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Back to the shipping thing. Part of the problem is we’re spoiled by free/cheap shipping from big places like Amazon, Home Depot, warehouse clubs etc that do their own or can negotiate great rates for themselves. And are very good at the whole logistics thing. I often wonder hiw they can can...

Finding a LOB both exciting for you and suitable for your junior diver is a big ask, you may need to make choices you don’t like. If you’re in the US and this trip is about the junior diver, most LOB in the Carribean might be fine. Most don’t deal with much current. It won’t be anywhere near as...

That's a tough one. I don't think I would do the CA 4 in the winter months when odds of making the crossing to Little aren't great. Once upon a time I wouldn' have minded as much as it's at least an easy way of getting in a bunch of dives on Grand more easily than shore based. But the diving on...

Yes, it is a thing. Ever heard of yum yum yellow? 😛 We recently did shark dives from Beqa lagoon resort Fiji. That op definitely cared, didn’t want contrast. That includes the contrast between like a shorty and bare arms or legs. If you didn’t have a wetsuit they were happy with they would loan...

We did the Ocean Hunter 3 but it was like 10 years ago. Were happy with the whole operation. Master cabin was definitely the way to go if you can get one.

A place to hang out by the water, grab lunch, do some dives, rinse gear and self, then have a post dive beverage and nice meal - all without moving anywhere. It doesn’t suck.

Cayman Brac seems closest to what you want, but still nothing like Bonaire or Curacao. Cayman has a few good shore dive facilities, but IMO mostly good for supplementing boat dives there not the whole deal. And traffic between them can be a nightmare. I love Little Cayman but I prefer boat...

Its very personal.l you just have to try a few. Some people love those comfobites. I had one years back only because it came on my new reg, and I despised it as did my husband. He likes his moldable mouthpiece. I bought a smaller version but haven’t gotten around to trying it yet. I like those 2...

A low end liveaboard - anything described as camping at sea, cabins with a bunch of bunks - you might need to bring towels or want some supplemental bedding. Mike Ball isn’t low end and you don’t need to bring stuff like that. Most boats, think floating hotel but with small rooms. (Lots of...

I try to do that. But you do realize as soon as you accomplish that there will be a new "standard." :banghead:

We saw tigers in April. A note - we did 2 dives. They said the tigers normally hung out further away and wouldn’t get there until the second dive. And that’s exactly how it went on both days we did it. This was from Beqa Lagoon resort.

Find a good Rijsttsfel place. We did it once with just the 2 of is which was good, but its better with a group. We once talked a bunch of people from our dive boat into it. The ostrich farm is interesting on that last non-dive day, and we liked the restaurant there.

There was no feeding on the one Maldives LOB we did. Given that it’s not legal, I doubt that it is common on LOBs if at all. I get the sense they like their rules there. Ask the specific boat for policy if you are concerned. Once we were away from the airport area, we saw no other liveaboards...

wall does not automatically = downcurrents, there's more to it than that. Something to research about a specific area. (I've done well over 1000 dives, plenty of walls in various places, and have never encountered one.

14 pounds with a 7mm does not sound like that much. Sometimes you need what you need and people get too obsessed about using less weight. If less is right she will eventually get there. IMO better to have a little more lead and success, and drop it over time as it feels right. Rather than not...

I’d go with extra night to rest up and leave room for problems, and fly a better airline.

Atlantis is a well run operation but I found their PG resort generally inconvenient and uncomfortable.

That’s pretty common for that part of the world, but not typical in US/Caribbean region so it weirds us out. That is actually one benefit of using a travel agent, you are paying them and they are paying the resort.

AFAIK DAN travel insurance has nothing special with regards to diving activities. It’s just regular travel insurance. I believe I read on this board that their travel insurance is from Generali (and that you can get the same policy direct from Generali for less.) Probably why they told you to...

Dive Accident insurance, you absolutely should have. Some ops require it. Dive accident insurance does not actually overlap that much with regular travel insurance. And regular travel insurance may not cover some dive adjacent things you might hope. If you arrived at your destination, are...