Red Sea Aggressor IV

Red Sea Aggressor IV is a 42-metre steel liveaboard based at Port Ghalib, ten minutes from Marsa Alam airport. It carries 26 guests in 13 staterooms, four masters and nine deluxe cabins. The boat runs two Saturday-to-Saturday southern itineraries. One heads offshore to Brothers, Daedalus and Elphinstone; the other pairs Daedalus with the St John's reefs. Both weeks run the standardized Aggressor rhythm of up to 18 to 22 dives, mostly tender drift dives from skiffs over the offshore plateaus. Nitrox is available for a surcharge. The dive week is structured and predictable. Published fares are in US dollars, and the onboard extras are itemized upfront: port and marine-park charges, government fees collected by the operator, plus fuel, run about 200 dollars per week and are paid at the boat rather than folded into the fare. Who does it suit? The offshore plateaus reward divers comfortable in current and blue-water drift diving rather than first-timers. PADI and SSI courses are supported.

Aggressor IV suits divers who want southern Egypt's offshore plateaus done in a polished, predictable way. The draw is structure: a Port Ghalib base minutes from Marsa Alam airport, two clearly defined Saturday-to-Saturday weeks, and the standardized service the brand is known for. Guided tender drift diving over the offshore reefs, at a rhythm of up to 20-plus dives a week, is the core experience. Divers value the transparent model, with published dollar fares and park and fuel charges itemized upfront rather than sprung at checkout. The trade-off is a fees-and-nitrox-added structure instead of a single all-inclusive number. The weeks are not for first-timers. Offshore plateaus reward capable divers comfortable in current and blue water.