Leading liveaboard holiday company Emperor Divers has teamed up with Solomon Islands-based Bilikiki Cruises, one of the world’s top liveaboard operators.
A statement from Emperor Divers said that the arrangement will help to ‘promote its new partner to a more global audience using its large customer base and strong market reputation.’ Emperor will also take over some of the operational and development work.
Bilikiki Cruises is a long-established and highly-regarded company that has been operating around the Solomon Islands since the 1980s – one of the only companies to operate in this region.
Emperor’s history dates back to the early 1990s and its Egypt-based dive centres, but the company has expanded over the years to include a fleet of liveaboards in the Red Sea, Indonesia and the Maldives.
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‘We are very pleased to welcome Bilikiki to the Emperor family. Our organisations are well matched as both have a very loyal client base and are renowned for providing excellent customer service,’ said Emperor Divers CEO Alex Bryant.
‘By joining forces, we feel we can help further progress the hugely popular Bilikiki product and also introduce our established guests to a new area in which to dive.
‘It’s a very exciting arrangement for us. We are well established in our three current destinations of the Red Sea, Indonesia and Maldives but this new arrangement gives us a great chance to develop, to explore the Solomon Islands and take in some new diving experiences.
The tropical archipelago of the Solomon Islands is known by divers for its stunning coral reefs and clear blue waters, plus the well-preserved wrecks of ships and aircraft sunk during the Second World War.
‘We’re delighted to have linked up with Emperor Divers to create this new working relationship,’ said Bilikiki Cruises’ managing director, Sam Leeson. ‘The chance to work with such a prominent organisation in the liveaboard industry is a great opportunity for us.
‘Very little will change in the day-to-day running of Bilikiki as our existing staff will keep doing the tremendous work they have been doing for years.
‘However, it offers a superb opportunity to spread the word about our beautiful boat and hopefully bring new visitors to experience the magical diving available in the Solomon Islands.’
For more information on the new partnership head to www.emperordivers.com or contact Emperor Divers’ customer service team at info@emperordivers.com.
