Dive Review of Red Aggressor III in
Red Sea/Southern Red Sea

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Red Aggressor III: "Awesome staff and very good diving", May, 2021, by Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters, TN, US ( Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 11533.
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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	We really enjoyed the crystal clear water and visibility. Hard corals were gorgeous and very healthy. There was a decent smattering of soft corals, that surprised me. We were on the Southern itinerary out of Port Ghalib, and had fantastic weather, with minimal winds for most of our week. We saw a handful of scalloped hammerheads, as well as dolphins, and one oceanic whitetip that was swarmed by pilot fish. A silky shark hung under the boat at one site, while another site had a school of barracuda hanging near the boat. We saw some new-to-us fish, and were quite impressed with the size of the giant morays (often out free swimming, even during the day). Blue-spotted stingrays are gorgeous! Night dives were really good. Reef fish were very numerous on most sites. The dive staff were stupendous. Besides greeting us after every dive with warm dry towels and fresh juices, they were quickly available at all times to help don or doff wetsuits, put on fins, as you stood geared up at the back of the boat, wash out wetsuits between dives, handle camera gear carefully, and quickly and efficiently fill tanks between dives. I wore a 7 mm wetsuit, because I get cold easily, but because of the higher salinity in the Red Sea, I carried a lot of extra lead. Everyone else on the boat was diving in 3-5 mm wetsuits +/- hoods. Accommodations were really good. Our room was probably one of the most spacious ones we've had on a dive boat, and it was freshened or cleaned twice a day. The AC worked well and we slept great. The only downside (but it was a big one) was the quality of food. Some of our group heard that the chef was a replacement, but no matter - the food was often overcooked and dry, and there was little flavor to most of it. It seemed the chef hadn't met a spice or herb he liked. At first we thought this was just the way Egyptian cooking was, but then we also went on the Aggressor Nile Queen and were blown out of the water with the fabulous tastes, quality and quantity of food available. Our entire group was vaccinated against COVID, so it was great to not to have to wear masks or worry about distancing. We really enjoyed the 6 day trip on the Aggressor Nile Queen that the majority of our group did, following our week in the Red Sea. The best sights were around Luxor at the start of the trip. It did take a 4+ hour bus ride to get from Port Ghalib over to Luxor. The staff on the Nile Queen were also very friendly and helpful, and as I said above, the chef was stupendous! our room and bathroom were fairly roomy, but the salon was fairly small, and the only air conditioned area (outside of our rooms) to relax or visit in. The entire second floor of the boat is open air, and in the early morning this was fine, but it quickly warmed up and became pretty uncomfortable. Evening temps were nice, but we were docked along shore, which meant that mosquitos were out. All in all, we'd definitely recommend combining the two trips when you're diving the Red Sea.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, French Polynesia, Cozumel, Belize, Hawaii, Cayman Islands, other Caribbean locations, Great Barrier Reef, Solomon Islands, PNG, Honduras
Closest Airport	Hurghada	Getting There	short flight from Cairo, then 3 hour bus ride to Port Ghalib
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Space was crowded around the camera tables, but there was plenty of space in the upper salon to work on your pictures. Everyone had a cubby to keep chargers or extra things. All chargers were unplugged at night.

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Dive Review of Red Aggressor III in Red Sea/Southern Red Sea

Red Aggressor III: "Awesome staff and very good diving", May, 2021,

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Dive Review of Red Aggressor III in
Red Sea/Southern Red Sea