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2011: Where do we want to dive??

Started by Landlocked Dive Nut , Jul 21 2010 01:52 PM

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Poll: 2011 Trip Options (22 member(s) have cast votes)

Which of the following trips would you go on in 2011?

Mayaguana (11 votes [13.75%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 13.75%
Turks & Caicos (10 votes [12.50%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 12.50%
St. Croix (8 votes [10.00%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 10.00%
The Caymans (10 votes [12.50%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 12.50%
Dominica (9 votes [11.25%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 11.25%
Mona Island (4 votes [5.00%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 5.00%
Costa Rica (7 votes [8.75%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 8.75%
Roatan or Utila (7 votes [8.75%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 8.75%
Florida (6 votes [7.50%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 7.50%
Tobago (3 votes [3.75%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 3.75%
other.... (5 votes [6.25%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 6.25%

Which time frame are you looking at?

January 2011 (3 votes [3.61%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 3.61%
February 2011 (3 votes [3.61%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 3.61%
March 2011 (5 votes [6.02%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 6.02%
April 2011 (7 votes [8.43%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 8.43%
May 2011 (9 votes [10.84%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 10.84%
June 2011 (10 votes [12.05%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 12.05%
July 2011 (10 votes [12.05%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 12.05%
August 2011 (10 votes [12.05%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 12.05%
September 2011 (7 votes [8.43%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 8.43%
October 2011 (6 votes [7.23%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 7.23%
November 2011 (9 votes [10.84%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 10.84%
December 2011 (4 votes [4.82%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 4.82%

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#1 Landlocked Dive Nut

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 01:52 PM

So far, there are not a lot of firmed-up 2011 trips on the schedule. Where do our members want to go in 2011? Which locations should we be looking at that a good number of us want to go to (so we can fill the trip)? We need your input!

Currently on the upcoming 2011 schedule:
Save the Date Christmas to New years trip to Belize
Save the Date early February liveaboard to Saba, St. Kits, St. Eustacia & St. Maarten
Save the Date early March trip to Bonaire
Firm Date April trip to Truk/Palau
Firm Date Halloween trip to Cozumel

This is all that is on the trip schedule so far. What else do we want to do, & when? Please let us know what's in your dive budget for 2011, so we can get the research started.

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#2 Landlocked Dive Nut

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 01:56 PM

I'll start.....I'd love to see either a liveaboard or resort-based trip diving the Cayman Islands, in May, June, July or August.

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#3 Scubatooth

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 02:43 PM

I'll start.....I'd love to see either a liveaboard or resort-based trip diving the Cayman Islands, in May, June, July or August.

make sure that it includes some far northwest tip and east end of GCM. Hopefully i can dive by then.

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#4 georoc01

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 02:49 PM

I'm awaiting Truk/Palau details before I can go further into other travel plans for 2011.

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#5 Parrotman

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 03:25 PM

I am still looking at the Truk Palau trip but the airfare to do both is going to be very expensive so I am also looking at Komodo. Would love to have SD do a liveaboard there.

Probably will not do the Carib next year but most anywhere in the indo pacific would be of interest.

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#6 Diver Ed

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 03:32 PM

Add one more to that list. I am waiting on pricing for Truk / Palau. I will not know about any scheduling until I know if I will be doing that trip. Ed

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#7 georoc01

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 03:39 PM

I am still looking at the Truk Palau trip but the airfare to do both is going to be very expensive so I am also looking at Komodo. Would love to have SD do a liveaboard there.

Probably will not do the Carib next year but most anywhere in the indo pacific would be of interest.

Jim

What I am finding from here is that RT to Truk is $1700 ($400 more than when it went on sale back in May), but to add on Palau adds $400 more to $2100 RT on Continental.

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#8 scubaclint

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 05:09 PM

I'd like to see the Florida liveaboard Easy Goin' on the schedule again. The Memorial day trip this year seemed to be popular.

Edited by scubaclint, 21 July 2010 - 05:10 PM.

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#9 Rumblebee

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 05:57 PM

I'll start.....I'd love to see either a liveaboard or resort-based trip diving the Cayman Islands, in May, June, July or August.

I'll second that...I was just checking out the Aggressor website last week looking at the Cayman Islands itinerary and hoping someone would put together a group trip for this liveaboard in 2011.

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#10 ScubaTex

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 06:12 PM

I am still looking at the Truk Palau trip but the airfare to do both is going to be very expensive so I am also looking at Komodo. Would love to have SD do a liveaboard there.

Probably will not do the Carib next year but most anywhere in the indo pacific would be of interest.

Jim

Here's one to Manado-Lembeh this November http://www.singlediv...showtopic=20615

I've been looking at liveaboards to various areas of the Indonesian coral triangle for almost three years [a year prior to the Oct 2008 SD Wakatobi trip]. Whenever I've been able to check space availability, I find 'full boat charters' prevail, making individual space limited. Some of the liveaboards open their bookings 2 years in advance, which means decisions need to made and deposits paid far in advance. Currently, I'm in the preliminary planning stage for a trip to a Raja Ampat resort and a liveaboard component for October 2013.

Bill

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#11 Cajun Diver

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 06:53 PM

I'll start.....I'd love to see either a liveaboard or resort-based trip diving the Cayman Islands, in May, June, July or August.

I'll second that - I did my first ocean dive on eagle ray pass in Grand Cayman and would like to go back.

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#12 scubaski

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 07:57 PM

In order of interest.-All land based--perfered drift diving.

Sea of Cortez or down at Land's End, Mexico.---never been
Grand Turk---never been
Saba---never been

I would repeat to below.
Turk & Cacois
Utilla only if easy access to downtown.
Grenada
Roatan---west end
Grand Cayman only if at DiveTech, (CCR &Tec) resort for darkside divers, or possible Little Cayman (never been), down side IMO Cayman Is. very expensive.

Doing a solo to Tobago in Nov., I will report back.

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#13 ScubaTex

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 08:05 PM

Do any liveaboards out of Cayman do Cuba???

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#14 Parrotman

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 11:05 PM

I am still looking at the Truk Palau trip but the airfare to do both is going to be very expensive so I am also looking at Komodo. Would love to have SD do a liveaboard there.

Probably will not do the Carib next year but most anywhere in the indo pacific would be of interest.

Jim
Here's one to Manado-Lembeh this November http://www.singlediv...showtopic=20615

I've been looking at liveaboards to various areas of the Indonesian coral triangle for almost three years [a year prior to the Oct 2008 SD Wakatobi trip]. Whenever I've been able to check space availability, I find 'full boat charters' prevail, making individual space limited. Some of the liveaboards open their bookings 2 years in advance, which means decisions need to made and deposits paid far in advance. Currently, I'm in the preliminary planning stage for a trip to a Raja Ampat resort and a liveaboard component for October 2013.

Bill

If I had known about the Lembeh trip prior to T&C I would probably have gone for it but this year is booked up. I have a space hold on a Liveaboard out of Bali to Komodo next June if nothing else comes up.

Jim

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#15 Parrotman

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 11:08 PM

I am still looking at the Truk Palau trip but the airfare to do both is going to be very expensive so I am also looking at Komodo. Would love to have SD do a liveaboard there.

Probably will not do the Carib next year but most anywhere in the indo pacific would be of interest.

Jim

What I am finding from here is that RT to Truk is $1700 ($400 more than when it went on sale back in May), but to add on Palau adds $400 more to $2100 RT on Continental.

I have not been able to find a connection to Palau from truk for anywhere near $400. The best fare I can come up with at this point from the west coast is over $3200.

Jim

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