An outstanding night dive on the Thistlegorm – atmospheric and amazing to see the equipment on board after ten years away - would recommend it to anyone.” - Andrew Hawkins

“Small Crack is a beautiful little dive site that never fails to entrance J lovely light, beautiful red anemone, stunning soft corals & lots of little critters!”

“Cruising is one thing but Hurricane was more perfect in so many ways. D and Laura the guides, and the crew were fantastic and highly recommended. A big pat on the back for all” -Pete Matheson

“No faults, blooming marvellous, superb, very accommodating!” - Liz

“The guides took my needs and wants as a snorkeler seriously. I felt at the beginning that this was not the case (I was wrong about that). Very friendly and welcoming. We had a lot of fun.”

“Loved the crew! helped you all the time and the hot choc when you get out the water in the morn . Laura and Dickon were 5 star guides and made the trip.”  - John Dickens

“D and Laura are friendly, thorough and professional and their wealth of experience is reassuring to new and experienced divers alike. Two of the best dive guides I have had the pleasure of diving with. The crew is always happy, always helpful and work very hard”

“The guides Laura and D brilliant, best I’ve ever had. The briefing were also the best I’ve ever had! Thanks!” – Paul

“The guides D and Laura were truly superb, knowledgeable about the sites lots of information about every individual dive site. They are passionate about conservation, the Red Sea and marine life.” – Steve

“Crew were great and very helpful nothing was too much trouble. Laura and Dickon were amazing!! Very knowledgeable, good fun and great company!!! Thank you guys for making me laugh so much!!!!!”