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For those of you that have done the Raja Ampat live-aboards, are you typically able to catch a flight to Jakarta the day you depart the boat? I'll be on the Mermaid and it looks like disembarkation is between 0800 - 0830 on the final day. This looks like tons of time to catch a flight, but I...

Well - assuming the reporting is accurate and this goes through. US to require negative Covid tests for international passengers - including citizens What are the options for getting tested on the island?

All I have a GoPro and I use two Kraken 3500 lights. I stumbled on the Kraken remote - which I didn't even know existed. Kraken Remote Control Has anyone used this and if so, any opinions? Also, I would need to get fiber optic cables -- Bluewater says the Kraken cables are not as reliable...

I arrive tomorrow for a few days of diving. Last time I was on the island (Feb) was pre-COVID and the shuttles were doing their standard procedure of packing a dozen or so people in the van shoulder to shoulder. I was wondering if they have changed their procedures due to COVID? What should I...

All - looking for the collective SB wisdom I plan on doing another Socorro trip in mid-May 2021 and want to do a dive (or two) with the sea lions near La Paz. Handful of questions: - Is it possible to do this as a long day-trip from a Cabo hotel? If so, any recommended operators? - If the...

Hello - I'm looking to book a liveaboard for Sept/Oct 2020 focused on the Red Sea Wrecks. Based upon other advice on this forum, I started with the Blue O Two boats and the Emperor boats. I've landed on three potential options at this point and would love and feedback / input from the group...

SOLD - THREAD CLOSED I'm moving away from point and shoot photography and I'm selling my Ikelite AF35 strobe. It has been used for roughly 100 dives - still works great. No issues. Asking $205 USD - will only ship within US and buyer pays actual shipping.. Payment via Zelle or Paypal From...

I'm planning on using miles to book my USA-DPS-USA tickets. There is a EVA Airlines flight departing DPS at 16:15 on the day in question. However, I would be coming from MOF (Maumere) that same morning. The live-aboard (Mermaid I) ends in Maumere for this particular trip. It looks like the...

I'm headed out next month on the Cayman Aggressor. I know their rep will meet us at the airport, but the actual transportation to the harbor will be via taxi at each diver's expense. I'm just trying to get a rough idea of what cost range to expect, roughly how long is the cab ride and do GC...

All I've never been to this part of the world so I'm looking for advice. In September of 2019 I'll be in Bali to join-up with the Mermaid I for their 9-night Komodo trip. Since I'm traveling from the US, I figured I'd extend the trip by a few days on the front end. I don't what to do the...

Hi - for anyone that has done morning and afternoon dives with Tres P, my understanding is that they will drop you at a beach club if you want so divers can get lunch while they take the boat back to their dock new tanks, supplies, etc... Anyone know if there is a particular spot they use or...

I'm looking into my 2018 dive trips and I'm leaning towards the Cayman Islands since I've never been there. I'm looking at both Little Cayman and potentially Cayman Brac from a land-based trip, but the single supplement is pretty nasty at both of the Beach Resort properties. So then I turned...

I'm looking for a new dive destination and a buddy mentioned Cayman Brac - so I figured I'd do some research. I'm a single diver and I've historically used liveaboards that do insta-buddies or have DM lead groups. I've also done CoCo View in Roatan where you can easily find other divers. I've...

I'm staying at CCV from Sat-Sat (01/17 - 01/24). I see from their web site and from the flight information I emailed them, that they will pick me up at RTB on the 17th Will You Pick Me Up At The Airport? CoCo View Resort provides ground transportation from the airport to the...

I’m not asking anyone to tell me which one is better, because that is really subjective. What I would appreciate is input on the points I’ve listed below to make sure I have my data correct, which will help me try and determine which one to dive with. Please correct or comment on any point...

If anyone from the DFW area is heading to the Flower Gardens the weekend of July 19 and wants to carpool, please PM me. I'd be happy to chip-in for gas or drive. tom

For some reason, I thought the Fling was running trips the weekend of 10/27, but in looking at their calendar today, it looks like the last schedule public trip is the weekend of 10/20. Is anyone from the DFW area heading down? Hopefully the weather will be good and the trip will go, so I'm...

The title pretty much says it all -- I'm heading down to the Fling for the weekend of July 14th/15th and I'm always interested in sharing gas costs. Let me know

I'm heading to the Fling for their 04/27 - 04/28 trip. Obviously, always a risk that winds will cancel the trip, but hopefully not. If anyone from the DFW area is heading down and wants to carpool to save on gas, please let me know. tom

In my various trips with the Fling and Spree, I've never managed to dive the FG during April time frame. I'm tentatively planning a weekend in April (probably the 28th/29th, but potentially the 14th/15th). Does anyone have the typical water temp for the West/East Banks and/or Stetson during...