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Cool, now I have 3 good options to check out. I actually dove with Horizon about 10 years ago if I’m remembering correctly. Thanks for these.

Thanks Jcp2. Will check them out.

We are a group of 6 - 8 divers looking to spend a week diving in the FL Keys, and we are wondering if any of the dive operators in that area will hold onto our gear (BC’s, weight belts, fins, etc.) at the end of each day and have it set up on the boat when we show up the next morning to do more...

DandyDon, I completely agree, and I think that most everyone else reading this long discussion agrees as well. The real issue becomes what protocol the skipper should use "to know that all divers are back on board". I don't want to have to carry waterproof GPS devices or self-rescue life rafts...

Thanks for the feedback. 2 out of 2 "positive" is a good thing. Did they also supply you with free tanks for shore diving?

Hi: Although I've been to Coz on 5 different occasions (never get enough!), I've usually stayed at Scuba Club and dive with their excellent on-site dive op. This time around we are going to try something completely different by staying at the Fiesta Americana, which is an inexpensive...

I've been to Coz a number of times, stayed once at El Presidente (nice but expensive), and 3 times at Scuba Club (SCC). We're considering going back next June with a larger group who is looking for an all inclusive, and is "budget minded", and so we've narrowed our options to either SCC or...

Andy, Dr. Bill, and others: Thanks for the helpful suggestions. I will probably be looking at a 4 - 5 day Coral Seas trip as part of a 3-week New Zealand/Australia tour (I know - not nearly enough time!). Glad to hear that all of the boats are of a high quality these days - most reassuring...

I'm in the very early stages of planning a trip to Australia next June, and wanted to spend 4-5 days on a liveaboard out of the Cairns/Port Douglas area. I'm familiar with the Mike Ball operation by way of a number of reports on SB, but I'm also curious to see if anyone has experience with a...

I'm guessing that the site that you're referring to is named "El Morro". The dive op guys were trying to convince me to do this dive on another day (to make up for some of the experiences that I had), but I ran out of time.

Yep - sometimes you take a chance and it doesn't quite work out. All dive can't be great dives.

All of my previous trip reports have given generally glowing comments regarding the dive sites and the dive ops, but this will be different (sad to say). My wife and I accompanied 4 neighbors on a trip to Puerto Vallarta (PV). This was our first time there, and anytime that we are anywhere...

Vladimir - while your keen eye has rooted out evidence that divers (including me) who like Nekton also don't like to get seasick, there are some other important reasons that a diving "platform" like Nekton should appeal to ALL divers, whether they get seasick or not. For example, while the...

Darnold9999 - I think you've discerned what raviepoo was talking about when he said that Nekton appeals to a "special kind of diver" - and that kind would be the type that just really wants to do a lot of great diving. On second thought, that description could probably be applied to a lot of...

We're going to be heading to Puerto Vallarta the first week in October, and we've read some good things about the Pacific Scuba dive op there. When I checked their website I noticed that they include dive gear in each of their trips. Although this is a bit unusual (it appears that they don't...

I think you have two options: 1. Take her along and make sure that she has a nice mask, snorkel, and fins, and a lot of sunscreen. There are a number of Nekton itineraries where there is some decent snorkeling, so that a non-diver can still have some fun too (albeit not nearly as close to...

Having done 2 Nekton trips and no other liveaboards I also agree on the choice of Nekton for a Belize liveaboard. When we did the Belize Nekton trip we would often see the Peter Hughes and Aggressor boats, so no matter which liveaboard you pick you will end up diving the same great areas...

Good to know - thanks!