Oriana - Sharm El Sheikh LiveAboards The Oriana has began operating in the Egyptian Red sea in 2000 and offers one week itineraries cruising around the northern dive sites as well as a separate cruise and stay option. You will enjoy your hotel stay in the sea with great enjoy of fresh hot meals between the dives saving your restaurant expenses at resort. Length: 23m Beam: 6.6m Cabins: 7 twin cabins DU/WC: in all cabins Max. pax: 14 Crew: 6 + Dive Guides Safety: 20 Litre Oxygen Kit, Dan Medical Kit, 20 Life Jackets, 4 Buoys, 4 Flares, Fire Alarms & 10 Fire extinguishers. Engines: Mercedes 420 HP Fuel: 10,000 litre. Navigation: GPS / Echo-sounder / One Compass

Day 1: Arrival and check in to the M/Y Oriana, welcome meeting by our guides, then serving dinner
Day 2: Check dive and equipment check at Temple. Next is to dive is Jackfish, afterwards the third dive will be at the Alternatives as well as a Night Dive
Day 3: First dive of the day will be the wreck of the Dunraven, Second dive at Big Passage, third dive at Shag Rock and overnight at Sha’ab Aly
Day 4: Early Morning, dive the Thistlegorm for two dives Orientation & Penetration then for the third dive your boat will sail to Small Passage (where two channels cut the reef system of Sha’ab Mahmoud connecting a sheltered lagoon to the open sea). A Night dive inside the lagoon is optional
Day 5: Early start to the National Park of Ras Mohamed to dive Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef, the southernmost tip of the Sinai Peninsula with an endless wall unique in the Red Sea, then the Second dive at Ras Ghazlani, then the third dive at Ras Zater and night dive at Temple
Day 6: Sailing back north to the Gulf of Aqaba and Tiran to do your third dive at Gordon Reef, which gently slopes to the south and form a large plateau. If weather permits stay overnight at Gordon Reef. Usual winds are strong so the boat will stay in the more sheltered South Lagoon where a night dive is optional
Day 7: Very early morning dive Jackson Reef and then after Breakfast, the second dive will be at Woodhouse as a last dive in itinerary
Day 8: Serving breakfast, check out from M/Y ORIANA.

Itinerary 2: M/Y Oriana Best of Northern Wrecks and Reefs
Departure Port: Sharm El Sheikh - Travco Marina
This sailing is for 7 nights/ 6 days, a nice mix of reef’s & wreck dives where divers can enjoy a great selection of Marine life..

Day 1: Arrival and check in to the M/Y Oriana, welcome meeting by our guides, then serving dinner
Day 2: Early morning Check dive at Ras Katy then sail to Dunraven to cross to Abu Nuhas and dive Carnatic, the Night Dive will be at the Lagoon
Day 3: Early Morning Sailing to Giannis D & Marcus then move to Gubal to dive Ulessyes and then the night dive will be at the Barge
Day 4: Start the day with early morning dive at Rosalie Moller wreck then Shag Rock and Thistlegorm and the Night Dive will be at Thistlegorm
Day 5: Start the day by diving Thistlegorm & then diving at Small Crack The third dive will be at the Shark Reef to finish the day with a night dive at Temple
Day 6: Starting with Shark Reef then Ras Ghazlani then move to Tiran to Dive Thomas reef and the night dive will be at the last at Lagoon
Day 7: Very early morning dive Jackson Reef and the second dive will be at Woodhouse reef
Day 8: Serving breakfast, check out from M/Y Oriana.

Important Note:  Please note that the itineraries listed here are a guide only. Variables such as the weather may dictate that either the order or the site selection may be subject to change. Should this be the case then the dive guide will endeavour to supply the best possible alternatives suitable to the diver’s requirements.