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Hey Larry, long time no hear. Sent you PM. The old RSD lives on.

Both Halmahera and Triton can be hit and miss. I did a two week exploratory trip through Halmahera that had the best and worst of dive sites. Best was macro. I did another one more recently that ended in Ternate and it was fantastic. Triton can get some low vis at times, but is a truly...

Thank for the great video Laval. Triton Bay can be awesome, but for the uninitiated, be aware it can also suffer from green water and low visibility sometimes in some areas. But, it definitely ranks as an awesome destination. We've done some non-Raja itineraries on liveaboards and this is...

Just to clarify on the OP's statements, many dive ops on the island do not own their own boats. They rent boats as needed and some will "share" the boat. Some of the rented boats do not even have permits, but that's another story. There are a finite number of permits and boats that have...

This was the case in December as we lined up outside. One took a short break while we were in line. Two full planes at the same time backup outside. The third plane has to wait to even deplane. Often, one of the same immigration peeps is the same one who has to go stamp the passports of us...

I've been on Raja liveaboards at least 8 or 9 times. You have the list, almost in order. Dive Damai, Arenui, Dewi. Some newer higher-end boats came on the scene after we stopped traveling that far and we stuck with Damai for the sure thing. Coralia should be a good choice. Never...

It is an artist rendition, not a photo. It does reflect what is there. The new organization controlling the marina is now federal and not under the control of Cozumel or Quintana Roo. Caleta and the proposed semi-circular hotel is not part of the new Fonatur. That area is owned by Presidente...

There are fewer cruise ships than normal right now. The cruise lines have had to cut back on scheduled departures due to inability to fully staff the trips.

Hi Charlie, Just saw the reply. Yes, yours is for a compact not the DSLR size battery. Thanks anyway.

Thanks. Drove over there after posting. Nothing but Fuji stuff.

Any store on the island that might have a Canon battery charge?

I have seen people buy an extra ticket in order to get more luggage. I think it was Howard and Michelle Hall. It wasn't Lion and I don't think it was even Indonesia.

I used to fill my LP95's to 120 :) Liquid Blue has 120's and generally let's you dive it, whereas some ops require everyone go up when the first diver gets low. I'm not really interested in coming up with 1200-1500 psi. Kind of defeats the purpose.

I have been to Coz twice since the required COVID test to return. I used the Verifly app both times. The app is poorly written and requires plenty of trial and error to use correctly. We had printed results just in case, but we got right into check-in line just flashing the info from our...

I know of another IPE incident here locally. The person did survive, an instructor doing training dives. She was also an employee of mine. This was probably 2005 or so. Based on your writing, it appears that triggers are still not firm. It is strange, tragic, and usually fatal event.

That's pre "Against All Odds" if you know what I mean.:wink:

I believe the Taco stand on hiatus, like a lot of places. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Answer to the original question, not really. The only advantage I ever experienced was doing shore dives with same op that rented shore diving tanks. You only have to fill out paper work once. The disadvantages though are true deal breakers. Big, slow boats, with lots of divers. Even...

ISIS. Not at the airport. I pay $45 per day with a cash discount for manual transmission. That is fully insured. Sometimes it's a piece of crap, but when you see what the big boys charge you for the full coverage, it is crazy.

Check out Liquid Blue Divers liquidbluedivers.com We have been diving Cozumel for thirty years and have dived with many ops. There are plenty of good ops, but this is who we dive with now and for the past 7 years. Small fast boat. Concierge service, snacks and towels on SI. Steel tanks...