—then you had better read what the editor of Undercurrent says All serious divers are eager to get back into the water, and thousands upon thousands are eager to board planes and head to the tropical dive vacations they’ve been dreaming about. Many Undercurrent subscribers have written us, citing a trip they are considering, and … Read more
Dive Like Royalty Aboard the Avalon II in Cuba’s Gardens of the Queen are these the Caribbean’s last pristine reefs? Dear Fellow Diver: After nearly a half hour, no luggage emerged onto the carousel at Havana, Cuba’s José Martí International Airport. I glanced at my watch. A woman standing next to me noticed and said, … Read more
Now that you are probably thinking of your next dive trip, have you considered a liveaboard dive boat? What is the point of being trapped on a boat for a week or more? Isn’t it a bit boring? Not if you are a keen diver because a liveaboard dive boat is able to visit dive … Read more
If there is anything wrong with the leisure diving industry, it’s the way the owners of one business will rejoice when another suffers some sort of disaster. It’s as if their success is relative to the failure of another. Nobody seems to consider that “there, but for the grace of God go I,” nor that … Read more
Dear Fellow Diver, The latest “best diving in the world” seems to be Raja Ampat, Indonesia. The greatest marine biodiversity is in the Coral Triangle (Indonesia, Philippines and PNG). No less than the Nature Conservancy has crowned Raja Ampat (RA) the heart of this area and is actively involved in helping form numerous Marine Protected … Read more
