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AQUA CAT LIVE ABOARD TRIP TO EXUMAS, BAHAMAS 12/9/23-12/16/23

  AQUA CAT LIVE ABOARD TRIP TO EXUMAS, EULUTHERA AND LIL SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS December 9th - December 16th, 2023 This will be our 12th Trip to this awesome destination. Aqua Cat Cruises and Giant Stride dive Shop offers the ultimate escape onboard your own private luxury yacht. Based in Nassau and cruising the beautiful Exuma Cays. A great trip isn't accomplished purely because of the destination or the marine life but also because of the divers you are there with....a fun loving, wild bunch of Northeast Divers ensures lots of laughs, great dive buddies and clever antics. Aqua Cat combines the luxury of cruise travel with spectacular live- aboard diving. The ship's features include: a spacious dining area; comfortable lounge area with television, DVD, karaoke and audio center; shaded and sun decks. Each large passenger cabin has a private bath, hair dryer (for John), refrigerator and individual climate control. The 28-foot motor launch Sea Dog shuttles passengers to pristine beaches and secluded coves for snorkeling and sunbathing. Just 40 miles southeast of Nassau, the Exumas lay claim to the world's first national park partially submerged beneath the sea. Aqua Cat cruises this 176-square-mile park that is a magnet for divers and snorkelers irresistibly drawn to its reefs, walls, blue holes, shark encounters and drift diving. Aqua Cat offers you 4-5 dives per day (up to 26 dives for the week), Nitrox ($150.00 for the week), complete video lab and a large dive deck with private shower and head. Full scuba certification, snorkeling, kayaking and island exploration are also available. Price for an 8-day/7-night trip (5 1/2 dive days) $3195 per person and includes port, park and fuel fees or I have the Skylight cabin @ $2695.00 includes port, park and fuel fees and is all inclusive (includes Booze, Food, Lodging, Diving). If you don't mind close quarters you can do 3 in a cabin (must have 2 friends coming along) @ 2795.00 or 4 (must have 3 friends coming along) @ 2595.00 (Bring lube!) You are responsible for gratuities (15% suggested) and your own transportation/flight.... I will post my flight details once flights become available. I usually take a direct flight from Boston and will offer economical (somewhere around $60 bucks each roundtrip) transportation to and from Logan Airport and you can be dropped off and picked up at my house or leave your car in my driveway. Join us for fun, adventure and more dives in a week than most of you have do in a month. We night dive every night and finish up the trip with a dive in the Washing Machine.....the coolest, craziest drift dive in a vortex of 2 1/2 knot current where the channel narrows down to a bottleneck like ravine.... it IS a blast! Also dive the Lost Blue Hole....(like the Blue Hole in Belize) Stop in to leave a deposit for your spot or call 4o1-732-8808. I recommend paying weekly or monthly with the final payment being due December 1st,2016. Deposits are considered a commitment and are non-refundable unless we can sell your spot. Aqua Cat Cruises offers the ultimate escape onboard your own private luxury yacht. Based in Nassau and cruising the beautiful Exuma Cays, Aqua Cat is a 102' X 35' live-aboard accommodating 22 guests in 11 spacious cabins. Aqua Cat combines the luxury of cruise travel with spectacular live-aboard diving. The ship’s features include: a spacious dining area; comfortable lounge area with television, DVD, karaoke and audio center; shaded and sun decks. Each large passenger cabin has a private bath, hair dryer, refrigerator and individual climate control. The 28-foot motor launch Sea Dog shuttles passengers to pristine beaches and secluded coves for snorkeling and sunbathing. View thier website here: Aqua Cat Official Website - Bahamas Luxury Dive Liveaboard (allstarliveaboards.com) Address for the Marina (Where the boat is located) Hurricane Hole Marina 1 Marina Way, Paradise Island, Bahamas Aqua Cat - Trip Info - Details, Rates, Hotels + Checklists (allstarliveaboards.com) All Star Liveaboards | Trip Application    

Socorro Island Nautilus Belle Amie Liveaboard Trip 11/29/25-12/7/25

Socorro Island is a one day sail south of Cabo San Lucas, which is located at the southern end of Baja Mexico featuring in big animal diving at the cleaning stations of San Benedicto, Socorro, and Roca Partida (my favorite). Our last trip in 2022 sold out very fast and while I tried to schedule for 2024, the tail end of November - December (the best timeframe IMHO to see the greatest variety and quantity of pelagic marine life) was already sold to the point of not being to accommodate at least 12 of us. After an overnight voyage we arrive at these Jurassic Park-like islands and with a little luck from mother ocean will experience interactions with giant mantas unlike anywhere else. The mantas of the Socorro Islands love divers, they love to swim with divers, love to feel our bubbles hitting their bellies and then they quiver with excitement. Socorro is also home to humpback whales, dolphins and up to 10 types of sharks. Please visit the Socorro Island page for details, photos, wildlife calendar and more. You can see giant mantas in many places around the world. But nowhere else boasts a population of giant mantas that literally seek out interaction with divers and snorkelers. While Giant Pacific Mantas are the main reason to voyage out to Socorro, Whalesharks, Schools of Hammerheads, Tigersharks, Silver Tips, White Tips, Black Tip, Galapagos, and Silky Sharks, 500 lb Tuna, Wahoo, Dolphins, Mobula Rays, Octopus, large schools of pelagic fish, as well as all the colorful Pacific Reef fish. Some of us arrived early and got a great dive with friendly Sea Lions in Cabo. The Bottlenose Dolphins consistently hang out with divers at certain dive sites, and, in season, humpback whales. Cost: 3695.00 + $185.00 (5% Tax)= 3880.00 per person double occupancy Standard Cabin, $4,195 pp/do + $210 (5% tax) = $4,405, double occupancy Superior Cabin, $4,195 pp/do + $210 (5% tax) = $4,405, Premium Cabin retail price:  $4,795 pp/do + $240 (5% tax) = $5,035 pp/do. I recommend arriving a day or 2 early to avoid missing the boat in case of last minute airline rescheduling or cancellations. Some of us stayed at Playa Grande Resort & Grand Spa which was a little pricey but awesome. Others stayed at a bargain hotel and got what they paid for. I will be accepting initial deposits of at least $500.00 to hold your seat as of now. IMPORTANT:  We must pre-pay the marine park fee of $375 pp. Deposits constitute a commitment and will not be refunded in the event of you cancelling unless we can sell your seat.* **Not included: Marine park fee of $375 pp. that we must pre-pay before the trip. Estimated Airfare to Cabo (budget $900-$1500 pp), airport transfers, budget $30-100 pp), hotel room in Cabo the night before departure, $35 port fee (payable on board), nitrox (budget 5dd x $25/day = $125, payable on board), alcohol, crew gratuities(payable on board), dive rental equipment, dive insurance (mandatory) and or travel insurance. *Guests need to be at See Creatures by 4 pm on the day of boarding for liveaboard trips. Address for Marina and shop: See Creatures is located at: Calle Miguel Hidalgo 10 Centro CSL. C.P. 23450 Cabo San Lucas, BCS Address for Playa Grande Resort & Grand Spa: 1 Playa Solmar  Cabo San Lucas, Mexico To view the boat click where it says Nautilus Liveaboards below: https://nautilusliveaboards.com/nautilus-belle-amie/#GLIDEUpperDeckA