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Dive Destination	Dive Op/Resort	Live Aboard?	Review	Rating	Date	Photos/ Helpful Votes
St. Kitts and Nevis/St Kitts, Nevis, Saba	*Explorer Ventures*		"Great dive operation, good food, lots of dying corals" Great dive operation, good food, lots of dying coralsThis was an unusual trip because there were only three guests on the trip, including me. It meant we... Full report		11/2023
Belize	*Belize Aggressor III*		"great dive operation, great crew" great dive operation, great crewPrior to this trip, I had done four trips on the Belize Aggressor IV, but had never tried the III. T... Full report		2/2023	2
Belize	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Belize Aggressor IV, another great trip" Belize Aggressor IV, another great tripThis was my fourth trip on this boat in three years, so you'd be correct to infer I like the boat an... Full report		10/2022
Bonaire	*Technical Diving Services*		"Technical Diving Services taught this old dog new tricks" Technical Diving Services taught this old dog new tricksI took the Solo Diver certification course from Lucia Podlipny, co- owner of TDS, and though I'm expe... Full report		6/2022
Belize/Lighthouse and Turneffe	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Belize Aggressor IV, great operation" Belize Aggressor IV, great operationThis was my third time on the BA IV in 18 months (and 13 of those months were during the Covid lockd... Full report		4/2021	3
Mexico (Western)/tropical eastern Pacific	*Nautilus Undersea*		"Some of the best diving of my life" Some of the best diving of my lifeAs soon as I was fully vaccinated against Covid, I booked this trip. The boat was familiar to me, as... Full report		4/2021
Mexico (Western)/tropical eastern Pacific	*Nautilus Undersea*		"Some of the best diving of my life" Some of the best diving of my lifeAs soon as I was fully vaccinated against Covid, I booked this trip. The boat was familiar to me, as... Full report		4/2021
Belize/Turneffe and Lighthouse	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Second time on the Belize Aggresor IV" Second time on the Belize Aggresor IVI booked this winter trip on the Belize Aggressor IV after enjoying a lovely trip in August, knowing... Full report		2/2020	1
Belize/Turneffe and Lighthouse	*Aggressor Fleet/San Ignacio Resort*		"Super-healthy Caribbean reefs on the Aggressor IV!" Super-healthy Caribbean reefs on the Aggressor IV!We had dived all over the Caribbean in the past 30 years but somehow, never Belize, so grabbed the c... Full report		8/2019	2
Indonesia/Siladen	*Siladen Resort*		"Quite luxurious and high value" Quite luxurious and high valueWe came here after diving in Lembeh for a week, and despite wind and some choppy seas, Gallen (one o... Full report		7/2018	1
Indonesia/Lembeh	*Lembeh Resort*		"Lovely place, great dive operation" Lovely place, great dive operationThis was our third trip to Lembeh and we liked this resort best of all. We booked the cliffside suit... Full report		7/2018	1
Bonaire	*East Coast Diving*		"Great operation to dive the east coast" Great operation to dive the east coastHarris and I got off our duffs and went diving on the east coast with East Coast Diving last week, a... Full report		6/2018
Galapagos Islands	*Peter Hughes -- Sky Dancer*		"Beyond expectations" Beyond expectationsMy expectations for this trip were high, and it's rare that one comes back with expectations exceede... Full report		5/2017	2
Indonesia/Raja Ampat, Triton Bay	*Dewi Nusantara*		"Sets the bar at the top" Sets the bar at the topThis was easily the finest liveaboard we've ever done (and it was my 45th liveaboard trip). The cabi... Full report		2/2017
Bonaire	*Captain Don's Habitat*		"Still a great place" Still a great placeFull disclosure: we have owned a cottage affiliated with Habitat since 1998, so of course, my view o... Full report		7/2016
St. Kitts and Nevis	*Explorer Ventures*		"Fun trip, old boat, good food and crew" Fun trip, old boat, good food and crewI was on this boat in the early 1990s when it was the Sea Dancer. Explorer has kept her in good cond... Full report		2/2016	1
Bermuda	*Triangle Diving/Grotto Bay Resort*		"Don't go when there's a big race" Don't go when there's a big raceI planned this trip as a short 14- dive, 3. 5 dive day, trip. Getting to BDA is easy, and Grotto Bay r... Full report		10/2015	3
Turks and Caicos	*Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II*		"Great trip, terrible food" Great trip, terrible foodThis was a a special trip organized by REEF to collect and record lionfish, particularly off t... Full report		5/2015
The Continental USA/Islamorada, Florida	*Islamorada Dive Center/Marriott Key Largo*		Islamorada Dive Center is unusual for a Keys operation because they are all about service- - carrying ... Full report		8/2013
Red Sea/southern Red Sea	*Emperor Divers*		We dived the southern Red Sea itinerary (Saint Johns and South) on Emperor Elite during mid- April. I... Full report		4/2012	1
Indonesia/Raja Ampats	*Odyssea I*		The Odyssea I liveaboard is still getting a few kinks out, but overall, we really liked the trip. Th... Full report		2/2007
Indonesia/Lembeh	*Kasawari*		This new resort is a diver's paradise. The villas are lovely and spacious, made of local hardwoods a... Full report		2/2007
Turks and Caicos/Caribbean	*Big Blue/Beaches*		Since we stayed at Beaches for a family reunion, we wisely chose not to dive with them but to go wit... Full report		6/2006
Indonesia/Southeast Sulawesi	*Wakatobi*		This was our second trip to Wakatobi (the first was Oct. 2001) and the resort has made welcome impro... Full report		6/2005
Indonesia/Bali	*Aquamarine/Amankila*		This is our second trip with Aquamarine Diving, headed by expat Brit Annabel Thomas, and we have not... Full report		7/2005

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All Reader Reports Filed by Mary McCombie, CT, US Sr. Contributor, 25 Reports with 17 Helpful Votes Subscribers' version

All Reader Reports Filed by
Mary McCombie, CT, US
Sr. Contributor, 25 Reports with 17 Helpful Votes
Subscribers' version