Best liveaboards in June or July?

[Dan]

See...it's posts like these that make me really want to put @Dan on ignore....

 

[Dan]

Yes I was looking at that itinerary! I'll keep it in mind. I'm going to be on Mermaid I in 2023 for a Band Sea trip so I was leaning towards trying a different boat but I won't rule it out- departure from Bali is very convenient.

Good pick for Banda Sea! I was there on Blue Manta in 2019.
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[also_anon_dc]

You may want to consider Blue Manta for the Bali-Komodo-Bali. It’s very good, huge & quiet boat. Mermaid1 has a bit noisy engine.

Thank you! I'll look into it!

 

[O-ring]

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[Dan]

Thank you! I'll look into it!

Nevermind. I forgot that they don’t have that route. Sorry about that.

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[Dan]

Me: I've been thinking about going on this cool trip to _________.

Dan: I've been there 17 times and would suggest ______, _______, _______ oh and _______. Here are my trip reports and videos: <youtube link> <youtube link> <youtube link> <youtube link> <youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link><youtube link>

LOL. That means the trip is really cool. Don’t think too much about it, just do it.

 

[Carlos Diver]

Dan is my spirit animal.

I'm heading to the Red Sea in June. I was in the Maldives in Jan. While I might be an outlier on this, I preferred the Central Atolls to the Southern Route. However, I do know the regions can be very seasonable. Highly recommend Blue Force One. Would not recommend Emperor fleet.

Dan, Im heading to Indo for the Ring of Fire on Mermaid I in Sept. Looks like I will just miss ya.

 

[Dan]

Dan is my spirit animal.

I'm heading to the Red Sea in June. I was in the Maldives in Jan. While I might be an outlier on this, I preferred the Central Atolls to the Southern Route. However, I do know the regions can be very seasonable. Highly recommend Blue Force One. Would not recommend Emperor fleet.

Dan, Im heading to Indo for the Ring of Fire on Mermaid I in Sept. Looks like I will just miss ya.

Mermaid is a good boat. Great chef & DMs. Ya, you’ll have a blast with them!

Enjoy Banda Sea!

 

[dflaher]

How about the Socorro Islands as an option for the OP? Not sure they have 10 day itineraries tho, due to the 20+ hour crossing.

 

[Dan]

How about the Socorro Islands as an option for the OP? Not sure they have 10 day itineraries tho, due to the 20+ hour crossing.

It’s a good place for pelagics, but not in June or July, weather-wise. Most of the boats would go to Isla Guadalupe by then to cage diving to see Great White Sharks. Then move back to Socorro in December till May.