Serenity · Egypt · 4 Days / 3 Nights
A focused three-night wreck safari through the Gubal Strait, the Red Sea's richest stretch of maritime history. Over a long weekend the Serenity dives the famous Abu Ramada-to-Abu Nuhas corridor: the four cargo wrecks of Abu Nuhas (Giannis D, Carnatic, Chrisoula K and Kimon M), the deeper Rosalie Moeller and the smaller wreck of Ulysses, combined with current-swept pinnacles such as Bluff Point and Shaab El Erg. The trip suits Advanced Open Water divers with prior wreck-diving experience.
Hurghada
Boarding takes place in Hurghada Marina from the late afternoon. After a welcome from the cruise director, cabin allocation and a full safety, wreck-diving and itinerary briefing, guests set up their equipment on the dive deck. Dinner is served on board while the Serenity begins the overnight transit north to the Gubal Strait.
Good to know: welcome briefing|wreck-diving briefing|overnight transit
Sha'ab Abu Nuhas
A full day on the 'ship graveyard' of Abu Nuhas reef. The Greek freighter Giannis D lies broken in two, with its dramatic stern and engine room offering atmospheric penetration for trained divers. The 1869 sail-and-steam Carnatic rests on her port side, her wooden hull now carpeted in soft corals and patrolled by huge schools of glassfish. The afternoon 'tile wreck' Chrisoula K sits between 4 and 27 metres on the eastern side of the reef, with intact holds full of cargo tiles.
Dive sites: Giannis D, Carnatic, Chrisoula K
Good to know: three wreck dives|penetration for trained divers|glassfish swarms
Gubal Strait
An early deep dive on the Rosalie Moeller — sister ship of the Thistlegorm, sitting upright between 30 and 50 metres and considered one of the Red Sea's most atmospheric deep wrecks. A relaxed afternoon dive at Bluff Point offers a sheltered drift along a coral wall with a small Egyptian patrol-boat wreck in the shallows, ideal for a colourful night dive among lionfish and Spanish dancers. The day closes with a visit to the wreck of Ulysses, a 19th-century steamer draped over a sloping reef and densely encrusted with hard and soft corals.
Dive sites: Rosalie Moeller, Bluff Point (Gubal Island), Wreck of Ulysses
Good to know: deep wreck|night dive on Bluff Point|advanced level recommended
Hurghada North
Two final morning dives on the way back to port. Shaab El Erg often delivers in-water encounters with the resident bottlenose dolphin pod over a healthy hard-coral lagoon, while Umm Gamar offers a sloping wall with gorgonians, anthias clouds and the occasional whitetip reef shark. After the last dive the Serenity returns to Hurghada Marina, guests respect the 18-hour no-fly window and disembark around 14:00.
Dive sites: Shaab El Erg, Umm Gamar
Good to know: no-fly window observed|disembarkation