Vacation trips

BAHAMAS NEXT FALL

OCT 16-20 2008

$1099

The travel industry is now rewarding us with great prices for planning far ahead. This is the first of a number of great deals that we've booked. This 5 day/4 night long weekend will be a perfect dive trip for divers next fall. We'll be doing 3 2-tank dives with UNEXSO and staying at a new hotel right next door called Pelican bay. Part of this discount price was great airfare price and leaving times out of Laguardia so we've also included a bus leaving from New England Dive parking lot.

NEKTON CRUISES

ST CROIX -LIVEABOARD

ABOARD THE NEKTON AKA "THE FLOATING HOTEL"

All inclusive luxury only $2105+Airfare

JANUARY 3-10 2009

Wake up each morning on a different dive site. This is a brand new route Nekton is running so the dive sites should be pristine. We booked the whole boat 34 passengers and the spaces are filling fast. Staterooms are double occupancy so bring a buddy or we'll buddy you up.

Eastern Puerto Rico and St. Croix
Mosquito-Bay

Come with us on our Eastern Puerto Rico (PR) and St. Croix Itinerary and see what the Caribbean has to offer, all without leaving American waters.

You will join the Nekton Rorqual as it departs from Fajardo, PR and travel to Vieques or "Isla Nena", Puerto Rico's little sister island. Vieques is a sleepy island just 7 miles east of the mainland of Puerto Rico. Christopher Columbus first sighted Vieques in 1493 and since then it has remained a jewel of these tropical waters. Over the years it has been the heated center stage between the US Navy and island residents. In 2003 the US Navy relinquished all the lands to the Fish and Wildlife Administration.

Because the US Navy controlled most of the island until recently, most of the land is unexplored as well as the waters. The majority of reefs and dive sites have never been seen by others and the island has some of the last remaining "virgin reefs"in the Caribbean. While diving Vieques you will experience a forest of massive sea fans, giant sea whip plumes, and a plethora of dense soft corals.

Some of the best diving in the USVI can be found in St. Croix. The North Shore is home to "The Wall" which runs parallel along the island for about 7 miles. The North Shore has a very diverse underwater environment including classic spur and groove reefs, beautiful coral gardens, and spectacular walls that plummet to depths of 3,200 feet.

Check out www.nektoncruises.com for more info this cruise is listed at $1895 + taxes and fuel surcharge which brings it up to $2105. We must also add airfare to Puerto Rico. Group airfare is not availabe this far out, so that price is TBD, but you could also use your frequent flyers to Puerto Rico.