Alia
Brand new liveaboard offering spectacular dive safaris to all the Egyptian Red Sea's highlights
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Overview
- Exciting itineraries diving Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone, and St Johns
- Brand new diver-friendly facilities and equipment, newly constructed in 2020
- Three to four dives per day, exploring reefs, wrecks, and walls
- Spacious and modern interiors loaded with contemporary design elements
Built in 2020, Alia offers some of the most modern and contemporary interiors of any boat in the Red Sea. You'll feel perfectly relaxed in stylish surroundings, complete with all the comforts of home. And, you'll be well looked after underwater, with an expert crew guiding up to four dives a day in Egypt’s central and southern Red Sea, with plenty of time to relax in between. You'll explore kaleidoscopic coral reefs, sombre shipwrecks, and plummeting walls, joined by an incredible variety of tropical species. Back on deck, expect world-class service, delicious dining and drinks, wireless internet and an entertainment console.
Upcoming trips
Cabins
- If you are a solo traveller, we aim to allocate shared cabins on a same-sex basis.
- Non-shareable cabins can not be shared with another single traveler outside your party. A single occupancy surcharge will be applied.
Amenities
Boat
Dive facilities
- If you are a solo traveller, we aim to allocate shared cabins on a same-sex basis.
- Non-shareable cabins can not be shared with another single traveler outside your party. A single occupancy surcharge will be applied.
Vessel
Vessel information
The latest addition to the prestigious Dune fleet, Alia offers exciting liveaboard dive safaris in Egypt's central and southern Red Sea. This modern and recently built motor yacht, boasts brand new facilities, and a friendly, helpful crew, happy to cater to your every need. While on board you’ll eat, sleep, dive, repeat, with up to four opportunities to dive each day, as well as snorkelling and wildlife watching any time the boat is anchored. When you aren't out exploring, you'll enjoy a beautiful contemporary ambience, with surroundings that look more like a floating boutique hotel than a dive boat.
Alia caters to a wide variety of guests, with seasonal itineraries focused on remote and pristine coral reefs, stunning marine wildlife like sharks and dolphins, and spooky, sobering shipwrecks. And, no matter which adventure suits you best, you're guaranteed to have the time of your life, both above and below the waterline. This vessel offers outstanding service, with a highly trained international diving team, happy to offer as much hands-on assistance and care as you need. Plus, trips to suit every diver, with visits to the Brothers Islands, Daedalus, Elphinstone, St Johns, Fury Shoals, and beyond.
Onboard Alia
Alia offers spacious twin and double cabins, with connecting quarters available ideal for families and dive groups travelling together. Below deck, you'll find plenty of room to relax in an air-conditioned salon and dining area, complete with designer furnishings and a modern entertainment centre including big-screen tv and video game consoles. This is also where you'll enjoy three sumptuous meals each day, featuring a bold blend of local and international dishes, with options to suit every palate. Free flow coffee, tea, snacks, and fruit are also available around the clock. And, beer, wine, and select spirits are on offer once each day's diving is done. Head topside to stretch out in the sun or shade, with loungers, comfortable seating, and panoramic views.
Diving from Alia
This newly constructed luxury liveaboard is set to become a favourite among Red Sea divers in the know. You'll enjoy day after day of easy diving, with scuba-friendly features at every turn, including two custom zodiacs for easy entry and exit - and no long surface swims. Back on board, you'll find a spacious, shaded dive deck with showers, individual equipment storage, and dedicated camera rinse bins. Plus, brand new rental gear, 15-litre tanks, and nitrox for qualified divers. A full range of PADI courses is also offered, conducted by a patient and professional international team of instructors.
Top tips
- Alia is well-suited to non-divers with comfortable common areas, wireless internet, and plenty of options for snorkellers.
- This boat's connected cabins are ideal for families and dive groups travelling together.
- Pack easy to layer outfits for hot, dry days and cool breezy nights at sea.
- Advanced certification and 20 logged dives are required for joining this boat's most adventurous itineraries.