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JP Marine Liveaboard dive boat review
The JP Marine liveaboard has been offering scuba diving cruises on the Red Sea for over 15 years. Indeed, the 36 meters dive boat spreads over 3 decks and offers dive trips all across the Red Sea.
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Boat Cabins & Layout
The JP Marine liveaboard features 14 double occupancy cabins on-board. The boat can welcome up to 28 guests which will comfortably settle in a spacious cabin which features all the nicest amenities. Indeed, every cabin comes with a private en-suite bathroom including a hot water shower as well as air-conditioning. Plus, the cabins are equipped with night tables, wardrobes and reading lamps.
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JP Marine’s on-board facilities
The spacious dive boat features lavish interiors and spacious communal areas. First, the indoor salon boast plenty of bench-like couches and pillow as well as a complete entertainment system. The dining room is also spacious and feature a nice, restaurant-style set up so everyone can comfortably sit back and eat their freshly cooked meals!
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Furthermore, if you step outside, you will find just as much space to unwind and enjoy the view of the majestic Red Sea. Indeed, there are two sundecks on the JP Marine liveaboard. The first one is much like an outdoor salon and is m mostly covered while the second one, pictured below, is a fully open deck, perfect to sunbathe!
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SCUBA DIVING WITH THE JP MARINE
The Red Sea will certainly look only better when you live on-board this great vessel, wouldn’t it ? Plus, it only gets better as you find out about the huge dive deck. Indeed, the spacious dive deck and platform boast just everything you need to have the best diving experience. The professional crew is competent and helping at every step. Finally, just like it should, nitrox is available on-board.
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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!
- If you have been diving on board this liveaboard dive boat in Red Sea, please share your review and let us know what you thought. Please post your comments in the review section below, by doing so you will help fellow divers to plan their next diving trip
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We are two former dive pros that have been diving in the Southern Red Sea with JP Marine in September 2018.
On the positive side: the boat is nice and the food is good.
On the negative side is a huge violation of many safety standards. Multiple dives between 30 and 40 m per day, people without deep dive training going to 40-50 m, people without any tec training whatsoever going to 58 (!) m on nitrox, at least one person/day going into deco, ditching of a single group member on 46 m because he didnt want to go deeper, people running out of air, 2 guides for 26 people, wet and slippery decks and staircases, no proper safety and divebriefing etc etc. With 12 hours boatride from the next coast/emergency facilities I would have expected a lot more common sense!
Hi Verena!
I want to thank you for sharing your review on this liveaboard. I’m very sorry to hear that the diving operation was not up to the expected safety standards. Also, very glad to know you’re safe despite what seems like poor diving management.
Thank you for taking the time to let other divers know about your experience, and we truly hope you next diving cruise will be fantastic to make up for this!
Safe bubbles, always!
On our BDE tour many safety issues occured:
1) No emergency procedures were explained.
2) Zodiacs left immediately after dropping us off at dive point, not waiting the 5 minutes, which were agreed. This resulted in almost loosing a diver due to strong currents and 1m waves.
3) 2 guides for 2 groups fo 12 people each, resulting in groups getting separated in nasty conditions with very strong currents without proper guidance / briefing.
4) one diver put himself and buddy at risk, diving deeper than 50m on Nitrox, without any consequences from the management.
Food was good, staff was friendly, diving was far away from being safe. Would never dive with them again. In light of recent liveaboard accidents, I am surprised this one is still affloat.