Dive Review of Sea Dragon in
Red Sea/Hurghada

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Sea Dragon: "Decent liiveaboard, but below par in some areas", Oct, 2023, by Richard Hart, TX, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 12637.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I added a coupe extra days on the front end to be able to visit the pyramids at Giza and the ruins/tombs at Luxor. Well worth the extra days. Amazing history! On arrival at Hurghada International Airport, there was some confusion as to where to meet the pick up person. After a couple of phone calls, the driver found me. Turns out he was waiting in the airport parking lot. There was no sign or anything to identify him. Once at the boat, the check in process was pretty smooth. I was surprised that I was never asked for my C card. Apparently, in Egypt they really don't care about your certification. I might point out I was amazed at how many liveaboard boats there were. I stopped counting at 60! I originally booked on the sister ship, the Amelie. I discovered that the Amelie does not have ensuite bathrooms, so I was able to move to the Sea Dragon for the same time period. The boat can carry 22 guest. We only had 10 and that was about the right size for this boat. First the good: The single cabin was nice with individual A/C controls and in-suite bathroom. The diving was pretty easy diving with only a few currents. Diving was primarily done from the boat's platform and reentry also back to the boat. There are 4 dives a day with the first at 6:00am. Now the not so great: Some of these seem minor, but over the course of a week were felt. One beach type towel issued up front. this would be the only towel available all week for after diving and/or showers. No food available prior to the first dive. Diner served after night dive which ended around 8:00pm. Only cleaned my cabin one time the week after asking. The head dive guide seemed irritated much of the time an snapped at folks. The other guide had a better personality. the second guide did not always follow the dive briefing plan. He would initially go with the current, then have to swim against the current back to the boat. the food was fair at best. A few dinners there was not a meat dish at all. Lots of rice and noodles. At the dive sites, it was not uncommon to be with 6 to 8 other boats. You go on a liveaboard to go where others are not. The diving was ok, but not the destination type diving I expected after travelling half way around the globe. I had hoped to see an oceanic white tip shark and pods of dolphins. Never saw either. The Red Sea is a close destination for Europeans, but for those from North America, it is a long way for so so diving and accommodations. Overall a C+ trip.
Websites	[same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Moorea, Fiji, Costa Rica, Belize, Bahamas, Utila, Roatan, Bonaire, San Salvador, Cozumel, St Marteen, Phillipines, Madives
Closest Airport	Hurghada International (HGR)	Getting There	DFW to Cairo to Hurghada
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	-°F / -°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Typically group dives with 60 minute limit
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Sea Dragon in Red Sea/Hurghada

Sea Dragon: "Decent liiveaboard, but below par in some areas", Oct, 2023,

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Dive Review of Sea Dragon in
Red Sea/Hurghada