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Following on from the successful Virtual Tour of Emperor Superior recently, we have now produced a Virtual Tour of our Platinum Class liveaboard, Emperor Elite.

“It’s always good to see what your holiday accommodation will be before you arrive. This gives divers and guests the chance to get to see the boat inside and out and to be comfortable with the space, facilities and high quality of workmanship,” explains Jens Jacob, Fleet Manager.

At 38m, Emperor Elite comfortably accommodates 24 guests in 11 twin-berth cabins and a double master suite. All cabins have air-con and ensuite bathrooms and the spacious dining and two salon areas are also air-conditioned. She has free Wi-Fi, available where there is a signal, and outstanding menus including free wine with dinner. Three sundecks, complete with Jacuzzi/hot tub, and a dive deck with platform all add to the liveaboard luxury lifestyle.

Watch the Virtual Tour here  - showing all decks.

Emperor Elite Safaris start from just £620 offering a range of itineraries.

Plans are underway to produce Virtual Tours for each Emperor Dive Centre starting with Concorde Beach & Spa Hotel in Marsa Alam.

For more information, email info.safaris@emperordivers.com

 

Join the team as they head out from Marsa Alam to dive on the wreck of Hamada as well as dive sites Marsa Mubarak, Ras el Torfa and Shouni Kebir. Great diving in the Red Sea...

 

Mike Drew shared this fabulous video with us recently following his diving holiday in Hurghada with his wife, Helen.

Take a look as it gives you a great view of this popular wreck! Mike also wrote about his time with Emperor - and, no, we didn't pay him...

"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 3 x 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 sunbathe/snorkel.

Fortunately, Emperor Divers 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.

So, to all the boys and girls at Emperor, 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."

Recently, 13 year old Joran Buwalda from the Netherlands qualified as Junior Master Scuba Diver with Emperor Divers Hurghada.

Two years ago Joran, with his father Mattijn as buddy, did his Open Water Course in Cairns Australia and got hooked on diving. Joran was then lucky enough to receive Advanced Open Water training from Mohammed Hashem at Emperor Hurghada who has a gift for teaching junior divers.

Read the full story and watch the videos here

 

Or find out more about the PADI courses you can do with Emperor here. We make Open Water courses so easy for you.

Sometimes it really helps to get the feel of a place before you visit. Which is why this video of our new Hurghada dive centre at the Hilton Plaza Hotel is really rather useful.

 

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Join Diving Team Finland on their liveaboard holiday on Emperor Elite (pic below) as they go south to the Sudan border!

As the team explains, "This 8-minutes teaser includes marvellous views from reefs of Elba, Abu Fendera, St. Johns, Fury Shoals, Elphinstone, and so on. Have a look at silky shark, crocodile fish, scorpionfish, octopus, 'popcorn crab', nudibranch and even underwater treasures (captain's bell!)."

Our thanks to Kai Kaasalainen for this superb video. Watch it here.

Check out the next Elite sailings and book your adventure today!

You can also read a first hand report from Sonia Goggel, the much-respected dive guide who was on the trip above, about a fascinating 10-day trip to 'the deep south'. Read it here.

Email info.safaris@emperordivers.com or book online.

Dive our 'Simply the Best' itinerary right now with this new video.

Jeff Goodman, director and award-winning cameraman, is to lead a new series of courses aimed at improving the art of good underwater video production while at the same time realising the incredible wealth and diversity of our planet's marine life.

These new courses are being pioneered by Emperor Divers on Gold Fleet luxury liveaboards in May and November 2009. A maximum of 10 guests will be able to learn from one of the best underwater cameramen in the industry and will need their own video camera and housing for filming and a laptop with associated equipment for editing.

"This is ideal for divers who are competent in the water and have good background knowledge of how their camera works. We'll be looking at how to get the best out of their camera systems and exploring the techniques of observing and capturing wildlife behaviour with an end goal of producing a professional looking two-minute DVD," explains Jeff.

Producers from Endemol UK have filmed a new online travel series, The Gap Year
www.bebo.com/thegapyear, and chose Emperor Divers to put two gap travellers through their PADI Open Water course in Sharm El Sheikh.

Amy O'Connor (Australian) and Cara Cioni (American) had their experience of diving the warm Red Sea waters filmed on two videos; one filmed by Director Liz Madeley, the other by Director Saffron Jackson.

Join the girls at these direct links to the two diving videos on The Gap Year site: http://www.bebo.com/watch/7644743690
http://www.bebo.com/watch/7664208873

Amy also wrote a 'from the heart' blog, which you can see here http://www.bebo.com/BlogView.jsp?MemberId=6256191109&BlogId=7685198175 - or read it right below...

An underwater PADIdise by Amy O'Connor
It's easy to see why we know more about the moon's surface than we do about the ocean bed... the sea is a wondrous underwater paradise.

Completing my PADI open water diving certification has been one of the most rewarding achievements of the Gap Year yet...

Breathing under water for the first time was magical - and achieving neutral buoyancy felt like flying. Diving gives you permission to defy the rules of nature - it is the closest a human being can come to having superhuman
powers.

Being underwater is the most relaxing place to be. You breathing slows down, your senses are amplified and you notice detail that, in today's hectic life, generally passes you by.

On ascent from our final open water dive, I took one last breath from the regulator before surfacing and felt a real sense of accomplishment. I gained not only a certification to add to my name, but an experience that will stay with me for a lifetime.

And the best part of all - I got to share this incredible experience with my friends, Cara and Matty.

Thank you so much to Emperor Divers, in particular Duncan and Terry, for looking after us so well - your energy and fun spirit made the experience all the better!