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I dove with @AquamanKauai, and he was beyond awesome. I'd suggest dropping him a message. He'll steer you in the right direction.

Aloha gang! I'm headed to Kauai for a week in mid-May and was hoping to hear about some of your recommendations for dive ops on Kauai. For some context, I'll be diving with my girlfriend who is certified but very new. As things stand now, she lacks both confidence and great buoyancy control...

I'm not mistaken. Celebes Explorer 9, just started trips last year. But before that the Celebes Explorer had been around for years and years.

Yeah, the Celebes Explorer 9.

We wanted to combine both (4 nights on Sipadan liveabord then 5-6 days diving Derawan area), but due to the flight schedules, it was gonna force us into 3 days without diving if we went that route (overnight in Tawau when we disembark ---> overnight in Berau after flights from Tawau-Tarakan and...

Wow, this is really fantastic information, especially RE: the current in The Channel! I've gone diving in some seriously current heavy spots (Komodo x2, Raja, Nusa Penida), but that sounds absolutely nuts. Can I ask how the guides you were diving with handled that situation, and (if you've been...

Really appreciate the info and the advice. Thanks!!

Thanks so much for feedback! Can I ask who you dived with in EK and for how long?

Hey scuba team, Planning a dive trip for late June or early July to either Sipadan or East Kalimantan (probably would stay on Maratua) and am having a hard time deciding between the two. Unfortunately won't be able to do both, so I'd love to hear from those of you who have been to both (or...

Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I suppose timing could be an issue at play in my friend's experience. It seems that all dive reports I've seen have been in the Sept-Nov time frame (not surprising as that's supposedly peak hammer season). My friend dove Banda in either April or May of last...

Nope, big current fan (diving Komodo for the second time in April), and I dove Alor during a full moon. Glad you lucked out and saw the big guys even though I didn't! :)

She went on a liveaboard there last year. Said there were beautiful corals but no fish.

Hey all, So I'm looking into doing a liveaboard through the Banda area (either Sorong-Ambon or Sorong-Bitung) following my stay in Raja this April but am now having second thoughts after being told by a very experienced DM friend who went last year that Banda has been totally fished out! Having...

Hey everyone, just curious whether or not anyone knows of a dive operator in the Ningaloo/Exmouth area that offers 3 tank dive days? Based on what I've seen, everyone seems to cap it at 2.

Hey scuba team, My friend and I are doing a week in Komodo this May and are trying to decide on a second location to pair with it for another week. Currently looking hard at Sipadan, Exmouth/Ningaloo, Maldives, and Layang Layang and would LOVE to hear the thoughts on those spots from those of...

Hey scuba team, My friend and I are doing a week in Komodo this May and are trying to decide on a second location to pair with it for another week. Currently looking hard at Sipadan, Exmouth/Ningaloo, Maldives, and Layang Layang and would LOVE to hear the thoughts on those spots from those of...

Hey all, Wondering if there's someone here who can help me. I just got a Nautilus GPS unit and am trying to program it with my iPhone X, but when I get to the final stage where I'm supposed to point the phone flashlight at the back of the unit to finalize the programming, it never seems to work...

Never been to the Caribbean at all. All of my dives have been in Southern California and Indonesia (Komodo/Alor/Penida). Psyched to check out a new spot!

Hey all, I'm planning a trip to the Caribbean with a friend in mid-May, and we can't decide on whether we should do Belize or Cozumel. I'm an Advanced Open Water diver and my buddy is an instructor. We're big fans of pelagics, and we have about a week or so to explore. I've heard great things...

Any thoughts on Alor? My friend's heard good things, but I can't seem to find much information.