Uber Dave
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Hi Everyone, just looking for info from this past week on the Aggressor IV Belize. I'm heading out next Saturday and was wondering how the Covid test worked out prior to leaving Belize back to the States.
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Hi Everyone, just looking for info from this past week on the Aggressor IV Belize. I'm heading out next Saturday and was wondering how the Covid test worked out prior to leaving Belize back to the States.
Hi! I hope it's appropriate to ask my questions here. Since you've just been on the Aggressor IV recently, wondering if the covid testing went as smoothly as others indicated? My husband and I will be on the April 24 departure, so I'm hoping things are still running smoothly.
Also, I have a couple of (probably silly) questions. This will be our first liveaboard trip and I've read different info for different vessels.
First, I have heavy duty plastic-coated mesh bags that we use to carry our gear to and from the dive boats/locations. Can I leave these at home or will I need these to store our gear overnight? (I guess what I'm asking is will the crew expect me to hand them a bag of gear for storage or is there a place where we store our own gear...or does it just stay set up the whole time. I'm trying to minimize what I pack.)
No gear bags necessary. You set your gear up at your chosen (by you) station, and it stays there for the duration. Wetsuits hang on a rod in the middle of the dive deck. I took my bag to the cabin and carried my stuff to my tank in pieces - like, mount bc on tank. Go back and get reg. Mount on tank. Go back and get fins to the dive platform. Go back and get computers, mask etc and put in cubbie under the bench.
Second, do I need to pack towels? I see that some liveaboards provide deck/after-dive towels and others do not.
They provide towels in the bathrooms and bath cloths, ask when you want clean ones. Pre-covid they provided an individual numbered towel on the dive deck.
Hope you had a great trip!
Thank you! I'll take a look.Here's a link to some photos I took of the interior of the boat. Inside are links to DrRich2's trip reports and research. Be sure to read them - he writes the best and most complete reports out there.
Belize Sun Dancer 2016 Pictures | ScubaBoard
(BA IV was re-named from Sun Dancer and painted white.)
Thanks so much. That's very helpful. I might pick up some lighter weight mesh bags then. Ours are quite bulky...great for shore or boat day excursions. I'd like to limit the amount of luggage we take.You don’t need your mesh bags, gear stays set up the whole trip. You’ll have your own private bin of some sort to store your small stuff under your seat. There will be places with hangers to hang your suit to dry. Often the very first thing you will do when stepping on the boat is set up gear. Occasionally bags are useful, say to collect gear you have drying on the top deck on the last day, but definitely not necessary.
No need to bring towels.
Just bring a good attitude and your gear. The crew will take care of everything else. There is a Know Before You Go document that you should read. It will lay everything out for you.Thanks so much. That's very helpful. I might pick up some lighter weight mesh bags then. Ours are quite bulky...great for shore or boat day excursions. I'd like to limit the amount of luggage we take.