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Hello, My 19 year old daughter and I are going to Maui for a short time. We are planning the following boat dives with Lahaina Divers: Molikini Crater Turtle Reef Hammerhead dive Lanai Cathedrals. My daughter wants to do some repelling down a waterfall on one of the days so I need to cancel...

Hello, My 19 year old daughter and I will be doing some diving in Jupiter in early September. We hope to see the Goliath Grouper Aggregation as well as some sharks. We both have done about 100 dives with some drift diving experience. We are by no means experts, and haven't done much diving...

Hello, I have heard that whale shark sightings around Anda have become somewhat of common occurrence in the last couple of years. Can anyone confirm this?

Hello, I am considering booking a trip to Thatch Caye in August, staying at Thatch Caye Resort, and diving with Belize Underwater. Anyone been there? I would really appreciate any information you could provide? Thanks! DougieG

Hello, with the Philippines now open I am looking to book a trip in June. I was planning on going to Dauin, staying at Pura Vida Dive Resort, and diving with Sea Explorers. I am also considering island hopping, and also going to Anda at the Amun Ini Beach Resort and Spa. Is it worth it to do...

Hello everyone, I know diving is better to the south (Key Largo) and to the north (West Palm Beach/Jupiter), but I will be in Miami visiting my mother and may have time to get away and do some local diving in Miami. Anyone have recommendations for dive ops and good dive sites in the Miami...

Hello everyone, I just decided to take a dive trip to Placencia, Belize next month. This will be my first international dive trip in the COVID era. I have never gotten trip insurance in my life, but in these times I am definitely considering it. My normal health insurance will cover any...

Hello, my 17 year old daughter and I will be in L.A. in June. We are considering squeezing in 1 day of diving. We are both PADI rescue divers, but have only dived in warm water locations. I understand the water in southern California is cold, but we thought we might give it a try. We are...

Hello folks, I'm looking at scheduling a dive trip to Placencia, Belize in August. I've never dived Belize before and was wondering, 1. How are the surface conditions in August? I know some times of the year the conditions can be "spirited". 2. How is the diving this time of year? Is this...

Hello, The CDC website indicates that the US Virgin Islands has a "very high level of COVID-19" and that "travelers should avoid all travel to the US Virgin Islands". Is everyone believing this? I have not seen that COVID is running rampant in the USVI. I am wanting to schedule a dive trip...

Hello all, I'm looking at booking a trip to Maui in February with my 17 year old daughter. How is the diving then? What thickness wetsuit will I need? What are good topside activities? Any information you could provide would be most appreciated! DougieG

Hello everyone, My daughter and I are both PADI Rescue Divers. We usually take an international dive trip each summer, but with COVID-19, we are planning on staying in the USA this year. I was hoping to get a good idea of southeast Florida diving in late July/early August, and how it varies...

What does everyone think?

I usually do an international dive trip in the summer, but with the Coronavirus, I would be more comfortable staying in the USA. I'm looking at the Hawaiian islands versus Florida. I want to do some drift diving. Florida has the West Palm Beach/Jupiter area for drift diving. Not sure if...

Hello, I have a planned dive trip with my 16 year old daughter to the Philippines in June. I have to make my final payment for the trip on March 1st. I am getting concerned about the Coronavirus affecting my trip. If the virus becomes widespread in Philippines, I may be uncomfortable going on...

Hello, I'm going to the Philippines next summer for a 2 week dive trip. I will be 50 years old, I wear glasses with bifocals, and I want to make sure I can see all the small stuff on the macro/muck dives. I have been wearing daily contact lenses under my mask for vision correction when...

Hello, I saw the recent thread on diving Little Cayman in January. What about November, around Thanksgiving? Is there still the issue of likely rough conditions that would prevent diving of the Bloody Bay Wall? Thanks. DougieG

Has anyone done this? Is it safe? Is it legal? Is it OK to do if you are not staying at the Mauna Kea Hotel? Any "insider" advice would be greatly appreciated!

I'm getting ready to go to Palau in a few weeks for a dive trip. Just wondering what people have done for topside activities and also any restaurant recommendations. We are staying a the Palau Royal Resort and diving with Sam's Tours. Thanks for the free advice! DougieG

Anyone ever done this? It's pretty expensive (~ $500 for a 2 hour flight around the island from Kona). Seems to get good reviews, but not sure it would be worth it.