MY Blue Storm Safari Ship - Egypt, Red Sea

The following services are included in the tour price per person:

• Accommodations in a half-double cabin on the lower deck with shower and toilet
• Full board on board (including tea, coffee, water, and bottled soft drinks)
  • Full board begins on the day of arrival with dinner and ends on the day of departure with breakfast
• Check-in on the day of arrival at 3:00 p.m.
• Check-out on the day of departure at 9:00 a.m. (cabin), 12:00 p.m. (boat)
• Diving: up to four dives per day, two dives on the last day, 12-liter aluminum tank, weights, guide
• Free Wi-Fi
• Transfer (except for night flights)
  • For transfers from Hurghada to Port Ghalib, there may be a maximum wait time of three hours (e.g., due to combining transfers or flight delays)
• Wi-Fi (subject to internet coverage)
• Free nitrox
  • If the nitrox system is unavailable for technical reasons, there is no entitlement to a refund

The following services per person are not included in the tour price:

• Upper deck and main deck cabin surcharge: 120 EUR
• Single cabin supplement: 80% of the safari price
• Visa and service fee: 40 EUR 
  • (If the Egyptian government increases visa fees, the visa price will be adjusted)
• Incidental expenses package (includes: diving permit/local fees/port fees/surcharges and diesel surcharge)
  • St. Johns: 255 EUR
  • Brother Islands–Daedalus–Elphinstone, Daedalus–Zabargad–Rocky Islands, Daedalus South, or Daedalus–St. Johns: 320 EUR
  • Rocky-Elba-St. Johns-Elphinstone: 380 EUR
  • In the event of government-mandated price increases (fuel, taxes, fees), we reserve the right to adjust prices accordingly. Should government-mandated price increases (fuel, taxes, fees) occur, we reserve the right to adjust prices accordingly. We also reserve the right to charge an “environmental fee” starting in 2021.
• 15-liter cylinders (steel or aluminum) must be pre-ordered and incur a weekly surcharge of 30 EUR
• Rental Equipment
• Alcohol, soda, tonic water, and soft drinks in cans
  • (If guests bring beer on board, we charge 20 EUR per case. Other alcoholic beverages may be brought on board free of charge)
• Tips for crew and guides (10% of the safari price is recommended)
• Flight
• Payment on board can be made in EUR, Egyptian pounds, British pounds, U.S. dollars, or with Visa or MasterCard (the boat owner charges a 2% surcharge for these payments)

Cabins:
The Blue Storm can accommodate 24 guests. The lower deck features five double cabins with twin beds, and two of these cabins also have an additional bed. On the upper deck, there are two double cabins with double beds, and on the main deck, there are two cabins with twin beds and two cabins with double beds. All cabins are equipped with a private bathroom, air conditioning, and a fire extinguisher.

Meals:

The meals are varied and served buffet-style. If you have any special requests—for example, if you are vegetarian or have allergies—please let us know when booking so we can inform the chef. There is a Nespresso coffee machine on the boat—please bring your own capsules!

Diving:

For an additional fee and with advance registration, PADI AOWD and Nitrox courses can be completed on board. All vessels in the Blue Planet fleet are equipped with the Nautilus Life Line System.

Required equipment and experience for guests:

All participants on a diving cruise should have at least 50 dives for marine park tours; for northern and wreck dives, 30 dives with Advanced Open Water certification or equivalent (recommended);  for St. Johns, 30 dives, Advanced Open Water or equivalent (recommended), and the most recent dive should have taken place no more than 1 year ago. The guide reserves the right to prohibit guests who do not meet these requirements or who lack sufficient diving experience from diving at certain sites (due to currents, depth, etc.). This may also result in restrictions on the dive sites visited or the diving itinerary.

Each guest must bring the following equipment and documents:

Diver’s ID, logbook, medical certificate no older than 1 year, dive computer, signal buoy, and weight belt (even with jackets that have built-in weights)

Spare parts and rental equipment:

As a rule, safari vessels do not carry rental equipment or spare parts. Each guest should therefore bring the most important spare parts for their regulator and equipment. Equipment, dive lights, and computers can be rented upon advance request.
These items are not insured—therefore, the customer is fully liable for loss or damage.

The maximum diving depth prescribed by Egyptian law and CDWS regulations is 30 meters. Under certain conditions, however, extensions to 40 meters are permitted. This requires a Deep Dive certification. Night diving, as well as swimming and snorkeling, are prohibited in marine park areas.

As a general rule, all overnight stays are on the safari boat. In exceptional cases (depending on the boat’s occupancy schedule), the last night may be spent in a 3*** hotel on a half-board basis.

The boat owner reserves the right, in the event of adverse circumstances, to rebook safari participants onto an equivalent safari boat or to change the route at short notice due to official regulations.

Group Offer:

For group bookings of nine paying guests, the tenth person travels free of charge but pays the incidental fees (does not apply to special tours)

We offer a 10% discount on the individual booking rate for non-divers.

Triple cabin surcharge: 750 EUR