In November 2022 I went on a South Red Sea liveaboard trip with the Seawolf Dominator – and to date it is still the best liveaboard I’ve ever been on anywhere in the world!
Why? For me, what makes the Seawolf Dominator so special is the phenomenal customer service, the awesome quality of food, the incredible diving itineraries and the actual liveaboard itself which despite being only mid-priced feels like a luxury option thanks to how big and grand it is.
All these factors combined mean the Seawolf Dominator offers superb value for money! The Seawolf Dominator is part of the Seawolf Fleet; renowned for high customer service, they have over 20 years experience operating Red Sea liveaboard trips.
Let’s start with the customer service: of all the liveaboards I’ve been on, I have never felt so pampered as I did on the Seawolf Dominator. After every dive, someone would immediately appear to help us out of our gear and hand us a refreshing drink.
After the third dive of the day and before dinner; we’d all be invited up to the outdoor lounge for mock-tails; which became a great part of the daily wind-down ritual.
The food was incredible; it was honestly one of the most delicious weeks of my life (and I’m a pretty fussy eater!). Cuisine was mostly seafood with a blend of Egyptian and Western flavourings; plenty of fish, calamari, veggies and rice; whilst on other nights we also had meat roasts!
After we finished our dinner someone would magically appear next to us with a friendly smile, a wink – and dessert!
All of the staff were extremely friendly and helpful; the dive guides highly experienced and knowledgable of the local marine life, the chefs superbly talented and the boat crew really went out of their way to be welcoming, approachable and create a lot of fun, funny, feel good vibes every moment.
The actual liveaboard boat itself is really nice; it is an extremely modern, clean and spacious yacht – at 42 meter long, the Seawolf Dominator is larger than most other Red Sea liveaboards and you can really feel this extra space in the common areas and cabins.
The cabins have a traditional wooden interior with spacious beds, charging spaces, nightlights and an ensuite bathroom.
I honestly found the beds of the Seawolf Dominator to be insanely comfy; they must have been using some Egyptian silk or something because I slept like a log-fish every night!
On the top deck of the Seawolf Dominator is a large sundeck connected to a partially shaded al fresco dining area. However, during my trip;, most folks hung out on the second deck with its partially shaded lounge, panoramic views, comfy furniture and colourful beanbags.
The indoor saloon is very spacious with a huge lounge; it’s also a great place to read and chill plus there is a huge Plasma TV, board games and books.
Moving through the lounge; you come into the spacious dining area; surrounded by stunning ocean views in all directions. I really can’t overstate how great the food served here was!
The dive deck itself was very spacious; with two showers and staff constantly around to help with gear maintenance and cleaning.
As for the actual diving itself – it was simply phenomenal! Certified divers got FREE NITROX throughout the whole week which was a really nice bonus as on most liveaboards you actually have to pay extra for this.
We explored the South Red Sea which was a visually stunning experience with incredible visibility of up to 120 feet (40 meters) and amazingly healthy coral reef that literally stretches away for as far as the eye can see.
There’s a myriad of life; including all manner of reef fish, nudibranch, crustaceans and turtles plus big oceanic fish like trevally, giant barracuda and tuna.
The dive guides showed me videos from the previous months trips in which other guests had also seen dolphins, hammerhead sharks, manta rays and thresher sharks.
The dive itinerary was extremely well structured in that each day go better than the last; with the highlight of the trip being on the last full day when we dived with Oceanic Whitetip Sharks at Elphinstone! Check out my Video of the Weeks Diving:
The video above shows the South Red Sea but Seawolf Dominator also tours the North Red Sea which is famous for epic shipwrecks and easy, beginner friendly dives!
Daily Structure:
Each day we were woken up at 6am and had twenty minutes to grab a coffee and snack before the first dive briefing of the day.
Throughout the day there were three day dives; each was followed by a delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner and then guests had a couple of hours to rest before the next dive.
After the third dive, everyone is invited to the main outdoor lounge; music is played and the staff bring you a fresh drink and light snacks. This made socialising so easy.
Guests have about an hour to enjoy this part of the day, which is also ample time to shower and change and then it’s time for a mouth-watering dinner and dessert.
After this, many folks liked to enjoy a drink or two from the bar but for those who can hold off there’s usually a fourth dive – a night-dive which you can go on without a guide!
There’s no official time you have to be asleep, but most people are tucked up in their cabins by 10pm, at which point it’s all very quiet; but staff are still available 24/7.
I truly had an absolute blast on the Seawolf Dominator – I’ve been on liveaboards in the Maldives, Thailand, Komodo…and whilst all were great; none made quite so special an impression as this one.
I want to say a huge thankyou to all of the awesome crew of Seawolf Dominator – and, in the words of Terminator – I’ll be back!
