Blackbeard’s Cruises, Bahamas

September 8-14, 2012

This is one of diving’s most exceptional values. Blackbeard’s Cruises has sailed the Bahamas for over 30 years and carried more divers than any other operation in the Caribbean. Blackbeard’s is an adventure packed, affordable dive vacation with something for everyone. Whether an average Joe or a CEO, the Bahamas itinerary includes the best variety of diving, including walls, wrecks, reefs, drifts, blue holes, night and shark dives.

The boat departs from Nassau, a one hour flight from Florida. you live dormitory style in cabins on a 65-foot sailing sloop. Pack light because everything you take on board lives in your bunk with you. Dive equipment sleeps topside in the weather; You sleep below in a bunk all your own.

The $999/diver base price includes meals, beverages/bar, up to four dives a day, taxes, fuel surcharge, park fees, sleeping accommodations, use of tanks and weights.

You need to provide a valid passport with six months validity remaining, scuba certification card, diver’s insurance, a towel for showers and one for diving, transportation to and from Nassau, unlimited energy for fun with the sun and sea, dive light, tank marker light, safety sausage, emergency mirror, whistle, sunscreen, hat, and sunglasses. (Nitrox is not available.)

Additional costs to plan for: Air fare from New Orleans to Nassau and back is approximately $400. To off-gas before flying, either stay in a hotel for a night or stop diving for 24 hours. Double occupancy Nassau Harbor Club Hotel about $55/person. Plan on airport transfers of around $40/person and budget a minimum of $125 for tips. All totalled, you are looking at a week of diving for around $1,600.

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