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As this isn't a member services section and just recommending a liveaboard. I can honestly say that you won't get a better operator than Maldives Scuba Tours, they operate 2 of their own boats and can organise resort based holidays. If you are looking for a Maldives liveaboard then take a...

Wow and I thought you guys had it good, obviously not ;) we can get a pair of latex wrist seals replaced for £40 about $70, someone is making money out of you.

It all depends on the mix you are planning to use, most manufactures will not say for nitrox use, I dive Poseidons and the manual actually says not to dive mixes greater than 21%. As long as you aren't diving mixes greater than 40% most regs will be fine. In the UK the apexs regs are probably...

The new 50lb per bag limit isn't really an issue for us, normally we are lucky to get 30kg in one bag, what I am a bit concerned about is the stories of bags going missing. In fact I am really looking at going out one day early just in case. Appreciate all your comments though, keep them...

If you think you aren't getting paid enough get a different job. If you pay for a course you are buying a service, if I get my car serviced I don't tip the machanic.

I am with Brad on this one, I am not a PADI pro, but some years ago I did do a DM course as a friend of mine wanted to do it so we did it together, never bothered with it since. I am also a BSAC instructor but tipping isn't something that happens in the UK, BSAC instructors aren't paid by...

Flights out of Gatwick tend to be on Thursdays to Marsa Alam as thats when the liveaboards leave. You might be better off going to Sharm if you need a weekend flight.

I don't know about the Sealife one but I have just bought the Sea & Sea 750. Heather at Alan James photography has just tested it on holiday and there is a review here http://www.marine-cameras.com/gallery/DX750gCamerareview/index.html

I don't agree, yes you will get lots of boats on Elphinstone but only on the first and last days of the trip. This is because it is the nearest area to Port Ghalib where the southern boats start from. I have done the Brothers, Elphinstone and Deadalus in 2004 and St Johns in 2004 and 2005...

I wasn't aware it was possible to dive the sudanese waters from Egypt, if it was I would have done it by now. I have been on Royal Emperor but that was 2004 before it changed hands, I know it has a refit and is currently operating in the sudan. But you have to fly to Port sudan and pick the...

Yep have to agree I would do the Redsea as well, in fact I am considering one for March. I only do liveaboards but you might prefer a landbased trip, however a liveaboard would get your dive tally up. You will probably need 50 logged dive for some of the trips out of Marsa Alam but we did St...

Thanks for posting and reassuring me about the trip, we are just at the planning stage right now so I will inform my friends about the 4 hour against 2 hour, this is interesting because I phoned CA office in the UK and she said 2 hours would be plenty, suppose she didn't want to put me off...

Cheers for the welcome I suppose I hadn't registered before because I thought it was mostly a US site but looks like we have more in common than I thought :14:

I would recommed Undersea Explorer from Port Douglas. I was on her in 2002 and had a fantastic time, it isn't your standard liveaboard as there is normally a Marine Biologist onboard doing some research. We did a shark and nautilus week and went out to Osprey reef for a shark attract. We did...

I have been reading some of the thread and was wondering if someone could give me some information. Next year we are going to the Galapagos flying from the UK, we have almost decided to us Continental Airlines from London to Guayaquil, probably via Houston. The reason we are using a US...

Hi there I have been reading the threads for a few weeks and I have read some interesting stuff as some friends and I have booked to go to the Galapagos next year and it can't come too soon. I have been diving about 11 years and I am a BSAC Advanced diver / Instructor aalthough I don't do...