Dive Travel Services partners with the top liveaboards in the world to bring you the best and most exciting diving adventures. For more information, current specials, updated availability or to book a trip, contact Janet at 248-442-2772 or at trips@divetravelservices.com.

Aggressor Fleet

Belize • Cayman Islands • Cocos Island, Costa Rica • Fiji • Galapagos Islands, Ecuador • Kona, Hawaii • Maldives • North Sulawesi • Palau • Turks & Caicos • Utila, Honduras

Aggressor Fleet yachts span the globe with 13 dive yachts in 11 different countries and the list of exotic destinations keeps growing. The dive yachts continue to feature the finest creature comforts such as DVD players in the staterooms, rental digital cameras, video editing centers, onboard computers and satellite communications.

From the schooling hammerheads in Galapagos to the whale sharks in Utila, Aggressor Fleet has an excursion that will suit your appetite for adventure and your vacation budget. Every destination, itinerary, and dive site is carefully selected. Moorings are delicately put in place to preserve the reefs and marine environment for future generations. All Aggressor yachts comply with Eco-operator guidelines.

Aqua Cat Cruises

Bahamas

Aqua Cat Cruises offers a leisurely liveaboard scuba diving and snorkeling adventure vacation in the Bahamas aboard the 102-foot Aqua Cat catamaran. Each week we cruise from Nassau, Bahamas to the remote islands of the Exumas, and the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, the most pristine area in all the Bahamas.

The Aqua Cat, offers luxury accommodations, a spacious main salon and an extremely smooth ride. Her ability to cruise at a speed of 14-knots will get you to dive sites quickly while her 35-ft beam will ensure a smooth ride. The eleven passenger cabins are some of the largest of any liveaboard in the world.

Archipelago Fleet Indonesia

Komodo • Raja Ampat • Banda Sea

The Archipelago Adventurer II is a newly constructed Phinisi liveaboard vessel. The 35-meter wooden vessel is designed to be spacious and relaxing in the extreme, the perfect vessel to enjoy exploratory and dive cruises throughout the Indonesian Archipelago. The vessel’s wooden construction creates a feeling of a traditional phinisi, but the level of furnishing and the attention to detail create a fusion of historical and modern, unique in the liveaboard industry.

All ten of her spacious, comfortable staterooms have separate en-suite hot water shower and bathroom facilities and full air-conditioning. The thick mattress flat beds ensure even the most intensive dive cruise remains relaxing and comfortable. The Archipelago Adventurer II staterooms are outfitted with writing desks, providing sufficient space for laptops and journals, and are conveniently equipped with 110- and 220-volt charging facilities.

The two spacious dive decks on the Indonesian Liveaboards are situated either side of the main deck, these are conveniently adjacent to the sturdy ladders leading down to the custom made aluminium tenders.

The Archipelago Adventurer II offers unparalleled opportunities for exploring the Eastern region of Indonesia. Diving Banda Sea, diving Raja Ampat and Diving Komodo aboard the vessel in the ultimate of style and luxury.

Arenui

Komodo • North Sulawesi • Central Sulawesi • Wakatobi • Raja Ampat • Maluku • Cenderawasih Bay • Alor • Flores • Taka Bone Rate Atolls

The 43-meter Arenui dive liveaboard is a traditional and magnificent Phinisi, a classic Indonesian wooden sailing vessel, made to explore the majestic underwater world of the Indonesian archipelago.

The underlying concept of the Arenui is to provide you with the convenience of a fully equipped dive liveaboard together with all the richness, artistic touches and comforts of a top-notch luxury boutique hotel. Yet this is the only one that drops you off directly onto the best dive sites that Indonesia has to offer!

Our cruise programs include: Komodo, North and Central Sulawesi, Wakatobi and, for those looking for more unusual journeys, the new frontiers of Raja Ampat, Maluku, Cenderawasih Bay, Alor, Flores and the Taka Bone Rate Atolls.

The Arenui has been designed to host a maximum of 16 passengers in cabins which are exceptionally spacious (starting from 17 square meters) and which have been luxuriously furnished in a sophisticated and tasteful manner. The cabins' individual themes and styles were inspired by handicrafts from each of the Indonesian provinces. Each one has a private en-suite bathroom and individual air conditioning.

Blackbeard Cruises

Bahamas

Blackbeard's Cruises offers liveaboard scuba diving adventure travel vacations to the Out Islands of the Bahamas. Reef, wreck, wall, drift, night and shark dives are offered on each trip. Our three sailboats - Sea Explorer, Morning Star and Pirate's Lady - offer Caribbean diving and snorkeling cruises to the Out Islands of the Western Bahamas.

Our liveaboards accommodate singles and couples in 4 air-conditioned cabin areas. Berths are single upper and lower, or double upper and lower, each with its own privacy curtain similar to a sleeperette on a train. We do not have private accommodations, all berths are dormitory style. Berths are 74" in length, with doubles 48" wide and singles 24" to 36" wide.

M/V Chertan

Papua New Guinea

The world's most exotic diving destination has a new attraction. The MV Chertan is a purpose-built dive boat that has begun operations out of Alotau in Milne Bay. The Chertan introduces a term many intrepid divers are unfamiliar with - luxury.

The 60-foot long MV Chertan has accommodations for 10 passengers in 5 staterooms.

A cruise on Chertan offers unlimited diving for the enthusiast as well as an introduction to the local culture. Our itineraries are all about adventure, challenge and discovery in conditions that few have experienced. From dugouts to dugongs, from plunging coral drop-offs to towering volcanic mountains, skull caves and thermal springs, from hammerhead sharks to manta rays, the region is truly unique.

Equally special is the ambiance on board Chertan where the crew's priority is your comfort and enjoyment.

Dancer Fleet - Peter Hughes Diving

Belize • Grenada • Galapagos • Papua New Guinea • Maldives • Komodo National Park • Raja Ampat, North Sulawesi • Fiji

Choose from eight thrilling destinations and join Peter Hughes Diving® for the liveaboard experience of a lifetime. On a Dancer Fleet® Liveaboard vacation, luxury features and topnotch amenities, plus attention to every detail will make you feel as pampered as an invited guest on a private yacht.

The unique Wind Dancer itinerary covers the territorial waters of two countries: Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This itinerary has it all – warm, clear water, beautiful reefs, great marine life, and some truly amazing wrecks.

Sky Dancer cruises the Galapagos Islands following a planned itinerary that is approved by the Galapagos National Park and includes visits to the very remote islands of Wolf and Darwin. You’ll encounter sea lions, penguins, giant mantas, golden rays, and a variety of sharks including schooling hammerhead sharks.

Sun Dancer II visits atolls that lie offshore beyond Belize’s barrier reef. The most famous of the atolls is Lighthouse Reef, home of the Blue Hole and the magnificent nature preserve at Half Moon Caye. You can expect visibility to reach 120 feet or more at these spectacular sites. The walls and drop-offs are dramatic. The reef, virgin and pristine, is home to a stunning variety of fish and coral.

Komodo Dancer offers diving in the Komodo National Park, Sangeang and Bima with special trips east of the park where you’ll explore from Flores to Alor for worldclass critter diving. The park is home to more than 1,000 species of fish, 385 species of reef building corals, 70 species of sponges, 10 dolphin species, six whale species, giant sea turtles, dugongs, and various species of sharks and rays.

Ocean Dancer offers a tremendous variety of diving encounters in the Maldives. Currents and tides flush water through the channels of the atolls, carrying with them nutrients and plankton.This gives Maldives’ diving a character all its own.

Paradise Dancer offers an amazing journey through the biodiverse waters of the Raja Ampat Islands in western Indonesia. Virtually untouched by tourism, Raja Ampat’s reefs are covered with vibrant soft and hard corals, and teeming with colorful and exotic marine life. It is truly a natural treasure waiting for you to discover.

Paradise Dancer offers diving in North Sulawesi ranging from magnificent coral gardens at Bunaken Marine Park and Bangka Straight to walls, schools of fishes and underwater volcanoes at the Sangihe Islands to the unusual and rarely seen critters of Lembeh Straight. This area is truly a paradise for divers with a bit of experience and Paradise Dancer is the perfect vessel to take you there.

Every dive in Papua New Guinea from aboard the Star Dancer is an exciting new experience, highlighted by encounters with dog tooth tuna, sharks, vast schools of pelagics such as barracuda, trevally and others. The waters of PNG are home to prolific and diverse marine creatures and corals with over 350 recorded species of reef building corals and over 900 recorded species of fish.

Bula! Known as the soft coral capital, Fiji dazzles everyone with its bright corals and huge sea fans surrounded by clownfish, ornate ghost pipefish and nudibranchs. But it does not stop there. Fiji also comes with schooling pelagics. Make sure you turn from the bright corals and look for barracuda, reef sharks, mantas, tuna and the occasional pilot whale! There is no shortage of marine life large and small in the waters of Fiji. Experience Fiji aboard the Island Dancer II.

Dive-Damai

Bali • Komodo • Triton Bay • Raja Ampat • Derawan • Banda Sea

Dive-Damai is proud to introduce a new concept in the diving industry: a boutique liveaboard. "Damai" is an Indonesian word meaning "peaceful", and perfectly reflects our vision, providing tranquility above the water while avoiding crowds down below.

Dive-Damai is dedicated to small groups and offers the chance to enjoy diving remote areas in Indonesia, while experiencing unprecedented service and an unlimited amount of dives and bottom time. The reefs and the boat are yours, we will be entirely at your disposal to make your holidays the best experience ever. Gourmet food, exceptional service and the best reefs all for you with a 3 divers per guide ratio.

The Motor Sailing Yacht Damai will be launched in 2009 with the first trip planned in September. With four luxurious cabins, it is designed to offer that personal service that only a boutique liveaboard dedicated to small groups can provide. The cabins are well over 30 sq. meters each, coming with either queen or king sized beds, separated ensuite toiletts and showers/bath tubs.

Expedition Fleet

Philippines • Palau • Chuuk (Truk Lagoon)

Expedition Fleet operates eight liveaboard motor vessels, with regularly scheduled diving expeditions in the Philippines, Palau and Chuuk. It has three routes in the Philippines:

• Anilao-Apo Reef- Coron- Anilao ( 8 days /7 nights/6 diving days) September- February. The cruise begins and ends from Anilao , Batangas. We usually stay 2 days in the Apo Reef Area and then one day in Northern Busuanga, and 3 days in Southern Busuanga where most of the wrecks are located.
• Best of the Visayas Safari ( 8 days /7 nights/6 diving days) July-February From Mactan, Cebu, the ship sails north to Malapascua, known for the Thresher Sharks, Mantas, the Gato Island Tunnel ( spectacular night dives) and the Dona Marilyn Wreck. The ship then sails down the western side of Cebu Island to Pescador/ Moal Boal. Beautiful overhangs, large gorgonians and sea fans decorate the walls surrounding Pescador Island. From Pescador, the ship embarks for Apo Island, one of the oldest and most successful marine sanctuaries in the country. Healthy reef formations, several large schools of jacks or big eyed trevally are common here. Final stop of the trip is Balicasag Island, where barracudas, jacks and black coral trees hold forth.
• Tubbataha ( 6-, 7- and 8-day programs available ) mid-March to mid June. Puerto Princesa is the jump off point for this UNESCO World Heritage site, the only one in Asia that is marine in nature. An overnight sail brings divers to the Philippines premier dive site.

Expedition Fleets' newest destination is awesome Chuuk. Formerly known as Truk Lagoon, this 40-mile diameter lagoon is the final resting place of over 180,000 tons of ships, planes, tanks and other war material that met its end on the 17th and 18th of February 1944. Dubbed “Operation Hailstone,” one of the most devastating aerial attacks in history sank 60 assorted Japanese vessels and 250 planes. The Pacific Explorer II has eleven spacious rooms for 22 divers.

Palau is consistently chosen as the world's premiere diving destination by several international diving publications. It features enchanting topside topography as well as breathtaking underwater landscapes.

Explorer Adventures

Bahamas • Galapagos • Saba/St. Kitts • Turks & Caicos

Explorer Adventures operates a fleet of three vessels.

Caribbean Explorer II is a 115-foot, 18-passenger vessel and accommodates guests in 9 air-conditioned double staterooms on the main and lower deck. Each stateroom has a private bathroom and shower. The upper deck contains a semi-enclosed dining and entertainment area. The open rear sundeck is furnished with lounges for sunbathing or relaxing. The Caribbean Explorer II spends half the year providing diving excursions in the northeastern Caribbean, and the other half in the southern Bahamas.

Explorer Ventures will be bringing a new diving vessel to the Galapagos Archipelago in 2009. The Humboldt Explorer, named for the oceanic current that brings the diverse species to the Galapagos Islands, will commence operation in June 2009 as one of only 4 or 5 liveaboard diving vessels expected to be in operation in the Galapagos Islands in 2009. The Humboldt Explorer is a 100-foot vessel with 8 large, comfortable staterooms on the main and upper decks, and will be capable of accessing the remote islands of Darwin and Wolf in significantly less time than other vessels. Designed by the same architect and designer that created our previous vessel, each stateroom will contain two twin beds which can be converted to one large bed; there will be ample closet space in each room, as well as large windows to view the spectacular scenery and unique wildlife found in these islands. The vessel’s interior touts gleaming hardwood floors and a spacious eating and lounge area; a large sundeck and outdoor lounge will also be available for privileged guests.

The 124-foot M/V Turks & Caicos Explorer II accommodates 20 passengers in 10 double staterooms, each of which have private bathroom facilities, individually-controlled air conditioning, hanging closet and wardrobe. The air-conditioned main salon on the main deck includes dining tables, TV, VCR, CD/DVD, video library and lounge area. A large sundeck with lounge chairs and buffet area is located aft of the upstairs deckhouse. A large, awning-covered flybridge with wet bar, barbecue and seating for 12 to 15 is accessed from the sun deck as well. 8-day/7-night itineraries.

M/V FeBrina

Papua New Guinea

The MV FeBrina is fast becoming one of the world's best known live-aboard dive boats. It was given a five-star rating in all categories in a leading dive guide and is highly recommended in the prestigious Harper & Queen,

The M.V. FeBrina dives the areas of Kimbe Bay and surrounding waters along the northern coast of New Britain, such as the Witu Islands to the north west and Fathers Reefs to the north east of Kavieng. These waters are home to prolific and diverse marine creatures and corals. Recent marine surveys in Kimbe Bay have recorded over 350 species of reef building corals and over 900 species of fish. The reefs are a photographer's paradise. z

Pristine and colorful corals are home to a variety of fish, crustacean and invertebrate life. Many of the reefs have resident schools of barracuda, tuna, and jacks. A range of shark species are regularly sighted, including hammerheads and silvertips, particularly at the outer reefs of Fathers and Witu. Visibility ranges from 80 to 150 feet, depending on the season and water temperatures range between 85 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Weather is tropical with little seasonal variation.

The 72-foot long MV FeBrina has seven cabins with accommodations for up to 12 passengers. Cabins have individually controlled air conditioning. Most diving is from FeBrina's spacious dive deck, with easy access via the water level dive platform. Meals are provided by a top class chef.

Golden Dawn

Papua New Guinea • Eastern Fields, PNG

Diving Papua New Guinea on the elegant liveaboard MV Golden Dawn offers the finest dive sites and diving in Papua New Guinea. PNG dive itineraries include the Eastern Fields in the Coral Sea, Milne Bay and Northern PNG, Wewalk. Wreck diving and technical diving opportunities abound with nitrox and rebreathers aboard.

Trips to the Eastern Fields/Coral Sea operate November through to December and April through to May - prime time for this area. On these cruises, you will find the waters of the barrier reef system around Port Moresby teem with beautiful flora and fauna to satisfy the keenest sports diver or the most dedicated underwater photographer, with Mantas, Sharks and Turtles.

Divers have encountered the rare Great hammerhead as well as his smaller Scalloped brothers and Whale Sharks are sighted annually as far in as the capital's main harbour! The more exotic treats include the Lacy Scorpion fish (Rhinopias aphanes and his rarer brother R. fondoza), Leaf Scorpion fish, Stone and False Stonefish, Crocodile fish, Pygmy sea horse and Tasselled Wobbegongs, Epaulette and Leopard Sharks. The waters here are moderate in visibility but excellent for close-up photography.

The Golden Dawn is an 80-foot-long, 80-ton motor vessel carrying a crew of 7 and accommodations for 12 passengers. It has fully air conditioned cabins, some with ensuites. Because of the diversity of dive locations, the Golden Dawn has two rigid hull inflatables.

Indo Cruises - MSY Seahorse

Komodo • Raja Ampat • Banda Sea • Derawan

Indo Cruises is proud to introduce our flagship, the MSY Seahorse liveaboard, a Pinisi rigged Sulawesi schooner offering sailing charters and liveaboard scuba diving trips to East Indonesia. Built and completed in 2004 the MSY Seahorse offers a level of luxury and safety not found on most liveaboard dive charter sailing yachts in Indonesia.

At 33 meters long and 8.5 meters wide, the Seahorse is a majestic and spacious vessel, accommodating up to 16 guests attended by 12 crew. All of our spacious cabins have individually controlled air-conditioning and private en-suite bathrooms with hot water.

The classic beauty of the MSY Seahorse combines traditional craftsmanship with all modern conveniences and safety features providing charming comfort in the remotest waters of Indonesia.

Our dive travel routes include Komodo, Raja Ampat, RajaAmpat - Banda Sea, Raja Ampat - Ttriton Bay, Banda Sea - Triton Bay and Derawan.

Kararu Dive Voyages

Komodo • Raja Ampat • Irian Jaya (West Papua) • Banda Sea • Ambon • Alor • Flores

From our home port of Benoa in Bali, Kararu Dive Voyages operates the Cheng Ho, Indonesia's ultimate luxury liveaboard dive vessel. The vessel has been extensively customised and refitted for long range live aboard scuba diving expeditions and underwater photography.

The Cheng Ho is our newest and biggest vessel. With a length of 49 meters, a beam of 11 meters, three decks and 22 cabins this liveaboard offers total comfort and plenty of room to lose yourself between dives. All cabins and staterooms are equipped with private bathrooms, ample hot water, individual air-condition units and wireless email access. The cabins are cleaned twice a day with a turndown service at night.

The main salon is fully air conditioned and features a comfortable lounge area, shop and library corner. It's also equipped with sound system, TV, Video and DVD player and wireless email access. The Cheng Ho has her own cinema room featuring a wide selection of movies and comfortable seating arrangements as well as DVD projector for slide show enthusiasts.

Nitrox and rental equipment is available on board and all diving is from tenders.

Manthiri Liveaboard Diving

Maldives

Centered mainly in the north of the country, Manthiri Liveaboard Diving tours, the fruit of years of experience and new discoveries, offer the best combination of dive sites, given the time of the year. Our tours are mainly of 10 day, 7 day and 5 day duration. For those who prefer 10 days or longer charters, they can combine two consecutive short tours. The tours are designed for whale shark and rich fish-life sightings year-round with schooling mantas thrown in June to October. While we do not guarantee the sightings of the big pelagics, the chance of encountering them is very high, indeed.

We also offer a special tour covering the southernmost atolls of Maldives, Huvadhoo and Addu. These remote atolls, little visited by tourists, offer colorful coral reefs. The channels abound with sharks. We recommend tours of minimum 10 days of duration. The best time for a south tour is mid February to mid April.

The 85-foot (25-meter) MV Manthiri liveaboard is custom designed for dive cruises and heavily built of fine tropical timber. The vessel's wide beam of 25 foot (7.6 metre) contributes towards a stable hull and spacious cabins accommodating up to 12 divers in four twins and two doubles with queen size beds.

NAI'A

Fiji Islands • South Pacific

Dive the Fiji Islands' finest coral reefs and fish-filled channels. Swim alongside humpback whales in Tonga, explore World War II shipwrecks in Vanuatu or discover Kiribati's truly wild and unexplored Phoenix Archipelago. From manta rays to mantis shrimp, dolphins to dartfish, or voracious sharks to vibrant soft corals, NAI'A found Fiji's ultimate dive sites! Experience the diversity and drama of pristine South Pacific coral reefs at their most colorful and lavish. Enjoy charming Fijian and Pacific cultures during the vacation of your dreams from the comfort of Fiji's premier live aboard diving vessel and her famously friendly crew.

The 120-foot NAI'A motor/sailer has set new standards of live-aboard diving luxury in every way, especially in comfort and service. Designed by renowned marine architect, W. de Vries Lentsch, and built by skilled Dutch craftsmen, NAI'A was completely refitted in 1993 and again in 2000 with the latest technology and facilities specific to the needs discerning dive travelers. NAI'A sports accommodations for 18 passengers in 9 spacious, air-conditioned staterooms with private ensuite heads.

Nautilus Explorer

Alaska • British Columbia • Clipperton Island

Our Alaska and British Columbia adventures combine the best cold water diving in the world with spectacular scenery and a journey far off the beaten path of larger cruise ships. Other dive destinations include the California Channel Islands, Clipperton Atoll and Sea of Cortez. All of our trips offer world class luxury liveaboard diving and a friendly professional crew dedicated to excellence in guest services on a SOLAS certified Canadian flag diveboat.

On our Alaskan journey, you will be able to see calving glaciers from very close up. And you will be able to kayak through the ice fields or even climb onto an iceberg or just watch everything unfold from a deck chair or our hot tub. If the conditions permit, divers may even be able to scuba dive under the icebergs as well.

The lushness and density of invertebrate life in the pristine and sheltered waters of British Columbia is amazing. The octopus and wolfeel encounters are legendary. The scenery topsides is spectacular as is the wall and drift diving. Our Port Hardy and Vancouver Island charters are perfect for serious divers and photographers.

On the Nautilus Explorer, we specialize in catering to more experienced divers looking for advanced and sometimes challenging diving. Our handpicked friendly, cheerful and professional crew, a sparkling clear fresh water hot tub, 2 different sun decks with lots of deck chairs, a really comfortable main salon, 30 different microbrews, extensive wine list and a great selection of single malts in the ship's bar as well as blissful quiet during the day all contribute to a wonderful onboard ambience

Odyssey Adventures

Chuuk (Truk Lagoon), Micronesia

The Odyssey is a 132-foot liveaboard based in Weno, Chuuk, in the Federated States of Micronesia. Chuuk, also known as Truk, is in Micronesia's central Caroline Islands.

The Odyssey has amenities consistent with the world's top liveaboards. It has six staterooms (14' x 8') with either king size or 2 twin beds; two private single staterooms (11' x 6'); and one stateroom (10' x 9') with a double/twin bunk. ALL staterooms have private ensuite facilities, air-conditioning controls, and are carpeted. Carpeted and air-conditioned throughout the vessel. Large dining area with full commercial galle. A separate entertainment lounge with TV, VCR (PAL & NTSC), stereo, library, large slide table, and bar.

The Odyssey offers fabulous diving amongst the ghost fleet of Truk Lagoon. There are fifteen commonly visited Japanese ships and airplanes on the Odyssey's weekly itinerary as well as outer reef dive sites outside the Lagoon. Some folks think Truk Lagoon diving is always very deep. Not true, dive sites range in depth from 0-200. All the wrecks have lush coral growth, marine life and photographic opportunities within recreational SCUBA limits. Advanced certification is required for the deeper wrecks.

Solmar V

Guadalupe Island • Sea of Cortez • Socorro Islands

The Solmar V is a 112’ luxury live-aboard dive vessel based in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico since 1992. The Solmar V is a true four-season live-aboard that takes advantage of weather patterns to provide optimal diving year-round.

We journey 250 miles south of Los Cabos into the eastern Pacific Ocean to the Revillagigedos Islands — more commonly known as the Socorro Islands — to dance with the Giant Pacific manta ray, cavort with dolphins, dodge seven different species of sharks and thrill to an occasional lucky interaction with the migrating humpback whale population.

The Sea of Cortez is one of the youngest and most fertile seas on earth, containing over 850 species of reef fish, as well as the famous flying mobulas and an assortment of schooling pelagics and tropicals. We've been diving the Sea of Cortez for over 25 years.

In August and September, we are based in Ensenada, Mexico, and follow the ultimate apex predator to Guadalupe Island, 180 miles offshore. This is rapidly becoming the world's best location to dive in custom-built shark cages with great white sharks.

The interior of the Solmar V is outfitted in brass, rich mahogany, granite table tops and is completely carpeted. The salon comfortably seats all of our guests and offers a large-screen HDTV, VCR, DVD player and stereo system. Each mahogany-detailed stateroom features air conditioning with individual controls, a private head, sink and shower and a TV/DVD player for your enjoyment.

M/V Spirit of Niugini

Papua New Guinea

The MV Spirt of Niugini offers guests complete facilities for the serious and discerning divers ranging from roomy dive decks to an easily accessible dive-platform. Amenities and facilities include fresh towels daily, coffee/tea making station, individually controlled air-conditioning in each stateroom. Even shampoo, soap and bath-robe are provided.

Spirit of Niugini has accommodations for 16 passengers in 8 staterooms. Two double and two twin cabins on the main deck, 2 twin cabins on the forward lower deck and 2 more twin cabins on the aft lower deck. All have private head and shower. Each room is fitted with standard queen or twin sized beds, carpeted and tastefully furnished. Facilities include piped-in music, reading lights, wardrobe, hair-dryer and plenty of storage space.

The dive deck on Spirit of Niugini is thoughtfully laid out to provide spacious dressing and individual storage areas. The twin staircases that lead down to the diving platform are easy to negotiate and make your dive entry easy.

The vessel is crewed by experienced local and international staff and her operations managed by people with extensive experience in cruise ship and hotel management who, are themselves dedicated divers.

Telita Dive Adventures

Papua New Guinea

Telita Dive Adventures is based in Milne Bay Province PNG, famous for its unrivaled biodiversity, vibrant reef systems, manta rays, the world's best "Muck" diving and the best aircraft wreck diving in PNG. Special expeditions cruise the Louisiade Archipelago to the southeast and to Tufi in the northwest.

With a crew of eight and accommodations for a maximum of 10 guests, the MV Telita offers a high level of personalized service. The boat offers five luxurious cabins all with ensuite bathrooms, indoor and outdoor dining facilities, a brand new Nitrox membrane system, free laundry service and a DVD and reading library. Our stabilizers and state of the art navigation systems ensure safe and comfortable cruising. We also offer dive instruction.

Telita offers up to five dives per day. Our dive deck offers a camera table, hot showers and a spacious diving platform. We also have two inflatable tenders. During your trip, our staff handles your gear. From the initial set-up to washing it at the end of the week, we do it for you.

Unlike many of the larger boats with fixed itineraries, we take you where you want to go. Our crew make every effort to show you what you would like to see – big stuff, little critters, land excursions. Telita is ready to make your trip to Papua New Guinea a memorable experience – both above and below the water!

MV Telita is the most luxurious dive charter vessel of her size operating in Papua New Guinea. She sleeps 10 guests in five cabins, all cabins have modern well appointed ensuite bathrooms & W/C. The air conditioning is ducted & individually controlled, hair dryers and dual voltage power supplies are installed throughout.

Tony Backhurst Scuba Travel

Red Sea • Maldives

Tony Backhurst Scuba Travel operates up to 6 boats a week out of Egypt all year round and also have liveaboards in the Maldives, Sudan, Djibouti and Wakataboi.

The Red Sea is world renowned for the unparalleled quality and quantity of diving that you will find there. Our luxurious boats in the Northern Red Sea provide the perfect platform for exploring the wonderful dive sites that have made this area so famous. Stunning wall diving, a huge variety of fish and corals, and some of the best wrecks on the planet. The region spans from the Sinai peninsular, stretching across the Gulf of Suez and right up to the North of Hurghada. The jagged mountains of the Sinai seem to cling to the coastline. Their lofty peaks mirror the dramatic drop-offs underwater. This is where the streaming currents of the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba meet.

The Maldives were voted Diver Destination of the Year, 2007 by readers of Diver Magazine and one quick look at what is on offer here quickly reveals why. The Maldives are made up of a series of atolls and islands which, barely scraping above sea level, give access to year round sun shine, white sandy beaches and tropical diving that will blow you away. The relaxed atmosphere of atoll life mean you can give in to the temptations of great diving and good living. Here the emphasis is on enjoying a fast drift dive or watching great manta as they come in to be cleaned. Whalesharks also frequent the area and grey reef shark sightings are common whatever the season.

Undersea Hunter Group

Costa Rica • Cocos Island • Malpelo Island

Undersea Hunter Inc. is based in Costa Rica and operates dive expeditions on board the research vessels “Sea Hunter” and “Undersea Hunter." Since 1990, the company has focused these voyages to the remote Cocos Island, located some 300 nautical miles off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The vessels also regularly visit the equally exotic Colombian Island of Malpelo.

Undersea Hunters Inc. has oriented its live-aboard operations not only toward experienced divers and adventurous explorers but also toward the support of major underwater film projects. Its ultimate goal is to bring producers and film production teams to the most remote and isolated areas of the hydrosphere.

MV Undersea Hunter is a 90-foot-long vessel with a 24-foot beam. It accommodates up to 14 guests in its seven guest cabins. The guest cabins each have heads and showers and individual AC controls.

MV Sea Hunter is 115-foot-long vessel, with a 26-foot beam. It has accommodations for 18 guests in six double cabins and two triple cabins. All guest cabins have heads and showers and are air conditioned.

Worldwide Dive And Sail

Burma • India • Indonesia • Philippines • Thailand

Worldwide Dive And Sail offers liveaboard diving and sailing in Southeast Asia, aboard three sailing yachts (with the planned 2009 introduction of the S/Y Philippine Siren). The 21-meter Sampai Jumpa is a leisure yacht that has five cabins and accommodates up to 11 guests. The 34-metre S/Y Siren (formerly known as the Sampai Jumpa Lagi) is a traditional Indonesian ‘gaft-rigged Phinisi’ handcrafted from ironwood and teak. The vessel has been specialized for the underwater photographer and videographer, accommodating up to 16 guests. The 40-metre S/Y Philippine Siren, the newest member of the fleet, was built by divers for divers and not adapted from being a second hand research vessel. It holds up to 16 guests aboard each trip

Thailand: Similan and Surin Islands, Koh Tao, Phuket Indonesia: Komodo Marine Park.

India: Andaman Islands.

Burma: Burma Banks and Mergui Archipelago.

Philippines: Four Distinct Itinerares.