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I have had no response from the Dancer Fleet HQ regarding my concerns regarding the boat/staff however the Fiji coordinator has offered to refund me the value of my bag to my credit card... so that is a start. I will post some photos eventually - currently in China for the next few weeks - but...

Awesome! You will be diving w the crew from Devocean Dive... check us out! I just realised I could have got you to book through the club - oh well - next time!! No idea where we are staying yet prior - everyone is pretty much OS at the moment - I am in Fiji deco-ing before heading to China and...

I just returned from this trip. I doubt it was a relief crew - we asked how long they had been on the boat - in some cases years, in others a little less than a year. I didn't have any complaints about the food, with it being say 3.5 star quality, but the Americans on board didn't much care for...

I have just returned from this trip. The diving was pretty good - only a few dives didn't live up to expectations, but that was more due to the conditions than the boat. The boat though is on par with the cheap boats in Thailand - so 2.5-3star. The crew is very relaxed - possibly a little too...

I live in Brisbane but dive with a club on the Gold Coast. Devocean have an open policy with their shore dives. if they are instructing, you can come along and dive. They do a LOT of dive travel, both in Australia and abroad plus all the day trips you can imagine. Learn to Dive Gold Coast |...

You could always do a points upgrade - I do that for any flight I can't afford J class for over 5 hours. Makes the travel slightly more doable. I don't see the problem in doing a huge trip for a week's diving. Heck - I did 36 hours once for a week's diving. Fiji is totally worth it. Then again...

If you are looking for company - there are a few of us doing the Mike Ball 4 day trip May 3rd-7th.

Hi Hutchinson12, MikeBall is amazing - the front end of the trip is better than the back - ie. the first 4 day part - Osprey is a once in the lifetime trip... I am going again in May for a friend's 40th - it is just that good! Cairns is very relaxing. I was just up there again over Christmas...

How did you find Poseidon? I heard it is a bit unstable - which is why I went with the SilverSonic on Boxing Day. Day ended up being dead flat so probably didn't matter. Dives wise, we did 3 each of 50mins bottom time - the divers were put together as per experience, so we were down for max...

Dahab gets a bit loud at night, but a 5 min walk can get you to a sea side hotel/guest house. If you are looking for a dive guide and some help to get you to dahab - check out this sight - Relocate Medhat is fantastic - great English, very experienced, incredibly generous and not at all sleazy...

Hi Sarah - I was in the same boat - no pun intended. Through assistance from Marcia who visits this board a lot, I am now booked on the West Coast Explorer. I decided on that one because a/ good ratio of DM to Divers, b/recommendation by Marcia, c/ dates and location, d/ boat set up. Hope that...

Thankyou everyone for your advice and messages... Knowing that as a solo traveller I can still share a cabin is awesome news - and I have now booked on a 5 day 4 night trip. Just got to knock down two nights accomodation and I am done. WHEEE. Don't suppose anyone knows about the diving in...

I have never dived in Thailand before and was planning to be diving somewhere else this Christmas, but plans change and off to Thailand and Cambodia I go. I looked at the liveaboards but they struck me as incredibly expensive, especially when I compare it to the prices here which are expensive...

Hi y'all I am planning to base myself out of Phuket from 22nd Dec to 29th of Dec. I know it is Chrissy - but is it usually a sell out over Christmas (like it is in my home town here in Australia)? I am planning to book 2 or 3 nights for when I first arrive then just play it by ear. With all...

You have all been wonderful but something has happened.... The reasons I was going to Saddlebrook has changed (god daughter going to be in Australia for the season) so I am not going over... On the plus side I am diving in Thailand and Cambodia instead. Hope to see you all soon though - as I...

20C - cool - that means summer suit with a rashie! Thanks guys. T

Wesley Chapel sounds familiar - it is like a tenis and golf resort - and there is NO WAY I can take three weeks of watching my god daughter play tennis. Narcosis - I arrive on the 23rd of dec and leave on 16th of Jan - do I need to bring my winter suit or will my summer suit and a rashie cut...

Hi y'all I am going to Saddlebrook, Tampa for three weeks over Christmas and New Year and seriously considering dragging all my gear with me - I had a quick squiz on the net for dives but I can't really find what I am looking for - way too touristy. I am ADV OW, with around 95 dives. I don't...

I took my dive computer back to my dive store and got a new one, it worked straight away - I have since learnt that this is a common problem with the Aladin Primes. Uwatec Switzerland is emailing my dives -they did say it would take a while :)

I agree and heartily recommend Medhat who can be contacted here. We had a great time, he will guide very small numbers, so you and your friend may have him totally to yourself. I wrote a huge wrap on Medhat and will try and find the link to it. His English is FANTASTIC, he has been in Dahab...