Escorted Travel Nekton Cruises August 8, 2009

Sea Lions Dive Center has reserved ten spots for the St. Croix itinerary August 8 through August 15, 2009. This is a seven day cruise with six days of diving. Eat - Sleep- Dive. If you book with Sea Lions By August 18th you get $300 off the published price.

update... We have SOLD our original allotment of tickets... But you can still join us and get a $300 discount off advertised price.

We will have a pre-trip party to get to know each other. We will have four Instructors in our group.

To Join us call us at 630-289-1680 or by click here.

If you are looking for a glamorous dive boat with sleek lines and top cruising speeds then this is not it. If you are looking for a stable platform to dive till you drop then this is your kind of trip. The Nekton Rorqual is one of two live aboard dive boats that use the SWATH design to provide a more stable ship. The ship will not set any speed records but it will get you to some of the best dive sites in ST. Croix.

The dive deck is located at the rear of the ship. You will descend a stairway from the galley level to the dive deck and sign in on the board that keeps track of your daily dives. You will set your tank up on day one and after each dive merely detach your regulator from your tank. While you do your service interval the crew will fill your tank and reattach your regulator. Nitrox is available at an additional cost.

The dive deck moves up and down as the pontoons are inflated and deflated so you are always near the water. There is a stairway for easy entry and exit.

You can visit the Nekton Cruises website for more information on the design but in short there are two pontoons that can be filled with air to float on the surface in calm seas of flooded to float below the waves in heavier seas.

This designs provide a much more stable platform for you week of diving..... and sleeping and eating.

Pack light because all you will need is a couple of swim suits, a few tee shirts and your dive gear. You will not wear shoes all week.

There are showers and toilets in each room which can be set up as a queen or two single beds. Each room has air conditioning that can be individually controlled. There is a large lounge for socializing. The lounge is also the location of the nightly presentation on fish, turtles, coral or fish.

There top deck is a sun deck equipped with a whirlpool for lounging after your dive. The bridge in on the top deck as is the dive brief area, drying hangers and gear lockers. The middle deck has the galley, dining room and lounge. There are also a few cabins on this deck. The lower deck has more guest cabins and the crew quarters.