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Booked the MS Royal Evolution May 28 trip through Dive The World. By March 20 it was clear to me the whole world is going into lockdown and travel between countries is tricky if even possible. Don't want to pay the balance and risk not able to go at the last minute, I request either...

Booked the MS Royal Evolution May 28 trip through Dive The World. By March 20 it was clear to me the whole world is going into lockdown and travel between countries is tricky if even possible. Don't want to pay the balance and risk not able to go at the last minute, I request either...

I had the good fortune to go on this boat in April on what apparently their third trip. Much they same problem if not worse. Our cabin C3 was flooded. Had to spend the night sleeping on the floor in dining area. Crew were apologic and trying. But boat design and quality of work are both so...

Sihui Liu here is the clip

I will upload the full clip later. I was told the diver bitten is an instructor and he was actually pretty cool throughout - he just tucked his head, hold on to his regulator and kept his calm. His hood and mask was pulled off and he got a "glazing" shallow bite with a 8cm cut on his head...

clip from a video taken during the attack. don't know how to attach the video in the reply. If someone shows me how I'll happy to post the short video (21" long)

I am also debating between the Backscatter M52 vs Kraken KRL-02. On surface the Kraken offers 160 degrees vs Backscatter's 120 degree, more angle; then some product description pages (different sites) mentioned the Kraken KRL-02 is NOT recommended to use with zoom, and the M-52 product page...

You already got a few suggestions. Just a few pointer to help you decide. Some shop cater to specific group/language, I assume you/your friend would prefer English then that is not a consideration - the previous mention shops all are primarily English. Bans is by far the largest school that...

This maybe as bit off OP's intent. I read somewhere to be eligible the President of Palau has to be a scuba diver, and scuba diving is now a requirement in high school curriculum. Anyone know if it is true?

I have seen both reef in bad/declining shape and reef recover in recent years. Reef recover in areas people realize and made a conscious effort to protect and improve the environment (personally and local laws), besides the resilient ability of mother nature. There has been people posting the...

I recently went through just that after a conversation with someone about DM course vs Instructor course (actually there is no Instructor course, just IDC). Comparing the two, Instructor course does not contain any more skill or theory/knowledge than DM, but IE is more comprehensive, requires a...

Use PADI as an example, I believe DM course covers everything that an Instructor has to cover. In terms of skill and knowledge of diving, DM are supposed to have learned as much as what requires for an Instructor. What one retains afterwards of course is another issue. DMs, even those assisting...

I believe there is only one standard just who can conduct what portion of the class (confined vs open).

It is common for people who never dived to have no notion about Scuba training, so I don't see anything strange about the question OP mentioned by his customer - I am getting asked these days if you can learn scuba if you cannot swim! I think there is another length discussion on "Change in...

After trying several method (sock/towel wrap, hard case) I end up using a cheap ($3) clear box picked up in Thailand for Regs & a few misc items - when airport security can see through the box they tend not open it. The Timberland is bit long (35") but not enough to trigger a measurement vs...

With accumulation of gears, tighter and tighter airline weight restrictions, and all my diving involves travel, I found myself obsessed with travel gear that fits all kinds of conditions (resort vs liveaboard) and can squeeze everyone piece of gear I (thought) I need ( SS B/W, 2 first stage, 2...

SMB/DSMB was a recent addition to PADI standards for OW course. It is one of the flexible skills requirement during the open water dives. It states "demonstrate....deploy an inflatable signal tube at the surface, or deploy a delayed surface marker buoy (DSMB) from underwater". Therefore proper...

Gone through similar thoughts, here's my conclusion, highly personally tailored: To choose a land base 4 choices 1. Koh Lanta (less developed, main dive target Hin Daeng and Hin Muang) 2. Koh Tao (not so much for diving, but good dive community, free lance as instructor when bored) 3. Phuket...

If you are looking to do Yoga with a Yoga studio, you location choice will be limited by the Yoga - there are but 1 - 2 Yoga studios in KT. I believe closer to Sariee Beach.