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So, I just completed my first liveaboard (Lost Island Voyages in the Bahamas) and I wanted to share this experience that Jesus blessed me with on the board here.
First, I was looking for somewhere cheap to fly to and an inexpensive liveaboard trip that was really top quality and after reading some of the posings on the scuba board here on different types of liveaboards, I was recommended to "Lost Island Voyages - in the Bahama's." I had read on the board about many people who do this trip with Lost Island Voyages and the many who end up coming back over and over again and I saw why . Still, I was a little bit skeptical at first b/c it seemed like the Bahama's was very commercialized to the point I thought the water was just over-saturated with people that maybe the water was not as clear as before (maybe) - crazy thought I guess; so I was WRONG.
I had "Many" first time experiences such as night diving, spending more than 1 day / night on a sailboat, getting caught in a 50 knot storm (lots of fun believe it or not), and spear fishing for lion fish.
Ray (the owner of the Liveaboard) and his entire crew were just amazing! The cost was VERY affordable and the sail boat was perfect! The staff were professional, the cook even catered to specific request that I had for every meal without complaining (Thanks Jess!) There was PLENTY of Great Food to eat and drinks of all sorts to have - we even ate some of the fish caught for dinner one night! haha - I enjoyed that These guys have really no set itinerary but go where the sea's take them and do island hunting if others are interested (as we would take the dingy to an island sometimes and explore other dive spots too that were uncharted!) which makes for a more realistic experience in my opinion. Heck, one island we went to - the crew had never been before and there was a crashed boat run up-a-ground and we were asked if we should go explore and we all did! haha - we were looking for ways to get on the boat and went to town on looking inside (Thank you Jesus for keeping us) The waters were extremely Clear! The staff is family oriented and are "Not" commercialized thus making you feel right at home literally. We would do about 3-5 dives a day with given the "Option" to dive or not too, completely up to us. Our dives consisted of Wreck dives, Incredible Coral Reefs, plenty of fish, sharks, etc. as well as some wall-dives Also, when I had to change my flight at my last day, Ray was kind enough to allow me to use his personal cell phone which I appreciated much so. We all had a great time! Once we came back to the docks, all of us pretty much got together and hung out at a great local spot - just an amazing experience. Lord Willing, I'll be heading back in October for a 10 day trip this time instead of the 6 day from this round.
In closing, I would HIGHLY recommend "Lost Island Voyages" to anyone looking for a affordable experience in which you get MORE than what you paid for hands down! I mean this literally - Realistic experience, Family orientated, New Explorations, and Distance from land to Sea's all the way!
5-Star Ratings without question!
www.lostislandvoyages.com/
So, I just completed my first liveaboard (Lost Island Voyages in the Bahamas) and I wanted to share this experience that Jesus blessed me with on the board here.
First, I was looking for somewhere cheap to fly to and an inexpensive liveaboard trip that was really top quality and after reading some of the posings on the scuba board here on different types of liveaboards, I was recommended to "Lost Island Voyages - in the Bahama's." I had read on the board about many people who do this trip with Lost Island Voyages and the many who end up coming back over and over again and I saw why . Still, I was a little bit skeptical at first b/c it seemed like the Bahama's was very commercialized to the point I thought the water was just over-saturated with people that maybe the water was not as clear as before (maybe) - crazy thought I guess; so I was WRONG.
I had "Many" first time experiences such as night diving, spending more than 1 day / night on a sailboat, getting caught in a 50 knot storm (lots of fun believe it or not), and spear fishing for lion fish.
Ray (the owner of the Liveaboard) and his entire crew were just amazing! The cost was VERY affordable and the sail boat was perfect! The staff were professional, the cook even catered to specific request that I had for every meal without complaining (Thanks Jess!) There was PLENTY of Great Food to eat and drinks of all sorts to have - we even ate some of the fish caught for dinner one night! haha - I enjoyed that These guys have really no set itinerary but go where the sea's take them and do island hunting if others are interested (as we would take the dingy to an island sometimes and explore other dive spots too that were uncharted!) which makes for a more realistic experience in my opinion. Heck, one island we went to - the crew had never been before and there was a crashed boat run up-a-ground and we were asked if we should go explore and we all did! haha - we were looking for ways to get on the boat and went to town on looking inside (Thank you Jesus for keeping us) The waters were extremely Clear! The staff is family oriented and are "Not" commercialized thus making you feel right at home literally. We would do about 3-5 dives a day with given the "Option" to dive or not too, completely up to us. Our dives consisted of Wreck dives, Incredible Coral Reefs, plenty of fish, sharks, etc. as well as some wall-dives Also, when I had to change my flight at my last day, Ray was kind enough to allow me to use his personal cell phone which I appreciated much so. We all had a great time! Once we came back to the docks, all of us pretty much got together and hung out at a great local spot - just an amazing experience. Lord Willing, I'll be heading back in October for a 10 day trip this time instead of the 6 day from this round.
In closing, I would HIGHLY recommend "Lost Island Voyages" to anyone looking for a affordable experience in which you get MORE than what you paid for hands down! I mean this literally - Realistic experience, Family orientated, New Explorations, and Distance from land to Sea's all the way!
5-Star Ratings without question!
www.lostislandvoyages.com/