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509 days ago
I just returned from a 1 week scuba diving safari on board the Emperor Infinity through the Northern part of the Red Sea. On Thursday, May 22nd, 20 folks from our local scuba diving club "Tauchertreff Mainz" met at Frankfurt airport around noon time to board a Condor flight to Hurghada, Egypt. It was dark already when we landed and right away we had been transfered to our boat, the M/Y Infinity, waiting for us in the Hurghada marina close to the Emperor diving center. After an initial boat briefing, diner, sleep, breakfast, a lot of paperwork and another security briefing our boat left the harbor the next morning. We stopped for our check dive at Poseidons Garden (@ Shab El Erg ) and I noticed that I would need 11 kilogramm lead here in the Red Sea to adjust to a proper buoyancy while I had used 6 kilogramm only during my pool training the Friday before. The Red Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of seawater in the world. ...878 days ago
In June 2006 my wife and I did a wonderful scuba diving safari boat cruise through the Red Sea. In Marsa Alam we boarded the Emperor Majesty on Thursday, June 1st, evening, stayed in the harbour over night and started our tour next morning. First stop was for the check dive at a reef very close to Marsa Alam before our journey continued to the southern part of the Red Sea. Emperor Majesty Boats at Marsa Alam harbour During the next six days the boat took us from one nice reef to the next for unforgettable diving experiences. Besides the beautiful corals in the Red Sea we have been able to meet with Green Sea Turtles, Longimanus Sharks, Napoleon Fish and a lot of other inhabitants of the underwater world. This Longimanus Shark actually could be best seen from the boat. He was not much impressed when we got into the water for diving. For some dives we had to use these Zodiaks. My wife is the one waving; this time the sea was calm ...
