PAPUA NEW GUINEA:
MIKE BALL DIVE EXPEDITIONS
PARADISE SPORT

[ PARADISE SPORT PRICES all in Australian dollars ( Exchange rate x about 0.75 - 0.79) ]

Budget cabins start at Aus $2800. Premium cabins on 10-day dive cruise fetch Aus $800 pp higher.

Sadly, we report that after December 2006, Mike Ball will be selling Paradise Sport & pulling her from the PNG market. She was one of the best diving live-aboards ever to cruise the Melanesian Pacific & she WILL be missed, keenly.

Oh, by the way, we guarantee the lowest cruise rates for all clients, all seasons on any other Pacfic live-aboards we rep. So please feel free to phone our dive vacation experts at 952-953-4124 -- for an alternative scuba diving vessel vacation, anywhere you wish.

Paradise Sport: Beauty 2D Max.

The Paradise Sport, one of Mike Ball Dive Expeditions most magnificent live-aboard dive vessels, is designed to be a 5-star luxury live-aboard of the first water. Nothing was spared to make the Paradise Sport a truly world-class diving yacht that even the most well-seasoned world travelers would find satisfying & stimulating. Her 100-foot by 33-foot catamaran design provides unequalled stability & plenty of comfortable space for 20 divers. A cruising speed of 16 knots allows flexible & unique itineraries. Paradise Sport has a huge dive deck with Nitrox facilities, bountiful camera storage, a photo & video lab & the "Paradise Lounge" designed for video & slide presentations. The luxury doesn't quit. You are inundated in satisfying choices each day of your colorful Papua New Guinea diving cruise. You see, dive vessels need not be Spartan to be as affordable as a Mike Ball live-aboard package.

There's even more to the Mike Ball Dive Expeditions Paradise Sport that's designed to delight the dedicated live-aboard fans. Choose between the dedicated dining room (that seats all guests) or alfresco deck for sumptuous outdoor dining. Included with the meals are complimentary Australian wines & soft drinks. As you're sailing along during your leisure non-diving hours, you can admire Papua New Guinea's spectacular scenery unfold from the unique forward observation deck or the upper sundeck.

The Paradise Sport, a conscientous Papua New Guinea live-aboard, also offers a special hydraulic lift to transport disabled divers from the dive deck to the water or up to the alfresco deck. If you choose a Papua New Guinea diving vacation cruise route along Southern Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay, get primed for the best bio-diversity on the planet, bar none. Day after day on this Paradise Sport cruise you will find scores of creatures small & bizarre & so rare they can't be found anywhere else but here. This is exploratory species diving at its very finest in the world. You will see some critters so weird & beautiful they will leave you breathless - well, in a manner of speaking. (Keep your reg's well in teeth on this Papua New Guinea diving tour!)

PARADISE SPORT --
From MILNE BAY to LAE --
(The Wreck Diver's Dream Trip ):
This is the very best of Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay diving, featuring the spectacular B17 Bomber "Blackjack" lying in 46 meters of water. The Tufi sector has lush tropical scenery & extraordinary reef & wreck diving. "S'Jacob" is a magnificent wreck of an armed freighter with its deck at 48 meters -- with spooky resident manta rays, giant groupers & a tiger shark. The wreck "Masaya" is a converted four-stack destroyer lying on its side in 55 meters of water. As if this would not provide enough visual treats; there is even more splendid wreck diving waiting for you in the Salamaua sector. The delights just keep on keeping on when you dive Mike Ball Dive Expeditions Paradise Sport in wild, remote Papua New Guinea. These are a few of the reasons many dive pros believe that Papua New Guinea diving may be equalled only by a couple locales on earth, & is well on a par with the best of Red Sea or Palau diving quality.

PARADISE SPORT --
in NORTHERN PAPUA NEW GUINEA --
The FAMOUS KAVIENG REGION:
Quite simply, here is where you can find the best big fish & shark action in the Papua New Guinea seas. This is the quintessence of Papua New Guinea scuba diving. Mike Ball's Paradise Sport will circumnavigate New Hanover Island & then continue diving at sites such as Euchuca Patch; Wreck of the "Der Yang" -- a fishing boat surrounded by awesome big-eye trevally, toothy barracuda, giant groupers & eagle ray. You will visit the wonderful Turtle reef, Valeries Reef -- an amazing shark dive - plus you'll be regaled by World War II wreck dives, wall dives, heart-thumping pass dives & nautilus dives as well. You Papua New Guinea live-aboard clients, get ready for an ace adventure!

PARADISE SPORT --
From KAVIENG - to - RABAUL,
SPECIAL ADVENTURE CRUISE:
This extraordinary Mike Ball Dive Expeditions cruise combines the best of Kavieng diving with an opportunity to witness the awesome results of the 1994 volcanic eruption at Rabaul. Also you will be able to sample some of the best of Rabaul diving which, outside the harbour itself, has remained untouched by the powerful eruption. The choices are so many & varied on Mike Ball Dive Expeditions Paradise Sport, it's almost a job to guess which option you'd like to try first. Good luck & good diving as well. You can't miss on the Paradise Sport for a Papua New Guinea diving extravaganza ! Papua New Guinea live-aboard diving is simply the best of the best (maybe better, friends).

(Some of this preceeding text is courtesy of Mike Ball Dive Expeditions.)

DESCRIPTION of PARADISE SPORT STATEROOMS:


PARADISE SPORT / PREMIUM SUITES: 166 square feet

• King size bed & single bed/couch
• Private bathroom
• Plush furnishings, tasteful timber fitout
• Combination writing table & camera work
  station with storage & recharge facilities
• TV & VCR
• Library & large picture window

PARADISE SPORT / STANDARD CABIN: 107 sqare feet

• Queen size bed & single bed
• Private bathroom
• Plush furnishings & tasteful timber fitout
• Large picture window

PARADISE SPORT / ECONOMY CABIN: 66 sq. ft.

• Twin over/under bunk beds
• Washbasin
• Window
• Connecting bathroom

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All PNG scuba diving package prices listed here are subject to possible change in this steadily evolving travel market. Lodging, side tour & diving prices are traditionally stable, as are live-aboard package prices; however air prices can fluctuate daily. Until air tickets are issued, all airlines reserve the right to change airfares without notice -- an industry standard per FAA rules. 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. Our PNG scuba diving vacation experts normally secure excellent wholesale discount air tickets for our clients who book early enough to secure limited seats in the best price categories. Remember please, the federal government has deregulated all U.S.-based airlines, so only they control their pricing -- not any travel professionals. Early is good when seeking the best air ticket rates for your PNG scuba diving tour.

Unless specifically noted, these above Papua New Guinea scuba diving packages are prices for only the live-aboard portion of your dive trip, in most cases reflecting double-occupancy rooms. On most Papua New Guinea live-aboards, there will be no triple-occupancy staterooms offered. International air tickets & commuter "island-hopper" seats are always extra above these land costs. Nominal service fees are also extra for air tickets & the dive vessel + side tour components. The baseline tariffs for all clients start at $35 per person for the land portion + $20 pp for the air tickets. Late-booking clients on our Papua New Guinea live-aboards may receive slightly higher tariffs on the lodging + diving at many of our dive resorts. Solo clients on our Papua New Guinea live-aboards always will pay a single supplement to secure a private stateroom -- normally 50% - 100% more than the standard double-occupancy rate for the PNG live-aboard of your choice, unless you agree to twin-share a cabin with another person.

The preferred payment mode for all of our Papua New Guinea live-aboards, dive resorts, side tours & air ticket specials is by cashier's check or wire transfer in U.S. dollars. All PNG scuba diving clients living outside the USA or Canada will need to pay for their dive vacations via direct wire transfer only. No personal checks will be accepted for the Papua New Guinea live-aboard or land portion of any reservation. Thank you for your gracious understanding. Our service level is the highest & our prices the lowest in this industry, & thus we need to preserve a reasonable margin. For published-fare air ticket bookings on these Papua New Guinea live-aboards, USDT always accepts Visa & Mastercard. For ultra-discount wholesale air tickets, USDT accepts only cashier's checks or wire transfers, please.

Remember, all Papua New Guinea live-aboard vacation clients to all 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 between USD $25 - $40 per client. USDT cannot collect this tax beforehand, for these Papua New Guinea live-aboards, so you simply 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 fuss; & away you go. Best of luck with your dive travel plans. We hope your PNG scuba diving vacation is a safe & satisfying adventure. Blessings & best wishes with ALL your Papua New Guinea live-aboard dive vacations.

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Best fishes too!

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John Hessburg & Susan Hessburg, Mgrs.
U.S. Dive Travel Network.