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Eddie Clamp
16-09-2008, 16:38
Wow! For reasons most of us can work out, it appears that prices of some Red Sea Liveaboards have risen sharply :mad:. I keep my eye on such just in case a last minute cheapo deal comes up at short notice which I can take advantage of being an OAP with a very obliging wife :p .
Guess I shall just have to contain myself for the foreseeable future :cool:.
More importantly what is the effect of all this on the Red Sea liveaboard boats and crews for today and the future?
Eddie
Prices will rise year on year, bigger newer boats. I just took a look at TB site and there are boats full through to October 2009, credit crunch doesn't seem to be effecting the best liveaboards as people will book early to secure their chosen boat and itinerary.
I think there will always be a demand for the likes of Tornado and Sea Serpent Fleets.
Yep I would love to take advantage of a cheap deal - don't think it is going to happen though.
MSutcliffe
16-09-2008, 17:53
I'll bet 10p it has something to do with the price of Oil
There was an announcement from the red sea operators association thing a while ago - saying that they were recommending all the operators charged a fuel supplement. it all sounded a bit like price fixing to me, mind. I hope blueotwo won't be trying that on next week - if they do then they will be politely told to whistle by me.
The price of holidays is rising in general. Currently because of the oil price, but I bet in the not to distant future, it will also be because ATOL will want more cash from the tour operators to guard against failure.
The price from Thomsons/First choice et al will be stable just now, but next seasons prices will, i suspect, include a significant hike.
The days of cheap travel are gone. I remember going to Sharm, including flights, transfers, and B&B for £99 not so long ago. Can't see that happening again!
Eddie Clamp
16-09-2008, 18:36
Yep I would love to take advantage of a cheap deal - don't think it is going to happen though.
Aaaah, so sorry! But can you go like I can at two days notice? :eek:
Eddie
:rolleyes:
Alison Boler
16-09-2008, 18:54
Eddie
Everything has gone up everywhere from what I can see. Food and oil prices have hiked everything up alarmingly - they've had food riots in Egypt for instance. Both of these things, plus the whole airfares debacle has got to blast the liveaboards prices upwards. I suppose £850ish for 7 days full board with practically unlimited diving isn't so bad. Dive prices on the day boats out of sharm are getting on for £200 now. Then you've got the marine park fees, and to pay for all the food, flights and accom, taxis etc. Plus you get more dives on the liveaboard and they tend to be better dives.
When I first went on a liveaboard to the Red Sea in 1986 (Lady Jenny 5) I think it cost me about £800 then. With inflation, to pay the same today is pretty good.
The days of the £575 special are probably - and sadly - gone.
Allie
Eddie Clamp
16-09-2008, 19:38
Eddie
The days of the £575 special are probably - and sadly - gone.
Allie
Cheers Allie. As usual you bring a modicum of sense to my old man's rants :D. I can but live in hope for little bit of cheap diving in the future.
How DID you know what I paid for my last week's diving? :eek:
Eddie
John Bantin
16-09-2008, 19:46
Actually the prices charged in the Egyptian Red Sea have been distorting the market anyway. Look at prices anywhere else and you will see that in the rest of the world where marine diesel is TEN times the price of the subsidised fuel in Egypt, the prices are and have been MUCH more. We have gone through a period when the Red Sea was remarkable cheap. Alision is quite right when she notes that LJV prices were much more. When I was a dive guide on the LJV (1992) we worked on a pax rate of 150 US dollars per day. The Egyptian owners entered the market at 60 US dollars per day.
Aaaah, so sorry! But can you go like I can at two days notice? :eek:
Eddie
:rolleyes:
Why wait 2 days - I am not working at the moment so if I could afford a trip I would be on the flight tonight :D
Eddie Clamp
17-09-2008, 08:59
Why wait 2 days - I am not working at the moment so if I could afford a trip I would be on the flight tonight :D
Good for you :p I can see I have been outclassed, yet again! :rolleyes: I have to persuade my lovely wife tho....
Eddie
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