From now on free WIFI Internet connection is available in Egypt to divers on both of our boats – M/Y Cassiopeia and M/Y Andromeda.

Internet connection has become a necessity these days, whether for work or entertainment or to be available for us during our holidays. In order to satisfy these demands, we have equipped both boats with WIFI internet connection. We are happy we were able to synchronise the technical advances of our age and the demand of guests for Internet connection in a way as not to present any additional expenses to the divers during the safaris.

Thanks to this improvement, divers onboard M/Y Cassiopeia and M/Y Andromeda can surf the Net free of charge on their notebooks or other devices with WLAN connection, starting in the summer of 2011. Today almost all portable computers and most smart phones are WIFI-enabled.

Free Internet connection gives divers the chance to follow their e-mails during their safari, to keep in touch with family and friends and to share their photos taken on the trips on their community pages before arriving home.

Of course, this is not mandatory , so those of you who wish to keep your holiday restful and free of any interruptions, you may leave your devices turned off.

Our latest promotional film has been completed, courtesy of Zsolt Sasdi. It has only been circulating on the Net for a short while but thanks to Facebook events, appearing on the home page and all of you sharing it with others, it has been seen and commented on by many. We like it a lot! What do you think?

PLAY AND WIN a St Johns diving safari for 2 to Egypt onboard M/Y Andromeda between July 6 and 13, 2011! What do you have to do? Show off your creativity! Write the words “Andromeda Safari” onto any surface with any tools, take a picture of it and post it onto our Cassiopeiasafari Facebook page. The owner of the picture with the most “likes” and a companion will be off to Egypt for the prize trip!

The game process: We would like to see the words “Andromeda Safari” displayed in the most creative ways! Write it onto a dusty car, put it together from various objects, cut it into the grass or your hair, for that matter, spray it onto the belly of your girlfriend with whipped cream, and so on. The possibilities are endless. You can post your pictures onto our Cassiopeiasafari Facebook page for 7 days after this message is posted. Then one full day will be available to vote. The prize for the owner of the picture with the most “likes” will be an Egyptian diving safari onboard M/Y Andromeda for 2 people (including transfers between Hurghada airport and boat, 7 nights fullboard accomodation onboard, diving, taxes and sisha/waterpipe onboard).

The game rules:
- Only registered members can post pictures, so first “like” the page then upload the picture.
- The “Andromeda Safari” must be clearly visible and legible in the picture.
- One registered member can upload only 1 picture.

Posting and deadline: Upload your picture onto our Cassiopeiasafari Facebook page from the time this message is posted until no later than June 14, 2011, 22:00.

Voting and deadline: You can vote for the uploaded pictures by clicking the ”like” button starting from the date this message is posted until no later than June, 15, 2011, 14:00

Winner announcement: On June 15, 2011 at 14:00. The winner will be notified by e-mail.

Important!
- The prize is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for money.
- The already booked guests on this safari are not eligible to take part in the game.

M/Y Andromeda reached Hurghada’s main marina yesterday in the early afternoon. She will go through a few days of customs checks, administration, some beautification and after a full paint job, she will continue her work in Egypt from the beginning of July. We have detailed the dock work on the boats in January… as if it was yesterday! So what has actually happened since then? You can read about it in this article!

The Sudan weeks were practically fully booked already by the end of last year and our optimism was only hampered by the Egyptian revolution at the end of January. After the situation had improved in Cairo, could we just start our work almost from scratch and we had to re-schedule bookings for 13 dates in Sudan. But in a short time, we were able to get back the bookings to almost where they had been originally.

The boat left Hurghada for Sudan a week later than planned, on Febuary 15, 2011, so we spent 15 weeks in all in Sudan out of which the boat worked 14 weeks straight and spent only 1 week in port.

Our last Sudan tour this season ended this past weekend. During these 14 weeks M/Y Andromeda welcomed 269 guests from 14 countries like Germany, Hungary, Finland, Holland, Italy, Russia, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Romania, Spain, the US, Poland, France and Japan.

The Icelandic eruption a couple of weeks ago (which happened almost a year to the date of the 2010 disastrous eruption) caused a minor scare again but thankfully this time it did not create any real havoc.

This season the boat completed 13 North tours and navigated to South only once. She sailed 6,700km in total during these 15 weeks. And what did the unparalleled Sudan waters hide this time? Besides hammerheads in unimaginable numbers, grey, tiger, oceanic and reef sharks, some manta adventures, not to mention the humphead parrot fish, schools of barracudas and Napoleon fish which have become a common site by now.

On the last day of the safari holiday, almost all divers visited Suakin, the once majestic port in the Red Sea. These days the uninhabited white ghost town is famous only for its once beautiful “coral brick” houses and their ruins.

We have had a successful 4 months of things to see and of satisfaction. We especially thank our partners, tour operators, tour organisers and all those divers who chose us this year for making their Sudan holidays come true.

Thank you for your trust, the plenty of pictures, comments, acknowledgement we received from you during the past weeks and months!

Our next shark adventure in Sudan starts again in February, 2012 and we look forward to seeing all diving schools, clubs, tour organisers and divers who did not have the chance to join us this year, or who would like to continue collecting even more Sudan diving memories!

If you book our 2012 tours by September 30, 2011, then you can enjoy our 2011 rates next season as well! Contact your diving instructor and tour operator for details!

In three weeks, after 15 weeks of Sudan diving safaris, M/Y Andromeda will be returning to Egypt, first for a 3-week technical break and preparation work and then to continue working there starting from July.

This means that from the first week of July, both boats, M/Y Cassiopeia and M/Y Andromeda, will be sailing the Egyptian waters together again until the end of the year. We have gathered the available weeks and places in Egypt for which we are accepting booking requests from tour organisers and individual divers as well.

Here are our latest diving safari offers for the summer months:

June 5 – 12, 2011 — M/Y Cassiopeia — North tour
June 12 – 19, 2011 — M/Y Cassiopeia — North / Tiran tour
July 6 – 13, 2011 — M/Y Andromeda — St. Johns tour
July 10 – 17, 2011 — M/Y Cassiopeia — North tour
July 13 – 20, 2011 — M/Y Andromeda — South tour
August 7 – 14, 2011 — M/Y Cassiopeia — St. Johns / Abu Fendera tour

To book or to request further information, contact us or click here.

We are offering you the deal of the season in Sudan – BUDDY LOVE !!!

Book your place onboard Andromeda and your BUDDY gets the second place for FREE!!!

Tour date: May 14 – 21, 2011
Itinerary: Sudan-North

Visit the famous Sudan dive sites of Umbria wreck, Sanganeb, Shaab Rumi, Blue Bell wreck, Abington and Angarosh, among other exciting dive sites on this tour!

This is the last week of the season with availability and we would like you to be the lucky ones to take part in our great Sudan underwater adventure!

Check out our Web site and our page on Facebook to see the latest photos and stories from your fellow divers this season from Sudan…

Boat rate for you: e-mail us for further details!
Boat rate for your companion: EUR0

The Sudanese visa and taxes are EUR198 / person and we will make all the necessary arrangements for you. All you have to do is send us your passport copy.

We also make your Cairo arrangements (hotel, Port Sudan flights, transfers, sightseeing programs) upon request.

The offer is conditioned upon availability and applies only to the boat rate. All other expenses (flights, visas, taxes, hotel, transfers, etc.) are applicable.

Important things to know before you travel:

· There must not be stamps or visas from Israel in your passport.
· There must be 2 empty pages side by side for the Sudanese visa in your passport.
· There must be 2 empty pages for the 2 Egyptian visas in your passport.
· Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after entering Egypt and Sudan.
· You must have the vaccination against yellow fever and have your vaccination card with you.
· You must have a valid diving certificate and diving and personal insurance.

The places are filling up quickly, so be among the lucky ones to join this trip! Contact us for further details and with your booking requests! We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you onboard!

Attention to all!!!

Who have booked Sudan diving tours onboard M/Y Andromeda through Diving World UK!

The company is not authorised to sell Sudan tours onboard M/Y Andromeda, so if you are booked on any of our tours, contact us directly immediately.

Thank you!

Breaking News: Good Morning to all! Andromeda got to the main sea port in Port Sudan today and she is waiting for the costumers in gloriously flat calm waters. The sun is shining – currently it is a lovely 28 degrees Celsius and diving visibility is excellent.

Andromeda will be operating from Port Sudan for the next 15 weeks in the Sudanese Red Sea. She is one of a very few boats to operate in this area where diving is incredible and reefs are pristine. She has been working in Sudan in the past 2 spring seasons.

Andromeda, built in 2009, is the first, high-specification, steel boat to operate in Sudan. Her range and speed allow her to open up new dive sites in the area.

Our strengths in Sudan:

• Our regular North itinerary includes dive sites all the way North to Angarosh and Abington, visiting the sites of Umbria Wreck, Sanganeb, Shaab Rumi, Shaab Suedi – Blue Bell Wreck, Merlo Reef, Abington, Mesharifa, Quita el Bana, Angarosh.
• There are no extra charges for dive sites.
• There are at least 4 dives on every tour.
• We offer at least 4 dives every day (except for the first and the last days).
• Our new itinerary, Ultimate Sudan tour, includes the best dive sites from the North and South Sudan dive sites.
• Our diver’s safety is further enhanced by our SEA MARSHALL lost diver locate system.

Contact us to check availability onboard M/Y Andromeda and take advantage of to our best season rates.

We are returning to Sudan starting in February, 2011 until the end of June, 2011! Most of our weeks are already fully booked but you still have a chance to book with us this season.

Just for the sake of information, diving in Sudan is best in the spring. This is when the marine life is the liveliest and the most amazing during the year.

Last available spaces in 2011:
12/02/2011 – 19/02/2011 North Safari/Sudan
19/02/2011 – 26/02/2011 Small North Diving Safari/Sudan
26/02/2011 – 05/03/2011 North Safari/Sudan
05/03/2011 – 12/03/2011 North Safari/Sudan

What we offer: M/Y Andromeda – Safety and luxury in one place! Diver search and locate system is available onboard!

We look forward to seeing you and your friend’s again onboard for another amazing season in Sudan and we hope to see some new faces as well for an unforgettable experience.

We hope to see you there! For any further details or with your booking requests, please contact us. Thank you very much!

That’s is for know… join your dives!

One of the most popular liveaboard diving itineraries in the Red Sea is again part of our diving program in November. Places are available right now to book onboard M/Y Andromeda! Amazingly beautiful wrecks, sharks, mantas, turtles and dolphins have made these diving spots deservingly popular.

Date: November 3-10. 2010
Route: Brothers / Daedalus / Elphinstone
Boat: Andromeda – Safety and luxury in one place!

The spacious lounge area is air-conditioned and well equipped with an LCD TV / VCR, DVD and CD player and furnished according to European style. Arabian cafe The spacious room follows the original Oriental coffee shop design with shisha (waterpipe) smoking possibility, coffee, tea and original Arabic music.

The comfortable 100-square-metre sun deck provides plenty of space for sun seekers, as well as shaded area. Comfortable deck chairs and cushioned seats make time more pleasant. There is a smaller sun deck in front of the captain’s bridge. In front of the salon is a comfortable open but covered area for resting and chatting between dives and in the evening.

The large dive deck and dive platform area ensures more-than-adequate space for divers preparing for their next plunge into the Red Sea. 2 hand-held showers on the platform allow for a rinse after diving or snorkeling. A bathroom with shower and marine head leads directly off the dive deck. Equipment Rental of diving equipment can be arranged but should be booked well in advance. We do not keep rental gear on board. Tanks: 20x 12lt and 10x15lt aluminum tanks, K valves, DIN and INT with international adaptors. Weights are provided at no charge on the boat. Zodiacs: 2, each equipped with a 40HP engine.

Diver search and locate system is available onboard!

Now offering at an unbeatable price!

We hope to see you there! For any further details or with your booking requests, please contact us. Thank you very much.

That it is for know… join your dives!

Until next time happy bubbles és safe travels! All the best!