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We just returned from a week of diving on Maui. We stay in Ka’anapali, just north of Black Rock. We’ve been at least half a dozen times, but I think this was the best diving we’ve had. We use Maui Diving Scuba Center to rent tanks for shore diving. The price is very reasonable: 10 tanks for...

Allow me to report an entirely different diving experience than the OP’s with Atlantis Dumaguete. My spouse and I were there in August with a group from our local shop. The pace of our dives was slow and focused on critter hunting. Our dive guide (sometimes two on our small boat of 6 or 7...

Thanks for the heads up and warning. We’re ready to register with One Health Pass. Registration now seems to be within 72 hours of departure, so we have a couple days to wait. We’re fully vaccinated and boosted.

Thank you both, Scuba Sheep and Centrals. We did decide to join our friends, and we'll be leaving for PG next weekend. We've done the ritual packing and unpacking of the dive bag, so we're ready and waiting, really excited to be going someplace new to us.

For a little more insight, see this Maui and Mike Severns trip report: Maui 2021 trip report

diverjen, I agree with Aquaman. You can't go wrong either way between Lahaina and Kihei, and Mike Severns absolutely sets the bar. Pauline, Warren, and Andy indeed have amazing knowledge of and passion for diving. We've traveled to Maui many times, and we always stay at north Kaanapali, at...

I'm considering joining friends on a trip to Puerto Galera in August. I realize it's the rainy season, and it will of course be quite hot and humid. How is the diving affected? How often are dives cancelled? How much is visibility affected? What else do I need to know? I'm certainly...

At the Royal Lahaina, you have very pleasant shore diving a couple hundred yards north and south of your door. There’s an easy reef just offshore at Kahekili Beach Park (Old Airport Beach) north of you. Black Rock just south of you is a simple morning or night dive. Mala Wharf at the north end...

Thanks, yes, that’s definitely clear. I know that tiny lot and have parked in one of those few spots. You had a reasonable surface swim there. About diving in Hawaii, I’d say that it’s certainly true that the hard corals are not colorful, and the differences in color and texture are much more...

Thanks Wetb4.... My buddy and I have done Mala, Black Rock, and Kahekili many times, but we’ve never considered Dragon’s Teeth. I assume you entered and exited at Fleming Beach. Is that right, or is there an alternate entry? What prompted not wanting to do it yourself the first time...

Entirely possible to rent your own tanks and go on your own. We rent from Maui Diving — Scuba & Snorkel Center near the north end of Lahaina, right on Honoapiilani Highway. They can recommend nearby sites if you don’t already have a long enough list. They carry 63s as well as 80s, so you can...

Mala pier is wonderful day or night if it hasn’t been raining. Silt from the intermittent stream that dumps right by the pier makes the viz terrible. On a dry day, though, it’s wonderful. If it’s been raining, and you’re in west Maui, Black Rock is a better night choice. The parking...

This is definitely not true. We were there in November after the activity had stopped (including the collapse of some of Kilauea and some of the rim road). The park is and remains absolutely fantastic. There is a tremendous amount to see on the rim road, throughout the park, and down the...

(I started typing before I realized you'd already made the trip, but I wanted to post my remarks anyway for the next person.) You made an excellent choice with Mike Severns. Pauline and the rest of her team are fantastic, and their genuine enthusiasm and knowledge shine through. You'll learn...

Thanks PatW. It's hard to get more current than a report from today. So, the full range of protection, eh? I suspect I'll be closer to the 3 mm end of the spectrum, but this is definitely helpful.

Hi Sue/Dave. We enjoyed an Angelfish Reef in the BVI two months ago. Looking forward to this one. And juvenile turtles? Nice!

Do you have a favorite dive from this trip? Anything particularly special this time? It'll be our first time there.

Wow, thank you all for so much information. This is all very helpful -- and that's warm water! I do tend to be cold though, so I guess I'll take a 3 mm and a 1.5 mm full. Thanks again.

I mistakenly posted this here, rather than in the Cayman forum. I've now added it there. Sorry about that. See Cayman Brac water temps in August?

[I foolishly posted this originally in the Greater Antilles forum. D'oh. I've now reposted it here, where it belongs.] My husband and I are headed to Cayman Brac Beach Resort on 5 August, so it's time to choose which wetsuit to take. What are the current water temperatures in the Caymans? Has...