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WORLDWIDE INDEX of LUXURY LIVE-ABOARDS,
Detailed Reviews of 4-star SCUBA DIVING LIVEABOARDS:
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AUSTRALIA: CORAL SEA Scuba Diving Vacations --
BELIZE BARRIER REEF: Caribbean's Best Coral Diving --
CAYMAN ISLANDS: LUXURY SCUBA DIVING VACATIONS --
COSTA RICA; COCOS ISLAND, BIG-CRITTER SCUBA DIVING:
FIJI ISLANDS DIVE TOURS: FRIENDLY, FRESH & full o' FISH --
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Famous for ECO DIVING:
HAWAII, KONA COAST, leeward side of da kine BIG ISLAND:
HONDURAS BAY ISLANDS: EASY BREEZY FUN.
INDONESIA: BALI, KOMODO, FLORES, SULAWESI --
MALDIVES ISLANDS: North Male, South Male & Ari Atolls --
PALAU: a REEF-RICH SCUBA VACATION --
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: a VIRGIN SEA FRONTIER --
RED SEA: SCUBA DIVING MAGNET --
SABA + ST. MAARTEN + ST. KITTS; TURKS & CAICOS; BAHAMAS --
SOLOMON ISLANDS: REMOTE & RIPE for SCUBA DIVING --
FRENCH POLYNESIA, TAHITI Sector: Luxury Scuba Diving in BoraBora isles --
TOBAGO ISLAND (next door to TRINIDAD) --
TRUK LAGOON: WRECK DIVING Nexus--
TURKS & CAICOS: BIG WALLS, BIG WHALES, "VIZ" up to 200 FEET --
VENEZUELA's Los ROQUES ISLANDS: Big Blue Adventure for High-Test Scuba Diving --
FOOTNOTE FROM U.S. DIVE TRAVEL:
Dear Diving Friends:
While U.S. Dive Travel Network is ready to serve you with dive packages
for other premier live-aboards -- luxury dive vessels that cruise the Pacific, Caribbean, Red Sea
& Indian Ocean -- these above-listed liveaboards are the diving vessels our agents
& contract associates recommend with the highest degree of certainty that
you will have a superb dive vacation. This is our "A List" of the best
& brightest live-aboard diving options worldwide: 13 vessels of
the Aggressor Fleet worldwide, 1 vessel of the Mike Ball Dive Expeditions team in Australia, the Peter Hughes Diving fleet, Explorer Ventures and its 5 liveaboards, the Ocean Hunters 1 & 2, plus internationally respected independents such as Nai'a in Fiji & the Bilikiki in the Solomon Islands. These vessels offer our finest dive tours worldwide. Because live-aboard staff
& management, seasonal itineraries, drydock dates, prices & diving cruise schedules
never stay still in a dynamic marketplace, this directory of dive cruises is updated
periodically to reflect new vessel offerings & new scuba vacation specials.
Thank you all for visiting our scuba diving website. We hope you are having a great time planning
your live-aboard dive vacation. Phone us any time with questions about our liveaboards in the
Aggressor Fleet, the Peter Hughes Diving fleet (the Dancer Fleet), the Mike Ball Dive Expeditions fleet
& many superb independent live-aboards that offer scuba diving cruises worldwide.
If you desire only the best quality dive tours, then these liveaboards here are a solid bet for success.
Among the internationally respected 4-star yachts we can help your family or group secure reservations for -- including wholesale discount air tickets -- are the Peter Hughes Diving vessels Wind Dancer in Tobago, Sky Dancer in the Galapagos Islands, Sun Dancer in Belize, Komodo Dancer in Indonesia & Star Dancer in Papua New Guinea; the Mike Ball Dive Expeditions vessels Spoilsport for Australia's Coral Sea & Paradise Sport for Papua New Guinea; the Aggressor Fleet vessels Cayman Aggressor, Turks & Caicos Aggressor, the well-liked Belize Aggressor, the Utila Aggressor, and the renowned Palau Aggressor; plus the unique adventure yacht Truk Aggressor, the new and exciting Tahiti Aggressor, as well as the Okeanos Aggressor for Cocos Island. We also rep the two Galapagos Aggressor live-aboards plus the Fiji Aggressor; as well as the Nai'a & Princess II in Fiji; the Explorer Ventures dive vessels Nimrod Explorer for Australia's Great Barrier Reef & Caribbean Explorer in Saba & St. Maarten & Turks & Caicos Explorer at Provo island; the Bilikiki & Spirit of the Solomons; the Ocean Hunter in Palau; & the Sea Hunter & Undersea Hunter at Cocos Island.
So if you have the yen to learn more about any liveaboard vacation you can imagine -- please call your live-aboard holiday experts at U.S. Dive Travel. We are your clearinghouse for scuba diving live-aboards in more than 30 countries! Take a plunge & live a little with live-aboard diving! Live-aboards are the way to go, mates. Live-aboards are way too much fun to overlook !
From Cocos Island to the Galapagos Islands to Komodo to Cayman, we have dive packages, dive packages, dive packages in colorful abundance! U.S. Dive Travel can package virtually any live-aboard vacation extant for you -- whatever you can dream up. We will deliver your dream dive tours promptly, accurately & efficiently, to your precise specifications, just as we have for more than a decade. BTW: We see folks spelling the word as " liveaboards " all the time. It's often seen written as " Caribbean liveaboards " or " Pacific liveaboards." The fact is, friends, there is no such word as " liveaboards. " The word is " live-aboards " -- pure & simple, amigos del mar. Remember, nobody feels bored on a liveaboard.
John Hessburg, General Manager
Susan Hessburg, Operations Manager
U.S. Dive Travel Network.
St. Paul MN; Vancouver BC; College Station TX, Kailua HI.
FOR MORE INFO or RESERVATIONS:
U.S. DIVE TRAVEL Network
PMB 307 -- Suite # 116
15050 Cedar Ave. S.
St. Paul, MN, USA 55124-7047
Voice Mail: 952-953-4124
E-mail: divetrip@bitstream.net
Website: www.usdivetravel.com
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IMPORTANT REMINDER about PRICES & TARIFFS:
Prices for live-aboards listed here are subject to possible change in this steadily evolving travel market. Liveaboard prices are traditionally stable, while air prices can fluctuate daily. Until air tickets are issued, all airlines reserve the right to change airfares without notice -- an FAA-approved industry standard. We at U.S. Dive Travel will price-protect you to the utmost of our professional ability; & that has been our pledge for one decade now. We normally secure excellent discount air tickets. Remember please, the federal government has deregulated airlines, so only they control their pricing -- not any dive travel sellers of liveaboards.
Unless specifically noted, these above scuba diving packages are prices for only the live-aboard portion of the dive package, in most cases reflecting double-occupancy staterooms. On most live-aboards, there will be no triple-occupancy cabins offered. Some exceptions will be noted, for example quads on several Aggressors. International & commuter "island-hopper" airfares are always extra above these land costs. Nominal service fees are also extra for air tickets & the lodging + diving components. The baseline tariffs for all clients are $45 per person for the live-aboard portion + $25 pp for the air tickets. Late-booking clients may receive slightly higher tariffs. Solo clients will always pay a single supplement to secure a private stateroom -- normally 50 - 65 % more. It's best to dive travel in duos, friends.
The preferred payment mode for all live-aboard, lodging, diving & side tours is by cashier's check or wire transfer in U.S. dollars. All our clients living outside the USA or Canada will need to pay for their dive vacations only via direct wire transfer in U.S. dollars. No personal checks will be accepted for the live-aboard portion of any scuba vacations, please. Thanks for your gracious understanding, as our service is conscientious & our prices are low. For published-fare air ticket bookings, USDT always accepts Visa & Mastercard.
Remember, all tropical vacation clients to foreign destinations will be asked by local officials overseas, upon departing the airport on your final day, to pay a nominal government departure tax, usually USD $30 - $40 per client. As is standard practice among all international dive travel wholesalers, USDT cannot collect this tax beforehand, so you pay it down there, in your host country. Be sure to stash away a little cash for this final moment at the airport, so you'll get your exit visa stamped quickly with no hassle; & away you go. Best of luck with your dive travel plans. We hope your scuba diving vacation or snorkeling vacation is a safe & satisfying adventure. Remember, if you have a yen for data about dedicated diving yachts, the Aggressor Fleet live-aboards, Mike Ball Dive Expeditions, Peter Hughes Diving or the Explorer Ventures fleet -- please feel free to call us any time. Blessings & best wishes with all of your dive vacations.
Best fishes too!
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John Hessburg & Susan C. Hessburg
Managers / Founding Partners
U.S. Dive Travel Network.
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