Gloria Royal dive boat review
The Gloria Royal liveaboard is a 23 meters vessel located in Egypt. Built in 1988 but renovated in 2020, this diving cruise is a traditional gulet-style sailing boat that offers a unique and friendly diving experience. This liveaboard offers 8-day and 7-night itineraries to give the opportunity to guests to discover the best diving spot in the Egyptian Red Sea.
The cabins
The Gloria Royal liveaboard offers an intimate experience since it can only accommodate 12 guests. On the boat, you will find 3 queen-size bed cabins and 2 double-bed cabins. Every room has its private bathroom as well as its own air conditioner. Moreover, each cabin features towels and bathrobes, sleeping sheets, and covers. Daily housekeeping is also offered for every cabin.
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Gloria Royale’s On-board Facilities
To enjoy your free time between the dives, the Gloria Royale offers an indoor lounge combined with a dining area. Indeed, this is where you will enjoy freshly prepared meals daily. Each meal is served in a buffet style and offers a variety of food. Moreover, on the boat, you will also find a sun deck that features comfortable chairs. This sun deck is ideal for everyone since it offers an area for people who want to enjoy the sun as well as a partially shaded area. Finally, the diving cruise also features a bar, a library, audio & video entertainment as well as charging stations for underwater photographers.
Scuba Diving with the Gloria Royale
Going on a diving cruise Gloria Royale liveaboard is the perfect opportunity to discover amazing diving spots in the Egyptian Red Sea while being on a sailing boat. The boat offers 8-day and 7-night itineraries and the cruise starts from the city of Marsa Alam. During the trip, you will have the opportunity to do approximately 18 dives and you will have the chance to discover the most popular diving spots such as Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone, St. Johns, Dolphin House, and Fury Shoal. On the rear of the boat, you will find a large diving deck that offers plenty of space for divers to get ready for the dives. Moreover, the boat is snorkeler friendly since many diving spots offer opportunities for snorkels. Finally, the boat even offers the possibility to visit some ports during the cruise since it’s possible to arrange shore excursions.
Price starts at 503$US for 4 days/3 nights
Where does this liveaboard dive boat go?
Check out the fabulous places where this dive boat travels to.
Note: some destinations may not be listed below, please enquire for more details.
Hamata
Diving in Hamata offers unspoilt dive sites and access to the best part of the Red Sea far, and best of all - it's away from the tourist crowds.
Eilat
Eilat in Israel offers pristine diving conditions: warm, calm water, excellent visibility all year round, few or no currents, and a huge variety of corals and beautiful marine life!
Aqaba
Aqaba has all the beauty that the Red Sea has to offer but with out the usual crowds of Eilat and Egypt. Aqaba is also a great base for exploring the other historical sites around Jordan.
Marsa Alam
Excellent Scuba Diving with great chances of spotting Dolphins, Dugongs, Oceanic Whitetip Sharks and Hammerhead Sharks. Access to famous dive sites of Elphinstone Reef and Abu Dabbab! Very Good Visibility.
Nuweiba
Nuweiba is the Red Sea’s Macro and Muck diving paradise and is home to a variety of marine life not seen elsewhere.
Dahab
The Dahab Blue Hole is one of the most famous dive sites in the World. Beautiful hard and soft coral and excellent visibility.
Hurghada
Lots of good wrecks to dive and good place for Underwater Photography. Starting Point for Liveaboards to the South Red Sea. Very Good Visibility and good place to learn scuba diving.
Sharm El Sheikh
Magnificent Reefs at Ras Mohammed and one of the best dive site in the World, the wreck of the SS Thistlegorm.
Red Sea
The Red Sea is home to an array of amazing reefs with a teeming marine life, pelagic fishes, Reef Sharks, Dolphins and even the very rare Dugong!
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