What's Feefo? You may have come across it if you were buying clothes or the like. Feefo has expanded their service to the travel industry so, as we welcome your opinion on how you think we are doing, we signed up so you can tell us.

Feefo is entirely independent and monitors our guests' feedback on the service they have received from us and then shows them online for all to see - whatever the feedback.

A big thank you to all who have used Feefo so far, it helps us to continually improve our service.

Join us in any of our Red Sea resorts to watch your favourite match. No need to travel to Poland...travel to the Red Sea and celebrate with some fabulous dives (we can do commiserations too).
 
On the other hand, you might want to escape the football fever and we can do that too. Pure diving and pure relaxation. Emperor has a deal that offers value, quality and fun.

 
Day Diving                         5 day's diving from only €150     
Dive Courses                     POW Course from only €234            
Hotel/Diving Packages        7 nts twin BB + 5 day's diving + transfers from €275 pp
Liveaboard                        1 week, inc transfers, twin share, from €750

Note: Prices shown represent  'prices from' and may not be available in all resorts.

Email reservations@emperordivers.com today for a great result!

When I left for a week’s diving in Sharm el Sheikh with Emperor Divers, I wasn't really sure what to write about so I decided to let Egypt surprise and inspire me. I've dived in Sharm many times over the last eight years and I'd always felt that for anyone in search of smaller 'macro' subjects to photograph, the resorts of Taba and Nuweiba further up the Sinai were a better option. However, this was a week that the dive sites of Sharm really delivered for me and my trusty underwater camera.

I could write about the Manta Rays we saw at the local dive sites of Tower and Middle Garden or perhaps the encounter with the beautiful white Rissos dolphins. I even found the elusive Longnose Hawkfish, which hides in the Gorgonian Fans, not once but twice. This shy little fish is normally skittish and hard to photograph but the one I saw on Thomas Reef in the Straits of Tiran was virtually posing for photos.

While these experiences were all part of a wonderful week with Emperor Divers, the most amazing thing for me was the variety of nudibranchs, flatworms and the like I discovered.

The most common of these colourful little slugs I've found in the past is the Pyjama Slug (or Chromodoris Quadcolour). It is a colourful creature with yellow, white, black and blue stripes and can be found on all the dive sites in Sharm. If my memory serves me correctly, I've only ever seen two or possibly three different varieties of nudibranchs but in just five day’s diving, I found 14 different varieties.

As a diver who takes a lot of photos, I think Nudis are great. They are colourful, so look great in pictures, they are , making them much easier to take pictures of than fish and a lot of divers don't always see them making my pictures look a bit more impressive. Last October, I had my first diving trip out to the Far East where Nudis are plentiful so on this trip to Sharm, I was determined to seek out more.

Over the course of the week, the dive boats took me to the Straits of Tiran, Ras Mohammed National Park and the local dive sites close to Na'ama Bay. Many people ignore the local sites but I've always found them to be excellent places to see marine life. My first day was in Tiran and although I had a good couple of dives, I didn't find any nudibranchs. The next day in Ras Mohammed, the Nudis were out in force.

The first nudi I saw was a Chromodoris Africana. It looks similar to a Pyjama Slug but after looking at photos that evening, I realised it was in fact a different species. I've probably made the same mistake a number of times in the past but never noticed. From this point on, I was seeing nudibranchs on most dives, many of which I'd never seen before.

A big advantage of taking pictures of the nudibranchs is that the colours are much more striking than seeing them at 20m on a dive site. Of the 14 varieties I found, my favourite was the Big Horn Nembrotha, which was the most beautifully coloured of them all that I've seen in Egypt and elsewhere. Even though, I've dived in Sharm many times over the years, it has once again turned up plenty of new discoveries and surprises. I'm already looking forward to my next trip.

Rob Atherton

PS And a big thank you to Emperor Divers’ Facebook friends who helped me ID this nudi that had me flummoxed! Yvette Tucker spotted the Hallaxa indecora. Not easy from this pic!

This year only 57 Course Directors in the whole world have reached this level. Steve has been awarded the "Platinum" award every year since it started in 2006.

Great news for Emperor, but what does this mean for you? It means that if you are thinking about becoming a PADI instructor with Emperor Divers, you will be trained by a Course Director who is "Match Fit" and you'll know that you will be getting the very best training that can be found anywhere in the world. Steve is very popular, and you don't need to look far to find excellent, successful instructors who have been taught by him.

Steve is pictured here with Janet his IDC Staff Instructor wife, together they make "Prior Knowledge".

You can ask Steve any questions on idc@emperordivers.com

Details of how you can get involved will be provided by your dive centre locally - so do ask and help to make a difference.

Share your photos and you could be the winner of 2 dive packs worth up to £320 to enjoy at an Emperor Dive Centre of your choice.

You'll get 4 days of fabulous boat or shore diving (depending on resort) at any one of our five Emperor Diver Centres in the warm, clear waters of the Red Sea - probably the best diving in the world.

• Entries can be uploaded from 7 November, until 2 December. 
• Vote for your favourite photo between 3 and 8 December. The entry with the most votes wins! Get your friends involved and ask them to support your entry.
• The winner will be announced on 9 December.

We don't often post our guest feedback on our News page, but Mike and Helen Drew were so effusive and praising of our Sharm team that we really wanted to share it...over to Mike...

"If you are looking for the best in Red Sea Diving, I suggest you go check out Emperor Divers.

My wife and I have had 3x great holidays with them over in Sharm and have subsequently booked a fourth trip comprising day boat diving in Hurghada. I've logged 100+ dives although my wife prefers to sunbath/snorkel...fortunately, Emperor Drivers cater for your every need and all grades of diver ability.

It's their attention to detail that sets them apart from other dive organisations. From that initial Internet contact, your request is efficiently dealt with, personalised, and the whole booking process could not be simpler.

When on holiday, your hotel pick-up via courtesy bus is always on time. Their "meet and greet" is a pleasure to be a part of and their Dive Club facilities are of a high standard. Once on-board, Captain, Crew and Dive Leader(s) always make you feel very welcome and the whole day is a relaxed affair which runs like clockwork. However, please don't think "relaxed" means carefree...! Their role calls and dive logs show true professionalism and safety is never taken for granted.

Ooooh...I nearly forgot, the diving is absolutely magic and groups are small and abilities well matched. 1x, 2x, 3x or 4x dives a day, you choose...
Then, as the sun sets, you can laze back with a beer, nurse a little sunburn, and reminisce, "Yes, that was a great days' diving".

So, to all the boys and girls at Emperor Divers, 10 out of 10 for all your hard work in making Red Sea diving such a fabulous experience. It's a pleasure to go diving with you."

Mike & Helen Drew, Kidderminster, England

Want to find out more about Sharm team and diving? Click here.

Emperor Nuweiba - Dive Against Debris

Report by Kathrin Heussner

"Nuweiba, being a small and individual dive centre with small diving groups, we are delighted at how much our guests care for our reefs. Nearly all of our certified divers last month took part in at least one trash dive! 

With so many dedicated divers we managed to do more than 10 clean up dives, covering all our dive sites from Ras el Shetan and Magana to Pipeline and Outside Hilton/ Sinkers, our house reef Abou Lou Lou all the way to Mazeriq.
 
Altogether we collected more than 150 kilos of rubbish. Unsurprisingly the majority of our rubbish bags were filled with plastic debris: bottles, wrappers, lids, bags, which could easily become a hazard especially for our beloved big turtles looking for food.
 
A tyre and a fish trap are amongst the larger objects removed. Everybody agreed that cleaning up the reef can be fun, especially in Mazeriq where we noticed that we could easily have equipped a whole person: shoes and shorts, mask and snorkel, shisha, headphones and batteries, teapot with spoon, fork and knife, even a newspaper, canned juice and food.... bearing in mind we are in the desert!
 
The weirdest things found in the sea this month are probably "frozen and cleaned squid tubes" and a goldfish bowl.
 
Every Friday we offered a third dive for 5 euros for all divers collecting rubbish on at least one dive, which were donated to Project Aware.
 
We would like to say a massive 'Thank you!' to all our guests who helped us collect rubbish on their dives and we will do our share and continue our clean up dives in the future in order to preserve their health and beauty."
 
If you would like to read more about our Dive Against Debris activities, have a look at: http://www.projectaware.org/diver/emperordivers-nuweiba.

Emperor Sharm El Sheikh - Dive Against Debris

Report by Kirsty Stenhouse

As part of Project Aware's Global Campaign, 'Dive Against Debris', guests at Emperor Divers in Sharm have been doing their part to pick up as much waste in the local area during the month of September.

Clean up dives have been carried out every Friday afternoon at a range of different dives sites off the coast with the amount of rubbish collected from each site ranging from a couple of kilos to over fifteen kilos in one dive!

Man made waste in our water is a serious threat to all marine life across the planet and it has been estimated that over a million sea birds and 100,000 marine mammals die every year as a result of this debris.

The Red Sea is widely regarded as having some of the world's most diverse and beautiful coral reefs, with over 700 different individual species of corals and thousands of fish species. Plastic debris, in particular, is particularly harmful to coral reefs as well as animals such as turtles, sharks and sea birds.

Over the last month divers at Emperor Sharm have collected more than 60 kilos of man made waste, including several metres of fishing line, plastic bags, glass bottles and pieces of rope and clothing.

A number of interesting items have been found, notably an entire rug, a large metal cable, a giant plastic screw and part of a metal staircase!

A big thank you to everyone who got involved; watch this space for more clean up dives to come!

They're back and we know you love them.

• Buy one get one half price on day diving
• Buy one get one half price on selected dive courses
• Take a luxury liveaboard on Elite or Superior - Reefs & Wrecks or Classic just 600 Euro pp
• How about South & St Johns - just 700 Euro pp
• Or Simply the Best - just 799 Euro pp

Book yourself a treat when you visit us at Stand 821

OR

BOOK ONLINE - ONLY from 1 - 25 October*

This year, you can book our Specials online from 1 October until 25 October (*except for El Gouna and Marsa Alam, which can only be booked online or at the Dive Show on 22/23 October).

Click here for the full details and how to book.

When?      Now until 30 Sep 2011

Where?     Hurghada, Nuweiba, Sharm el Sheikh

Offer applies to:

• Daily Dive Packages
• Dive Courses:
  PADI Open Water
  PADI Scuba Diver
  PADI Fastrack
  PADI Referral Course
  PADI Advanced Open Water
  eLearning Open Water Dives
  Scuba Reviews
  Discover Scuba Diver Programmes

Book online, it's so easy:

Simply select the Diving Package or Course you require and your 28% discount has already been automatically deducted.

For more details contact reservations@emperordivers.com

Terms & Conditions:
Saving of 28% applies to Emperor Dive Centres in Hurghada, Nuweiba  & Sharm el Sheikh
Offer is for diving services taken within dates shown and valid on bookings paid prior to arrival only.
Course materials and certification are additional, paid locally.
Diving includes 2 dives per day with tanks & weights.
Extras in resort (special trips, third dives, night dives etc), equipment, fees & taxes are additional, paid locally.

Book and stay before 31 August 2011 in the Bay View Hotel, Sharm and you can enjoy the following savings:

7 nights Bed & Breakfast + 5 days diving + airport transfers
310 Euros (approx 272.80 GBP) 
SAVING 105 Euros (Approx 92.40 GBP)
 
7 nights Bed & Breakfast  + Open Water Course + airport transfers
375 Euros (approx 330.00 GBP)
SAVING 140 Euros (Approx 123.20 GBP)
 
Valid until 31/08/11
 
Emperor Divers' dive centre is right on site and so convenient!

Email central.reservations@emperordivers.com today!

NOTE: Rates are per person based on two people sharing a twin room. Dive package includes two dives per day, tanks, weights, weight belts and guide. Does not include equipment rental when daily diving, materials or certification fee. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other special offers from Emperor and is subject to availability.