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No specific plans yet, so we could stay on the island. Awesome, I’ll reach out to Catalina Diver Supply. It’s been 2 years since we’ve been able to dive, so actually it might be great to go to Catalina, do some refresher dives at Casino Point, stay overnight, then do some boat dives the next...

Awesome, thanks so much!! Can I take away from this is that the shops on Catalina only support shore diving? Seems all of the boat dives are leaving from the mainland. I’m not married to doing Catalina specifically. I had just dived it once before, enjoyed it, and figured there was much more...

Dates are flexible, but some time during the 2nd week, so maybe ~ December 5 to 12. - Mike

Hey All, I'll be in LA for a week in December and would like to do 1-2 days diving on Catalina with my girlfriend (I'm AOW, ~200 dives, she's OW ~70). I've done the Casino Point Dive Park before and really enjoyed it. How would you spend 2 days diving on Catalina? Would it be feasible to...

Thanks all! For some more context... We're both from the US and back to see family in November/December. So, not traveling for diving specifically, but we wanted to get some diving in since we've been in lockdown in Singapore for past ~2 years. On travel restrictions, I was mostly thinking...

Hey All, I'm trying to plan a dive trip to somewhere in the Caribbean for me and my girlfriend in December, looking for tips. We live in Singapore and have done a lot of diving around Southeast Asia (Bali, Komodo, Sipadan, Great Barrier Reef). My main interest is nature/wildlife, but we enjoy...

Thanks for the continued tips everyone! I'm now extremely sold on French Polynesia/Fakarava/Rangiroa. :-) It sounds incredible. I couldn't find any liveaboards that will work for our time in May 2020, but it's going up to the top of my list for the dive trip after this one. We're currently...

Hi Scubaboard, Bit of a cross post from my post in another forum...here's the challenge: help me (AOW, ~120 dives) and my girlfriend (OW, ~50 dives) pick which Maldives liveaboard to do in May 2020 (around 5/1 to 5/10 specifically). :-) We're from the US, but live in Singapore, and have loved...

Hi Scubaboard, Here's the challenge: help me (AOW, ~120 dives) and my girlfriend (OW, ~50 dives) pick where to go diving in the Pacific Islands in May 2020 (around 5/1 to 5/10, to be exact). :-) We're from the US, but live in Singapore, and have loved diving across Asia (we've done Sipidan...

Thanks for the great recs, everyone! These are awesome, lots of places I hadn't heard of (btw, sites in the South Pacific work too). Sardine run in Moalboal sounds awesome. We're planning on doing a weekend trip to Malapasqua for thresher sharks at the start of the year, I wonder if we can...

Hi Scubaboard, Here's the challenge: help me (AOW, ~120 dives) and my girlfriend (OW, ~50 dives) pick where to go diving in Asia in May 2020. :) We're from the US, but live in Singapore, and have already done: Sipadan, Komodo, Similans, Bali (only a little), and Northern Great Barrier Reef...

I never did find anyone, but thanks for the good suggestions Pedro! Hopefully next time I'm in the area. :-)

Thanks, all! To summarize, aside from fit, it seems like the relevant features are: Type of seal on seams (you want the suit to be watertight so the warm water providing your insulating layer doesn't get flushed out). Type of closure on ankles/arms (same reason as #1). Neoprene quality...

Hi All, I'm in the market for a new wetsuit. I live in Singapore and dive around Southeast Asia, so I'm thinking a 3mm full suit should have me covered. Previously, I lived/dived in Boston and owned an 8mm wetsuit of some brand I can't remember that I bought used and was more or less happy...

Hello, I’ll be in the Kyoto/Osaka area in a couple of weeks. I’ll have a day free and was wondering if there’s any decent diving in the area. Not looking to flying to Okinawa and it would have to be with a shop that can accommodate an English speaker. Would love any tips/thoughts/knowledge...

Hey Steven, Thanks so much! I don't have any preference in terms of time. I know the season closes in May, so any time between now and the close would be fine. I've actually never done a liveaboard before, so I don't have any strong preference. I'm happy to pay a little more for a good...

Hi All, First time posting! I'm looking for recommendations for a 3-4 day liveaboard to the Similan Islands before the season closes this year. I've been diving for 3 years and have probably 60ish dives logged. I moved to Singapore from Boston back in the fall (regular diver on Cape Anne)...