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Have you made a decision or made plans yet? If not, as others have mentioned, I think you need to write more info. about you & your son (how old is he?), your dive competency, and some specifics about you're looking for out of this trip. You wrote that "I want a wonderful vacation with great...

I'm a solo traveler / diver as well, so I can definitely relate. Bonaire is great shore diving, but there's not much to do there topside. You definitely would need to rent a car, overall I don't think it's a particularly good choice for a solo diver. Curacao is a much prettier island and...

I'd like to cast my vote in favor of Jay's suggestion above. Additionally (or at least in the meantime) subscribing to Undercurrent, Consumer Reporting for Serious Divers Since 1975 would seem like a prudent decision. I'm aware that at least one person has stated that the owner's of...

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Thanks for the well-written, super informative trip report! Interesting to see that you chose to schlep your guitar with you--which do you carry-on the flights with you, your dive gear or your guitar?? Did you look into any other dive travel agents besides liveaboard.com, and if so, why did...

Got an email from Kevin that Monday's trip is cancelled, hope to make it down to south FL when the weather & conditions improve.

While I second your recommendation and agree that the diving in Jupiter is very good, imo "world class diving" is a bit of an overstatement. That said, if you're inclined to share I'd be interested to read which are your favorite dive sites in the area and your preferred dive OP. Do you stay...

My sentiments exactly! Plus the added expense (to an already expensive hobby) and hassle of dealing with all that equipment has made it an easy decision not to get into underwater photography. However, after viewing OPs amazing pics I'm thinking that maybe I'M THE ONE missing out on & they...

Four hours from Orlando gives you lot of different options, including some good diving in the Jupiter / West Palm Beach area. FYI the goliath grouper aggregation is happening in southeast FL during that time, something you might want to look into. Additionally you could snorkel with the manatees...

Good choice?? Hmm...maybe, but at the moment I'm not convinced. In OP I wrote that one of the requirements was that I wanted something "easy to use"--I don't think the GEO 2 fits that description. Or maybe I'm just mentally-challenged (highly likely!). Regardless, imo the manual sucks. I've...

This was not the first time I've snorkeled with manatees, but it was the best! It was overcast & light drizzling rain almost the entire time I was there, so there were far fewer people in the water than there probably otherwise would have been. One morning I came upon a mother & calf--the...

Pretty good deal from Aldora Divers above! That said, here's a +1 for staying at Colonial Suites and booking through Jeannie if you're going to dive with Tres Pelicanos. In my experience you cannot book it cheaper than she can, and as others have said she has clout and can get you best rooms...

I understand that list prices can be looked up, but when people are going to so much effort to write such detailed trip reports, I would think they could / should note how much they paid for the trip. Again, I think it's very relevant information, equally as relevant as quality of food, the...

FWIW I subscribed about a week ago & so far am glad I did. The trip reports are very detailed, very helpful when trying to decide between resorts or LOB in various locales. The only thing that I'm a little surprised & disappointed in is that prices aren't always noted. It's great to see the 1-5...

Booked for Sept. 16th & 17th, looking forward to it!

Thx for the detailed answer--as you said, maybe not scientific but sounds logical! I'm retired & my schedule is fairly flexible, if you're trying to charter the whole boat & have two days with room for one more on the September trip I'm in! Feel free to reply here or PM me. Doug

Craig: Did you choose Sept 14th - 18th because they worked best with your schedule, or did you choose them because you think they are optimum dates for Goliath grouper aggregation? I see you're also diving Aug. 17th-22nd.....I assume the September dates are more optimum? Yes/no/maybe? I dove...

I just got back from an overnight dive trip to Jupiter, I called several diff. shops (including Force-E and JDC, and a couple of others) and they all said they only rent console-mounted computers (presumably because that's what works w/ their rental BCDs?).

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I'm thinking of making a very last-minute trip to dive WPB or Jupiter this week...it appears that all the dive shops require divers to have a computer...I just bought a used computer off another scubaboard member, but I won't receive it until later this week. If anyone knows of any local dive...