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I'm considering booking Villa Aldora for a dive trip next February. On TripAdvisor there's a scathing review about VA from July 2021, the room conditions including insect problems in the rooms, and the recent turnover of management. Any updated reviews would be VERY appreciated.

My wife and I are in the 100+ dive range and will be visiting Roatan on a cruise ship next January. The official docking times are 10AM - 7PM (sunset = 5:35PM). So, here are our criteria for unique recommendations: 1) We prefer boats with 6 or fewer people and abhor diving with snorkelers...

My wife's gear took the dreaded header off the tank holder, damaging the 1st stage. She likes the regs (Zeagle Envoys) and we've had the kit for almost a dozen years. The question for everyone is, what should the replacement 1st stage be (assuming it needs replaced)? Is there a newer &...

My wife and I are moderately experienced vacation divers with 100+ dives each ... this question isn't for us. We will have two new divers with us on a cruise stop (8am - 8pm) and they want/need/will pay for personal service, either a guide just for them or on a boat with just the four of us and...

Just curious to see if any other scubaboard members are signed up for the Nov 28th 2015 Aqua Cat cruise ... this will be our second and looking forward to it. :sharkattack:

Thanks for reading the thread. My primary question is how many divers do they need to go out and what are my alternatives if they do not (my wife and I are now booked for Wednesday March 28th)? When do they call it off and is there any other dive operator within 30 minute drive that would...

I may be lazy, and I apologize, but instead of trying to consolidate info I wanted to post a simple (but three part) question: When would the best time of year be to: 1) dive with 'normal' sharks (not nurse, but lemon, ragged tooth, reef, etc) on the warm side of the cape 2) cage dive...

We are staying overnight on Saba and have reservations for Win-air (1st flt in; last flt out) and it occurred to us that if we took our BC's they would still be wet on the return and thus throw off the weight/convenience of taking them. What are your experiences, and if you used the gear @ Sea...

My wife and I just purchased an Ikelite housing for our digital camcorder and we are very excited about shooting our dives ... I do realize the quality will improve with time and experience. The question(s) I have are: What should I do special for the housing? (such as considerations...

What: Proximity alarm Why: To alert you when your dive buddy goes beyond ___ ft. The problem occurs when utilizing the "you lead, I'll follow" routine, you fall behind the leader because of the pretty fishies. An alarm beeps alerting your buddy to turn around and check on you. :1poke...

My dw and I realllllllllly want to dive with sharks.:sharkattack: While Epcot and the Mall of America would provide the experience, I was hoping to get insight into the most bang vs. bucks for a trip in late September to swim with sharks. The baseline to beat is flying to Nassau and diving...

My wife, brother, his gf and I all recently stopped in Coz with Carnival cruise line and had a wonderful time with Eagle Ray Divers. Chellie and Antonio Castellanos are the owners (Chellie is an American married to Antonio living in Coz). The email correspondence was primarily with Chellie and...

Kind of self-descriptive .... what is the best dive location or experience you have had from a commercial cruise? Alternate question: If you were in the state of Florida, what cruise (company or itinerary) would you book for one or multiple dive locations ... "local" dive trips after...

To avoid total procrastination allow me to announce to the world: Tobacco Caye is the WORST experience ever :D I would NEVER go there again :D and the personal service from the Reefs End staff was horrible :D !!!!! I would recommend going elsewhere!!! I personally hated having the sea 10ft...

I'm trying to locate the aforementioned Robert Apfelzweig. On a recent dive trip to Palomino Island in Puerto Rico, Mr. Apfelzweig was my g/f's dive buddy and took a number of photos with a professional setup. She unfortunately did not get his contact information to get copies of the photos...

How often are you adjusting the air in your BC as you travel vertically through the water column (including the depth, i.e. more often deeper or shallower)? Or are you slightly negative the whole time and keeping your finger off the button, controlling only with breathing and finning? I...

I don't suppose anyone is planning on sharing the island with my g/f and I, mid-April? Just booked our flights (our cabana was pre-booked for a month) and we are totally stoked. Beginner divers ... with a lot of positive anticipation of a week of diving. Whale sharks here we come! :D

What are your favorite ways of getting your buddies' attention? Tank Banger? Duck? Aluminum tube rattler? It seems like the duck would be the best deal, but then it takes up the spot for a surface horn.

My g/f is going to be in Cancun for a business trip on the 5th & 6th. Probably diving with ScubaCancun or Manta Divers. Anyone else going that weekend? She will be with other friends on land, but without her buddy underwater..... :(