Pillpusher
Contributor
After having to cancel two other planned destinations, I'll be trying out the Red Sea in mid to late march. I'll be doing two back to back liveaboard trips, and am having a difficult time deciding which two areas to choose. Well, better put, since there seems to be three "areas", which one NOT to do. I thought I had my mind made up, but now I've read so much contradictory information, I'm not sure anymore.
I was going to skip the North, mainly due to the fact that I far prefer reefs and pelagics to wrecks... Unless the wreck IS now a reef. That works, too. But I've read some state that the north has some of the most vibrant reef areas in the Red Sea. I don't mind SOME wrecks... In fact, I'd LOVE to do the Thistegorm. But I don't want 1/2 of my dives for a week to be wrecks. So, I was going to do south (St John, Fury Shoals, etc) for the more pristine and colorful reefs and BDE for reef and pelagics. However, now I'm reading that the reefs in the south aren't any better than the north, and that pelagics aren't likely at BDE in mid-late March. OR, if the Thistlegorm is the only reason I should head north, I could do the other two sections and take a day trip to the Thistlegorm on one of my extra days.
As for boats, the two I had mostly decided on, prior to me second guessing myself, were Emperor Elite ("South and St Johns") and MY Blue (BDE). Or, as a potential option, I can look for a "north/brothers" route, if the D and E aren't worth it, or a South route with D if the B and E wouldn't be worth it.
So, after a day and a half of analysis paralysis, I come to you, oh wizards of scuba knowledge... What say you?
Thanks in advance!
I was going to skip the North, mainly due to the fact that I far prefer reefs and pelagics to wrecks... Unless the wreck IS now a reef. That works, too. But I've read some state that the north has some of the most vibrant reef areas in the Red Sea. I don't mind SOME wrecks... In fact, I'd LOVE to do the Thistegorm. But I don't want 1/2 of my dives for a week to be wrecks. So, I was going to do south (St John, Fury Shoals, etc) for the more pristine and colorful reefs and BDE for reef and pelagics. However, now I'm reading that the reefs in the south aren't any better than the north, and that pelagics aren't likely at BDE in mid-late March. OR, if the Thistlegorm is the only reason I should head north, I could do the other two sections and take a day trip to the Thistlegorm on one of my extra days.
As for boats, the two I had mostly decided on, prior to me second guessing myself, were Emperor Elite ("South and St Johns") and MY Blue (BDE). Or, as a potential option, I can look for a "north/brothers" route, if the D and E aren't worth it, or a South route with D if the B and E wouldn't be worth it.
So, after a day and a half of analysis paralysis, I come to you, oh wizards of scuba knowledge... What say you?
Thanks in advance!