A group of 11 friends and I booked this last week (12/27/14 - 1/2/15) aboard the Cat Ppalu and it being my first live aboard, I was a bit anxious that everything would go off OK.
TLDR-free Review: The boat and the crew were everything we'd hoped for and the trip was an outstanding success. We had better-than-average seasonal weather (sunny with only a few spotty clouds on a couple days, no significant rain, temps in upper 70s to lower 80s). After reading endless reviews of Bahamian diving, I wasn't expecting the sites to be as good as they were. We absolutely will do this trip again as soon as possible.
I'll give more details in additional posts.
TLDR-free Review: The boat and the crew were everything we'd hoped for and the trip was an outstanding success. We had better-than-average seasonal weather (sunny with only a few spotty clouds on a couple days, no significant rain, temps in upper 70s to lower 80s). After reading endless reviews of Bahamian diving, I wasn't expecting the sites to be as good as they were. We absolutely will do this trip again as soon as possible.
I'll give more details in additional posts.
We also had a marriage ceremony on a deserted island beach, with the boat captain officiating. Incredible trip.
