3 liveaboards fit my schedule... input appreciated!

[DenaGirl]

I still can't decide! I found three liveabroads that fit my schedule. Which would you pick?
THANK YOU for your input!

MY Emperor Asmaa: Fury & Friends (from Hamata Port)
7 nights
Itinerary: Wadi Lahmi, Abu Galawa Soraya, Abu Galawa Kebir, Sha'ab Maksur, Sha'ab Claudio, Sha'ab Sataya

My Sea Serpent: Brothers & Daedalus Reef (from Hurghada)
7 nights
Itinerary: Big Brother, Little Brother, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone.
No. of dives: 21

My Blue Seas: St. John's (from Marsa Ghaleb)
7 nights
Itinerary: Abu Dabab, Elphinstone, Sha'ab Claudio, Dolphin Reef (Sataya), Sha'ab Sharm, St. John’s (Habili Ali & Gota Kebir), Fury Shoals, Marsa Shouna.
No. of dives: 24

I am going in July. I have an advanced PADI certification but I don't get to dive often. I take a diving trip every other year. I have about 65 logged dives. This summer will be my first 7 day liveabroad.

 

[Solly]

depends on your profile and what you wish for.... all the 3 are amazing but I tend to 2 or 3 more (1 and 3 are almost the same but 3 includes more sites)...
If you like walls and drop offs with current and extreme diving conditions go for 2 , you will probably see lots of sharks and very beautiful corals.
for 3, still you have elphinstone and the st. johns area for similar kind of drop offs.... but of course not comparable to the brothers, other sites are nice with hard corals and good chances for reef sharks.

The only sorrow that you will miss of 1 is maksur but it is very comparable to elphinstone but longer from north to south.

I just had a trip which was a mix of 1 and 3 while last 2 years I did the brothers/daedalus trips .... If I am to choose right now, I would go for 2

hope this helps.

 

[DenaGirl]

Thank you! It's my first time in the Red Sea and I don't know anyone who has been so it's helpful to hear from other divers. Thank you!

I forgot to mention that I am going in July. I do have an advanced PADI certification but I don't get to dive often. I take a diving trip every other year. I have about 65 logged dives.

 

[TSandM]

Another option, although I don't know your schedule, is Red Sea Explorers. I have been on the MV Tala twice, once for seven days and once for ten, and were I to go back to the Red Sea, I would not think of booking with any other boat. Although the boat itself is not ultra-luxurious, it is comfortable and everything works. The food is ample and good. Where the boat absolutely shines is in the diving -- Not only is the deck crew fantastic and the boat layout efficient and easy, the owner, Faisal Khalaf, is a madcap, manic, wonderful man who is determined to see each and every guest have as much fun as is humanly possible. If you want guided dives, you will get them, with fabulous 3D models of the sites. If you don't want a guide, you'll get a briefing and a blessing. Unless the boat schedule absolutely requires it, there are no maximum dive times. Nitrox is no problem, and the boat even has scooters to rent. I thought the prices were very reasonable, especially for what we got. I miss being on the Tala . . .