M/Y Blue Fin

Overview

Built in 2005, MY Blue Fin is a spacious boat that accommodates up to 24 divers in nine twin berth cabins and three suites.

All cabins are fully air-conditioned and feature en-suite facilities and a TV screen with built in media player. There is a hard disc attached with a selection of movies and TV programmes available. Suites have King-sized beds.

The spacious saloon area has a large Plasma Flatscreen TV and entertainment facilities and a comfortable bar area. The boat also features two sundecks, where guests can relax and enjoy the Egyptian sunshine.

All divers are required to use a dive computer.

Specification

Length 39m, Beam 8.5m, Engines 2 x Caterpillar 764HP, Generators – 3 x independent generator sets, Nitrox – DMX LP280 low pressure screw compressor in silent housing with external filtration unit, 265 Ltr double filtration compressors, 2 x desalination units.

Navigation / Safety

GPS chart plotter, Satellite EPIRB, Depth Sounder, Radar, DSC VHF Marine Radio, 2 x Life Rafts equipped with life jackets, life aids, First Aid & Oxygen Delivery System, on board all zodiacs – 2 x portable DAN oxygen deli

Group Discounts

10 Pay, 1 goes FREE (11th person free)

Schedules & prices

Dive info

Regaldive offer a range of Red Sea Liveaboards, with itineraries giving you a wide variety of diving options, depending on your area of interest and your level of experience. If you are travelling as a large group, you can even decide to pre-book a week of wrecks or favourite reef dives, according to your group preferences.

Northern Red Sea Liveaboards

Regaldive offer itineraries departing from Hurghada. The reef at Abu Nuhas is accessible from Hurghada with several wrecks resting at its base. You can also visit the Straits of Gubal and the famous Thistlegorm World War II wreck. Some boat itineraries may also take in the Ras Mohammed National Park where steep coastal cliffs are mirrored underwater with impressive vertical walls, which drop off 70m or more.

The Strait of Tiran has a range of reefs rising out of deep waters where the strong currents and dense plankton attract an impressive range of reef and deep-sea species providing some exceptional drift dives. The Thistlegorm also features on this trip.

Southern Red Sea Liveaboards

There are many world class dive sites in the southern Red Sea, and Regaldive offer several itineraries. Fury Shoal is an area where many reefs lie close to each other, some are exposed and some sheltered, many with dramatic sheer walls plunging to over 40m. There are canyons, multiple caves and passages where groupers and morays lurk. The variety of coral is stunning with beautiful brain and fire corals. Schools of fusiliers and anchovies hover above the reefs until suddenly attacked by fast moving tuna whilst Napoleon wrasse cruise majestically by.

The Brothers are two small isolated reefs 33 miles north east of El Quseir. Big Brother Island has a lighthouse and a fringing reef with a sheer plunge to exceptional depths. The diving is challenging with deep wrecks and strong currents. Tuna, barracuda, scalloped hammerhead, oceanic white tips, silkies and reef shark can all be spotted here.

Little Brother is reputed to be one of the most scenic dives in the Red Sea. The drop off is over 40m but the walls are covered in sponges, anemones, soft corals and black coral. Some of the huge gorgonian fan corals are more than 3m high. There are caves, holes and overhangs in the shallow part of the reef. Currents can be very strong and because there is little shelter and strong winds, access is very much weather dependent.

Elphinstone is a site best dived early in the day and there is little protection against wind and waves, making a liveaboard visit ideal. There are plateaux at either end, from 25-40m, but the steep walls drop off to more than 100m. It is an ideal site to experience the larger pelagic marine life including manta, hammerheads and oceanic whitetips. The soft corals and gorgonians are luxuriant and colourful.

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Flight Information

Flights are available to Hurghada (HRG) and Marsa Alam (RMF) from a number of UK major and regional airports. Please refer to the tables below for details.

Summer 2018

HRG = Hurghada Aierport, RMF = Marsa Alam Airport

Winter 2018/19

HRG = Hurghada Airport, RMF = Marsa Alam Airport

NB: These flight details are accurate as at 06 July 2018, but they may be subject to change by the airlines.

Flight duration: 5 - 5½ hours

Transfer: Varies and depends on the itinerary, arrival airport and departure port. Minimum transfer time approximately 10 minutes.

Departure tax: N/A

Passports

Passengers travelling to Egypt must have six months valid on their passport from the date of departure from Egypt.

Visas

A single entry tourist visa for Egypt is required for all nationalities. For British passport holders with British citizenship, Egyptian visas can be obtained conveniently and inexpensively on arrival at Hurghada airport.

Other nationalities should check with consular office.

Vaccinations

There are no compulsory vaccinations for travel to Egypt, but we recommend protection against typhoid, tetanus, hepatitis A and polio. Though malaria does exist in Egypt, it is generally not present in the coastal resorts.

Vaccination requirements are subject to change and should be confirmed before departure. For the most up to date advice please consult your travel clinic.

Further information regarding vaccinations for travel to this country can be found at www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk and from your local healthcare provider.

Itineraries

Please click on the links below for more information on individual itineraries.  Itineraries can vary and are strictly weather dependant.

North & Ras Mohamed departing from Hurghada
Best of Brothers departing from Hurghada or Port Ghalib
Daedalus & St. John’s departing from Port Ghalib
Daedalus & Fury Shoals departing from Port Ghalib
Deep South Borderlands departing from Marsa Alam
North & Brothers departing from Hurghada and Port Ghalib
Straits of Tiran & North departing from Hurghada
Straits of Tiran & Brothers departing from Hurghada or Port Ghalib
Northern Wrecks & Reefs departing from Hurghada
Deep South departing from Port Ghalib
Brothers & Elphinstone departing from Hurghada or Port Ghalib
Simply the Best departing from Hurghada or Port Ghalib
Best of the Red Sea Tour departing from Port Ghalib
Best of Wrecks departing from Hurghada or Port Ghalib
Best of Daedalus departing from Port Ghalib
'HAYAH' Reef clean-up departing from Hurghada
Mareefa departing from Hurghada
In Focus: Red Sea North with Saeed Rashid departing from Hurghada
In Focus: Red Sea South with Saeed Rashid departing from Port Ghalib or Marsa Alam
Project Shark: Daedalus & St Johns departing from Port Ghalib
Project Shark: Brothers & Elphinstone departing from Hurghada or Port Ghalib
Project Shark: Deep South departing from Port Ghalib
Project Shark: Simply the Best departing from Hurghada or Port Ghalib
RedTec: Extended Range (40-68m) departing from Hurghada
RedTec: Extreme departing from Hurghada

Reviews

Thresher Shark and Oceanic White Tips!

"The trip was everything I expected. Transfers and ground arrangements were fine & trouble free. The accommodation was fine. Food was very good and varied. Crew were very helpful and dive guides also. The dive sites were good and quiet which always helps. Highlights of the holiday was the thresher shark and oceanic white tips.

I was happy with the service Regaldive provided for this trip!"

Nathan L - Sheerness

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Enjoyed My Encounters with Hammerheads and Oceanic White Tips

"My accommodation on the liveaboard room (king suite ) was excellent. The food on board was excellent, probably some of the best I've experienced on a liveaboard. The dive guides and crew were very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Good dive sites.

My favourite memory from the holiday was my encounters with hammerheads and oceanic white tips.

I was very happy with your service, as I always am when using Regaldive."

Ian Riley-Brown - UK

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Guest rating: 9/10 (1 vote)

It Exceeded all Expectations!

"Blue Fin: Northern Wrecks & Reefs Itinerary

The trip exceeded all expectations, frankly. The attention to detail was superb. The food great and the diving a perfect mix of reef and wreck. The cabin was sheer luxury (lucky me!) and the staff brilliant. Regaldive reps were attentive and the whole booking experience seamless.

Highlights were the Thistlegorm (long on my bucket list) and the reef dive ending with the Yolanda wreck. Would thoroughly recommend Ragaldive and the whole package, I'll be in touch."

Chris Preece - UK

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Guest rating: 10/10 (1 vote)

First time on a live-aboard hints & tips

"Hi Helena,

All went very well thank you.

Wind chill cut in a little from time to time, but for January... fantastic. I even wrote a few notes for first timers with a view to forwarding to you / blue02: First time on a liveaboard hints & tips. We found ourselves booked onto a 1 week dive holiday the day before the flight was due to leave! We both had about 60 dives each, mostly from our own yacht based in the Greek Cyclades. Squeezing gear into tight weight limits for flights was a bit of an issue. To ease this, I’ve written this little note to help other first timers regarding what to expect, and what to bring. We went to the Red sea in January. Water was around 22deg, air about 25, with wind it got chilly at times. You may be diving 4 times a day… some chose to skip the odd night dive, though I personally loved them, especially for the photography! This means you will basically eat, dive, and sleep!!!

We brought about 6 books and didn’t open a single one! Make sure your wet suit is not too much of a nightmare to get on and off. It is a frequently repeated exercise. If you take a dry suit, bear in mind you may end up tearing a seal, so make sure before you leave dock that the boat is carrying a rental suit in your size or that’s it! I wish we’d had an extra vest. Don’t skimp on a hood. I took an old hood and cut it into a dive beanie. It was a brilliant success. Didn’t know I was wearing it, saved a lot of heat loss. We filled our wetsuits with hot water from the deck shower before jumping in too… stopped the chilly inrush!

It is easy to drink lots of tea/coffee as the crew offer it all the time, however these, plus nightcaps all add to dehydration, plus ultra dry bottled air will dry you out! If you get post dive headaches it is probably dehydration kicking in. Drink loads of water after every dive is sound advice. Regulars brought a bottle of their favourite tipple duty free on the trip which worked well. Make sure you bring a spare fin strap. If one breaks when kitting up on the rib, your dive is off. After this happened to me, I kept one tied into my BCD pocket as a just in case. Likewise, a spare mouthpiece is a good idea. Turns out one of mine had split, and being an older apeks was of an extra wide size. The boat will carry a few spares, if they fit is pot luck. For the week I lived in the same clothes. Many wore the supplied dressing gowns. In Jan I was happy to have a beanie hat. Once the boat leaves it will not dock until next week. You do not need much!

Beware ally tanks. I needed an extra backbreaking 6Kg to get down, and after 2 dives went for the 15L steel. Much better. Most dives were fairly long, so the extra capacity was well worth the extra charge (£30/week ea) As for nitrox, we used it for some of the slightly deeper wrecks. In all 4 times which saved us about £90 between us. Make sure you have an smb and reel each. Little finger reels are great as these + smb can go in a bcd pocket. You will probably be going through wrecks and over lots of fan corals… sometimes on quite a speedy drift. You don’t want bits of kit hanging low snagging or worse breaking off corals. Likewise spg & 2nd dv/alt reg. should be comfortably tucked close in.

In the Red sea currents appear suddenly, and can be quite strong, however they are not tides and seem strong on the surface or right on the bottom. I’ve heard horror stories about a down current between Shark and Yolanda that pulled a group down to 40m, then pulled them over the saddle into 5m… When we did it, it was perfect. On this particular dive may be worth getting the guide to go first! They’re used to it. I hope this helps. We had a fantastic time.

Happy days! "

Amanda & Bjorn Sjoling - UK

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Guest rating: 10/10 (1 vote)

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