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Save $600 On Your Next Holiday Aqua Cat Cruise

Aqua Cat Cruises

The gin clear waters of the Exumas with the Aqua Cat

With a professional crew of 10 to see to the needs of our guests, nothing is overlooked. It’s not just the diving that keeps you coming back,…

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Save $600 On Your Next Holiday Aqua Cat Cruise

Aqua Cat Cruises

The gin clear waters of the Exumas with the Aqua Cat

With a professional crew of 10 to see to the needs of our guests, nothing is overlooked. It’s not just the diving that keeps you coming back,…

Save $600 On Your Next Holiday Aqua Cat Cruise Read More »

100 Best Scuba Diving Sites, Operators, Destinations and More

Top 100 Readers Choice Awards: Gold List

At the beginning of every year, Scuba Diving magazine sends a survey to our print and digital subscribers to find out where they love to scuba dive — among many other questions. The Top 100 Gold list is the compilation of reader votes for the best dive sites, dive operators, liveaboards, big-animal encounters and more, regardless of location. We are proud to present the list that you — our readers — brought to life!

Underwater Photo Wall Diving

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Best Wall Dives

#1 Palancar Deep, Cozumel, Mexico

#2 Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands

#3 Molokini Crater Back Wall, Maui, Hawaii

#4 Blue Corner, Palau

#5 Half Moon Caye, Lighthouse Reef, Belize

#6 Big Tunnels, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

#7 Mary’s Place, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

#8 Amphitheater, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos

#9 Cane Bay Wall, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Underwater Photo Diver in Devil's Grotto Cayman Islands

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Best Dive Sites

#10 Cathedrals, Lanai, Hawaii

#11 Devil’s Grotto, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

#12 Something Special, Bonaire

#13 Cenote Dos Ojos, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

#14 Eagle Ray Pass, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

#15 Darwin’s Arch, Galapagos

#16 Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

#17 Great White Wall, Fiji

#18 Farnsworth Bank, Catalina Island, California

Thistlegorm Wreck Red Sea Egypt Trucks Underwater

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Best Wreck Diving

#19 Spiegel Grove, Key Largo, Florida

#20 Kittiwake, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

#21 Fujikawa Maru, Truk Lagoon, Micronesia

#22 El Aguila, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

#23 Oriskany, Pensacola, Florida

#24 Corsair, Oahu, Hawaii

#25 U-352, Morehead City, North Carolina

#26 Thistlegorm, Red Sea, Egypt

#27 Liberty, Bali, Indonesia

scuba diver in kelp forest underwater photo california

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Best Shore Dives

#28 CoCo View Wall, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

#29 Alice in Wonderland, Bonaire

#30 Buddy’s Reef, Bonaire

#31 Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach, Florida

#32 Avalon Underwater Park, Catalina Island, California

#33 La Jolla Cove, San Diego, California

#34 Mala Wharf, Maui, Hawaii

#35 Sharks Cove, Oahu, Hawaii

#36 Lighthouse Point Reef, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Underwater Photo Diver in Cenote in Mexico

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Most Unusual Dive Sites

#37 Great Blue Hole, Belize

#38 Devil’s Throat, Cozumel, Mexico

#39 Christ of the Abyss, Key Largo, Florida

#40 1,000 Steps, Bonaire

#41 Jellyfish Lake, Palau

#42 Cenote Chac Mool, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

#43 Bonne Terre Mine, Missouri

#44 Pelagic Magic, Kona, Hawaii

#45 Washing Machine, Exuma, Bahamas

Underwater Photo Manta Night Dive Kona Hawaii

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Best Night Dives

#46 Manta Ray Night Dive, Kona, Hawaii

#47 Davis Reef, Key Largo, Florida

#48 Bari Reef, Bonaire

#49 Bailey’s Key, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

#50 Sunset House Resort Reef, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

#51 Frederiksted Pier, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

#52 Shark Ray Alley, Ambergris Caye, Belize

#53 Fluorescent Night Dive, Koh Tao, Thailand

#54 Coral Spawning Dives, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Snorkeler with Whale Shark Underwater Photo

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Best Big Animal Encounters

#55 Whale Sharks, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

#56 Manatees, Crystal River, Florida

#57 Sand Tiger Sharks, North Carolina

#58 Caribbean Reef Sharks, Shark Arena, New Providence, Bahamas

#59 Spinner Dolphins and Humpback Whales, Maui, Hawaii

#60 California Sea Lions, Santa Cruz Island, California

#61 Hammerhead Sharks, Galapagos

#62 Frogfish, Bari Reef, Bonaire

#63 Whitetip Reef and Blacktip Reef Sharks, Beqa, Fiji

#64 Pacific Manta Rays, Ulong Channel, Palau

Best Wall Diving Palau

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Best Beaches

#65 Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

#66 Ka’anapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii

#67 Tulum, Mexico

#68 Grace Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

#69 Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii

#70 The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

#71 West Bay Beach, Roatan, Bay Islands

#72 Destin, Florida

#73 Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia

Belize Aggressor Liveaboard Dive Vacations

Aggressor Fleet & Dancer Fleet

Best Liveaboards

#74 Galapagos Aggressor III

#75 Aqua Cat, Bahamas

#76 Cayman Aggressor IV

#77 Arenui, Indonesia

#78 Belize Aggressor III

#79 Spoilsport, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

#80 Odyssey Adventures/Truk Odyssey, Micronesia

#81 Turks and Caicos Aggressor II

#82 Maldives Aggressor

giant stride at Orange Bowl

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Best Dive Operators

#83 Buddy Dive Bonaire

#84 Reef Divers, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, Cayman Islands

#85 [Jack’s Diving Locker], Kona, Hawaii

#86 Stuart Cove’s, New Providence, Bahamas

#87 Ocean Divers, Key Largo, Florida

#88 Sunset House, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

#89 Sam’s Tours Palau

#90 Amigos Del Mar, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

#91 Scuba Club Cozumel, Mexico

Best Dive Resorts Sunset House Cayman Islands

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Best Dive Resorts

#92 Sunset House, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

#93 Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

#94 Scuba Club Cozumel, Mexico

#95 CoCo View Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

#96 Little Cayman Beach Resort, Cayman Islands

#97 Turneffe Island Resort, Belize

#98 Deep Blue Resort, Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras

#99 Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

#100 Buddy Dive Resort Bonaire

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Live-Aboard Diving In The Bahamas, Choose The Adventure & DEAL!

All Star Liveaboard Diving in the Bahamas

Aqua Cat Cruises

We offer the same great diving on all our liveaboards. We explore the Exuma Cays of the Central Bahamas, which is so pristine and well protected that other countries have modeled their marine sanctuaries after the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park. Choose between our adventure budget experience aboard a Blackbeard’s sloop or a luxury gourmet week aboard the Aqua Cat- either way, you’ll enjoy a wide variety of diving from reefs at all depths, walls, swift drifts, blue holes, night dives and a shark feed each week!

Aqua Cat: With a professional crew of 10 to see to the needs of our guests, nothing is overlooked. It’s not just the diving that keeps you coming back, it is our amazing crew of fun loving professionals too! Divers can log up to 26 dives each week. In between dives, you can enjoy the unique out islands of the Exuma Cays. This area is untouched and protected. There is so much to see and do both above and below the water line! Treat yourself – feed your addiction with a diving holiday on the Aqua Cat! Plan now for a 2016 holiday diving trip and save $400 on the week of Dec 10-18, 2016. Don’t wait, we go full year round! www.aquacatcruises.com

Blackbeard’s: 65-foot sloops depart Nassau each Saturday to the Exuma Cays, where colorful reefs teem with marine life and the walls plunge to the depths. Blackbeard’s offer divers a combination of camaraderie and adventure — voted best value in the dive industry — with the benefit of being all-inclusive, you won’t find a better dive deal! Includes all the diving (up to 19 per week), lodging in our dormitory-style cabins, 3 square meals a day and all the drinks too! Normally $995 per week plus $105 fees, join us the week of November 26th thru December 2nd, 2016 and go for just $895 plus fees! www.blackbeard-cruises.com

Details

Price/Rate: $895.00 – $2,195.00
Valid From: November 26, 2016
Valid To: December 18, 2016
Book By: February 15, 2016
Phone: 800.327.9600
Email: info@allstarliveaboards.com
Website: www.allstarliveaboards.com

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Live-Aboard Diving in the Bahamas— You Choose the Adventure and Your Deal!

Aqua Cat Cruises

All Star Liveaboard Diving in the Bahamas

We offer the same great diving on all our live-aboards. We explore the Exuma Cays of the Central Bahamas, which is so pristine and well protected that other countries have modeled their marine sanctuaries after the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park. Choose between our adventure budget experience aboard a Blackbeard’s sloop or a luxury gourmet week aboard the Aqua Cat- either way, you’ll enjoy a wide variety of diving from reefs at all depths, walls, swift drifts, blue holes, night dives and a shark feed each week!

Aqua Cat: With a professional crew of 10 to see to the needs of our guests, nothing is overlooked. It’s not just the diving that keeps you coming back, it is our amazing crew of fun loving professionals too! Divers can log up to 26 dives each week. In between dives, you can enjoy the unique out islands of the Exuma Cays. This area is untouched and protected. There is so much to see and do both above and below the water line! Treat yourself – feed your addiction with a diving holiday on the Aqua Cat! Plan now for a 2015 holiday diving trip and save $400 on the week of Dec 12-19, 2015. Don’t wait, we go full year round! www.aquacatcruises.com

Blackbeard’s: 65-foot sloops depart Nassau each Saturday to the Exuma Cays, where colorful reefs teem with marine life and the walls plunge to the depths. Blackbeard’s offer divers a combination of camaraderie and adventure — voted best value in the dive industry — with the benefit of being all-inclusive, you won’t find a better dive deal! Includes all the diving (up to 19 per week), lodging in our dormitory-style cabins, 3 square meals a day and all the drinks too! Normally $979 per week plus $100 fees, join us the week of November 28th thru December 4th and go for just $879 plus fees! www.blackbeard-cruises.com

Call now to plan your dive vacation with us!

Details

Valid From: November 28, 2015
Valid To: December 19, 2015
Must Book By: December 19, 2015
Price/Rate: $879.00
Booking Email: ws@aquacatcruises.com
Booking Phone: 800.327.9600
Website: www.aquacatcruises.com

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