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View Full Version : Palau April/May
Azul January 13th, 2003, 05:41 PM I'm thinking on going to Palau, but the rates for single are all high! anyone interested in going along??? I'm probably doing a live aboard and a couple of days land based. mapman January 21st, 2003, 09:16 PM :diver: Wife and I want to go next year, if you don`t get to go this year maybe we can get a group thing going here on Scubaboard Alan Tim Ingersoll January 21st, 2003, 09:25 PM I'm up for a group trip. Count me in for 2004. mapman January 23rd, 2003, 09:37 PM Hey Natasha, you interested? Liveaboard would be really cool. AliKat January 28th, 2003, 11:18 PM I would be interested in late 03, early 04. Natasha January 29th, 2003, 12:59 AM Hi Mapman: Sure I'm always interested! So far I only have Roatan in April 04 on the books. I'm open the rest of the year to what everyone wants. :sunny: PS. I can post prices after "Our World Underwater" here in April of this year, for a group trip. What month does everyone want to go? AliKat January 29th, 2003, 01:05 AM October/November would be good for me. Tim Ingersoll January 29th, 2003, 09:24 AM Any time. Scuba Jim January 30th, 2003, 05:15 AM If you plan to do a live-aboard and are happy to share with someone else then you will not have to pay a single supplement. And a couple of days shore based need not be expensive if you avoid someone like the Palau Pacific. Bob January 30th, 2003, 07:16 PM Natasha, Guess you know that if you have a group trip to Palau, that I will have to go. You can't get this one by me! :tree: Bob mapman February 1st, 2003, 10:52 PM Hi Natasha, thanks for checking into a group trip. We are thinking end of September - 1st two weeks October 2004. We are pretty booked this year, plus I`ll need to sell a lot of maps to do this one and a year will definately help timewise. Liveaboard might be best bang for buck. What do you think liveaboard/ resort? Sounds as if we might have some real intrest out there. I have looked at Big Blue and so far I`m impressed with what I`ve seen and read. Friends have suggested Aggressor. Haven`t seen much aboutthem, but will keep looking Alan Azul February 10th, 2003, 04:33 PM Thanks for the advice Jim, and it seems everyone liked the idea but not the dates! Does anyone want to go there in April? Is it a good time to go? Travisc March 21st, 2003, 06:32 PM I have vacation time that is buggin, what are the costs looking like...either that or it will be black beards for me. steffi April 15th, 2003, 11:39 PM So what's the latest possible dates for Palau Liveaboard? steffi April 15th, 2003, 11:41 PM Natasha, Would you keep me posted with the Roatan trip? Thanks! Otter June 12th, 2003, 02:34 PM Based upon what I have read, Feb / March are better times. I can probably round up 4-6 ppl for Palau for that period of time....does that work for you Azul? We were thinking liveaboard -- either the Aggressor or Big Blue Otter umichdude June 13th, 2003, 04:38 PM I am heading to australia end of june 2003 and will be heading to palau as well for like a week or so. I;ve never dived before but am looking forward to learning and also the awesome stuff i;ve heard about the reefs near palau. The rates are pretty high for one person for me as well...would be open to sharing costs with anyone going as well later ahmed deepstops June 14th, 2003, 12:52 AM Otter once bubbled... Based upon what I have read, Feb / March are better times. I can probably round up 4-6 ppl for Palau for that period of time....does that work for you Azul? We were thinking liveaboard -- either the Aggressor or Big Blue Otter The Peter Hughes boat had the best reviews out of all of them but I think it moved to PNG. Aggressor was second so I guess is first now. Someone mentioned BBE?? I'm yet to see a favorable review. A friend from SC went there and was offered a last minute deal on BBE and said it was the worst liveaboard he's been on, even at half price. Otter June 16th, 2003, 11:30 PM Someone mentioned BBE?? I'm yet to see a favorable review Check out http://www.scubadiving.com/members/tripreports.php?s=2011 They seem to have a good time. Natasha, any update on a Palau trip? Otter deepstops June 18th, 2003, 10:08 AM Otter once bubbled... Check out http://www.scubadiving.com/members/tripreports.php?s=2011 They seem to have a good time. Otter OK,,,,, there's always a first. Do you subscribe to Undercurrent?? It's been money well spent for me. There would be nothing worse than sinking $5k into a trip and then hating the boat you were on. Otter June 20th, 2003, 12:54 PM but didn't renew this year. I found that I could get as much info on here, rec.scuba, Rodale's AND could interact with the actual people who went. I agree, dropping $5K and 23 hrs flying to have lousy time would be a bummer. Seems like the Aggressor is much more of a known quantity.... Damir's (Mars2U) web page has an interesting story on Palau at http://www.damirs.com/Palau.html. I am not sure which way he would vote on the BBE. Otter deepstops June 20th, 2003, 03:12 PM Otter once bubbled... but didn't renew this year. I found that I could get as much info on here, rec.scuba, Rodale's AND could interact with the actual people who went. I agree, dropping $5K and 23 hrs flying to have lousy time would be a bummer. Seems like the Aggressor is much more of a known quantity.... Damir's (Mars2U) web page has an interesting story on Palau at http://www.damirs.com/Palau.html. I am not sure which way he would vote on the BBE. Otter Much agreed about the content of this board! Reading Damir's report leads me to believe he liked the crew of BBE but then I have to ask myself if the BBE trying go out in that weather was a good idea in the first place. By the time they returned to port, all the other boats were already back. But I guess someone always has to be the last one back in. Otter June 20th, 2003, 05:06 PM and he did in fact highly recommend the boat and the crew. You bring up a good point about whether they should / should not have gone out....I dunno the specifics, so its hard for me to say. A friend from SC went there and was offered a last minute deal on BBE and said it was the worst liveaboard he's been on, even at half price. What was your friend's complaint about the BBE? Otter deepstops June 20th, 2003, 05:42 PM Otter once bubbled... and he did in fact highly recommend the boat and the crew. You bring up a good point about whether they should / should not have gone out....I dunno the specifics, so its hard for me to say. What was your friend's complaint about the BBE? Otter None of the other passengers spoke English (they didn't tell him prior) so he was basically still "alone" and they were mostly new divers with poor skills so therefore he didn't have an opportunity to dive some of the more challenging (and better) dives. The crew realized they weren't capable and restricted the diving. He had orginally planned to do land based diving and got this offered as a last minute deal. He ended up staying longer and spending more money in the long run to do the dives he wanted. Otter June 22nd, 2003, 07:53 AM Well I certainly could understand why he had a bad time, just not sure I would have held BBE responsible. Having not gone on a live-aboard, one of my fears has always been stuck on a boat without anyone speaking English and where the divers were of significantly worse diving levels. Our solution at this point is to get a big group of us together and hece looking at the BBE, PHD, or Aggressor. Thanks Otter
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